Cause every little thing gonna be alright...

The title of this entry is based on one of my favorite songs (and one of Vanessa's), Bob Marley's 3 Little Birds.  However, I was thinking of naming it 'Love on the Brain' after hearing that song some 3 million times over the weekend.  It seriously has been on the radio every time I have driven in the car this weekend.  It definitely reminds me of Vanessa, cause she loved the song, sang it all the time and even posted about it last month...

Today was definitely a Vanessa day... just because it snowed!?!?!  I could hear her scream and run outside, do her snow dance and of course... try to catch enough snow to make snow cream :)  That girl loved snow more than the kids and would stay up all night at times just to see snow flakes.  Every time snow came to the area, she would argue to drive to where the largest accumulations would be :)

Despite our 'blizzard' this morning, I was still able to go to church with Madison and her friend Dakota.  We then pulled off some pretty cool feats for our Lady Canes basketball team by getting a lot of the community to come out and show their support.  The greatest accomplishment was getting the Regional Champion banner from New Bern (driven by my dad), passing the parade route, after we had already welcomed them at the County line, and getting it seconds just before the bus pulled into the High School Gym parking lot.  The pictures below catch some of the spirit of the day, but honestly don't give it justice... it was a really cool thing to do for a group of deserving young ladies and some awesome coaches.

At the Pamlico County Line welcoming the bus once it entered the County... cars, fire trucks and people lined the roadside for several hundred yards.  We also passed several families out by the roadside on the 15 minute ride to the school gym.

The banner made it just in time!  So cool to have a parking lot full when the bus came in to the gym.

Just a portion of the crowd that flooded the gym floor welcoming the girls home... wish I had gotten a picture from above in the stands!  It was a special day, and really amazing how it all came together.

The entire day was just a special day all around... from church, to the community rally, to softball practice with Maddy, to taking all the signs down with her and some 'one on one time', to dinner with Maddy and Annie at home, to time on the couch with Annie and Meg... just a day that makes you smile before you lay your head down at night.

As I carried Ricky outside before bed, I was just gazing at the beautiful full moon and felt a sense of accomplishment and peace I haven't felt for sometime.  It felt like Vanessa was smiling down on me and the night was a lot brighter than usual.

I walked in to empty my thoughts in the blog before bed (actually happy ones for once) and decided just to open Vanessa's book for some inspiration... and man did I ever find it!  My heart is filled with such pride from reading her words and gives me inspiration to keep on keeping on.

I can't tell you how proud this entry made me feel... especially after today :)

I love you Vanessa and can say without a doubt, you made me the man I am today... and I'm even more proud to be called Vanessa's husband.