Simply Pathetic

Me, that is. I cannot believe I have been so TERRIBLE about blogging the last several months. I won't deny it. That's one thing I can't stand is when blogs I read go MIA for months and then all of a sudden they will post a random post with photos and make no mention of their absence. That makes me think I can only expect to wait weeks/months till their next post! Well, folks, have no fear. I won't do that to you. I know I've been awful and Lord willing, I will quit letting Facebook appease my need-comments-fast weakness and become a devoted blogger again.

So! Where to begin? I don't really feel like diving into a topic I'm excited to write about yet, so instead I'll do a kind of update.

Brian and I celebrated 10 years last month. 10. Wow. That's a lot of years. And I'm not kidding when I say I feel like we were just married. Not in that gushy mushy kind of way. In the I-seriously-just-graduated-from-college-and-all-details-of-our-wedding-are-crystal-clear-like-yesterday kind of way. I've been in this haze lately evaluating life, our life, my life, and where it's headed. Realizing I have been married 10 years makes me think about what we've accomplished in those 10 years and what I can expect from the next 10. For a few weeks I really thought I might be having a mid-life crisis at 31. Is that possible? I just seem to be questioning everything. Almost like a narcissistic 20 yr old that spends her days with her head in the clouds feeling serious about everything. Ever been there? I hope I'm not the only one. That's one of the many things I love about Brian. No matter what planet I'm on, what trend I'm following, what scary opinion I throw at him, what emotional meltdown I'm having (which he often doesn't know about), he remains the same. Other than God, he is the most constant and unwavering thing in my life. He is the same guy I fell in love with. I'm not so sure I'm the same as when he fell in love with me. But he loves me none the less. And he is what keeps me grounded. So I am thrilled to celebrate 10 years with Brian. I'm blessed. And I have a feeling God has many surprises in store for us in the near future. I have faith He's going to do some amazing things in our family.

Alrighty, on to Christmas. We spent Christmas in Texas this year. However, the weather fairies decided to play a cruel joke and take Midwest weather and throw it on the south. SO, we spent Christmas eve and early Christmas morning in Memphis due to a snow storm that hit Dallas. :(
Fortunately, we had our Christmas with the boys days earlier so there was no Santa or stockings that they expected on the "real" Dec. 25th. I think I would have sobbed if that were the case. I would tell you all the pitiful details of our experience with Northwest/Delta but it just isn't worth it. Ok I will endulge you with this little snippet: the cherry on top of our travel experience was once back at home in IN, receiving my suitcase off of the luggage spindle literally ripped open with my stuff hanging out. Not unzipped mind you, ripped. Threads everywhere. Bent up, battered and bruised. And when I took it to the Delta office 15 ft away, the lady (who most certainly had a bad day) ripped my head off and told me that it was my fault for having too bulky of an outside pocket and I shouldn't have packed it the way I did. I sat there tongue-tied and utterly confused at her response to my pathetic looking bag. THAT, my friends, is why Delta is getting a big fat letter from my said amazing husband who happens to be a silver medallion member or whatever the heck they call it. :) Okay, enough of that story.

Our time in TX was good. Seeing family and friends is always awesome. The highlight though, was going to our old church. God is truly in that place because everytime I am there, I want to ball my eyes out and never leave. So many incredible people and families that we have walked through life's hardest times with. The way all different generations of people go running up to my kids and pick them up. The treat we were in for, though, was to see the transformation of a life very near and dear to us. God saved it for us on the one Sunday we'd be there and it was simply amazing. It changed my heart for the entire trip (and beyond). God is so very good. His power never ceases.

This is sadly getting way too long and for fear of you clicking that X in the right hand corner, I will end this. But I have so much to pour out and hopefully will be disciplined enough to do it in the coming days and weeks. Happy New Year to all my friends out there! Stay tuned......