This weekend, my brother got married! It was the best day!! One couldn't have ordered a better forecast for the day, and everything was just perfect! So many memories, so much fun, laughter, happy tears, dancing, and singing!! It was great!! I just love the time we are able to be together, as a family, all of us siblings being together at one time. It's hard to have that happen now when everyone is in different places, different schedules. So when we are all able to be together, celebrate, have fun... it's a beautiful gift from God! I always pray that we siblings can always be close, and stay best friends as we are now, through the years as we grow. In my profession, I see way too many families torn apart. It breaks my heart, and I pray that God stays with as, helps us stay close, and always be there for each other!
But a couple things.. Nick, my brother, the morning of his wedding, he wrote on his Facebook wall... "Today's the day! The sun is shining! The tank is clean! THE TANK IS CLEAN!!!!!" We thought it was hilarious!! If you know of Finding Nemo! :) Totally something Nick would say! His kids will know quotes from Finding Nemo and Cars, that's for sure! Second... Nick's speech at the dinner, was great! But first you have to know a few things... he hates speaking! His wife had to make cinnamon rolls for him to talk at my sister, Angela's wedding! So for him to talk more than 30 seconds was great in itself. But he told the background story of how he first heard about Britny, his wife. And just the way he would pause, smile, look at her... it was beautiful! Third... I said a little something too, as for many years now, before he even met Britny, I always wanted to say something at his wedding. I talked about when we were little, and we would play farm and house. When we played house, he was the dad, I was the mom, and my dolls were our children. He would say many times that he wanted to marry me, and I would tell him each time that he couldn't. He would then cry and cry! So I am so glad he met Britny, and found a best friend to share the rest of his life with! :) Here are a few pictures from the day! Congratulations Nick & Britny!!
And then today...
I used to take care of a little boy named Peter. I took care of him at home, he had a trach,vent, and feeding tube, and when he got older, I went to preschool with him. He was a joy!! Over the years, I became super close to his family! They are like my second family. This evening, I went to watch his older brother play soccer, little 8 year olds. :) I haven't been able to see them lately, and so when Peter saw me, the first thing he said was "I haven't seen you in a long time!" And then sat on my lap the entire game, giving me hugs, and telling me all about Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Cinderella, Wizard of Oz! And discussing what to be for Halloween. He loves the "mean" people in those shows, which is so funny, because he is the kindest little boy you ever knew! And continued to tell me, how I need to come over for dinner at their house, and need to have them over at mine. Just those little hugs from him, at the most random times... it's like he knows exactly what I need. I think even with being so little, he is able to understand someone's heart, from what he all went through, and just knows! When he was getting in his car, I overheard him tell his mom.... "Stacey is my favorite. I love her!" How does that not melt your heart! I want to remember these little moments. It's like that saying goes, "Enjoy the little things for someday you will realize they were the Big things!"
So from Finding Nemo to weddings, from Peter Pan to little special boys... it's the little moments that we hold in our hearts! Those are the ones we don't want to forget!
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