Looking for Love

I did something this week with the best of intentions and genuine hopefulness that something good will come of it.

I helped my brother-in-law, Chad, create an eHarmony account.

It was quite the interesting …. entertaining, humorous, enlightening, and fun …. experience. I walked Chad through the VERY comprehensive profile questionnaire and talked to him via speakerphone while I used my laptop to record his responses. He read the questions and followed along on a desktop computer. It was fun to listen as he read the questions and thought through his responses. He was very thorough and honest.

After all was checked and described, Chad had a great profile. His selections match his personality perfectly. He’s a dependable, mature, loving guy looking for similar qualities in a woman. While this is a very serious ordeal to Chad, we shared some belly laughs when we reached the less-than-serious subjects such as physical activity, hobbies, and favorite food. Chad was disappointed when “meat and tators” wasn’t a food option!!!!

Chad’s smile is contagious.

Now, there are a few things I want to share about my brother-in-law that is difficult to understand from an online profile page:

• Chad’s a simple guy. No baggage, no drama and definitely low maintenance.
• Chad is a hard worker, extremely loyal, very kind, and humble ….. some of the most notable traits of the Hutchison bunch.
• Every Saturday morning, you’ll find Chad at the livestock auction. He has a small herd of cattle. Actually, he has a bull, several heifers, and some calves. Two of those calves will be in the freezer soon. (Yum!)
• Chad’s laugh is contagious ….. and it makes others laugh.
• Chad has a heart of gold.

What else can I say?

Here’s a really great guy ready to commit to a relationship filled with love, compassion, kindness, and lots of laughter. If some Fluzie plays games and breaks my brother-in-law’s heart, I’m gonna be pissed off.

Talk about an act of love for his “yankee” sister-in-law …… after Husband and I were married, Chad wore a “Kentucky” hat at the reception!!!

I’m really fortunate and I realize my abundant blessings in faith and family. I’m optimistic for Chad. If I didn’t love him, I wouldn’t have encouraged, or assisted with, this bold step in his personal life. I really ~ REALLY ~ want this to work. I can say with confidence that he’s a great catch. He will take care of the woman who looks beyond the superficial and recognizes that which is most important.

Update ……….. Chad called earlier to tell us his profile has been viewed by several ladies and some of them have requested to communicate.

WAHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

Day 3 of Pinterest ~ My Husband’s Son

Here we go again ….. Day 3 of

 

This time, I’m getting mushy and sentimental ….. but don’t get excited, I don’t have an announcement.

My great-grandmother once offered a piece of relationship advice to my older cousins but my curious (and nosy) ears were open and listening intensely:

Never date someone you wouldn’t marry.

When I heard this at a young age, I didn’t realize the impact it would play in my later years. I didn’t “date” in high school,  wasn’t interested in complicated drama, and I was busy with competitive junior golf. Plus, I had really high expectations for my future husband. Afterall, according to Nannie’s formula, there would be just one guy worthy of a first date …. and a second, fourth, tenth, and the rest of my life. 

In 2002, I think it was July 15, I found him.

I’ll end on an extra-sappy note with this video from one of my favorite artists and someone you don’t hear from much but I will always enjoy his music:

Travis Tritt ~ I See Me

Husband says I’m crazy …. and I am …. because I look forward to becoming the mother to his son.

Amen.

 

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Sore does not even describe what I’m feeling right now

I am utterly exhausted. I never thought (in a middle years!) I would be rolling ~ literally ~ out of bed onto the floor and attempt the Downward Dog yoga position. My back was stiff as a board and I was willing do anything ~ anything! ~ to loosen myself up. It wasn’t pretty, and no I don’t have a picture!

Moving on…….

We spent all day yesterday digging a trench, Transcontinental Railroad-style, and finally “met in the middle” late in the afternoon. After a few minutes struggling with a shovel, I quickly learned that being IN the trench on my hands and knees and scooping up rocks and debris into a five-gallon bucket was much easier. I would pay for this later. As soon as we returned to the guest house last night, I realized that I’m NOT Limber Lucy. My back is sooooooo sore from crawling around and lifting heavy buckets above my head.

I will survive, I will work again today.  

Yesterday morning we began digging and chipping and scooping and shoveling and moving dirt, gravel, and debris.

Eight hours later ~ success! ~ the trench was clear.

This morning we will travel to the work site to finish cleaning the trench and then return to the guest house for lunch, showers, and in the afternoon we are visiting the Haitian National Historical Museum.

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Celebrating our wedded bliss

Nicole & Kevin - March 31, 2007

This week, Thursday to be exact, Kevin and I will celebrate our fourth wedding anniversary. We’ve been together eight years, but it seems much longer. We met in a Yahoo! Chat room, long before online matchmaking became popular. Most were skeptical and said we were crazy, but I credit our strong Christian beliefs, similar core values, and honest communication to the success of our relationship. Kevin and I based our long-distance relationship on honesty, trustworthiness, and hope in the future – our future. We were committed to one another from the beginning; we endured the hardships of being apart while being patient with God’s plan in our lives.

Courtesy of The Journal-Enterprise (May 15, 2002)

When we met in June 2003, I was in Kentucky preparing for collegiate golf at Bellarmine University in Louisville. Kevin was an IT supervisor in Dallas, Texas. In 2004, I earned an athletic scholarship to Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. God was making a way for this relationship. A year later, in 2005, I was accepted at Texas A&M University in Commerce, located 30 minutes from Kevin and his family. It was divine intervention.

Courtesy of Chris Owens Photography - Fort Worth, Texas (March 2007)

Today, Kevin and I are living a blessed life near Fort Worth, Texas. He is still in IT and I’m a middle school social studies teacher. Kevin enjoys team roping and I am active at church and enjoy reading, cooking, and blogging. If the weather’s nice, you’ll find us on the front porch with a pitcher of sweet tea or in the pasture with our golf clubs. Occasionally, we’ll challenge each other in a game of “the closest one to the water trough wins.” I usually win.

Kevin makes me laugh every single day; he is my best friend and partner for life. I am forever grateful that KyGolfGirl met TxTeamRoper and married March 31, 2007. God is so good.