12 Years Ago Today!!!

With all of this talk about marriage and Colin and all of that great stuff, I need to shift my focus a bit! What's on my mind today is all the ways that my life is changing--much like what was on my mind yesterday! Right now, I'm watching one of my FAVORITE episodes of 'The Golden Girls,' I just love and adore this show and especially this 2 part episode! It's the one where Dorothy has Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Blance wants to be a novelist! It's hysterically funny! I never tire of this episode, ever! Anyway, what else is on my mind is that 12 years ago today I met Billy Dean for the first time! :) I've met him a few times....twice in person, once sort of and talked to him on the phone back in 2001...he hosted a show on GAC, a live call-in show and I called in and he called back! It was SO cool! But NOT as cool as him SINGING to me in June of 1999 or meeting him for the first time, 12 years ago today on July 9th, 1996. HALF my life ago! I can't believe it! Literally, 12 years ago, I'm 24 now, half my life ago! Wow! It was a fun, so much fun and SO neat! I told Colin about last night and he just laughed and laughed and laughed...it was a special moment in my life, and just because I'm all grown up and almost married, doesn't mean I can't think back and reminice and fondly remember one of the greatest days of my life! And it was! Oh, I rehearsed for weeks , I spent DAYS picking out my outfit (a little koolot with white herachie sandalds and a little levi purse), my mama curled my hair all pretty and it was just so much fun! I was SO nervous, but he was so nice and sweet and even spelt my name right...without my even telling him how. He was SO tall, 6.4" and I'mk 4.11"...you can imagine the difference! It was quite comical! Anyway, it was great, and to this day, it remains one of the best events of my life! :) So, other than THAT moment, I would NOT be 12 again for ALL the tea in china! NO WAY! As stressful as my life is today, I much prefer it over the life I was living 12 years ago right now. My life is so much better and fuller and nicer than it was 12 years ago! Life isn't ever easy, but certain times are easier than others, and 12 years ago at 12 years old was actually one of the worst times of my life! Some of the best times of my life happened that year, but the year itself, as a whole, sucked! My parents (mom and Jim) had just divorced, I was in between the horrible 6th grade and akward middle school, with so much anger and resentment within me I'm ashamed. THANK GOD I let go of that anger now, or at least most of it! Anyway, like I said, I much prefer my life today! Busy and crazy, but wonderful! :) Thank you Lord for all of it; the amazing wonderful dream come true 12 years ago today, and all the dreams that are coming true now! This life is blessed and amazing! Here's to the next 12 years!

In Light N' Love,
-Sarah Liz :)


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