Jeremy here...
So there has been a lot of ice lately down here. Last night, as Cassidy and I were coming home there were a lot of people having problems driving on the ice. For me, ice is not a big deal to drive in, but I forget that this kind of weather doesn't come through Texas very often so people aren't used to driving in this. I'm not making fun of people who aren't used to it, but I find it interesting how people handle it. Since the traffic lights take a picture when you go through them when its red, they send you a ticket in the mail. Something we don't have in Arkansas. Anyway, Cassidy and I were seeing the camera flash like every two seconds because no one wanted to take a chance of trying to stop and then keep sliding, so they just went through the light. Other than that, there were emergency vehicles everywhere. Like I said, driving on ice doesn't bother me, and people who don't know how to drive on the ice don't bother me unless they are driving stupid and going to fast. If they want to go really slow then that's fine, they can be passed, but people who drive crazy on this stuff frustrate me. All this to say, its nice to have some ice and miss some classes due to the weather, which is something that didn't happen in Searcy at Harding. We had worse ice than this and classes were just delayed, not canceled. Doesn't make since to me. Oh well. This is probably just a bunch of random, but that's me.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Finally Death Came Calling for the Small Town Southern Man...
Cassidy here...
Jan. 7th was the last day I will ever see my grandfather... He passed away with no suffering and is now in peace with the Lord. He was an amazing man! He taught me several things in life... he taught me to always work hard and never give up, he taught me than no matter what be there for my family and do what I have to to make ends meet, and he taught me what real love really means after being married to my grandma for 68 years! So I will always remember my papa and I will miss him so much!
Here is what Jeremy wrote about my papa after knowing him for 10 months... So, I hope this touches someone to want to be like my grandfather!
I'm sitting here in Llano, Texas with my eyes opened to how much a man (or any person for that matter) can mean to so many people. Cassidy's grandpa is in the hospital, not doing well, and knowing he doesn't have much more time left on this earth. I've sat in his hospital room with Cassidy, Cindi, and "Grandma" for the last few days looking at a man who has been married to the same woman for 68 years, kept his word when he's said he would, and just affected so many people in a good way. There are people coming in and out of that room to see how he is doing and seeing if there is anything they can do to help. I wonder, how can a person in his condition, someone who obviously doesn't feel good at all, lay in that bed and still joke and put smiles on peoples' faces when he could easily just sleep or lie there and not do anything. The answer is just in who he is. I haven't known him as long as any of the people who have been there to see him, yet I still love him and he has still made an impact on my life. I'm usually not a very emotional person or at least I try not to show it, but "Papa" has made me cry several times in the last few days. He's not worried about himself, he just wants his family to be taken care of and wants the ranch to stay in his family. He gets a smile on his face when someone comes to see him and he jokes with his nurses, yet again while he obviously doesn't feel well. The thing that made me the most emotional besides seeing Cassidy crying is when he keeps including me in every discussion that involves his family, the ones that are his by blood, the ones that have known him for all these years. I just married his granddaughter, but he treats me just like i'm his grandson and have been the whole time. He makes me feel so welcome. Not once since the day I met him has he treated me like I'm not welcome in his family, not once has he made me feel left out. He's made me laugh so many times since I met him and he has had such a positive affect on me. I can't imagine what the people who have known him for so much longer, especially Grandma, Cindi, Joel, Tyson, and Cassidy are feeling during this time. I say all of this just to say that I hope that when I am married to Cassidy for 68 years or hopefully longer and lying down in his condition that people will be able to say I have made such an impact on their lives as "Papa" has on all of these peoples' lives. I hope people see me as such a honest, respectable, hard working man that they love so much, but not for my sake, not so I can say look at what I've done. I want people to feel that way about me because those are the kind of men people look up to and want their children to grow up and be like. I want to be that man that is perfectly ok with going home, going to heaven to see God. I want to be that man that can mean so much...for my wife, the kids I will have in the future, and grandkids, the rest of my family, my friends, and anyone else I come in contact with. That's all I know to say, its just what is on my mind.
Jan. 7th was the last day I will ever see my grandfather... He passed away with no suffering and is now in peace with the Lord. He was an amazing man! He taught me several things in life... he taught me to always work hard and never give up, he taught me than no matter what be there for my family and do what I have to to make ends meet, and he taught me what real love really means after being married to my grandma for 68 years! So I will always remember my papa and I will miss him so much!
Here is what Jeremy wrote about my papa after knowing him for 10 months... So, I hope this touches someone to want to be like my grandfather!
I'm sitting here in Llano, Texas with my eyes opened to how much a man (or any person for that matter) can mean to so many people. Cassidy's grandpa is in the hospital, not doing well, and knowing he doesn't have much more time left on this earth. I've sat in his hospital room with Cassidy, Cindi, and "Grandma" for the last few days looking at a man who has been married to the same woman for 68 years, kept his word when he's said he would, and just affected so many people in a good way. There are people coming in and out of that room to see how he is doing and seeing if there is anything they can do to help. I wonder, how can a person in his condition, someone who obviously doesn't feel good at all, lay in that bed and still joke and put smiles on peoples' faces when he could easily just sleep or lie there and not do anything. The answer is just in who he is. I haven't known him as long as any of the people who have been there to see him, yet I still love him and he has still made an impact on my life. I'm usually not a very emotional person or at least I try not to show it, but "Papa" has made me cry several times in the last few days. He's not worried about himself, he just wants his family to be taken care of and wants the ranch to stay in his family. He gets a smile on his face when someone comes to see him and he jokes with his nurses, yet again while he obviously doesn't feel well. The thing that made me the most emotional besides seeing Cassidy crying is when he keeps including me in every discussion that involves his family, the ones that are his by blood, the ones that have known him for all these years. I just married his granddaughter, but he treats me just like i'm his grandson and have been the whole time. He makes me feel so welcome. Not once since the day I met him has he treated me like I'm not welcome in his family, not once has he made me feel left out. He's made me laugh so many times since I met him and he has had such a positive affect on me. I can't imagine what the people who have known him for so much longer, especially Grandma, Cindi, Joel, Tyson, and Cassidy are feeling during this time. I say all of this just to say that I hope that when I am married to Cassidy for 68 years or hopefully longer and lying down in his condition that people will be able to say I have made such an impact on their lives as "Papa" has on all of these peoples' lives. I hope people see me as such a honest, respectable, hard working man that they love so much, but not for my sake, not so I can say look at what I've done. I want people to feel that way about me because those are the kind of men people look up to and want their children to grow up and be like. I want to be that man that is perfectly ok with going home, going to heaven to see God. I want to be that man that can mean so much...for my wife, the kids I will have in the future, and grandkids, the rest of my family, my friends, and anyone else I come in contact with. That's all I know to say, its just what is on my mind.
Friday, January 2, 2009
New New New
Cassidy Here...
Christmas was wonderful, Jeremy and I are very blessed! I got my dream Brighton watch and Jeremy got his dream GPS... We both got Wii Fit (if you have an interest in it I recommed it to every extent!) It has been a blast!
As we all have already hear from everyone we know on this planet... HAPPY NEW YEAR! Jeremy and I are moved into the house (our back two rooms) and are loving it. Tyson's old room is making a wonderful living room for us and my room is still the "bedroom". We are very lucky to have my parent to give us a place to live until we are on our feet! I don't know many people that would allow a living situation like this to happen. Luckily my mom and I are VERY close and we enjoy being around eachother! The only tough thing is getting all the dogs to understand their boundaries... I don't know much else to say but we are doing very good! Jeremy and I often talk about our blessing and keep all of you in the top of our blessings! Love all of y'all and hope to see every sooner than later!
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