Date Night

On Saturday night, I decided to take myself on a date. Yep, that’s right – why not treat myself to a night out? I showered, shaved my legs, put on sexy underwear, dramatic make-up, dangly earrings, and curled my hair. I went to the Silver Star for a few martinis and small dinner. Then, I went to the movie “Water for Elephants.” After the movie, I came home. A successful evening, all in all.

Successful enough considering I spent the whole night pretending my husband was with me. Call me crazy, yes, please do, that I got all dressed up for a man who couldn’t even see me that night. If he’d have been here, I knew he would have told me that I looked beautiful. He would have enjoyed the Silver Star, and he would have enjoyed the movie as it was all about true love succeeding.

David and I have never been to that restaurant, heck, we’ve never even been to a movie theater together. It’s just another thing that we both look forward to sharing with each other. Besides, David was with me in spirit and heart, as he never leaves my side.

It's Mother's Day

As my life changes, holidays take on new meanings each year. This year, I find myself with new thoughts of the meaning of mother's day. I get to celebrate the wonderful mothers in my life, my mom and my grandmother Frances, just as I have since I was born. I've have had over 30 wonderful mother's day celebrations. My husband, has to celebrate mother's day in spirit, as he lost his mother in 2008 (and his dad in 2005) and his grandmothers long before I met him in 2004. She hasn't seen our wedding pictures, heard the story of the engagement, celebrated with us, and been able to tell me all the things I should know about marrying her son. However, my mother got to partake in everything. And, David calls my mom his mom, which I think is very sweet. I'm glad he feels comfortable with both my parents so they can watch over both of us here on earth. However, I'm sure I speak for both of us when I say I wish his mother was still with us to celebrate Mother's Day.

Markings of Time

Tonight, I am sitting in a hotel room in Salt Lake City, Utah while my husband (guess I was too busy getting married to update my blog recently, huh?!?) is playing in Miami, Florida. I am in SLC for my annual NASAFACS meeting. Last May, the meeting was held in Raleigh, NC. When I went to Raleigh, it was just a few weeks before my first trip to Haiti after the earthquake. It was before I saw David for the first time in three years. Wow, how life has changed in the past year. And, all for the better! I can honestly say although the road was bumpy at times, God brought David and I to the right place at the same time, and we are happily married. I cannot imagine my life without him. I think about how unsure I was about life and my purpose last May, and now, I feel so many questions have been answered in such a short period of time. Yes, I realize there are many more things in store for us as we grow old together. But, for the time being, we will just enjoy being newlyweds (albeit long distance) and let life happens as it may . . . together.