Jaycee Lee Dugard

A week after the ABC News interview with Jaycee Lee Dugard, Troy and I sat down to watch it. Troy and I are in awe of this beautiful woman. Saying that she has gone through so much, is an understatement.

In case you haven't seen the video, check out this link.

Jaycee Lee Dugard has become a hero of mine. In that two hour interview, I have learned so much about living and loving. Not living as a victim and not letting someone own your feelings and steal your self worth.

This interview also shined light on the problems with the justice system and what happens when government lets things roll down hill and no one takes responsibility.
Watching this made Troy and I stop to think about how we can help change the system. I think a fighter is going to come out in me that I didn't know was there. This next election has just become more important to me and where the candidate stands on more than just job growth and national security.

So dear local, state and federal representatives, don't just shove the same old lines about creating jobs down my throat. Tell me how you plan to fix the broken system.

Famcation and Family Love

Troy and I went on a famcation this week. We were able to share time with his family. We traveled more than 1200 miles (all within Texas) in four days.

His 2nd nephew was born last Friday (July 8th) and we went to see the baby. Marshall is so beautiful and fit right into Uncle Troy's arms.

We also drove down to visit Troy's Grandparents. They have been married 69 years old and still steal lots of kisses and bum pinches. Grandfather is 95 and Grandmother is 90. Troy and I can only hope and pray that we will be have of what they are!



Today's letter is T

Things I like:
Troy's Tail Feathers
My G'Mama's Talcum powder
Tattoo's
Turning Thirty-Four on Monday
Toad Lilly's


Things I hate:
Being Tacky
Smelling Tar
Tapeworms
Turnips
Traffic

Something I LOVE:

My hubby Troy

Sarah Saxon

Isn't she beautiful?? That's MY cousin!


Sarah is a beautiful young woman that will marry a dashing young man on July 13th. I am sooo upset that I won't be able to be present to watch her walk out in her beautiful dress smiling the beautiful Saxon smile.


I did a little digging for some photos of Sarah. I wanted you to share in the memories that I always pop in my head when I think of her.




Just a pup

The Saxon Family in 1993

 

Saxon Cousins in 1993



Cousin Susan's wedding in 1995

Sarah and I in May 2011

 
So are you in love with her yet?
I got to spend time with Sarah last weekend and this is what I thought about on the drive home to Spring from Austin:

My dear sweet Sarah,
You are beautiful, strong, smart, witty, giving, loving, creative, know how to pump up people when they need it most (you saved me from my melt down on YOUR night, thank you!), you have a infectious smile (just like our G'Mama), you have a funny laugh, you have a sense of style that is classic yet cutting edge, petite, friendly, shy, quiet andTroy's favorite BIG brown eyes.

I love you and am sooo very proud of you!

Ok, time to dry my eyes and make my hazel eyes Troy's favorite ;-)

Girls Night with Ferris Bueller

My friend Cristina and I had a girls night in our pj's and watched Ferris Bueller last night. I cant believe we were 9 years old when this movie came out.

So there were a few things that we laughed about 25 years after the movie release that we didn't really think about when we were younger.

Ferris' best friend, Cameron, and his girlfriend, Sloane, had a thing going. They were very touchy feel-y and making eyes at each other. Ferris' sister, Jeanie (Jennifer Gray), was pre-nose job. I didn't remember that Charlie Sheen was in the movie, he looked strung out on drugs even 25 years ago.

Cristina thinks that Cameron (Alan Ruck) was a lot cuter than Ferris. I think that Joel Osment looks like Alan Ruck. We battled this all night....

Alan Ruck

Joel Osment

What do you think??