Remember this photo?
"Why yes, Kristen, you've showed it to us twice now..."
Well, I have one more thing to tell you about it: it wouldn't have happened without Andy!
And that right there is a testament to our marriage, because poor Andy gets forced into photo-shoots more times than he likes, and so does our dog. I wanted our "waiting family" day to be perfect! I knew we'd get an email, and I envisioned jumping up and screaming, calling Andy at work, celebrating together, then running around telling all my coworkers while I pretended to work for the remainder of the day when truth be told I'd be way too excited to even THINK!
Well, the day came. And I got the email. And then I tried calling Andy on his cell and got no answer. And then I tried the school and the main office was closed. And then I tried email and no response. So basically my "vision" for this day was turning out very different than I had imagined. I'm working on this vision vs. reality thing, but sometimes it's hard when you have great news and want to share it with the person whom you love!
Long story short I wasn't able to get ahold of Andy before I left work, and so I ended up telling him the news when I picked him up from work. We had a quick excited/hugging moment and then we had to RUSH home because we had to get ready for a concert and do twenty-bagillion things just so we could run back out the door.
I really really really had envisioned capturing this "moment" with time for celebration and a photo all together. The reality was we were so so rushed and to stage a photo and get Chloe to cooperate would be almost unrealistic. We got home and I jumped in the shower and told myself I really just needed to take a deep breath and not get discouraged that this moment was shaping up to be a bit different than I had hoped, but there was still a part of me that wanted to just make it special right then and there so we could have that as a memory to look back on.
Anyway, I got out of the shower and ran upstairs to get changed and guess what I saw? Andy at our dining room table coloring in letters to these signs one by one (alternating red and green!) so we could create the special moment I had envisioned.
Seriously, this makes me cry every time I think about it. The signs and the picture were not on Andy's radar as far as "how I want to celebrate this moment", but he knew they were for me, so he made it happen. Printer paper and magic markers, baby!
On top of that he was incredibly patient while we took a bagillion self-timer photos together until we got the perfect one, making us incredibly late for the concert that his family bought us tickets for.
This is just one of the reasons I love him. He knows me, and knows what my heart desires, and tries his darndest to make it happen!
So thank you, my favorite tall redhead, for this memory, for your beautifully-colored signs, for your incredible patience and grace, for explaining with pride to your family why we were late, and for this special picture that we will treasure forever :)
Love,
your wife :)
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