The Family We Choose

I always thought that the old saying that "friends are the family we choose" was sort of cheesy but the older I get the more I realize how true that is.

When Jon and I got married and moved to Huntsville we knew NO ONE!! Not a soul. Jon moved here first and he just knew the people that he worked with, but no one that he would hang out with or considered close friends. Then a few months later Jason moved down her and a few months after that Charlie and Amy moved to Huntsville. We joked that we didn't want to make new friends, we would just import ours from out of town. A couple of years later Andy and Wendy moved here. We have our own little family down here and it's so nice to know that you have people you can count on when you need them. We're all together almost every Saturday night. Jason lives so close that we're together for supper and to hang out usually 2 or 3 times a week. Now Amber has moved closer, which has been such a blessing and so much fun, so we hang out more too.

Tonight was Jason's birthday and we all went over to Andy and Wendy's house. I was going to have his b'day party here, but I just felt too bad so Wendy volunteered to have it at their house so I wouldn't have to do anything , which was super nice of her. Jason is such a special guy. I feel sorry for people that don't have a friend like him. He is one of the most caring, considerate, and genuine people I have ever met. He has been so good to our family. There have been so many times that he has dropped whatever he was doing to come and help us if we needed him. He has taken me to get ice cream when I was pregnant and couldn't drive and I was craving one from Sonic and JOn wasn't home, so he came and got me and drove me down there. Just this week I forgot my wallet at home and he (on his day off) came over to our house and found my wallet and drove it all the way to Madison so I could have my insurance card to go to the doctor. How many people would do that? Not many. And he has never complained, not once....well, at least not to my face....hehehe. I have one older sister, but I truly feel like I have an older brother in Jason.

So here's to you Jason...Happy Birthday and thank you for being such an amazing friend. Never did I think on the day we met that we would be as close as we are now. I consider you one of my very best friends and I'm thankful that Ella has you in her life. Thank you for being such a great friend to Jon and I hope that you guys are able to work together again soon!!

Hope your day was great!! YOU DESERVE IT!!!!!


We Love You Uncle Jason!!!!!