Friday, July 13, 2007

NO BODY REALLY KNOWS...



NO BODY REALLY KNOWS WHAT KIND OF MAN I'M MARRIED TOO... I CAN HONESTLY SAY "HE IS THE BEST HUSBAND!" HE IS LOVING, CARING, PASSIONATE, FEISTY, GENEROUS, TRUE, AND THE LIST COULD GO ON...LAST NIGHT AS I SAID ON MY PREVIOUS POST, WE HAD TO GO TO THE MS SOCIETY AWARDS DINNER...I WAS REALLY DREADING GOING B/C WHEN I GO TO THESE THINGS REALITY HITS...AS WE ALL KNOW I'M IN DENIAL ABOUT HAVING MS...BUT WHEN I SEE HEALTHY YOUNG AND OLD PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS AND WALKERS, WELL THAT JUST HITS HOME AND I JUST WANT TO RUN OUT OF THERE!...WELL AFTER WALKING IN AND GETTING A LITTLE TEARY EYED I GOT A GRIP AND CONTINUED TO CHECK IN...AT THAT POINT I REALIZED THAT MY HUSBAND WASN'T GETTING ONE AWARD BUT FOUR!...RUSSELL GOT THE MISSION IMPOSSIBLE(ONLY 30 PEOPLE GOT THIS) AWARD THAT MEANS HE COLLECTED MORE THAN $1.00 FOR EACH PERSON THAT HAS MS IN THE SOUTH DISTRICT FLORIDA CHAPTER...THERE ARE 5,OOO PEOPLE IN THAT CHAPTER...HE GOT AN AWARD FOR BEING IN THE TOP 150 PEOPLE IN THE BIKE TOUR...HE GOT AN AWARD FOR HIS DONATIONS OF VEHICLES...AND WE (AND I SAY WE B/C ITS THE VOLUNTEER AWARD) GOT THE "BEHIND THE PEDALS AWARD"...IT FELT NICE TO BE THERE AT THAT POINT KNOWING THAT ALL THE PEOPLE AROUND US THAT WERE THERE ARE TRULY THANKFUL FOR ALL OF HIS EFFORTS AND EVERYONE ELSE'S!...RUSS GOT ASKED TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE MS SOCIETY...AS I SAID DON'T BE SURPRISED IF HE RUNS THE SOCIETY ONE DAY! I LOVE YOU BABE! I'LL VOTE FOR YOU ANY DAY!

3 comments:

Martha Bravo said...

Yes you are right you have an awesome husband, he is all that plus a great friend and a very special person. I am glad you guys have each other. It is so important to have someone to support you and love you, makes things easier.
I will vote for him too I think he would be the best person to run the MS thing. I am very proud of you for going and of him for all the hard work he did.
Congrats Russ!

OH MY G! said...

Of course...you have me crying right now. Can I vote even though I don't live in Florida anymore? How awesome is that!!!!! You guys are truly blessed and I love you and miss you very much.

SCRAPPY MESS said...

Congratulations Russ and nise!