He loves us Bigger than the Sky...: January 2010

Monday, January 18, 2010

Happy Birthday to my Sister~n~law Monica!

Then...

and now...

Monica w/ her two daughters Lacey & Tabitha then and now... Three beautiful people!

I thought it would be fun to dedicate today's blog to my sister ~n~ law Monica Merrell...

Today is her birthday...

Monica and I have been sister ~n~ laws for quite some time now...over 26 years! I have had the

joy of watching her girls grow up in to beautiful young women. There is a little bit of her in each of them!

How fun Monica that you got to have your birthday off! I think the last time I celebrated your birthday with you was at the tea party at my house in Olympia, WA! Just about 450 miles between us...and I thought of you just the same and knew you were enjoying a special weekend away with your hubby!

Monica,

May God bless you this year beyond what you can even imagine! May you achieve things you never

thought possible! May He make himself new to you more and more each day!

Happy Blessed Birthday!

Love,

Shelley

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Happy 20th Birthday to my niece Kaylee...January 17, 2010!

I am so proud of my niece Kaylee. She is twenty years old today. What a joy she is! I love her love and excitement for life! She is a girlie girl, always has been and always will be...

Kaylee may you always Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you

the Desires of your Heart...Ps. 37:4

Love you bigger than the sky!

Love, Aunt Sis

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Priceless!

Thought it would be fun to post my Mom's take on Chase's whole experience thru her words:

Chase and his friend Rylie bought tickets to go to the awards, and when they were checking in the person taking the tickets said we are rearranging seats, Chase thought "oh no" we'll be further back than what we thought and instead he sent them in on the first floor (their original tickets were for third balcony) anyway, they were used with several others to fill vacant seats (official name is seat fillers) according to Chase. Rylie ended up on the end of first row center and Chase 3rd row and two seats behind Taylor Swift in center. Chase got to meet her and get his picture taken with her. He was thrilled She took pictures with several of her fans during commercial breaks. We have watched the DVR seeing Chase jump up clapping and Rylie clapping in the front row as Taylor went on stage to accept award. Chase wore sports jacket & tie and Rylie Vest and tie. They will remember this for a very long time.

This is what my son Chase said: Ya it's a crazy story! No Photoshop no editing, just straight up from my LG Dare haha! Before I got the pic, I saw her come in from the other side of the building and made a quick decision. I grabbed a pen and wrote my name & number on my ticket. I was backstage and during comercial wen...t out to her seat. I kneeled down cuz everyone was sitting and ... See MoreI didn't want to cause a scene. Taylor was sitting & talking to someone in the row in front of her so I tapped her leg to get her attention. She turned around looked @ me. The loud speaker said there was 10 seconds left before cameras came back up, so I had to fly. I looked up & said "Hey, I'm Chase. I know this will probably never happen, but just in case.." Then I grabbed her hand and put my paper in it and said, "You're BEAUTIFUL!" and then booked back to the backstage!