Now I'll be honest, NC was not my favorite place... We lived there for almost a year once, it took all day just to go to Walmart, the only places I think we ever ate out at was Burger King and Shoney's... it was like living in older times or something and I realized that I'm def a "modern" girl. Oh and it wasn't fun being the only "Japanese" girl in town either... yes, Japanese must have been the only Asian ethnicity that anyone ever heard of. I hated to break their hearts when I told them they still have never met a Japanese girl... Never the less, the trip was a lot of fun.
I have to take a little time out to talk about a very special little girl. Her name is Bailey. She's a blonde haired blue eyed cutie who in her 5 years has gone through so much and doesn't even know it. She is surrounded by so much love she doesn't ever get to see the bad side of anyone or anything. She's a firecracker, bc well she is her daddy's girl. Randy (Tj's brother) is and always will be a little spitfire himself. If you know the family and you know the situation you understand what I mean when I say they have been through a lot. Bailey lost a sister, but gained one precious angel. I know I didn't know Raven very long or very well, but I know that she's a special part of Bailey as is Ava, even if Bailey is to young to understand any of it. Bailey can whine and carry on and make you think oh man I'm going to pull my hair out and turn around and look at you with that little smile and make you forget anything ever happened... MawMaw and Uncle Randy have their hands full for sure. She is a blessing and we are all better off knowing her. She is a shining example that there is ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS something to be thankful for, no matter what the situation is. Makayla is already ready to see her cousin again!
During our trip we celebrated our 9th Anniversary. 9 years! It's amazing that we got this far huh?! When I say it was all by the grace of God, I mean it! I know that anyone and everyone goes through their fair share of heartache and ups and downs in a marriage. We have been there done that, but by the grace of God we have survived it all. The devil throws everything he can at you one way or the other. We didn't make it this far by clinging to each other. We made it through by clinging to God first. There is no greater love, no matter how hard we tried to make it about each other or about ourselves, until we focused on the true center of it all we really couldn't see clearly. Lifestyle changes in the past year has us to a place in our lives that we wouldn't change for the world. Letting go and Letting GOD is actually easier when you stop saying it and just do it. I remember Bro Dean counseling us b4 the wedding... a wedding that was surround by this stigma of failure due to circumstances. 17 and pregnant was never what anyone intended for me, or I intended for myself, but I was where I was supposed to be. I remember him saying something like "I'm going to try and talk you out of getting married" if he could then, well you get it... We were talking about that one night... and after all the years we've been together and knowing now what I for sure didn't know then... I'd marry that man all over again. 9 years later and I still can't be talked out of it! :)
Spring break was fun! It was time well spent with people we love. Gas was pricey, but we'd do it all over again anytime!
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