I've had lots of years in my life when the "spirit of the season" and the family time and church and all that mushy stuff was meaningful and special and needed. LOTS. But this year, I have kind of felt "above it all" for some reason. I love my family and adore my husband and animals and home and all that, but I was (up until tonight) perfectly ( Read more... )

Tom brought this in for me when he came home for lunch. Isn't he sweet? :)


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I really do worry about this, and have to make sure the last words with a loved one are good ones. You never know. A bit morbid, maybe, but it makes me feel better.


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... To Tom, my love, my husband, my ever-after. You know what you do for me, Baby. Love :):*



p.s. I know this song has been out for a while, and I may have already dedicated it to him once, but as I type away on my nano book and listen to my playlist, this came up and it made me think of him, as it always does. Yay for happy marriages! :)

Sometimes I complain about the bad stuff or the lack of progress, but other times, like these last few weeks, I look over at my hubby reading a book in his chair with the dog draped over his legs, and I think, "Gosh, it sure is nice to have someone I really enjoy being around as a mate." And, it's true. Some of the most mundane things are so much ( Read more... )

Tom and I are so different, and yet, we find a way to mesh our lives together in a pretty remarkable way. We have different tastes in everything from music to food, but we find ways to enjoy each other and figure out ways around our differences. True, the food thing can be a challenge, but thank God it's something like that and not something big ( Read more... )

... to my husband. Baby, you make me smile. :)



Love,
Cristy

Ah, the holidays. This time of year is so much fun. It brings out the best in all of us, doesn't it? The holidays are times of togetherness and sharing and gifts. It can also be a time of self-discovery and... lots of stress. *sigh* Thankfully, love rules over all of that, but it's so much fun in the meantime. I give you the first of who knows how ( Read more... )

I am surrounded today by examples of people being good, kind, thoughtful, generous and just generally caring about other people. I am so impressed with people like that and truly touched when that kindness is directed at me ( Read more... )