a short update
it's been awhile, so i thought i'd write a bit about the past few days or so. christmas was great. we spent time with all of the family and that was nice. we ended up having a new years party at our house new years eve. that was a blast. we had so much fun. it was a sort of stock the bar theme and we played a couple of really fun games. fiyin was even able to make it out for a little while. teeney came too and i was so glad she was able to make it. i dunno where hannah and jonathan were, but they didn't even bother to call d and me back at all. oh well. but robbin and wayne came... and announced their engagement. kelly and chad came later in the night with a couple of their friends, still high on the news of kelly's pregnancy. mom and john actually came, which was a very pleasant surprise. they really seemed to have a great time. jason even came! he brought his new friend kate with him and she was just awesome. they ended up staying the night in our guest bedroom. i got up sunday morning and made pancakes for everyone, then they left shortly after. but it was really awesome to see jason again. especially since he's moving away now and everything. that sux. dylan really liked hanging out with him too. i knew he would. he's a kewl kid. but anyway, i had practice on tuesday... and that went really well. wednesday and thursday i tagged along with dylan as he did his knoxville stores. i read his uncle frank's book and i cried most of the early evening after finishing it. it's just so much harder reading those books about these people that died, knowing the people that it affected so deeply. Marilyn is so much different now than he described her in the pages of that book. i don't doubt that she was any of those things at the time, but i can't blame her for the change. he was listed as MIA in 1966. they sent word that he was most likely dead in 1977. then they finally were able to recover his remains in 1990. talk about lack of closure. no wonder she is so bitter.
after practice thursday night, i got my check! yay! talk about great timing. i don't even think that billy and alicia had any idea how much that was awesome. so we came home, unloaded the van, washed aislin (our loving puppy)and i sat in the living room and watched a special about the miners who had died on monday in the west virginia accident. it was so heartbreaking to watch the hurt of their family's eyes when they learned they were down there.... then when the news that everyone was all right reached them, and the jubilation was overwhelming. it was so hard knowing that all but one was dead. i had to turn it off after one woman said, "i don't even know if there is a lord afterall. we had a miracle and it was taken from us, along with our husbands, brothers, fathers and sons." so i cried most of the early evening about all of that.
but today, today is dylan and my three year anniversary. it doesn't feel like just three years. we've really been together forever. it's awesome though. i don't take it for granted that he is next to me while i sleep. i'm beyond fortunate to have him in my life. he amazes me every day. it's just so wonderful to be in love. :) (sappy me)
well, i'm off to deposit my lovely check and then i'm going to clean up this house and watch some morning television. boy am i tired after this week.
after practice thursday night, i got my check! yay! talk about great timing. i don't even think that billy and alicia had any idea how much that was awesome. so we came home, unloaded the van, washed aislin (our loving puppy)and i sat in the living room and watched a special about the miners who had died on monday in the west virginia accident. it was so heartbreaking to watch the hurt of their family's eyes when they learned they were down there.... then when the news that everyone was all right reached them, and the jubilation was overwhelming. it was so hard knowing that all but one was dead. i had to turn it off after one woman said, "i don't even know if there is a lord afterall. we had a miracle and it was taken from us, along with our husbands, brothers, fathers and sons." so i cried most of the early evening about all of that.
but today, today is dylan and my three year anniversary. it doesn't feel like just three years. we've really been together forever. it's awesome though. i don't take it for granted that he is next to me while i sleep. i'm beyond fortunate to have him in my life. he amazes me every day. it's just so wonderful to be in love. :) (sappy me)
well, i'm off to deposit my lovely check and then i'm going to clean up this house and watch some morning television. boy am i tired after this week.