A great day and a dream for tomorrow...
Today was absolutely amazing. I woke up and found myself facing yet another day...lessons, classes, work. A continuous cycle without end. I was even more excited to learn that today was our last day until break. I nearly cried tears of joy. I sleepily stumbled out of bed after having yet another string of dreams based around love, anger, and Tim. My day picked up after I survived a singing lesson that I had not prepared for. Heck...I was even complimented for my lack of work. God has blessed me with enough talent to actually get by without practicing. Imagine how good I could actually be if I dedicated as much time as I used to. Oh the frustration. I survived a quick freshman seminar class and rejuvenated myself with my one hour of kindergarten class. Children are so amazing. The true blessing is looking into their eyes and witnessing their pure innocence. You can see love, honesty, tomorrow. A true miracle. Okay so I am rambling. Anyway...after packing and cleaning my room, I enjoyed some good jokes with my friend and big brother Thomas, and then Katie and I were off to experience our Thanksgiving adventure in the woods. Craaaaazy.
When we arrived at Katie's, I noticed the house to be quiet but lived in. No one was home at the time. But within a matter of hours the house came to life with the wild family that filled its empty rooms. I have always been a person that gives her heart away right away. I quickly fell in love with them. They are amazing. I watched Katie's mother care for her four children, each in different but loving ways. Katie's Mom and Dad still have this amazing love still present in the very eyes of their youngest baby...Lily. I met two very special people...Ant (that's the southern way of saying it...back home we say aunt) Wendy and Uncle Drew and their three beautiful children. They are so happy and proud of the family they created. They have been together since they were fifteen years old. Yet their love is as new and blossoming as it was in their prime. They sat in the big leather chair in Katie's living room tonight holding each other as their children bouced around the living room. He studies his wife, knowing that she is the mother of his children and it is easy to see that he is thankful for his blessings. She loves those kids more than life itself. I also met Katie's Nanny and Paw Paw...amazing people. They made themselves drinks and sat down to enjoy their family together in one household again. Their love is still apparent. They still fit and mold each other. They still look at each other the special way that couples do when they know that they are supposed to be with one person for the rest of their lives. For this particular couple...the rest of their lives could not be long enough. I sat down with Paw Paw and talked about love, music, food, drinking, college, and life in general. Even crazy Ant Mary...I mean...Mimi...displays love and affection for her family. We all sat around the table listening to tales of the older days. How Wendy met Drew and how Katie's mom fell for Katie's Dad. I mean this is real life. And it is just truly and utterly amazing. I watched these families...missing Tim and the dreams we had planned. Inside there is this voice saying...hang in there...he will be back...he is forever. But my head outrules my heart. It has never failed me yet. As I surveyed Katie's Mom caring for her children and talk about the love of her life as if they had not been married as long as they have...I realized that this is exactly what I want out of life. And I want it with Tim. Maybe one day...this will dim...and somebody new will replace his shadow on my memory. However, now even more than ever, I want to build a life with him. The moral of this story...ladies...there is still hope. True and everlasting love does exist. I witnessed it today in Katie's family. I am thankful for this weekend and the opportunity of spending it with an amazing family. I am not homesick but excited as to what the weekend will bring. I wish all of you the Happiest Thanksgiving of your lives. "May God bless you and keep you...may the lord shine his upon you...and give you peace..."~Old Irish Blessing.
When we arrived at Katie's, I noticed the house to be quiet but lived in. No one was home at the time. But within a matter of hours the house came to life with the wild family that filled its empty rooms. I have always been a person that gives her heart away right away. I quickly fell in love with them. They are amazing. I watched Katie's mother care for her four children, each in different but loving ways. Katie's Mom and Dad still have this amazing love still present in the very eyes of their youngest baby...Lily. I met two very special people...Ant (that's the southern way of saying it...back home we say aunt) Wendy and Uncle Drew and their three beautiful children. They are so happy and proud of the family they created. They have been together since they were fifteen years old. Yet their love is as new and blossoming as it was in their prime. They sat in the big leather chair in Katie's living room tonight holding each other as their children bouced around the living room. He studies his wife, knowing that she is the mother of his children and it is easy to see that he is thankful for his blessings. She loves those kids more than life itself. I also met Katie's Nanny and Paw Paw...amazing people. They made themselves drinks and sat down to enjoy their family together in one household again. Their love is still apparent. They still fit and mold each other. They still look at each other the special way that couples do when they know that they are supposed to be with one person for the rest of their lives. For this particular couple...the rest of their lives could not be long enough. I sat down with Paw Paw and talked about love, music, food, drinking, college, and life in general. Even crazy Ant Mary...I mean...Mimi...displays love and affection for her family. We all sat around the table listening to tales of the older days. How Wendy met Drew and how Katie's mom fell for Katie's Dad. I mean this is real life. And it is just truly and utterly amazing. I watched these families...missing Tim and the dreams we had planned. Inside there is this voice saying...hang in there...he will be back...he is forever. But my head outrules my heart. It has never failed me yet. As I surveyed Katie's Mom caring for her children and talk about the love of her life as if they had not been married as long as they have...I realized that this is exactly what I want out of life. And I want it with Tim. Maybe one day...this will dim...and somebody new will replace his shadow on my memory. However, now even more than ever, I want to build a life with him. The moral of this story...ladies...there is still hope. True and everlasting love does exist. I witnessed it today in Katie's family. I am thankful for this weekend and the opportunity of spending it with an amazing family. I am not homesick but excited as to what the weekend will bring. I wish all of you the Happiest Thanksgiving of your lives. "May God bless you and keep you...may the lord shine his upon you...and give you peace..."~Old Irish Blessing.