Missing you

This weekend will be the one year anniversary of my grandmother passing away. In some ways I can't believe it's already been that long.Or maybe it is that I don't want it to have been that long.
I think the only reason the time bothers me is because I dont want it to have been a whole year already! And if it has been an entire year why does my voice still catch when I talk about her? Why can I still feel her hands in mine? Why does it still hurt in my gut of guts?

You know that I'm a Christian so it's not that I'm thinking I'm never going to see her again. I'm just sad I have to go so long missing her. And I'm sad she's not here for some of the other life experiences I have yet to go through.

But God has been faithful and will be faithful and these wounds will heal. I'm just glad He blessed my family with someone so worth missing!

 So let's dry up these tears and do something positive with our heartbreak. If you'll join me - I'd like to do a little tribute to my grandmother, the woman who changed my life.

Thank you for being so proud of us. All of the time.




 

Thank you for being so strong all the time.

Thanksgiving 2009

Thank you for teaching us values like kindness and love

She was always so smiley with her sister Georgie. They bring out the best in one another

So sweet

Thank you for teaching us the importance of family and our heritage.

At a family reunion - she just loved them!

Thank you for being so full of life

I love this smile. She looks sooo happy

Thank you for being my best friend. I miss you and I love you always.

The Fever of all Fevers

News Headline :
Zimmerman Contracts Baby Fever.
Symptoms not likely to subside soon.

I've caught it and can't break free!

It's funny how when I was younger (as in a few short years ago) I used to think about the ways that pregnancy would ruin my body, or how gross I thought breast feeding was, or how aged I thought mothers looked.
Then one day, I just wake up and BAM! I want a baby and preferably sooner rather than later. Not like I'm considering kidnapping one, but you get the gist. I no longer think of the superficial things, I dream about the tiny feet and hands, the sweet moments as they sleep in my arms. The extra large coffee on my way to work because I've been up all night with a sick child but it's totally worth it because we were making memories. The fear that our kid will realize that their dad is MUCH cooler than their mom. The play dates, the art on the refrigerator, the reading story books at night.

I just plain want one.

Of course visiting my sister this weekend didn't help to squelch my desire. Emily is in that fantastically lovable stage where she can smile and sit up and laugh. Pretty soon she'll be reaching for us with those cute stubby arms and then my heart will really melt.

Another thing adding to my "condition" : My friend LeeAnna is having a baby any day now and I've gotten to ride out this adventure with her. Sitting next to her (literally - we work together and sit 5 yards from one another) has been such an awesome experience, but it has really increased the temperature of my fever, if you will. And now that I've learned some tricks of the trade from her, I'm pretty sure I'm ready to do this whole pregnancy thing for myself.

Is it getting hot in here or is it just my baby fever?  : )

Now really, please know that for the first time in my life I actually do have my patience panties on. I'm happy to report I haven't had any freakouts or meltdowns - this is me just shooting the breeze with you and letting you know what's rattling around in my tiny brain. I promise I've got it under control. Sort of.

Pics from this past weekend: You can see why this trip was just like adding fuel to a fire.

Ladies and Gentleman - we have a thumb sucker!

Loved this picture of Noah playing with his daddy

friggatriskaidekaphobia

It's Friday the13th - are you worried?

We've never been the superstitious types. Like at all. I will carry a black cat under a ladder whilst breaking a mirror. Take that superstitions! No really, I understand that superstitions are very real for some people (cough, cough, my father-in-law). So I can sympathize and be understanding - but it's not something I even really have cross my mind very often.
But as I was getting ready this morning and watching my usual news station, I found out some interesting facts about Friday the 13th. I haven't been very inspired to write anything personal lately so instead I'm choosing to fill your head with useless knowledge. Hooray for Fridays!

Keep in mind all these facts have been completely hijacked off the Internet and are in no way my own.

So here is the back story (which I think is pretty cool) :

There are different theories on how Friday the 13th came to be, but the prevailing one is linked to The Last Supper. Judas, the apostle who betrayed Jesus, was the 13th person to arrive at dinner, making 13 an unlucky number on any day of the week. Add to that the fact that Jesus died on a Friday, and Friday the 13th gets its bad rap.

Turns out, this is a very real fear for some people :

Although people are far less superstitious now than they were in the past, the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in North Carolina estimates that 17 to 21 million people in the U.S. have a diagnosable phobia of Friday the 13th. The illness Is called friggatriskaidekaphobia

Have a fantastic Weekend and stay warm. It's been very cold her in College Station lately. We've been having stew for soup and enjoying our fireplace at night - all the things a January should bring!

Two Thousand and Twelve

From the desk of Kristi Jean Zimmerman

Happy 2012! Here's a quick re-cap of what we've been up to lately:

New Years Eve was great and we kept it pretty in control. I'm guess when you get past 25, most of your New Year Celebrations will be "in control". Long gone are the days that our bodies can stay out until 4am celebrating. OK, Let's be real - for me those days never really existed. But you get the point.
To start off the evening we went to a friends house for heavy  hors d'oeuvres and some Catch Phrase. (Another sign of aging - including board games as your 'pre-party') Then we loaded up and went to Northgate to countdown to 2012. I love the festivities of New Years - the glitter, the guys dressed up, the streamers and hats. It's a good way to "come down" off of Christmas.

Five, Four, Three, Two, One!

Now here we are. Five days in and so far, so good.  : )

As a bonus, both of our banks let us off for Monday, the 2nd. I'll start my year off with a 3-day weekend anytime! On a sad note, we did take the Christmas decorations down. On a happy note, we did manage to fit the fake tree back in its original box. Success!

So here's the real reason I'm writing this post. In order to keep myself honest, I'm telling everyone my New Year's Resolution. I'm not sure if I like accountability, but I'll give it a try. So here it is:

Kristi's New Year Resolution:
Read through the entire Bible.

It just seems ridiculous that I haven't done that yet. Don't know if you've heard but there is some tasty nuggets of knowledge in there. And I plan to eat them all! (Figuratively, of course)

If I can tear through 4 books of Twilight without blinking an eye, I can read the instruction manual that God left for us, right?

Wish me luck!