Smiles and Frowns

Alright, so Mike has taken over this blog and claimed it for his own it seems! This originally was my second attempt at keeping up with my cyber-hip-sister, which I seem to be failing at once again, this being only my second post! Making this blog more of a family affair I thought might be a stretch, but apparently has taken off as you can see! I tend to have this bad habit of buying a really nice new journal and start it off with a couple of really smashing entries ... you know all poetic and the whole bit. Then after awhile when some good deep thoughts come to mind I let them roll around just long enough to ...  and they just never quite make it to fill the next fresh blank page. My blogging experience has proven to be much the same ... however, I'm determined to turn that around, so bare with me eh?!

Life has been somewhat stressful lately, as you may have gathered from Michael's previous post(s). Although I have my fair share of worries, most of my stress lately has been out of concern for his well being more than anything. I won't mention some of the inane things that keep my mind spinning at times, because compared to Michael's list ... well there simply is no comparison. He takes his responsibilities as a man, husband, and father-to-be with great intensity and proves ever more evident by the day. In one sense, I'm pleased to be seeing this side of him so early on in our relationship. It brings me comfort to know I've chosen to spend my life and raise children with a man who takes on his role so earnestly. On the other hand, I've found myself missing that whimsical, crazy guy who broke song ("If I Only had a Brain") on the yellow brick road in the middle of Dave and Busters on our first date! I do still get glimpses of him from time to time, like tonight when he turned to me pointing at the computer screen, "That was my first cowboy hat!" he gushed with that boyish grin painted across his face! And that's how I know he's feeling good, when he starts talking about cowboy hats and neon clocks! I knew he was still in there ... he's just been buried under a pile of worry for the past few weeks and as it gets bushed away with each new glimmer of hope I'm sure he'll be emerging much more frequently! :-)

It's late now ... and for the first time, I think ever, Mike is upstairs waiting for ME to finish my 2 and a little paragraph post that's taken me an hour to write! So, I'm off ... will do my best to write again soon! Hmm ... photos next time perhaps?!