I go back to work on Tuesday. I'll start out with short days. Yeah.......
May 24th was me and Rick's ten year anniversary. Woot woot! We obviously didn't get to celebrate in Hawaii as we'd planned all these years, but spending the day together, living our lives such as they are at this point was still wonderful. We dropped Ella off at school, went to breakfast, I slept while he puttered and tinkered, I slept in his truck while he drove up north to get a part and then stopped for dinner on the way home. Marriage isn't always beaches, sweet smelling plumeria and luaus. For us, these last couple years have been really trying. Infertility. Unemployment. Cancer. However, our cord of three stands is still holding strong. And somehow, these last few years have been a blast! In the midst of hardships, we've found joy. We find complete joy in raising the child we do have and absolutely love our little family. Rick losing his job turned out to be a huge blessing. Leaving a job he didn't like for one with better hours, better environment, better management, more flexibility and free ice cream, it makes sense! In the midst of it it didn't seem so great! That's when I learned that you have to thank God for what seems bad along with what seems great, because in the end you really can't tell the two apart! When it's all said and done, the blessings and joys that came our way because of cancer will far outweigh the chemo side effects. Oh, and just so you know, Rick will have been at his new job for a year in the middle of June, and he has not gained a pound. He hasn't gained weight since I met him, but I thought for sure this would do it! Still praising God Ella seems to have gotten his metabolism! So, Rick. We've seen richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, good times and bad-thanks for taking our vows seriously! Thank you for loving me and serving me for the last ten years. Thank you for your extreme patience and for making me laugh daily. Thank you for being with me through every step of breast cancer, there could not be a better companion for this journey! Thank you for being an amazing Dad to Ella. You really blew me away with that one the second she entered our lives and continue to every moment you spend with her. I have never questioned your love for me or your love for the One who brought us together. I love you beyond what words can describe. You are the best Hawaiian souvenir ever! Can't wait to go back to Hawaii when all this cancer stuff is behind us! For the rest of you-a wedding picture! Because everyone likes looking at ten year old wedding pictures!
I think I've told half the world already, but have to share it here too. I was gone over the weekend for some R&R and came back to some gifts from Ella. The last one she had even wrapped. Before giving it to me she says, "Mom, you are going to get a kick out of this." I unwrap the little package and hold in my hand this gift my 6 year old bundle of energy could not wait to give me. She explains it a little further (although no explanation is needed). "I made it for you. She looks just like you."
When she says made it, she means she ripped the hair off! Happy Monday!
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