BeBe and PaPa (Andy's parents) came to Durango this weekend for a Braner Family Christmas and we packed their time while they were here! They drove in just in time for Maggie's sixth grade chior concert and we didn't rest until they pulled out of the driveway this morning! Friday was filled with three Christmas parties, a sixth grade hot air balloon launch and an eight grader who skipped school to hit the slopes! Saturday was "Christmas" and it was filled with presents and laughter. After presents, we headed to an art studio where the whole family painted. It was so much fun! I think that was one of the highlights of my year! Last night we danced the night away to Wii Just Dance 4. It was magical! We moved all the furniture, found four working remotes and had a family dance off for hours. Overall, it was a fantastic Christmas weekend and I am so thankful they made the effort to come!
Andy proposed during a curtain call of Me and My Girl , a musical in which he played an old man who went most of his life without telling the woman he loved that he loved her... Twenty-three years ago today Andy asked me to marry him. . . . he was my best friend and I thought he was the love of my life. Should I have said no? I don't know how many times I have now been asked a version of that question in the past couple of years and I cannot count the number of times I have asked myself that question over the past decade, but it is a dumb question with no great answer. If I would have said no 23 years ago, I would have saved myself from so many tears and so much pain, but I would have missed so much laughter and so many exciting firsts and I would be such a different person. . . . Because of this day, 23 years ago, I am who I am and I have so much to be thankful for. Because of this day, 23 years ago, I have five of the best kids on the planet. They are t
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