The Missing Face

I wrote this post a few days ago.  It was very nice and sentimental.  Devin looked at it when he got home from work that evening, and he said to me (paraphrasing, of course) "This is a very nice post, honey. But I notice that of all these pictures of people you love, I am not in any of them."  So I said something clever like about how I wanted to put a picture of him on there, but the only picture we took while my family was here he would have hated and blah blah blah.

So I'm fixing that now.  Because of course I love this face. Of course I want this face to be with me in heaven.  This is the face that I would follow anywhere, to the Netherlands when I'm pregnant, or to the side of the Mississippi in Iowa, or to *gasp* Nebraska.  This is the face that my babies stream around corners shouting and laughing to see every day at approximately 5:45.  This is the face that I hope to watch grow old alongside me.

Well, that's that. Love you Mister.

AND I would like to point out that there are many, many people that I dearly love whose pictures were not represented on that post.

Comments

  1. nicoleMarch 20, 2011 at 11:17 PM

    Devin has a red beard.

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  2. "M"March 20, 2011 at 11:55 PM

    I envy you, and am so happy that you have such a wonderful 'Mister' who loves you so dearly. You certainly deserve a great husband.
    Love you!!

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  3. Mimi CollettMarch 21, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    What a wonderful face. :) You've definitely got a keeper there.

    How old is that picture? It is a really good one!

    I have a good picture of Devin from when I was visiting. I think. I'll check.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 22, 2011 at 6:56 AM

    Of course you know I wasn't really upset that I wasn't in any of the pictures from your earlier post.

    Yours is the face I want to see in heaven, too. I can travel to all of those place because you are with me. Thank you for this post. I love you!

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  5. MamaBMarch 22, 2011 at 1:29 PM

    I glad that you and Mr Anon are married because I love you both and the babies!
    The 'spark' is still and will always be there. I can always tell.

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  6. Mimi CollettMarch 23, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    I am glad you had your blog set up to allow anonymous posts. :)

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