Dad and Suzy

This past weekend I got to meet my future stepmother, stepbrothers and family. You could say I was a little overwhelmed...but pleasantly surprised.

On Saturday, we drove up to Tomball to meet everyone. Since it was at Suzy's (my dad's fiancee's) daughter-in-law's parent's house in Tomball (yeah, it was hard to wrap my brain around that one too!), we had a nice, casual cookout by the pool while all of the kiddos swam and played. Suzie was so warm and kind and so were all of her family. I really hit it off with her daughter-in-law, Leah, and her husband Bill (one of my future stepbrothers) while our kids played with theirs (Carson, 7 yrs; Lainie, 5 yrs; and Drew, 3 yrs). I also got to meet Suzy's youngest son, Nathan and his wife and they were very nice as well. When we got a moment alone, I asked Nathan and Bill what they thought about our parents getting married. Their responses were the same as what my sister and I had--that their engagement was surprisingly fast, but in both of their best interests to have someone in their lives. You could say it was quite refreshing to not feel like we were the only ones who felt that way!

After we left the cookout, Suzy and dad followed us back home where we visited some more. Here's a recap of the next few days: Ashlyn got sick, we went to the zoo, we went to the Kemah Boardwalk, and then my dad got sick (all in that order!) After a nice (but eventful) visit, they went on their way to visit San Antonio.

What were my feelings during this time, you might ask? Well, they were definitely mixed. I was very happy for my dad and Suzy because they were obviously very happy together and I liked Suzy so much. But as I was putting Ashlyn to bed the next night, she told me that she liked her 'new grandma'. When she said that my heart literally ached for my mom. All I could tell her was that my mom was her 'first' grandma and that she was in heaven looking down on us. When Ashlyn asked, "how can we talk to her?", I told her that we could ask God how she was doing. I had to laugh when Ashlyn asked me what my mom was doing up in heaven, and she told me that she thought she was probably just "laying around". Oh, to have the innocent mind of a child!

Overall, I am very, very happy that my dad has chosen such a wonderful person to be his next wife. She is a Christian woman who is very gentle, kind, and sincere. I couldn't have picked a better person myself!:)