Missing You

Today is the "2nd Anniversary" since my Grandma passed away. It was on my mind most of the day, but surprisingly I handled it very well. I think I have learned to handle these things because I have lost more family and several friends in my short life than most people have. I remember a college roommate of mine telling me she had never even been to a funeral...and there I was having gone to a funeral almost every year since I was in 7th grade just for my mom's side of the family alone.

Losing loved ones is one of the biggest, if not THE biggest, fears I have in life. However, after losing so many people that are so close to me, I have learned one of the biggest lessons in life and became stronger from each experience.One of the most important lessons, which I try to preach to everyone, is to take advantage of the time you have with your loved ones. It is so easy to go about your life from day to day and forget to sit down and visit with those you love. It is especially hard in this day and time because we all live such busy lives and we have so many distractions. One of my biggest regrets in life is not spending more time with those who I have lost and telling them I love them every single day.

I chose to go to school in San Angelo because I wanted to be close to my grandmother and my other family that lives there. I could have gone to college anywhere, but I only chose Angelo State for personal reasons rather than educational reasons. I would have to say that was one of my best decisions. I could care less if I went to some well-known school like Texas Tech. Sure, that would be great.. but the memories I had with my grandmother those last few years of her life could never be replaced. I used to go see her about once a week. We would visit and talk about her life experiences and she would ask me things that probably happened years ago. I remember her asking me when I had cut all of my hair off and it had been about 3 years lol..it was never a dull conversation. After I had Blake and my grandmother moved to a nursing home, I saw her less than I used to... I really hated taking Blake to the nursing home because of all the sickness going on there. Now he is 2.5 years old and I realize now that I was just being paranoid and I wish I had that time back. We were going to visit her that weekend, but she didn't make it to the weekend. As old as she was, I knew that day would come...but I still wasn't ready for it. However, my grandmother was the most caring and loving woman that you could ever meet...and the only thing she loved more than her kids and grand-kids, was the Lord. Knowing that, I can truly be at peace knowing that she is so happy in Heaven.
 

Please, take advantage of the time you have. Call your grandparents, go see them, take them to lunch....because one day they won't be around and you would give anything to get that chance to do it again.



Love,
Kimberly

New Years Eve

I started a new job in December here in Groesbeck. I am very thankful for the wonderful co-workers and friends that God has placed in my life. My supervisor invited us to her house for a New Years Eve party and I am so glad that we decided to go. We all had a great time with our new friends.

 

 

 

Love,
Kimberly



Christmas at Old Fort Parker

Cody and I decided to take Blake to Christmas at Old Fort Parker. It had advertised kid friendly activities, such as a petting zoo, so we thought he would really enjoy it. It was definitely not what we had expected..not even close..but we made the best of it. Blake still had fun even though the "petting zoo" consisted of 2 donkeys.

 

 

Love,

Kimberly

Merry Christmas!

We had a wonderful Christmas in 2013 and I sure hope you did as well. It was an adventurous one with all of the traveling, but it was completely worth it. Luckily, no one came down with the stomach bug this time. We are truly blessed and received many great gifts, but more importantly we got to spend some much needed time with the family!

It was really fun to watch Blake get so involved with all of the Christmas festivities because this was the first year he really knew what was going on. It took a week or so, but he finally got the hang of it. He is still asking us about where the Christmas tree is.

Blake decorating our tree and helping decorate Pawpaw & Granna's tree 

 

 

 

We met Garrett, Lindsey, Hayden, Hudson, and Harley in Belton to take the Christmas light tour. We had dinner and headed to see the lights. They all loved it, but there is no denying that Blake was

really excited about the lights.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We also participated in Elf on the Shelf this year. We started a little late and I didn't always have the coolest ideas like you find on Pinterest, however Blake had fun with it. I'm not sure that he really liked our Elf, which we named Blitz, because on a few occasions I caught him trying to put Blitz back in the box.

 

 



 

 

After this Christmas, Blake is probably a professional gift opener. That child is completely spoiled, along with all the other kids in the family, and he kept asking us for days after Christmas for more presents.

 

 

 

 

 





I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and I am already looking forward to next year!!

 

 





 

 

Love,

Kimberly