14 Days of Thanks: Day 1 and 2

Many of my friends and family on Facebook decided to say one thing every day until Thanksgiving that they are thankful for.  I loved this idea.  Yesterday I decided it was a good time to start this.  Yesterday was exactly two weeks until Thanksgiving, so I am going to give you 14 days of what I'm thankful for this year.  Since I officially started this yesterday I am going to give you two days worth in this blog post.

Before I begin though, I am sure it is obvious to anyone who reads this that I have not posted anything in a long time. Since Oct. 1 to be exact. I have no real excuse for why, just laziness.  After these 14 days are up, or maybe even while I'm doing these posts I am going to get a baby shower and Halloween posts out your way.  Both events were special in so many ways and I want to share those days with all of you.  Stay Tuned!!

Day 1:

I am thankful to be married to a great man!  Chris and I did not get the traditional start to marriage.  We were friends all through school (6th grade on) but didn't start "dating" until after graduation.  I knew even before we started officially dating that he was the one for me.  We spent most of our senior year getting to know each other better and allowing our friendship to grow.  About a month after graduation we made our relationship official. Our dating life brought many challenges as we tried to transition from friends to more.

Two days after we starting dating my Mom and Dad were involved in an accident and my Dad was burned in many places. This event was very scary to me.  The entire family (Including Chris) were present when it happened.  Chris jumped in and took control.  He drove myself and my brother to the hospital to meet ambulance and never left my side for the many days that Dad was in the hospital.  If I had any doubt that Chris was the one, all was gone after that experience.  He not only took care of me but he took care of all of us!

Later that year, we found out that we were expecting.  This as you can imagine came as a shock.  Instead of running the other way Chris jumped right in and took over and I think was more excited about our blessing than I was at first. Ten days after our son was born we were married.  MANY people said we were just getting married because of the baby and that we would never make it.  I will be the first to admit to you that it wasn't easy that first year.  Not only were we having to adapt to a new marriage but we had a newborn as well.  Needless to say we grew up a lot that  year.  There were many times Chris could have walked out, but he never once thought about doing that.  We have now been married seven and a half years and our love for each other gets stronger every day.  To all of you who said we would never make it, LOOK AT US NOW!

Chris works hard every day to provide for our family without complaint.  I am so proud to be able to call him not only my best friend but my Husband.  In 7 years I have learned a lot about what makes him tick but there is still so much to learn.  I look forward to the years ahead! Thank you Chris for putting up with me all these years! Thank you for being our families Spiritual Leader and the Head of our Household.  I see every day how much Jordan is like you, and I know that by following your example he will turn into a fine young man

Below is a picture of Chris and I on our wedding day(with my childhood minister and our new baby Jordan) and another one taken this past June 7 years later..

Day 2:

I am thankful for my son Jordan.  God blessed Chris and I on May 8, 2002 with an amazing little boy.  Not a day goes by that I don't thank God for him.  It is hard to remember what my life was like before he came along.  Jordan is a very smart, handsome, and polite little boy.  I can not wrap my head around the fact that he is 7 years old and in 2nd grade.  It seems like yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital.  It is so much fun to just sit and watch him think and figure things out on his own.  No matter what kind of day I am having a kiss and hug and an "I love you Mom" makes everything ok.  To tell you what kind of a boy he is I want to share my last Mother's Day with you.

Jordan always gets up before I do on the weekends. He will come out of his room and turn cartoons on real quiet until Chris and I wake up.  Well on this Mother's Day I noticed he was being extra quiet.  I thought he was still in bed.  When I got up, there was a banner that he had made, on the fireplace mantle that said "Happy Mother's Day".  In addition to that he had made me a card and found a heart shaped sucker he had gotten at school and wrapped it up in a homemade envelope to give to me.  As if that wasn't enough.  He had cleaned his room and the living room and said he was about to start on the bathroom but I woke up.  I don't mean to brag but I don't know many 6 year olds that would think of that and do it all by himself!  I was so shocked....and proud.  Later that day he went to Walmart with Nana and when he got home he had flowers for me.  In my favorite color, pink.  Nana said he picked them out himself and paid with his own money. WOW! After he went to bed that night I thought "This was the best Mother's Day to date" I'm pretty sure I shed a few tears of joy that day. I look forward to many more days being Mom to such a great kid.

Below is a picture of Jordan the Day he was born and another one taken this past June when he was 7.

The two pictures taken in June were taken by our friend Liana.  If you are in the DFW area she is a great photographer.  I highly recommend Liana Randel Photography!