just jill...

grow old along with me...

On FIVE TWO-FIVE we celebrate 6 years of wedded bliss... We may have only been married for 6 years, but our love goes way back. WAY back.

Take a look back at some of our better moments...

memory mondays viii...

It's the 18th of the month, so I'm gonna go back 18 years...

1991...

TL and I met...
it's the only thing worth remembering about that year...

and I we looked like this...

memory monday's vii...

It's the 11th of the month, so I'm gonna go back 11 years...

1998...

I lived in El Paso, Texas...
and had the best friends...

We were an eclectic group of gals and one guy...
we hung out at the pool by day and drank margaritas by night...

I was taking classes at UTEP...
and substitute teaching high schoolers...

I was in dysfunctional relationship...
thank god, I grew out of that...

I went to the Lilleth Fair concert in Austin, TX...
and only slept 6 hours in 3 days...

I started running...
after getting advice from an online women's running group...

One of those woman's name was Sue...
she and are still online friends today...

That Christmas was the last time I saw my mom...
to this day I wish I would have stayed for a longer visit...

and I looked like this...

 

me and joan are tight...

Congratulations to my long lost friend Joan... I met her in 1983 and she was as awesome then as she is now. That woman says it like it is and you can not blame her for that! Go Joan!!

See, we even dress alike...

i can see clearly now the rain is gone...

Yesterday marked the 10 year mark that my mom has been gone. 10 years. I don't really know what else to say that hasn't already been said here by me, about her. You all know how much I miss her, you all know how much fun I thought she was and you all know how much my life has been impacted by the loss of having her around. What else is there?

She was fun, beautiful, creative, adventurous, caring, a great friend, silly, talented, a wonderful mother, a seeker of truth, a good person, very self aware, a good cook, she liked to play games, she wore her clothes really well, she was responsible, a great dancer and always had a tan. She was not judgemental, mean spirited, jealous of others, pushy, late, boring, dull, bad at math or grammar, and she never not got the joke...  She was and wasn't all of these things and so much more, especially to me. What I hate the most about her being gone, is as I get older I find myself wanting to know more things; about her and her life, about what she really thought about this thing we call life, and it would be so great to have her around to compare notes, you know? To know your mom as an adult, that to me would be the ultimate. I think I would understand her more now, I would listen more, I would have a lot more empathy towards her and all that she had been through in life. Oh, and I just know that we could be such good friends. I think she would really like that too. I just miss her that's all.

Here is a look back at some of my thoughts over the past years...

2003...

2004...

2007...

2007...

2008...

2008...

 

Patricia Orr Williams Spear ~ 2/1/1938-5/7/1999

memory monday's vi...

It's the 4th of the month, so I am gonna go back 4 years...

2005...

It seemed like things were really going our way...
but why was I still looking for more..?

I had the best boss...
we laughed and laughed every day...

On this exact day 4 years ago, I posted this post on just jill...
Gah, he makes me laugh...

My 15 year old nephew came to visit that summer again...
this time I took him to the horse races and we lost our ass...

Later that summer TL and I spent 17 days in Upstate NY...
it is so important to spend time with your aging parents...

I was much more creative back then...
I really miss that...

and I looked like this...

(there is no shame in my game...)

just the two of us...

Today is my honey's Birthday and he told me when he woke up... "Yep, I'm gonna kick 42's ass..." Then he moaned because of the serious hangover I gave him. Well, obviously I didn't actually "give" it to him, but because I wanted to take him out last night to listen to music and celebrate his special day, he went and drank one too many dirty martini's and is now paying for it. (poor guy)Apparently, you just can't drink like you did back when you were 22.







We had a great time at Harpoon Henry's... We listened to this great singer, Phil Shane. This guy has an entire act, he's a one man band. He sings all the classics; Dean, Frank, Neil Diamond, and of course Elvis. He starts his show at 7:30 and sings and sings until 12:30. Never taking a break. Ever. He's awesome and we had a great time, singing along with an entire room of fans, and dancing in the aisle ways. Happy Birthday TL... I love you!!