Til Death Do Us Part

Today would have been David and I's 2nd Wedding anniversary.
David and I met in 2004, but didn't go on our first date until October 7, 2006. I knew that night that I would marry him. I remember going home from our first date, and mom was in the laundry room. I walked in the room and she said, "How did it go?" My response was, "I'm gonna marry him. He doesn't know it yet, but I WILL end married to that boy." I don't think my mom really knew how to reply to that so it was a simple, "Well, we'll see." I didn't know it, but 10 minutes down the road, at his house; David was telling his mom the exact same thing. We were engaged 2 1/2 months later on December 25, 2006; and decided to set the date for 4 months later on the 7th of April.
As a stood at the altar saying my vows to the man I thought I was going to spend the rest of my life with, it never occured to me that less than 6 months later, that "til death do us part" part of the vows could come true. I think we all enter our marriages taking for granted that we will be able to celebrate our first anniversary...I know I did. We had already made plans for an anniversary trip and all!! We were going to go back to the Biltimore House, which is where we went for our honeymon. We were going to have little Ethan then and it was going to be our first "family trip". We never got to take that trip...we never got to celebrate our first anniversary.
David and I may have only been married for 3 days shy of 6 months, but it was the best 6 months of my life. We had our ups and downs, just like any other couple, but I loved him with all my heart. The day I said "I Do" had been the happiest day of my life and the day I laid him to rest, the saddest. I learned a lot of things in those 6 months...things I need to change and things I need to keep the same. I do know one thing...if I ever get the chance to be married again, I will take time to "smell the roses". Let me just say from experience that we all tend to get so wrapped up in our lives and what needs to be done from day to day, that we never take the time to slow down and appreciate the people in our lives. Today, why don't you stop and take a minute to tell your significant other how much you love them and how much they mean to you? I had to learn the hard way that there may not be a tomorrow......

"Beep, Beep"

I have been wanting to get Ethan a "car" for quite some time now. Both of our neighbors have one for their children and Ethan just absolutely loves them. The little girl that I keep has one that actually has a little radio and all in it; and everytime she brings it over, they end up fighting over it all day. Tonight I got a knock on my door from one of our neighbors, and when I answered it, she informed me that she had a car for me. I just looked at her and thought...."Why would you be giving me a car?". She must have thought it was funny because she started to laugh and said, "It's for Ethan." Then I knew what she was talking about. I got really excited!! She said that one of the neighbors of the lady she works for was getting rid of a bunch of toys and stuff and she saw this in his trash pile. She quickly retrieved it and brought it to Ethan. Of course, it needed a little cleaning up, but when Ethan woke up from his nap and saw his car sitting in the kitchen, his little eyes lit up and he quickly climbed inside. He has played with his "new" car all evening, saying "beep, beep" as he pushes the horn. I can't believe that someone was just going to throw this car away!! Thanks so much for thinking of Ethan, Megan. It really made his day!!