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Our Story: 10 Years in The Making
Our Story: 10 Years in The Making

The Premiere

The Album

Liner Notes

  • I wanted to create something special for you. I'm not always a man of great words, but this entire album is my way of finally trying to convey my true, deep feelings for you.

    This first song is the overture. It’s the story of a boy and a girl on an inconspicuous date at an Easter pageant, a night that turned into a lifetime of love. If only we had known then what we were starting. It's about the crazy twists and turns we've had to make, the places we never thought we would go, the journey through college and dental school, and the blessing of having our kids. Even though we didn't understand it all looking forward, looking back, it's clear our life is so much more than we ever could have imagined.

    Committing to you was the best choice I have ever made, and it’s the one I am proudest to make every single day. I am so blessed that I met you. I don't believe in coincidences. I believe in a divine hand in things, and I know, without a doubt, that I was led to you.

    This song is that entire journey. It's the 10-year adventure, from that first spark to right now, and it's the mission statement for this entire album. This is our story. text goes here

  • This song is my pure, 100% celebration of you, right now.

    This is for the woman you've become since we moved here to Tulsa. It's been one of the greatest joys of my life to watch you grow into yourself in this new chapter.

    It used to be just your family (which is wonderful!), but I've watched you blossom here. You have more friends now than ever before. You're more creative, more in-tune, more fun, more social... you're just more everything. You have this infectious energy that literally lights up a room.

    This song is that feeling. It's that moment when I'm standing across the room, watching you laugh with your friends or lost in a creative project, and I just get to feel this overwhelming rush of pride.

    It's that simple, powerful thought: "Yeah. That's my girl."

    I am so unbelievably proud of the woman you are.

  • This is our "windows-down" anthem. This is the song I wrote to capture the pure, joyful energy of all our adventures, no matter how big or small.

    We've done a lot of traveling and exploring. I was thinking about all of it: the road trips, camping under the stars, Ocean Isle, and just riding with the Jeep top down, "singing loud into the air."

    But as I was writing, I realized a simple, powerful truth: nothing in this world—no sunset, no coastline, no canyon—is as beautiful as you. Nothing will ever compare.

    The adventure isn't the location; it's just getting to be with you. You're the one who brings the fun. You're the one who feels like an escape.

    Now, we get to pass that sense of adventure onto our kids. My deepest hope is that we can give them the childhood we always wanted, and I get to do it all adventuring with you by my side.

    This song is my way of saying that it ain't about the destination. You are, and always have been, the real vacation.

  • This song is the soundtrack to literally my favorite view in the world: watching you just float and be at peace.

    It's my attempt to capture that look of total, perfect calm on your face when you're in your 'world of water blue.' It's the feeling I get watching you lost in your element at the aquarium, or just floating on your back on the lake with the sun on your face, completely in your own time and in your own perfect space.

    Our life runs at a hundred miles an hour, and watching you find that peace—watching you find your own rhythm in the sea—it calms me. It reminds me to breathe.

    It's a beautiful thing to get to witness the person you love in a state of pure, unfiltered joy. This song is my tribute to that. This is for my water girl at peace.

  • This song is my celebration of all the little details that make you so uniquely you.

    It’s my musical scrapbook of all the things I’ve collected over ten years: your dream of winning Survivor, your encyclopedic knowledge of Everybody Loves Raymond, the fact you're always walking around with one airpod, your obsession with all the crafts, your paintings, the way you rap in the car... the list is endless.

    But the truth is, it's not one specific thing. It’s the essence of you. It's how you make me laugh every single day. It's your wonderful unpredictability, and the joy of knowing that when I come home, no day is ever the same.

    All these "little things"—the quirks, the habits, the obsessions—they're just the proof. They're all just little pieces of the vibrant, fun, and beautifully unpredictable woman I've been lucky enough to love for ten years.

    I hope this song makes you laugh and feel seen in all the small ways that add up to the one big reason I love you.

  • This is one of the most personal songs on the album for me.

    I grew up in a house of all boys. I never had a sister. I never was emotional. I was always rough on my brothers, and everything was a competition, everything was a game. That's the only world I knew, and I never even thought about the man I was supposed to become.

    And then I met you.

    You were the first one. You were the one who brought a different kind of love into my life, and you taught me everything. You taught me how to grow up. You taught me what it means to be a good husband. You taught me how to be a dad.

    And then, as if to make sure I was really paying attention, we were blessed with our daughters. Being a "girl dad" has been the greatest and most profound transformation of my life, and you are the one who gave me the tools.

    This song is my thank-you. You, and our girls, have rewired my heart. You've taught me to be a better man, and I wouldn't want it any other way.

    I still fight against how I was raised sometimes; it's hard to change. But I am so glad I did, and I am so glad I have the rest of my life to practice.

  • This was one of the most emotional songs for me to write, because it’s about all of motherhood.

    I'll never forget the hard times. For me, it was hearing our baby scream after the C-section, the worry I had for you, the rushing down the hall, the not knowing... and then having to do it all a second time. I'll never forget having to practically drag you out of the NICU just to take a break.

    I've never told you this, but seeing you in those moments—seeing you advocate for our child, hold that tiny hand, and never once give up—it didn't just show me you were strong. It showed me a kind of love I had never seen before. A fierce, protective, warrior love. I learned then: never mess with a momma bear.

    But being a warrior isn't just about the battles. It’s about the joy, too. I see the happy times. I see that look you give me when you're trying to keep from laughing at something wild our kids just did. I see us as a team, cleaning up literal messes and still having fun, knowing that one day we'll miss this. It’s the hugs, the kisses. It's the ups and the downs.

    And I see the daily sacrifice. The handprints on the shower, just checking on the kids. The therapies. The huge part of your life dedicated to helping our kids, especially with all the issues from CP. The countless appointments. I see that everything you do is for us.

    I am amazed every single day that you can do it all and not fall apart. I couldn't.

    This song is my way of saying: I see all of it. The fierce, the fun, the sacrifice, the joy. I see you. Motherhood looks good on you. You are the best mom for our kids, and I am so glad I married you.

  • This song is about the part of you I admire most. The part that is the foundation for everything else. Your faith.

    I see it everywhere. I love that you served a mission. I see your testimony every single day in the beautiful paintings you've made for our home—the Savior, Easter, Christmas. They aren't just art; they're your faith made visible for all of us to feel.

    But the real reason I wrote this song is for your strength. We have been through things that would have broken most people. We've faced the NICU, the scares, the "twists and turns" we never saw coming. And through every single storm, your faith has been the one thing that has never wavered. Not once. You are unshaken.

    You are the spiritual rock of our family. Your quiet, constant faith is a light that I hold onto. But what truly changes me, what makes me want to be a better husband and father, is seeing your deep, beautiful yearning to be with our Savior one day.

    That realization is what makes me a better man. It's what makes me strive to be worthy to stand by your side, always, and especially then.

    I'm so glad we share the same beliefs, because I know if we disagreed on this... there would be no changing you.

    Please, never change.

  • We're at the end of the album. I've spent the last 11 songs trying to capture our story—all the magic, the adventures, your strength, and our love from the last ten years.

    But as I was writing, I had one overwhelming feeling. As amazing as that 10-year journey was... it was just "the climb." This song is that feeling. It's the sound of my pure, uncontainable excitement for our future.

    The truth is, I don't have one specific memory I'm waiting to make. It's not about a single trip or a specific goal.

    It's the unknown I'm excited for. It’s the "brand new road" we haven't found yet. It's the "new coastline" we haven't kissed on. It’s getting a front-row seat to watch "the woman you're still growing into," right in front of me.

    This album isn't a trophy for the last ten years. It's the "ready, set, go" for the next ten. It's my promise that the "best is on its way."

    I love you. We're just getting started.

“And I'll Love You, Kars, Forever Right Until The Very End “