It's been awhile....

Wow it's been quite awhile since I've posted anything. Hopefully I'll get better :-)

Things have been pretty busy with work, being a mom and my little guy finishing up 3rd grade. It's hard for me to face that my baby is going to be 10 next month. I tear up just thinking about it, in both a happy and sad way. Thinking back to when he was a baby I never imagined time going by so quickly. Being up all hours with a little baby, changing what seemed to be millions of diapers, watching all of the "firsts" he accomplished....it seemed like it was slow motion. Now looking back it all seemed to happen in the blink of an eye. I'm so proud of the little man he's becoming. He's so smart, kind, generous, and amazes me more every day. Sometimes I wish I could hold him as a little baby again (I try to hold him like that now but he's almost as big as me and I'm pretty sure it embarrasses him lol). I hope I can keep it together on his birthday :-)

Another exciting thing coming up soon is my best friends wedding (I loved that movie by the way). We've been friends since we were 14 and I can't imagine my life without her! I know she's someone who is in my life for a lifetime!! I'm so happy for her and can't wait til her wedding day!! I'm so glad to be a part of it!

This past weekend I learned a few things that I'd to pass along. First....there are people in this world that have things happen to them that they don't deserve. Good people, who are always there for others, who would give you the shirt off their back. A man I met through my job came in a year ago and told us about his wife. She had a brain tumor and had been cancer-free for 10 years. That week they got the news that it had returned, worse than before. He was a positive guy, always had a smile on his face and always made you laugh. She had the tumor removed again but this time the surgery affected her short term memory somewhat. Since then, gradually his smile has faded a little and he has sadness in his eyes that breaks my heart. He came in last week and told us that despite the surgery the tumor started growing again. She just finished many rounds of radiation and they are praying that it helped since the doctors don't think she'll survive another surgery. I attended a fundraiser for them yesterday and the support they received was wonderful. It was hard to walk through the place since there were so many people! I met his wife for the first time and she is an amazing person. The love they have for each other is something you don't see very often. Please keep them in your prayers.

The second thing I learned is chivalry isn't dead! I was at a cookout over the weekend and saw the cutest thing (I actually took a picture of this). A friend of mine, who is in his mid 50's, had us over to celebrate our team winning the bowling championship this year. It was raining and a few people were getting ready to leave. Before anyone knew it, he ran inside and was back in a flash with a large umbrella. He walked them out and across the street to their car with the umbrella over them so they stayed dry :-) It was the best thing I've seen in awhile!! It's a shame that more people don't treat others this way.

Hope everyone has a good week!! Happy Monday!!

Jackie