My Life Would Suck Without You
May 17, 2009 in PersonalI still have the letter my dad sent me in college where he said that people were already starting to make the comparisons back home. The comparisons started slow and then picked up at lightning speed.
I would go through a drive-thru window and the employee would be staring at me all wierd. Then she’d walk over to some other employees and motion to the window. They’d all start to look over at me and finally somebody would have guts enough to come to the window and say the line I’ve heard 234,754,234+ times….”You know who you look like?” Umm, yep. I do. Kelly Clarkson. I’m not her. “Ok..if you say so…but OMG, you look just like her.” Well, thanks, could I get some extra ketchup please? A couple of times, just looking like her was enough for some people. They would ask hesistantly, “Could you just take a picture with us anyway?” Sure.
My favorite is when people can’t figure out who I look like. They stare and stare and stare and stare. Finally, they own up to the staring and tell me that I look like someone they know, but they just can’t put their finger on it. Ummm…I get Kelly Clarkson a lot. “Yes, that’s it, OMG, you look just like her!”
The way I figure it, this could end up being a good thing. If she stays around for a bit, I might could get an impersonation job or body double thing going…..{Kelly, since I know you read this, call me!}
Anyway, you be the judge. My church is doing a series called “My Life Would Suck Without You! (Lyrics by Kelly Clarkson), and there could be a few more comparisons after next Sunday. Mainly, how my voice doesn’t even come close to her set of pipes. You’ll just have to come to find out.
Mom’s Day
May 23, 2009 in PersonalI know Mom’s Day has come and gone, but I was too wrapped up in my anniversary to really notice it. I’m sure once my kids are older, it will take a more prominent position. Hopefully…
My mom is awesome and like my facebook and dad announced, my mom is hott too. My mom started with me and then didn’t stop having kids until 14 years later! She has been mom-ing it for a long while now. Most of her weekdays and weekends are still wrapped up in performing momly duties!
I love my mom, because she is up for anything. I can’t remember how many really late movies we’ve been to. I love my mom, because she can outshop the best shopper. She is like the enegizer bunny…I never could and still can’t keep up with her, and I’m in my freakin’ twenties. I love my mom, because she loves back. She never ignores the bad, but she is the one in our family trying to find the good. I love my mom because she does not have sarcastic DNA like the rest of the people living in her house and my house. I love my mom because she loves to laugh and make people laugh. You should see her dance, right Ev? I love my mom, because she serves Jesus and her family. 
This is my second mom’s day. I LOVE being a mom. I can’t even tell you how many times a day I tell Gray that I love her. Then, when she is in bed and it’s just Kevin and I, we are still talking about how much we love her and being parents. It’s a love that is more intense than any other love I’ve ever experienced. I don’t think twice about giving her my last bite of whatever I’m eating, would let her hug all over me with popsicle or whatever dripping from her face and limbs, and would make less money to be near her more, etc. I FREAKIN LOVE HER SO MUCH!
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what kind of mom I want to be to Gray. The biggies are:#1, I want to show her what it’s like to love Jesus, a husband, the church, and her crazy unconditionally. #2, To make sure that she knows, and might not understand at times, that whatever decisions are made will be in her best interest. #3, To pray over her and all the gifts God has already given her everyday!
This is the glamorous life of being a new mom last year @ the beach!
And here is my Hott mom!
