Days 20 & 21
i.e. the weekend
Reasons I enjoyed this weekend:
1. 2 of my good friends celebrated their birthday, and I love birthdays (even better when I can remember them!)
2. Got to see my good college friend Kat on Saturday and have great conversations
3. Had a fun shopping experience at TJ Maxx, got to see Hannah Shivar and her boyfriend, and bought a outdoorsy vest that has the word "predator" embroidered on the front. really. I saw this green vest that I really liked, but looked closer and saw the brand name was "predator." perfect. that is me. so while other folks in Athens parade their North Face, Marmot, & Mountain Hardware outdoor gear, I will be starting a new trend with the unknown & mysterious Predator brand. I will wear it with pride.
4. Stayed up late and sewed a fun dress
5. Went to church with Ethan for the first time in his cast and he got lots of love and attention from people there. Also it was fun to hear people from church like Wendy & Lauren are blog readers:)
6. Had a fun photo shoot with the family in Ethan's new big boy room
The best part of the weekend... We sing Ethan a song and pray for him before we put him to bed at night, and usually Jared holds him for this part of the nighttime routine. Well tonight it was the sweetest thing. Jared was holding him, and when I started to pray for him he wanted to hug both Jared and I, so he brought one arm around Jared's neck and the other around my neck and then snuggled our faces together. I teared up; it was one of those moments I want to put away in my pocket to pull out and feel all over again. He loves to bring us together and snuggle. I love it more than he will ever know.
Do I even need to say what I'm thankful for? All of this. As Jared and I have watched all the horror of what is going on in Haiti and see children's limbs having to be amputated, we look at our son and realize how small this is and how thankful we need to be. We are so priviledged to live here and have the life we have and really need to remember that daily.
2 comments:
Wendy and I are super excited that we made it into the blog!! And loving hearing updates on starfish & fam. P.S. We like the dress! I had no idea you sewed that flower on yourself. too cute!
Kaitie, this was a really sweet post...mushy and everything...it even made me cry! You can stop that NOW!
but I do have one question? Was Jared a bit tipsy? in this shot of the 2 of you!? No offense Jayrod..how fun is this!
Enjoy all the snuggling and yes, tuck it away for great memories to last a life time! Yours and his! =)
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