Downtown Parade

On Saturday, December 5th, we met up with the Morris clan and went downtown to the parade.  The kids had fun looking at all the people that went by.  They were enthusiastic at first, but after about an hour, they lost interest.  I think that's the longest parade I've ever seen.  The kids all got candy and Rudolph noses.  To be honest, I really don't remember much from the parade.  Looking back at these pictures now, it was the last pictures I took where my world was normal.  All of my family members and friends were normal and still in my world.  It was here at the parade that I got the call from Mom and Dad.  They were meeting Summer at the hospital because Chris was found unresponsive. 

I'm so thankful for the Morris clan.  They didn't even ask- just knew what to do for us.  The Barbers and the Morris's are wonderful friends that we can call family.  I made many phone calls and texts on this night.  It's amazing how God worked everything out- even in a time of crisis.  Luke and I were close to the hospital.  We had originally planned to have the Morris's over for dinner- which didn't work out beforehand.  Earlier in the month I had felt an urgency to get things done.  I had told Luke all along I wanted to get as much done as we could, so that we could enjoy the Christmas holidays.  Little did I know, that God was using that urgency to make my life easier.  I got things done ahead of time that I needed to do.  Am I looking forward to the holidays now?  Not really.  I'm trying very hard, but it's just not happening this year for us.  We will do Christmas still, Chris would want us to.  I sure do miss him.