Six

Jordan girl you are six today! You were born on March 11, 2004 @ about 9:35 am. I remember the night before you were born. Your daddy called @ 10:00 pm to let us know you were on your way into our world. I slept all night in my clothes (well, I tried to sleep). I got to the hospital @ 7:30 am and you still had not made your grand appearance. Grandma, Grandpa, Auntie Lisa, Great Aunt Jackie and many others came to see you after you arrived. I stayed at the hospital all day and you captured my heart! I was so blessed to be between jobs and spend the 1st two weeks of your life @ your house every day helping mommy. The last 6 years have been the biggest blessing in my life. I love you with all my heart. You have gone from adoring Elmo and Barney to Princesses. You have learned so much at your kindergarten this year. You have the best sense of humor and make us all laugh. One of your favorite things to talk about are pranks. You just began ballet and told us that you next want to study karate. You are the best big sister to your little brother. He absolutely adores you. I love watching the two of you together as someday you will go your separate ways, but I wish you two to be so close as well. You love to draw and color. We are spending your birthday weekend camping and then you will have your 1st birthday party with all your kindergarten classmates. You have talked this party up as everyone has made a point to RSVP. They don't want to miss that Bounce House or as you put it "they just want to come see me." Jordan, I love you so much! You are the best niece ever!

June 04, 1970 - February 28, 2010

I write this post with a heavy heart. A man I once spent two years of my life with is gone. Lives shattered by a Drunk Driver while he was on duty protecting and serving. He service to a community doing a job he loved dearly. We dated before he became a Sheriff Deputy, but it was in his heart at that time to become an officer of the community. I saw him again @ School when he was accepted into the Sheriff Academy. He had attained his goal, his dream. I always knew he would be the best officer because of his pursuit to ensure other's safety before his own. He instilled goals in me to pursue to my education, be safe when driving, never drink and drive because as he told me " I do not want to be the officer that gets the call telling me you were involved in an accident." We did not end on a negative note. We just had different goals in life. His was to pursue his dream of becoming a Sheriff. Mine was not so certain at the time, but we had come to a crossroad and it was time to move on. I will never forget the time he was in my life. I know he was doing what he loved. He had his loving family on his side. He was a best friend to many. He will be so dearly missed, but never forgotten. He is with Jesus now and his parents. He looks down upon us and will forever be our guardian angel. I will never regret leaving that note on his car... RIP Cabby!

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