But You're My Person

I find that writing this down helps me work through whatever I'm feeling and I would say the last two and a half days well my BFF has thrown me a curve ball.

It wasn't a total shock that he wanted to change jobs but there is "thinking about it" and then there is "I'm leaving." I tried to talk him out of it twice and Paul did too. He's stubborn as hell when he makes his mind up. And I do understand but I don't have to like it.

I really don't use the term BFF lightly. I've said before we are the oddest of friends but it works. My husband's profession as well as my own doesn't allow for many true friends.

I'm just being a big baby cause I won't see him as much and I won't have my "shadow" at every football game. And, quite frankly, it sucks! I'm not big on change.

When I felt like Paul needed a break from me being upset while my grandfather was dying in the hospital, it was my BFF who listened and advised and consoled me over text message.

I told him one night -- "You are my person. You know like Christina and Meredith on Grey's Anatomy."
Of course, he doesn't watch that show so I had to explain.
"If I murdered someone, you'd be the first person I'd call to help me drag the body across the living room floor."

I think he got a kick out of that.

And, regardless of where he goes, he's still my bestie. I wish my big brother would just stay put! :-)

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Christmas was really busy for the Dees family...

It all started the Saturday before Christmas in Memphis with the Odoms and Mimi.




I don't know what we'd do without our smart phones


Aunt Ang's centerpiece. I loved it!




Opening presents



Landry thinks her uncle Paul is so funny!

As we traveled to Rolling Fork, we stopped in Cleveland for some Lost Pizza Co. It was so good! One just opened in Grenada.














Sunday we went to Valley Park to the Newman Christmas. My cousin, Dru, wanted to start a new family tradition by reading the Christmas Story. Her son Hunt did the honors. She got a little teary eyed talking about it which made me do the same. Wish I had taken more photos but this is all I got.




Christmas Eve is spent at my Grandma's. We all miss grandpa terribly but for the most part we made it fine. I took photos with Lisa's camera so I don't have many.









We went to communion at Rolling Fork UMC and chilled out for the rest of the night.

Finally Christmas Morning! Landry got up at 3 and was passed out by the time we woke up. It was nice and rainy. We decided Landry could have Christmas when she woke up.
















After lunch Paul drove us in the rain back to Attala County for Christmas at his parents. And I didn't take a single photo!

I'm very thankful to have seen so much family. I've also discovered that I'm going to be a photo taking parent one day! Landry has her own photographer.

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Christmas crack

Thanks to a high school friend sharing this recipe on Facebook -- I was able to make this Christmas goody for all my peeps. I even made a sugar free version for Paul.

Christmas saltine crack
40 saltine crackers, 2 sticks butter, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup milk chocolate chips

Line a cookie sheet w/foil and spray with Pam; line crackers on cookie sheet; in a sauce pan melt butter and sugar and bring to a rolling boil for 3 mins; pour mixture over crackers evenly and bake for 5 mins at 450 degrees; take out of the oven and sprinkle chips over crackers and spread with a knife; add nuts if desired. Put in the freezer for two hours; then break apart and store in an air tight container in the fridge


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All-Star coaching

Paul might have gotten a week out of school but he worked his butt off to get ready for the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game in Montgomery. Not only did he get to coach the best players in the state but he got to coach with his best friends -- Junior Graham and Kenny Burton. He said he considered it a blessing and one of the biggest coaching experiences of his career. He was in charge of coaching special teams and wide receivers.
Two practices a day, team meetings, film study and a event each night plus more coaches meetings made for a busy week. So busy that for the first time since we were dating and/or married that he didn't call me hardly at all or tell me goodnight.
I went down on Friday for the banquet where the recognized the teams and got to spend time with Jenny, Suzanne and Logan. Coach Wood spent the week down there as one of the administrative coaches. On Saturday, the wives, and Logan got some breakfast and went to the Cramton Bowl and it was a great game even though we didn't win.
And we celebrated our 8th anniversary a few days early with dinner at Wintzel's. It was delicious!




The river view from my room.




Paul at the banquet




Logan eating at McDonald's




Paul with Charleston's Kameron Myers.








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And then came the kidney stone...

We prayed that Paul would pass it but it was to large! So, Paul and I traveled to Starkville to Oktibbeha County Hospital for his outpatient surgery and all the nurses and Dr. Castleberry were great. He was a pretty good patient and even had a cheeseburger on the way home. This all happened a week before he was to leave for all-star coaching duties.




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Thanksgiving vacation -- Yes, we went to Disney again...

This was our 9th trip to Disney! Owning a condo there does have it's advantages. I love Disney at the holidays -- lights, lights, lights. We had a good time and I was still having some trouble sleeping and I missed my family so much. We left the afternoon of my grandfather's funeral.
I'm blessed with an understanding husband and BFF that dealt with it all. God bless them.








We also got to see the new Fantasyland with Goofy's Barnstormer (kiddie coaster), Ariel's Grotto and in the distance the castle where Beauty and the Beast can be found.












We even did some Black Friday shopping in Orlando and saw the final Twilight film.




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Missing my grandpa

I wrote my grandfather's obituary the day after he passed away. T.A. Heath died November 14.
I've written at least a 100 through newspaper career but there was much more to be said.
He was 93 at the time of his death.
I plan to write something soon to honor him. He was the best grandpa one could ever wish for and I sure miss him a lot. It's just hard to write about rig now.

Grandpa with my uncle Kelly's boys -- Robbie, Grant and Glyn -- about 10 years ago.


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