So, I met my Honey in 1987, I was working at a gas station and his best friend's dad owned the place. My shift was 1:00pm until 7:00pm every day, Monday to Friday. Scott would come in with his friend to do my paperwork every night, I was more than capable, but I think it made them feel important! We worked up a nice friendship and he always seemed really nice. Anyways, one day Scott kept coming in and filling up his tank, then he asked me for a favour. His brother had been in a terrible car accident and had just come out of a month long coma, would I come with him to the hospital as he was quite nervous to see his brother. And that is where it all began. Seeing the love for his brother was amazing even though his brother did not recognize him at the time. After that Scott and I were inseparable and just became "us".
Well, here it is, 23 years to the day that Scott and I said our "I do's", and we couldn't be happier. Life has not always been kind to us, but I truly believe that everything that has happened to us and for us has been blessings in disguise.
As most of you know, Scott had a massive stroke that should have taken his life, really, they told me he was dying on Christmas Eve. Not the news you want to hear when you weren't done being married to him yet, not done loving him yet. But, through the GRACE OF GOD, Scott survived and thrived, he did everything they told me he couldn't, he walked, he talked, he drove a car, he IS a very functioning survivor.
It has not been easy at all, we have had our highs and lows, more lows than I care to mention, we have cried, fought, I have screamed and yelled that I am tired of talking for him, tired of making all the appointments, tired of dealing with EVERYTHING! But then I remember, I can... I can deal with everything, that choice was taken away from Scott, he doesn't get to choose to DEAL with things, he doesn't GET to do a lot of these things. He has to WAIT until I am home from work, WAIT until I am done doing my thing before he can do his. He has to WAIT until one of the girls is home if he needs phone calls to happen during the day. He has to WAIT.... I can get it all done in no time when he can't GET IT DONE at all with out some kind of assistance. So, I should feel privileged to be able to do all of this STUFF, but there are days where I don't care...days where I HATE that Scott can't talk and can't just do an oil change, that he can't just...
But, at the end of the day, when I look at him and remember that looking at him was almost taken away, I thank God for giving him back to me so that I can say, Happy Anniversary of 23 years to the true love of my life. I love you Scott more than yesterday, but not as much as tomorrow.
Thank you for letting me prattle on about my life everyone, it is cathartic and when I read it over, realize how blessed by God I truly am, in all the ugliness of life, to the amazing miracle of re-birth.
Ciao Bella's, until next time.
Well, here it is, 23 years to the day that Scott and I said our "I do's", and we couldn't be happier. Life has not always been kind to us, but I truly believe that everything that has happened to us and for us has been blessings in disguise.
As most of you know, Scott had a massive stroke that should have taken his life, really, they told me he was dying on Christmas Eve. Not the news you want to hear when you weren't done being married to him yet, not done loving him yet. But, through the GRACE OF GOD, Scott survived and thrived, he did everything they told me he couldn't, he walked, he talked, he drove a car, he IS a very functioning survivor.
It has not been easy at all, we have had our highs and lows, more lows than I care to mention, we have cried, fought, I have screamed and yelled that I am tired of talking for him, tired of making all the appointments, tired of dealing with EVERYTHING! But then I remember, I can... I can deal with everything, that choice was taken away from Scott, he doesn't get to choose to DEAL with things, he doesn't GET to do a lot of these things. He has to WAIT until I am home from work, WAIT until I am done doing my thing before he can do his. He has to WAIT until one of the girls is home if he needs phone calls to happen during the day. He has to WAIT.... I can get it all done in no time when he can't GET IT DONE at all with out some kind of assistance. So, I should feel privileged to be able to do all of this STUFF, but there are days where I don't care...days where I HATE that Scott can't talk and can't just do an oil change, that he can't just...
But, at the end of the day, when I look at him and remember that looking at him was almost taken away, I thank God for giving him back to me so that I can say, Happy Anniversary of 23 years to the true love of my life. I love you Scott more than yesterday, but not as much as tomorrow.
Thank you for letting me prattle on about my life everyone, it is cathartic and when I read it over, realize how blessed by God I truly am, in all the ugliness of life, to the amazing miracle of re-birth.
Ciao Bella's, until next time.