Follow The Yellow Brick Road

This weekend Hubby took Madie to the Alabama Theater to see one of her most favorite movies. The Wizard of Oz! Madie loves this movie. While most kids her age and older are scared to death of the witch and odd looking monkeys.....she loves it. She knows the songs and dances and would probably watch it everyday ...if I would let her.

I had made plans to take her and something came up that I needed to do for a friend on Saturday (love you T if you read this) so hubby stepped up...thank you hubby... and took her to see it. She was so happy to spend the day with her Daddy and couldn't stop talking about going to the movies and seeing "Blue Bird."

Hubby said she really enjoyed herself and ate lots of popcorn. He also said that before the movie started a couple came and sat down in front of them and the couple gave each other a kiss. Hubby said that Madie looked at him and said "kiss" since she had seen the couple in front of them kiss. I hope that this is not what she thinks that you do in a movie theater...I will have to go to every movie she wants to go and see until she's 18. This same couple apparently didn't find Madie's singing and dancing as entertaining as we do and she has a great "Somewhere over the rainbow" routine. He said the couple got up and moved during the movie and that the people behind them loved her enthusiasm and laughed and giggled at her the whole time.

I'm so glad they were able to spend the day together--

To Hubby With Love

While we were on vacation, hubby and I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary. Sometimes it doesn't seem like it has been that long. When I think back to how we met it always puts a smile on my face. Here is a little history:

I had just gotten my first "real" job out of college. It was March of 1999. It was at a radio station and I was an account executive--that's a fancy title for sales rep. Anyway, my boss told me that someone would be training me and that I would go out on sales calls with them and they would show me the ropes. My boss had also told the person who would show me the ropes (a.k.a hubby) that he had just hired a new girl and that he was going to love me. Little did he know.

I was instantly taken by hubby's personality. Everyone loved him and he always seemed happy and had such a kind spirit about him. At first, we were "just friends." Although, I knew that it was more than that.

Three months after we met, hubby experienced a terrible loss. His father passed away of a sudden heart attack, in my hubby's presence. It was such a sad time for him and I tried my best to be strong for him and his family, whom I had just met and barley knew. Hubby also experienced the loss of his older brother only 9 months before the loss of his father. His brother passed away from cancer. Both of these huge losses was a tremendous hardship on his family. And through it all, he always managed to have a smile on his face, spend time with me, and be there for his family. Through this experience, I knew that he was the "real deal." That he would never leave me or mistreat me or disrespect me in anyway---the man of my dreams--the prince in my fairytale. And...I was right. He is a wonderful man with a caring heart, a great sense of humor and still treats me as if we were dating at times.

In October of 1999, hubby left the job in which we shared so that we could "out" our dating each other. Neither of us wanted to be office gossip and tried to keep our relationship private and out of the office. He went to work for a local TV station and still remains employed there. In November of 1999, we bought a house together and two weeks later on December 4th, hubby asked me to marry him. I said "yes!" of course.

We were married in June of 2000. And blessed with a beautiful little girl in May of 2006.

I am so lucky to have found him to share my life with. I am grateful for our 8 years of marriage and I am looking forward to many many more.


Happy Anniversary.
Love you babe----Today and Always!