Today has been a great day. It's technically my second day of summer, but for some reason it feels like the first. I have a horrible head cold but I'm not letting that stop me (most of the time). This morning I met my mom, Nani, and Sissy (my big sister) at Jo-Ann's Fabric store. We were meeting to pick material for the quilt Nani and Sissy are going to make Mary.
Even before we found out everything that Mary had going on, I had asked Nani to make her a quilt. She has a quilt pattern that she and Sissy made for me when I was born. I loved my quilt to pieces, seriously. I still have my red quilt and treasure it. When Sissy got pregnant with Matisse, Nani and I made him a quilt from the same pattern. I guess I'm a bad aunt because I never made Liam, Macee, or Rayden one...oops! I knew from the time I was pregnant, I wanted my baby to have the same quilt as me.
Even though making the quilt was my request, and I asked to go shopping with them, when I actually got there, I was a little uncomfortable. I felt like I didn't have a strong opinion on anything. I was very excited to be with all my favorite people, but it was also a little sad. I should have been excited from the beginning. I finally warmed up to the idea and had a lot of fun. I knew I wanted it to be pinkish. I had no idea how many different shades of pink there were. We started by pulling out every bundle of material we liked. No joke, we had probably 20 different pink materials out. There were several other people in the same area as us, and they were rolling their eyes at us. We were taking up a lot of room. I'm sure their attitudes would be very different if they had any idea what we were working on. After over an hour, we finally agreed on six different fabrics. I love them! Each one of us picked one material. This quilt will be made with nothing but the highest level of love. I can't wait for it to be done. Mary will love it!
After shopping we went to lunch. We went to Red Lobster, even though I don't like fish. I sure do love their bread though. I know Mary did too. When we finished lunch my mom and Nani went back to Tucson. I was sad to see them go. I love being with family. I feel like I am happiest when surrounded by family.
I have six and half more weeks of summer to find things to do. My goal is to have the best summer yet. I want to make memories with Mary and Sam (and the rest of our family). I want our little family to create the best memories in whatever time we have. We already have a few trips in the works. It gives me something fun to look forward too. We have a big appointment on Friday, so please continue to pray for healing of Mary's body and strength and courage for Sam and me.
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