"The Shape of Us"

You're no longer alone.

We've found a space to name our own.

There aint no need to fret or fuss.

We've got all the strength we need in the shape of us.

And I know you've had it tough.

Your road's been bumpy and rough.

But say goodbye to a world that you once knew.

I have every faith in me and you.

Hold my hand.

Hold my heart.

Let go your fears.

Darling I will always be here.

I never felt quite so at home.

Your sweet caress is the best I've known.

Now that I've proved to you that I'm worthy of your trust.

Let us build a world in the shape of us.

Darling I will always be here.

"The Shape of Us" by Ian Britt.

 

 

I heard this song while watching TV and really liked the sound...so in true "Mandy Form" I grabbed my ipod and downloaded it.  It wasn't until the next day when I REALLY heard it.  It has now become our family theme song. 

  

Isn't it the way it is suppose to be....."We have all the strength we need....in the shape of us". 

A little story of me and Brian.  Brian is six years older than I am, we knew of each other long before we spoke.  We grew up in the same town, graduated from the same high school, and even went to the same college two hours away.  He was the baseball coach at the college when I was a Freshman and Sophomore.  That is when I fell in love.  I LOVE baseball (something passed down to me from my maternal-grandfather) so I would drag my roommates to the games.  And watching him in his uniform, coaching...I would jokingly tell my friends, "I am going to marry him".  They would roll their eyes, and we would go about our day.......seven years later, I did marry him. YIPPEEEE!!!

When you find your mate...it feels like home.  We could be thousands of miles away, but if I am with Brian, I am HOME.  I could be lost in a crowd and have no idea where I am, but as soon as my eyes lock with his, I am HOME. 

And when you are HOME with someone, you soon form a new shape.  It is no longer two separate forms that move.  It is ONE shape.  And that shape that is formed is as unique as a finger print.

 And now, we add a new little form into our shape...again...it changes shapes and adapts, but it doesn't pull apart.  And no one can take the place of any part of that shape. 

"We've got all the strength we need in the shape of us."

Vacation

My favorite, favorite, favorite vacation spot is Maui, Hawaii.  If I was given a two weeks, endless amounts of money and anywhere I wanted to go...it would be Maui.  Last year, in the midst of a hectic day, I text a girl-friend and asked her how much a trip to Hawaii would have to be for her to say,  "lets go".  We had a good laugh over it and passed by.  That night I told Brian about the "joke" and to my complete SHOCK, he seriously shot out an amount.  I looked up from my dinner plate and clarified, "So...you are saying, if I find a package for $ you would be ok with me going?"

"Yea....but the next time we go to a tropical spot it has to be Bahamas".........(I am going to pause here and tell you this.  For his HS. Senior Year trip, Brian's class took a cruise and spent a day in Freeport, Bahamas.  Later in college, his roommate was from Nassau, Bahamas.  And ever since our honeymoon on Maui, he had kidded me about the Bahamas being prettier)..........

So, need-less-to-say, I went to Maui with my friend, and almost the second I got home, I started researching The Bahamas.  My plan was to surprise Brian for his 40th birthday.....but.....considering we both needed to update our passports, and we both needed to be there to get Daylen's passport...things just were easier if I told him. 

I tell you all that to tell you this....I am beyond excited to go on this vacation with my two guys.  It's not that we have not gone on vacation together...we go every year....but I think it's a combination of things.  Daylen is so excited to ride in an "airpane" and "swim with the dophins" he asks almost every day if we are going yet.  AND seeing Brian getting excited about going is VERY exciting for me. 

A little back ground on Brian.  He is a very laid-back, kind, selfless, patient, man.  He NEVER asks for things for himself, so seeing him getting excited about something planned for HIM, makes this WAY fun. 

As Moms, we spend so much time making sure our children are having fun, healthy, fed, happy, etc.  We don't "forget" our husbands, but we don't pay as much attention to them.  Let's take some time and do something ONLY for our husbands.  Maybe a trip, maybe their favorite dinner, watch one of their "too stupid it's funny" movies.

Just because they don't "demand" our attention as our children do, doesn't mean they don't need it.

So....I will report back and let you know if Maui or Nassau, Bahamas has better beaches!   Stay tuned.