Ok, so I must first apologize, as usual, for being so stinkin terrible about blogging. I promise I am going to try to be better and know that I will be at least for the next couple of weeks, because I have some things to say. And in lieu of saying them all in one long blog, I'm going to actually try and blog a few times over the next several weeks!!! So, hopefully this isn't a promise I end up having to break! :(
I just had to share with you guys something very cute...I'm not sure if any of you already know this, but Chris and I cannot have kids. And as sad as that is SOMEtimes, we both know we were supposed to be together especially because neither of us really had (or have) a huge desire to have children. So, obviously, as usual, the Lord knew what He was doing there!!! :) Anyways, one of those sad times is when I get to see Chris interact with kids, because he is AMAZING with them! I mean, seriosuly, he is sweet and patient and kind and loves to teach them things and how to play fair, etc, etc, etc!
All that being said, Chris has started volunterring at church with a ministry called Kid's Hope, where a bunch of people from our church mentor kids from a nearby school. They meet once a week for an hour and have been up and running this year for 3 weeks now. Chris' little guy's name is Jael, and the first time they met, they already had something in common...the TV show "River Monsters." oye! :) Ok, so anyways, I just got off the phone with Chris after his third week with Jael, and he said that Jael saw him coming and ran up to him and gave him a hug. And being that it is that time of the month, even typing that out brings tears to me eyes.
So, I just wanted to share this with you guys! I think it is so precious that the Lord is allowing Chris to be an influence and role model and buddy to this little guy, and if you ever think about it, please say a lil prayer for Jael and Chris' time together!
Love you all and hope all is well. Check back in soon, and I MIGHT even have a picture for you!!! :)
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
3 Years
At this moment, 3 years ago, Chris and I were in the car with his parents, bro-in-law and 2 nephews somewhere in OK, STILL in the car after about 18 hours of driving.....on our way to be married!!!
That was a whirlwind, crazy weekend, and honestly I dont even remember that much of it (which I hear alot of brides say about their wedding day). But it was the day that I began the role that I'm convinced I was made for...the role of being a wife!
I was never that girl who planned her wedding and named her kids and dreamed of being married someday. Sure I had my moments, but for the most part, the things I wnated most outta life when I was young, were just that...things and money and a great career and a great condo in a big city somewhere and a huge closet with lotsa clothes and shoes, etc, etc! Honestly, if you've ever seen the movie 13 Going on 30...her life as a 30 yr old in NYC was EXACTLY what I always dreamed of. But luckily the Lord had different plans and sometime in college my dreams began to change a lil. They still didnt include marriage and kids and such very often, but I definitely didnt wanna be alone in NYC with alot of nice things and a great career anymore. Anyways, long story, short, I have no doubts about the course of my life leading up to 9/1/2007 as I look back now, because everything was leading me to and preparing me to meet and fall in love with Chris!
Now, it has been a HARD road, and honestly, coming from a broken family, I never had those surreal ideas of marriage being pure bliss all the time and something that was easy. But from the day I married Chris, I knew I was meant to be and made for being a wife and sharing my life with someone else, and I have loved every minute of it (even the ones where all I wanted to do was cry and kick my husband in the butt-haha)!
So, here is to my husband of three years...it feels like it has been a lot longer than 3 years, and it is truly hard to imagine that I have only known Chris for 3.5 years, because I feel like I have known him for a lifetime...but anyways...thank you, baby, for making me laugh, for taking out the trash, for cleaning the oven (which u know I hate to do), for being a master vacuumer and griller, for sharing your deepest and darkest secrets with me, for trusting me, and for loving me the way only YOU can do! I LOVE you and truly can't wait to go through the ups and downs of the next 3 years and 30 years! xoxoxoxoxoxo
That was a whirlwind, crazy weekend, and honestly I dont even remember that much of it (which I hear alot of brides say about their wedding day). But it was the day that I began the role that I'm convinced I was made for...the role of being a wife!
I was never that girl who planned her wedding and named her kids and dreamed of being married someday. Sure I had my moments, but for the most part, the things I wnated most outta life when I was young, were just that...things and money and a great career and a great condo in a big city somewhere and a huge closet with lotsa clothes and shoes, etc, etc! Honestly, if you've ever seen the movie 13 Going on 30...her life as a 30 yr old in NYC was EXACTLY what I always dreamed of. But luckily the Lord had different plans and sometime in college my dreams began to change a lil. They still didnt include marriage and kids and such very often, but I definitely didnt wanna be alone in NYC with alot of nice things and a great career anymore. Anyways, long story, short, I have no doubts about the course of my life leading up to 9/1/2007 as I look back now, because everything was leading me to and preparing me to meet and fall in love with Chris!
Now, it has been a HARD road, and honestly, coming from a broken family, I never had those surreal ideas of marriage being pure bliss all the time and something that was easy. But from the day I married Chris, I knew I was meant to be and made for being a wife and sharing my life with someone else, and I have loved every minute of it (even the ones where all I wanted to do was cry and kick my husband in the butt-haha)!
So, here is to my husband of three years...it feels like it has been a lot longer than 3 years, and it is truly hard to imagine that I have only known Chris for 3.5 years, because I feel like I have known him for a lifetime...but anyways...thank you, baby, for making me laugh, for taking out the trash, for cleaning the oven (which u know I hate to do), for being a master vacuumer and griller, for sharing your deepest and darkest secrets with me, for trusting me, and for loving me the way only YOU can do! I LOVE you and truly can't wait to go through the ups and downs of the next 3 years and 30 years! xoxoxoxoxoxo
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