Friday, August 20, 2004
my celebration.....
Tomorrow is Alexis' birthday....and I am awaiting this mirror by Nadine!!



Last week Charley mentioned that tomorrow we have two reason to celebrate August 21st and I immediately and uncharacteristically burst into tears. Crying is not something I do well or often so it surprised us both. See tomorrow is not only Alexis' birthday but it is also the anniversary of my emergency total hysterectomy. For a moment I thought he was celebrating my inability to bear children and my sudden sense of loss was completely overwhelming. I did the hipup-sob-sniffle thingy and got an instant headache.

Imagine my comfort at discovering that THAT hadn't even crossed his mind; what he was joyous for was that one year ago tomorrow he did not become a widow at the age of 30. That he did not loose the love of his life and that God gave me back to him.

Wow, I felt like a smuck. He felt like a smuck for not saying it better the first time. We both felt lucky to have found true love.

And I also quit smoking one year ago today because I was too sick the day before the surgery to even get out of bed to puke much less smoke.

Yeah for life!

Yeah for love!

Just plain yeah!





{The mirror got here but I haven't seen it yet....we are keeping it wrapped for her}



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Happy birthday Alexis.

kathy
Comment from onestrangecat - 8/21/04 2:19 PM



Happy birthday Alexis........
~jerseygirl
Comment from cneinhorn - 8/21/04 6:21 AM



HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ALEXIS! HOPE YOU LIKE YOUR PERSONALIZED GIFT! I LOVED MAKING SOMETHING SO "FUNKY!" ;o) ENJOY YOUR DAY! (and the mirror!)

Nadine

http://hometown.aol.com/fyrecracker1/MyCreations.html
Comment from fyrecracker1 - 8/20/04 10:28 PM



Happy Birthday, Alexis!
See you at the Ball, Chris.
V
Comment from deabvt - 8/20/04 2:29 PM



Beautiful mirror and Happy Birthday Alexis! : )
Comment from readmereadyou - 8/20/04 2:22 PM