a shout out

This is a shout out to my husband.

Well, actually, it's a shout out about my husband.

You guys, he did something amazing for me this weekend.

Remember I told you that I lost my good friend Gary on the 27th of December? Well, his funeral was in New Mexico. Nine and a half hours from my house.

When I received the news about Gary I hung up the phone in a little bit of shock. Tom didn't skip a beat and asked me where we were going. He started planning our trip to gather with Gary's family immediately. Even when he found out it was in New Mexico.

Due to time constraints because of three busy children, we had 48 hours to make the trip. I know that this sounds crazy....but Tom totally drove me to New Mexico anyway. We got to spend an entire day with Gary's family sharing memories, laughs and tears. At the end of the day, Tom and I started home. We left at 5 pm on Friday and arrived to pick up our children from my parents house at 2:30 pm Sunday.

In my opinion, that's a pretty amazing gift. I will be forever grateful.

PS I also should make a point to tell you that Tom could not have done this without my parents and siblings. They unselfishly stepped in to take care of our kids for the weekend so that we could go. That is also a gift that cannot be repaid. I have the best family.