What's your dream?

Let me start this by saying I love my life. I truly enjoy all of the moments with my family. As I've said before deciding to leave work was the best decision I've ever made. Now having said that I have no idea what my "dreams" are for myself. More than anything I get stressed when I think about what I want to be when I grow up. Or when I hear "pursue your dreams and you'll be happy". The honest truth is I have no idea what my dreams are and I'm happy. Some days I wish God would just send me a letter "Dear Jody, this is what I want you to do". Now if my Dad saw this he would say "Jody He did write you a letter, it's called the bible". Ok I get that but I want something more specific. Like I want you to volunteer at this place because you will have the most impact. Or I want you to reach out to this person because they could use your laughter in their life. The pilot used to ask me if I could do anything what would it be. Well I'd probably go to a beach, put my feet in the sand, and soak in the sun all day. I don't think that was the answer he was looking for and I wish I had a better answer. For now my dreams are that my husband and my son are happy. I want D-boy to be sweet, loving and caring. I hope he sees that his mommy is happy no matter what. He isn't at an age he has to worry about what he will be when he grows up. Truthfully I envy that sometimes. Maybe someday I will discover what my dream is and in the mean time I'll keep enjoying my family.

Valentine's Day

I've been reading articles lately that try to help or give advice to men about what to do on Valentine's day. I have mixed feelings about this holiday. Some years the pilot has gone all out and some years he wakes up and says "Not today Valentine's day, I curse you for making love commercial". Of course the one year he did that he forgot to tell me so I bought him a card and candy. Here is an example of the most amazing Valentine's day I ever had and keep in mind we were poor and living with my parents at the time. The pilot was a flight instructor making $12 an hour but only for time he flew with his students. (that year he made $9,000).  Anyway he told me to get dressed up and drove me to the airport. At the time I was upset we were going in an airplane since I had done my hair and would have to wear a headset (I'm an idiot). Anyway we got to the airport and met one of his student's and his wife. He flew us to Chalet Suzanne in Lake Wales, Florida. Where we had an amazing 5 course meal and found out the mushroom soup at this restaurant had been in outer space. WHAT??? Apparently astronauts have dined at this place and wanted the soup to take with them. After this amazing meal, we flew over Disney world to watch the fireworks. I will never forget that Valentine's day. Fast forward several years when he woke up and said "sorry honey I didn't get you anything". Which I was totally fine with but warn me. You can't do something so amazing then think I won't be disappointed when you decide to do nothing. I have to say I'm very fortunate the pilot is a romantic. This year we are having our friends over for a crab dinner. Our boys will play and the adults will play apples to apples. I told the pilot in advance we can make each other cards with our son and that we can go to Walgreens the day after and buy our valentine's chocolate at half price. I've said before every relationship is unique, the consensus on the article I read was that women just want their boyfriends, significant others, spouses to listen. I do love gerbera daisies and I certainly wouldn't be disappointed if the pilot bought me some. (yes he reads this and yes that was a hint) Last year I told him all I wanted was Twilight Breaking Dawn part 1, I got that and red gerbera daisies :-)
This year I say do whatever works for you. If you need to or want to tell your significant other what you would like. Or plan something romantic together. Any day really is a good day to be romantic so you decide.

Hello Jesus

I thought I wanted to appeal to a larger audience and not mention that I happen to be a Christian. Recently as I spend a little time each day reading the bible and doing a Joyce Meyer daily devotional, I decided these were things I wanted to share and write about. And as a reminder a verse I read the other day spoke about if we are not ashamed of Jesus, He will not be ashamed of us.
I have to mention every Sunday when I go to church with my friend I tell her I'm going to get kicked out of church. Being a Christian doesn't mean you don't have your own personality or that you can't be funny or inappropriate. Each Sunday I try my best not to make comments or judge, but lets just say I'm a work in progress. One of the women singing up front, who is absolutely beautiful and was wearing an outfit that I totally wish I could wear, had one boot over her knee and one below. As I was trying to sing, all I could do was look at those boots. My thought was "Can't you see your boots are uneven? Could you please pull one up, or lower the other one to match? Don't you feel the difference?" Next was the loud clapper behind me, don't get me wrong I don't mind clapping in church, but I thought his hands must really hurt right now. That is some serious clapping. Don't worry I still sing while all the chaos is going on around me.
D-boy goes to church with me which I believe is great, however their are times when I'm not 100% sure how to answer his questions. One day when we were driving home he asked me "Mommy, do you know what a sin is?". All I could think of was "oh crap, am I sinning right now??". My response was "Yes I do sweetie, Do you?"
I recently found a Christian blog that really appealed to me and inspired me to write this one.
http://www.theveryworstmissionary.com/p/about.html

It amazes me how many blogs are out "there", I just spent the last hour and a half discovering new blogs. Another one I liked, which may not appeal to everyone is title People I want to Punch in the Throat.
http://www.peopleiwanttopunchinthethroat.com/

I don't feel like I'm saving the world but this is a great outlet for me to share my thoughts and sometimes make somebody laugh or cry. Hope you enjoy reading and maybe feel inspired to read or discover a new blog on your own.

A New Anniversary

My pilot is on the left, this was a ride he did last year that was 120 miles. 3 years ago on February 8, 2010 he received a life saving kidney transplant from my best friend. I was going to talk about the time he was on dialysis and how he felt his life had been put on hold. But this year I wanted to focus on all the amazing things he has done since he received his transplant. I think for him he felt like he had to enjoy life more and not take for granted what he used to, he didn't want our friend to feel like she had given him this new life for nothing. He began riding a road bike and started to do longer rides. Last year he did the MS150, which was a 2 day 180 mile ride from Houston to Austin to fund raise for the National MS society. He broke his foot in my uncle's pool the day before the ride.  Not knowing he broke his foot, he rode 100 miles the first day and 80 the second with a broken foot. He found out later after we had flown home from Texas. He was a first officer with his company before he went out on medical leave. After returning to work he upgraded to captain on the Airbus 320. Since he was able to go back to work and upgrade, this allowed me to become a stay at home mom. Thanks to my best friend our quality of life as a family has been amazing. I believe that this event in our life truly brought us even closer together. Honestly when he was sick all I wanted to do was take his place. I did everything I could to make sure he was supported and loved. Sometimes events in our lives will test the strength of our relationships and I believe this made our relationship even stronger. I am definitely more thankful today for his health and I want to continue to live a healthy lifestyle for him and our son. He is currently training for another 100 mile ride in June, this one is to benefit the American Transplant Foundation. I just have to end this by saying I am incredibly proud of him and feel that I am the luckiest woman in the world to be his wife. And thank you to my best friend for giving him his life back, we love you very much.

Break Time

I've realized my body has decided I can no longer eat un-healthy food. Yesterday afternoon I had a donut and I was sick all evening. It may have been food poisoning    but I don't plan on eating any donuts or going back to the little place I bought it from. It did force me to take a break. Sometimes I think we all get caught up in our daily routine and what we believe needs to get done. I was thinking about the laundry that was still in the dryer, the kitchen needed to be cleaned and blah, blah, blah. The truth is those things can be done later. No one is judging me based on whether or not my house is clean or if I've finished my chores. Anytime my friend comes over and I tell her the house isn't picked up, her response is "I like it better that way". I love that she doesn't judge me. Most of the time we are our own worst critics.
This weekend or any time, take a break. Do something you enjoy. And remember life still goes on if their is a dirty dish in your sink :-)