Saturday, March 27, 2010

My Date with Davis

Drew and I have started a tradition, I guess you'd call it, where we take our kids on dates. One month he'll take Davis, and I'll take Marcus and then we'll switch. This month was my date with Davis and we went to "Old McDonalds" for lunch. On the way home I was asking Davis questions:
Marty: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Davis: A Magician
Marty: What do you want to drive?
Davis: A Motorbike.
Marty: What will you drive in the Winter?
Davis: A Black Truck, and a van for my kids.
Marty: You're going to have kids?
Davis: Yes, I am going to be married and have kids.
Marty: How many are you going to have?
Davis: 3 Boys
Marty: What color of hair is your wife going to have?
Davis: Yellow
Marty: What are you going to name your kids?
Davis: Jackson, Dragon...no...Drew, and Bob. Mom do you think Dad will be mad if my kid has the same name as him?
Marty: No, son. I think he'd like that.

The whole time he kept prompting me to ask him more questions. It was very cute.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

My Ring


When I was in Vegas a couple months ago, one of the highlights of the trip was sneaking into Tiffany and buying myself a little something. I know that some people don't understand why I love Tiffany so much, but I think it is special, and my sister Karen reminds me that I deserve Tiffany. To me, this ring is more symbolic, than just being from a certain store. Just before Drew had his surgery, the nurses were trying to get his wedding ring off, but they were having trouble because his fingers were swollen. It was so funny to watch because they were trying all these different methods to get it off, tying string around his finger, using lotion...Meanwhile Drew is telling them "Are you even trying? Put some muscle into it." When they finally got it off they gave it to me for safe-keeping. I ended up just wearing it. I told myself that if anything happened to him that I would always wear it. That I would never take it off. Rings to me are symbolic, and it is his, and it is a symbol of the love that we will share for eternity. I got so I liked to see it on my finger, and when I took it off when we got home, I was very happy to give it back, but I decided that I needed a replacement. So, I saved my money and got something nice for myself. To me, this ring symbolizes that I was able to give Drew his ring back, that he is okay, and that I was able to survive this trial in my life. There are still days that I struggle, that I wonder if I ever will be okay. I wonder if I ever will recover from this traumatic experience. And, looking at my ring, I tell myself that I did it, and that through time, I will be okay.