Dear Mark,
I hope that while I am ending up in your "Other" folder because we aren't personally connected, I would like to wish you a Happy Holidays. You see, while you aren't connected to me, you really know more about me than most and so when I was feeling down about not having the beautiful family picture card to send out this season, I realized, I don't need it because of you!
Because you had an idea, followed an idea, put up with the drama of an idea (I never believed the twins...btw) and kept moving it forward, you have created the Holiday card of a lifetime! My year in review.
You have given me the ability to be creative, to laugh, to cry and to move forward with other's encouragement throughout many years now. And while yes, I have maybe adjusted things a bit to look better on Facebook (say goodbye to all the selfies that ended up in the garbage can), I can honestly say, I have had the chance to grow and learn and keep in contact with those that I couldn't keep in contact with before. You have given me the ability to still remain "private" and given me a whole new acronym dictionary: "PM" me. "FB" me, etc.
See, you have been on a journey with me, Mark....through birthdays, a divorce, parties, deaths and the remarkableness that is my three children. You saw me through finding love again and were at my wedding and you allowed all of my friends and family to be with me through this too. How lucky is that?!
I now "check" myself before I rattle off something on FB...do I really want that out there, as well as I "check" myself with spelling and furthermore, allowing my "likes" to keep me in "check" when I need their support.
Thanks for providing me with a way to connect with those I love when I can't seem to connect face to face. Thanks for allowing me to post the positive and being forgiving (moving it down the timeline or the ability to delete) when I lose track of things.
Thanks the most for letting me travel all over the country with my husband when he is on the road...I have selfies from many many cities and see pictures of what he is experiencing. Thanks for letting me be with my kids when I can't and say goodnight to them which means the most.
Most of all, thanks for letting me believe that dreams can become a reality and no dream is ever too big.
Hopefully you get this before the end of 2013...don't know how often you check the "other" folder, but if you want to catch up...I have got plenty of pictures and stories.
Sincerely,
Michelle Johnson (there are thousands....)
Beaver Dam, WI
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