my husband

I want to be happy but i won't be happy till i make you happy, too -Ella Fitzgerald This reminds me of my hubby and the way he feels about me. He is a great man even if i do call him Darth Breather

A pink watch, %&@!)

I don't like to open gifts when i have an audience, lets me real, i can't hide my emotions very well. I like certain things, certain styles and i usually have a list of things i want so there is no room for error.

well my husband got me a pink watch for christmas. I tried it on and tried to smile as he was watching. Why on god's green earth would he buy me a pink watch? It is nothing like i would pick out, it's pink for gods sake. Needless to say i was disappointed and a little irked, why after 13+ years can he not get this gift giving straight.

I asked him why? yes, i was not nice. He explained that he had bought it in October when i was wearing all my pink. He bought it for me because HE is proud of me and my dedication to this cause that is very dear to my heart. I take back all the muttering i did under my breath. I will wear this watch and smile when i look at it because there was a lot of love that went into this purchase.

i have to work on my appreciation skills. i love you stev

birthday boy

he's gonna kill me but this is my favorite picture of my husband. I think it was taken when we were dating, not sure. i really dig the mustache

happy birthday babe

food for thought

i read this blog http://www.lifeingraceblog.com/ This was her post today, i usually don't re-post from someone and definately not about this but some things in this post struck me. Now for the people who know me, obviously the "serve him" is a stretch for my strong willed self but overall you get the gist

The very person you love the most is the hardest one to love sometimes.They often fall to last on the list. We cook the best meals and wear the best clothes for someone else. We clean the house and get out the best dishes when company is coming.

And it’s time to reorder ourselves. This person should come first; this person with whom I share my bed and my struggle. I should make it my business to know what he likes and what he doesn’t. I should make it my life’s mission to serve him, above all others.

Wanna know why America is in such wretched shape? We’ve lost the order of things.“Things fall apart,” as the poet says. “The centre cannot hold.” We kill ourselves and spend our last dime to make our children rotten but we’ve forgotten that it all hinges on this bed, and our holding it sacred.

See him with new eyes and study him. How can you help him? How can you ease his burden? How can you make him laugh?

Stop keeping score and just love and serve him.

You know him best so this won’t be hard for you.
Make him see that you hold this relationship in the highest regard.

Hospitality starts here. In this room. With this man.

The strength of our love for others depends on what happens here.

May the centre hold and may the best be full of ‘passionate intensity.‘

Love him well.

10 years

first date
....all 6 of us packed in the old chevy lumina and off to the movie :)

thought for today, should be everyday

positivity breeds positivity - steven carlson

steven

just my hubby & i home for dinner and this is what was waiting for me when i got home....

velvetta, hormel chili no beans and rotel with chips, AMAZING! I could eat this every night but lets get real people, it sure isn't good for you

Happy Valentines Day & Anniversary... Steven

When you love someone - you'll do anything you'll do all the crazy things that you can't explain you'll shoot the moon - put out the sun

when you love someone

you'll deny the truth - believe a lie there'll be times that you'll believe you can really fly but your lonely nights - have just begun when you love someone

when you love someone - you'll feel it deep inside and nothing else can ever change your mind when you want someone - when you need someone when you need someone...

when you love someone - you'll sacrifice you'd give it everything you got and you won't think twice you'd risk it all - no matter what may come when you love someone you'll shoot the moon - put out the sun when you love someone

I love you Steven Paul

Steven and martha...

Steven "25 years"...

This was Steven's Recognition dinner for 25 years of service! Great meal, had our picture taken (no one will ever see it!) and it was the first time in a VERY LONG time that it was just the two of us! Whew, 25 years, thats a long time...I covered up the rest of the names, I don't know if they would appreciate being on my blog!