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One thing I am especially thankful for
is that eight years ago this very week, Billy proposed to me in New
Mexico. I had flown in to spend Thanksgiving with him, and he surprised
me in his bedroom out of nowhere. Do I remember what he said exactly,
no, but I promise it took my breath away and made me cry. I know that
he is the most important person to me, even when we can't compromise and
that happens a lot, especially when you have three other lives to
consider and retirement right around the corner (his not mine). I know
that he still takes my breath away on a daily basis, sometimes by the
crazy stuff he comes up with, but mostly because he is my help meet (great book btw)
and my very best friend. We couldn't be more different...he is
organized and meticulous even, I am scattered and easily distracted.
Together we dream of the future and plan moves and homes to build. He
is the person I would most like to spend an evening with and talk to and
share my dreams with. I am so thankful for our chance meeting, a world
away. I am thankful that we were able to have children, and these
abundant blessings God had given us. I am thankful we both can admit we
are wrong, although he is quicker at that than I am, unfortunately. I
am thankful we are where we are, although I feel I am always wishing I
was somewhere else. I want to bloom where we are planted, even if I
don't love this town...I want to learn to.
I am thankful for our friends, we have so many that I can't even name them.
I wish I could be thankful Sumter had a Target, but that is my shallow side putting in her two cents. I am thankful for communication...and that we are working on it every single day.
I am thankful for grace, and forgiveness; without it I would be a sad sack of Ashley. I am thankful for my third baby Abby, who surprised me right before her Daddy's vasectomy. What a fantastic surprise she is, and a blessing. I am blessed to be the Mother to all my children. I never thought I would love this as much as I do...I just read this quote on a friends fb page and it made me cry because it is so true:
Here are a few pics because you know how I love memory lane..
Billy at the terminal in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (where we met), me in front of my tent in Kyrgyzstan (yes it was that cold), the tattoo Bill got in Kyrgystan, Bill's first trip home to meet my family- my brother Tyler acting like a goof next to him, (no that is not my house, I wish it is one of the homes Frank Lloyd Wright built), the first house we bought together in Summerville, and Bill when he was really skinny before he ran the Chicago marathon. See memory lane has all shapes and sizes of Bil and Ashley. When we met we NEVER worked out...I was probably 15 pounds heavier in the pic with those silly glasses and the brown tank top. fun facts ;)
I am thankful for our friends, we have so many that I can't even name them.
I wish I could be thankful Sumter had a Target, but that is my shallow side putting in her two cents. I am thankful for communication...and that we are working on it every single day.
I am thankful for grace, and forgiveness; without it I would be a sad sack of Ashley. I am thankful for my third baby Abby, who surprised me right before her Daddy's vasectomy. What a fantastic surprise she is, and a blessing. I am blessed to be the Mother to all my children. I never thought I would love this as much as I do...I just read this quote on a friends fb page and it made me cry because it is so true:
"It was the tiniest thing I ever decided to put my whole life into." -Terri Guillemets
One last thought...I know a lot of people will get engaged in the next few days and weeks and I wish you God's richest and sweetest blessings. I know that 2011 will be such an amazing year. God blessed me with a fairly quiet and manageable year this year, but 2011...game on. I hope you love your family today, enjoy their company, think about your blessings. and share them with somebody.Here are a few pics because you know how I love memory lane..
Billy at the terminal in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (where we met), me in front of my tent in Kyrgyzstan (yes it was that cold), the tattoo Bill got in Kyrgystan, Bill's first trip home to meet my family- my brother Tyler acting like a goof next to him, (no that is not my house, I wish it is one of the homes Frank Lloyd Wright built), the first house we bought together in Summerville, and Bill when he was really skinny before he ran the Chicago marathon. See memory lane has all shapes and sizes of Bil and Ashley. When we met we NEVER worked out...I was probably 15 pounds heavier in the pic with those silly glasses and the brown tank top. fun facts ;)
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i am thankful for all of you too!! love & miss you...xoxoxox
(11.26.10 @ 06:04 PM)