Kids,
The second person I'll introduce you to is your Great Grandma Ellen. She was a wonderful little lady who unfortunately you didn't get the opportunity to meet because she passed away last night. I know she would have loved you.
Grandma was a little fireball of a lady. Not quite 5 foot tall, she was a southern woman to the core who could whip up a fierce homemade meal and loved Alabama football. She was married to your Great Grandpa Jack and they had three children - John, Joe and Bob. Bob is my dad and your Grandpa Bob. She was born in Alabama and lived all over the country with Great Grandpa Jack being in the military. They finally settled in Burlington, Iowa for a few years then moved to Athens, Texas. They had a lovely southern style house in East Texas where I remember crashing a moped in the backyard and searching for horned frogs in the wood pile.
We always had Thanksgiving lunch at Great Grandma Ellen's house and every year she was in charge of the turkey. As my cousin Amanda and I got older, she tried to get us to help her but I always refused to stuff or crave the turkey. She always gave me hard time about it. :) One day, I hope I'm as good of a cook as she is!
Love,
Mom
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Your Dad
Kids,
I thought maybe I would use a few letters to share a little more about some of my favorite people, who I know will be your favorite people as well. You're pretty lucky. You have a great family. You have wonderful grandparents, aunts, uncles and some pretty cool cousins.
My favorite person happens to be your dad. We've been together along time so I would say I know him pretty well. Trust me, I picked a good one. Did you know we dated 6 years before we got married?
We were very young when we met. I was 17 and your dad was 19. It was April 2003 and I was just about to graduate high school. Your dad was one year ahead of me in school so he had already graduated and was taking college courses at the local community college. We met on a blind date at a Kenny Chesney concert. We went to a Pat Green concert a few months later and we've been together ever since. Soon after, your dad transferred to the University of Oklahoma. You will quickly learn what an obsession he has for anything OU. He will probably bring you home from the hospital in some kind of OU related clothing.
Meanwhile, I went to TCU in Fort Worth and so began a long distance relationship for three years. I knew he was meant to be your dad though so we took our time, finish college, found jobs and then got married. Six years of preparation for a wedding on August 1, 2009.
I've digressed a little. This letter was suppose to be about your dad and not the story of our dating lives. The future is still to be written so who knows what is to come, but right now your dad is a teacher. I like to think of him as a dad in good training. He gets to hang out with kids all day. He is patient, very knowledgeable about history, funny, quick on his feet, athletic, kind. He will teach you everything you will ever learn about basketball. You'll have good genes from both sides of the family so I'm sure you'll be athletes.
Your dad has taken care of me the last 8 years with a lifetime more to go. I can't wait for you to share it with us!
Love,
Mom
I thought maybe I would use a few letters to share a little more about some of my favorite people, who I know will be your favorite people as well. You're pretty lucky. You have a great family. You have wonderful grandparents, aunts, uncles and some pretty cool cousins.
My favorite person happens to be your dad. We've been together along time so I would say I know him pretty well. Trust me, I picked a good one. Did you know we dated 6 years before we got married?
We were very young when we met. I was 17 and your dad was 19. It was April 2003 and I was just about to graduate high school. Your dad was one year ahead of me in school so he had already graduated and was taking college courses at the local community college. We met on a blind date at a Kenny Chesney concert. We went to a Pat Green concert a few months later and we've been together ever since. Soon after, your dad transferred to the University of Oklahoma. You will quickly learn what an obsession he has for anything OU. He will probably bring you home from the hospital in some kind of OU related clothing.
Meanwhile, I went to TCU in Fort Worth and so began a long distance relationship for three years. I knew he was meant to be your dad though so we took our time, finish college, found jobs and then got married. Six years of preparation for a wedding on August 1, 2009.
I've digressed a little. This letter was suppose to be about your dad and not the story of our dating lives. The future is still to be written so who knows what is to come, but right now your dad is a teacher. I like to think of him as a dad in good training. He gets to hang out with kids all day. He is patient, very knowledgeable about history, funny, quick on his feet, athletic, kind. He will teach you everything you will ever learn about basketball. You'll have good genes from both sides of the family so I'm sure you'll be athletes.
Your dad has taken care of me the last 8 years with a lifetime more to go. I can't wait for you to share it with us!
Love,
Mom
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Rules of Dating
Kids,
Is the second letter to soon to talk about dating?? We haven't even met and I'm already preparing myself for the day you bring home that extra special friend. I'm sure if your dad has his way it will be an unnecessary conversation until you are 30 years old.
I can't take credit for these rules, but I certainly believe them and hope you will appreciate them one day.
There's a pastor of a church in San Antonio, Texas. These are his rules I'm going to share. I do not know him personally. But he does have a daughter-in-law I know personally. She was my roommate freshman year of college. She shared these rules of dating - so, without further adieu.
1. Date Christians.
2. Hold hands.
3. Kiss a little.
4. Talk alot.
5. Save sex for marriage.
6. Meet the family.
7. Break up or get married.
I would encourage you to always focus your relationships around these rules. When you find a boyfriend or girlfriend, make these your standards and settle for nothing than the best.
Love,
Mom
Is the second letter to soon to talk about dating?? We haven't even met and I'm already preparing myself for the day you bring home that extra special friend. I'm sure if your dad has his way it will be an unnecessary conversation until you are 30 years old.
I can't take credit for these rules, but I certainly believe them and hope you will appreciate them one day.
There's a pastor of a church in San Antonio, Texas. These are his rules I'm going to share. I do not know him personally. But he does have a daughter-in-law I know personally. She was my roommate freshman year of college. She shared these rules of dating - so, without further adieu.
1. Date Christians.
2. Hold hands.
3. Kiss a little.
4. Talk alot.
5. Save sex for marriage.
6. Meet the family.
7. Break up or get married.
I would encourage you to always focus your relationships around these rules. When you find a boyfriend or girlfriend, make these your standards and settle for nothing than the best.
Love,
Mom
Saturday, April 23, 2011
The First Letter
Kids,
Although I don't know your names, when you will arrive, what you are meant to grow up and become, if you'll hate black olives as much as your dad does or if you'll inherit my blue eyes, but we've thought about you. However, your dad and I know a loving home exists with bedrooms for you. We'll be sure to move all the spare furniture out for your crib and rocking chair and story books. We know you will arrive in such a perfect moment of our lives that could only have been orchestrated by God.
Until then, we will write to you. Your dad and I already have 8 years worth of stories to share. Hopefully, one day when you're older, maybe 12, 15, or even 25 years old, which just happens to be how old I am while writing this note, you'll read this collection of stories and appreciate the history and love they've captured. If I can tear your dad away from his man cave upstairs, he'll write to you as well. I'll have to warn you about that man room in later posts with a few pointers for guilting him into making it your playroom. ;-)
Love,
Mom
Although I don't know your names, when you will arrive, what you are meant to grow up and become, if you'll hate black olives as much as your dad does or if you'll inherit my blue eyes, but we've thought about you. However, your dad and I know a loving home exists with bedrooms for you. We'll be sure to move all the spare furniture out for your crib and rocking chair and story books. We know you will arrive in such a perfect moment of our lives that could only have been orchestrated by God.
Until then, we will write to you. Your dad and I already have 8 years worth of stories to share. Hopefully, one day when you're older, maybe 12, 15, or even 25 years old, which just happens to be how old I am while writing this note, you'll read this collection of stories and appreciate the history and love they've captured. If I can tear your dad away from his man cave upstairs, he'll write to you as well. I'll have to warn you about that man room in later posts with a few pointers for guilting him into making it your playroom. ;-)
Love,
Mom
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