Jan. 30th.
42 days!
Last night we grilled chicken and shrimp! We marinate the chicken in italian dressing and as for the shrimp its butter, garlic salt and lemon pepper. HMMM. Dustin went over to a friend's house to stay the night and that meant more FOOD for everyone else. YAY!
The night before it was storming. The 2 feet of rain, 15 mph wind and lightning! One of my biggest fears is lightning. Now I played football at Florida State University and I do not fear much but lightning. I still remember how this fear came about. It was 2004 season. We were practicing in shorts this particular day and it was humid and hot. There were a few clouds in the sky but nothing to be concerned about. It had just lightly rain before practice at 3pm. Being that the month was August we could always count on light rain everyday. Its just Florida weather. You just have to love it. Well, the rain was gone and the grass was wet. We had just started our position drills when we all noticed a strange small dark cloud floating above us. It was just awkward. The kind of awkward like a single red rose blooming in the Alaskian Snow. Just misplaced. The cloud kept kept getting closer and closer. Just as Coach Steele, my linebacker coach, was shouting orders, BOOM!!! That dark cloud had just LIGHTNING'ed the Soccer Field Light Tower! The football and soccer fields are like 20 ft apart with chain link fence separating it. All 120 players and coaches dropped to the ground and got up and bolt to the locker room. Think about this, Coach Bowden is 3 stories up in his coaching tower. As soon as that bolt of lightning came out, Legendary Coach Bowden raced everyone off the field. I think he might have first, Coach Bowden is 76 years old!! It is funny to think about now but at the time we thought otherwise.
Saturday morning the lightning prompted me to snuggle closer to my fiance. I did it out of fear to hold her closer but the result was even better. I got wake up spooning the woman that I love. My wish to have and to hold came true.
When you love someone, all your saved-up wishes start coming out.
~ by Elizabeth Bowen
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