The Zoo was a blast! Well, yesterday marked a very important day... I met Eileen's daughter! She is great.. we all met at the Zoo at 1:00. It was a little chilly, but as we zipped around from one exhibit to the next, you did not really notice the coldness anymore... what a great kid! Very-very smart... and I think she had a great time. Her favorite exhibit was the Tigers... I liked the Meerkat's and the Orangutan... the Meerkat's were so cute.. they would huddle together in a group and all would be watching the sky, as if on the lookout for a hawk or something. Then one would actually scurry right up front to where we were and stand up an look right at us! Too cute for words. The Orangutan was playing with a white sheet, or maybe it was a pillowcase.. it would keep putting it over its head and doing funny things with it. The Elephants were cool as well... we got to see a really cuty baby elephant... and we got to see them feed apples to them... Oh! We also got to meet an Alpaca! Like "Tina" in Napoleon Dynamite? It came over to me and put it's snout right on my arm. The only bummer was that Eileen's camera slipped and hit the ground and got knocked out of whack. The little button that should rewind the film would not work; so I am hoping the shock just knocked the film off of it's track and that it will be an easy fix... it appears to look OK on the outside, no cracks or dents, so I am really hoping that it will be alright. Ever since I was a kid I always wanted one of those dinosaur-head toys where the head is on the end of a long plastic stick and there is a trigger that you press to make the mouth open and shut and they had them at the gift shop.. so I had to get one. Eileen's daughter got a Tiger head... I got Eileen a rain-stick and also got a Meerkat stuffed toy for the young one. The gift shop was great... it has lots of cool things.. and very reasonably priced. The Merry-go-round was a big hit as well.. all around it was a fun time! Afterwards we went to eat at Texas Land and Cattle which was grrrrrreaaaaat! [said in a Tony the Tiger voice] I really had a great time, and it was so nice to meet such a great kid! But I do want to go back to the zoo really bad now... maybe we can go again in a couple of months.. some animals were not out because it was too cold; and we didn't get to ride the train, so right there are a couple good reasons to go back. Plus we might be able to go to the museum as well... I have not been there in a loooooong time and I bet that would be great too. And Nasa! I bet that would be a fun place to go as well...

She’s the light of my life…

Just thought I would put into words how I have been feeling lately;

Eileen went for her procedure the other day; I of course took off work so that I could be with her… I was so touched that she wanted me to be there in the room with her to hold her hand. At a few times, when the pressure was intense, she squeezed my hand; but I didn’t mind at all.. she could have squeezed for as long and as hard as she liked; I was just happy to be there for her… holding her hand.

Eileen is amazing to me… I brag about here at work all the time. When I tell people how we first met and then how we re-met, they say it sounds like something out of a movie… and that we each got each other the same Christmas gift; they can’t believe it.

I am going to reprint a poem I wrote that I sent Eileen not too long ago:

My world was dark, I couldn't see,
Then your beautiful light shone on me.
I looked up with my searching eyes
And you make me feel good inside.
The best thing that there could ever be
Is now right here inside of me.
Your light shines through the night and day
Shining hope and happiness my way.
I thanked God for letting me see
And this is what He said to me:
"If never was there any night
There would be no need for light."
Sometimes the only way to see
Is to close your eyes and feel free.
I closed my eyes and felt the light,
And my world was free of night!
The light is love, and you the heart
And you are the most beautiful part...
If you can make me feel this way
Then you must be brighter than the brightest day!

Eileen really does “light up my life”…

Anyway, it is 12:20am on Sunday morning as I write this… I was just thinking of how great she is and all the wonderful things about her and I thought, you know? This is something I should put in my Blog! So here it is…

In two weeks we are escaping for a weekend to Lake Charles… I acquired a vintage bottle of 1996 Dom Perignon Rose that I got just so that we can share..

In July, we are taking a week to go to Napa Valley! I am currently scouting some cozy Bed and Breakfasts and I think we will have a wonderful time. Of course, to me, any where we go is wonderful, as long as I can gaze into those beautiful brown eyes…