What a special day! I love that CR was off from harvest today so that we could enjoy him all to ourselves! Kirby and I were tired of sharing him with the farm crew. Today we got to go have lunch with Granny, Dat and Kitty's side of the family. It was nice to visit with them because it has been about a month. Granny had surgery on Friday so it was wonderful that she was able to be there to celebrate with us.
It was hard for me not to get to see my daddy. I did get to talk to him for a few minutes, but it still does not take the place of being with him. I did get to visit last weekend (I know, I have so much to catch up on here) and I get to see him again this weekend, but this is almost like a tease. I wish we could see them every weekend! I thank my dad for always teaching me that you have to earn what you want. I thank my dad for teaching me from the time I could work that I needed to work hard. I thank my dad for instilling in me the sense of always being busy and not idle. I thank him for giving us so many opportunities to grow as people. At the time (most of the time) we were more than likely annoyed with having to do certain things, but in the end it taught us so much. I am sure he did not always want me to work in college all the time, but I am thankful that I was in charge of my bills because it taught me so much about money and time management. I know how to budget and live on little thanks to the lessons learned from working since I was able to. I thank him for moving us to Montgomery even though I fought it when we were first there. There seems to be a pattern with me having a hard time moving! That was the best thing that could have happened to our family. We were blessed with having our grandparents right around the corner, living on a golf course and a lake, and only 15 minutes from where we could raise animals for the county fair. Who could ask for a better place to grow up? Thank you, Dad, for all that you have given of your heart to our family. Seeing you as a grandfather to my daughter is a whole other set of glasses that are so wonderful to look through.
I am also very thankful for the father-in-law that God has blessed me with. My mother and dad's dad always had such a great relationship and I remember thinking "one day I hope I have a father-in-law that treats me just like his own daughter". That is for sure what I got and I love it to pieces. He comes in sometimes when I am still bright-eyed, bushy tailed and in my jammies and neither one of us minds. He has spoken some great words of wisdom to me about being married to his son. He knows how CR works and has given me so much perspective about this whole farming ordeal. He is a wonderful father-in-law and a fun to the max grandfather!
Seeing CR as a dad is the best thing in the world. There is a whole other level of love for him. I had read about that, but now that it is here and real it is so amazing. I love how he lights up when he sees Kirby. The same with Kirby ... she thinks he hung the moon already. Since I have been home he has been in the field so much and we do not get much time with him. When we do, though, it is all about us. I love how God uses even the small moments to make them seem so big. Each one is such a blessing. The love and devotion that CR has for Kirby and I can only come from Him above, and it is bountiful out here on Patrick Farms.
**I have so much that I want to write about ... this new chapter in our life .... Kirby's fun new things ... visiting with family and friends last week .... BUT I promised CR I would be quick up here so we could spend the rest of the evening together watching the Aggies BTHO South Carolina. Our internet is still in the works (has been for 2 months now) but I am sure when you start seeing daily posts you will realize it is up and running!
