Firsts

Firsts...Share

1. Who was your FIRST prom date?
Scott (only went to one prom)

2. Do you still talk to your FIRST love?
Yes, but I didn't for a long time.

3. What was your 1st alcoholic drink?
Seagrams 7 and 7 up

4. What was your FIRST job?
Babysitting, but if you mean first "fill out this paperwork" job, then McDonalds.

5. What was your FIRST car?
1976 teal Dodge Dart

6. Who was the FIRST person to text you today?
Shanda

7. Who is the FIRST person you thought of this morning?
Mom

8. Who was your FIRST grade teacher?
Ms. Smith

9. Where did you go on your FIRST ride on an airplane?
St. Louis to visit my aunt and uncle

10. Who was your FIRST best friend & do you still talk?
Hey Kelli, I think this means you!

11. Where was your FIRST sleep over?
Kelli's for friends, but I have a lot of cousins to visit....

12. Who was the FIRST person you talked to today?
Mom

13. Whose wedding were you in the FIRST time?
Um, I think I was a flower girl in Uncle Kenny's first wedding.

14. What was the FIRST thing you did this morning?
Fed the cats.

15. What was the FIRST concert you ever went to?
Bryan Adams, maybe

16. FIRST tattoo?
Angel on my shoulder

17. First piercing?
Ears at 10.

18. First foreign country you've been to?
Does Canada count? If yes, 1999. If no, then England in 2008.

19. FIRST movie you remember seeing?
Flash Gordon at the Drive In

20. When was your FIRST detention?
Nope. Too goody two shoes for that.

21. What was the first state you lived in?
Michigan

22. Who was your FIRST roommate?
Jennifer. She had more in common with our suitemate, though. They would watch 90210 and Melrose Place together. I would go visit my boyfriend.

23. If you had one wish. What would it be?
To have a chance to be an awesome Mom.

24. What is something you would learn if you had the chance?
How to shoot.

25. Who do you think will be the FIRST person to respond to this?
???? (I hate these questions)

So I've been told

It has been brought to my attention recently that I am an "excessive thanker." I tend to tell people "thank you"---a lot. I want to make sure I am not taking people for granted and that I appreciate what they are doing. Really. I do.

So, I want to take this moment to thank EVERYONE. I do mean EVERYONE who has been helping me as I deal with my divorce. You. And you. And you back there, who has helped me and not even known it.

Everyone who has made me giggle (Sean, Roger, Matt, Brian). Everyone who has prayed for me (Leah, Jamie, Lauren, Dougie, Michelle, Melinda, Loretta, Rob, Zoie, Carlyn, Nancy, Dave, Vicki, Lisa, Erika, Cathy, Craig, Erin, Nick, Cory, Krystal, dang this list is long and I'm sure I'm forgetting people!). Everyone who has given me a hug (Mom, Duane, everyone at NHC, Rachel, Molly). Everyone who tells me that it's going to be OK (Shanda, Shirley, Kerry, Scott, Kat, Doug, Stacey, Kelli, Vicki). Everyone who tells me that I'm handling this with courage and grace (Molly, Colleen, Krista). Everyone who has stepped up to help me deal with logistics (Scott, Carol, Brian, Duane, Mom, Shanda). Everyone who has invited me out (Thomas, Charlene, Scott, Carol, Michelle, Kat, Loretta, Mike). Everyone who has offered to be a listening ear or shoulder to cry on (Tim, Shanda, Shirley, oh wait--everybody!). Everyone who wishes I wouldn't leave North Carolina (Mike, Becky, Angela, everyone at The Sun, NHC peeps). Everyone who is excited that I'm going home to Michigan (Shanda, Dad, Grandma, Brook, Erin).

I absolutely believe that I would not be getting through this without the help of all of you. If I did not have this kind of support, I think I would have been a completely useless puddle of Angel by now. From my whole heart: thank you, thank you.

Final Thankful

I am thankful for Loretta for coming up with an awesome idea and calling me about it, leftovers for an easy meal when I'm too tired to cook, Dave for understanding what I was trying to say, my small apartment that can be cleaned in under an hour, and Scott and Carol for picking up the mail.