
The big day
Tomorrow is the big day. Ashlyn gets married. The fact that these kids are old enough to do that is crazy to me. I mean truthfully, it seems like it was her and I against the world, living in south of the cities in the small town of Veseli.
Picture it, (as Sophia would say on the Golden Girls) a young girl living with her mother in a quiet house on main street, in a town that would take five minutes to walk end to end. Seriously though we had some great times, as poor as I was, lol. After all I wonder to this day if I was the one that invented “paycheck to paycheck” lifestyle. I kid, but truthfully, we were broke.
Once a month we would go do something fun that we could afford. Sometimes it was going to a bigger town and watching a movie at the theater on cheap nights, or we’d go to the truck stop and order pancakes and ask the waitress to light a candle if she had one.
The rest of the month we’d do other stuff, like go for bike rides or walks and pick up trash alongside the road and talk about the environment (because sometimes you need to be inventive when you don’t have a dime to your name). Of course we’d play hopscotch in the church parking lot, go sliding in the winter or watch cartoons. Can you tell I miss that little girl?
My biggest dream for my kids is that they are happy adults and that if they choose to get married they are with a person that’s good to them. I think Jarod is the perfect match for Ashlyn. They dream together, laugh together and take care of each other. It makes my heart happy, and I pray that they will have a lifetime of happiness.
The fact that their wedding is outside, makes me also thankful for the clear skies we’ll be having. They are super unconventional about their wedding which I think is going to be a blast. They’re getting married on Ashlyn’s late grandpa’s farm with only a few friends and all her siblings and mom’s and dads.
I asked her the other day if she had someone make her a cake, to that she replied, “no, we’re just having brownies.” After the meal we’re going to stay for a bonfire, since there is no dance, and then go home tomorrow night.
I can’t wait to see my first born being walked by her dad and brought to Jarod. She’s going to be a beautiful bride…even though she’s still a four year old and we’re eating pancakes by candlelight.
Congrats Ashlyn and Jarod.
Until next time,
Fairchild “love is a beautiful thing” Farmgirl
Suzanne Fairchild is a freelance writer who lives on a farm in southwest Minnesota with her husband and children. She can be reached at rmf@itctel.com.
Picture it, (as Sophia would say on the Golden Girls) a young girl living with her mother in a quiet house on main street, in a town that would take five minutes to walk end to end. Seriously though we had some great times, as poor as I was, lol. After all I wonder to this day if I was the one that invented “paycheck to paycheck” lifestyle. I kid, but truthfully, we were broke.
Once a month we would go do something fun that we could afford. Sometimes it was going to a bigger town and watching a movie at the theater on cheap nights, or we’d go to the truck stop and order pancakes and ask the waitress to light a candle if she had one.
The rest of the month we’d do other stuff, like go for bike rides or walks and pick up trash alongside the road and talk about the environment (because sometimes you need to be inventive when you don’t have a dime to your name). Of course we’d play hopscotch in the church parking lot, go sliding in the winter or watch cartoons. Can you tell I miss that little girl?
My biggest dream for my kids is that they are happy adults and that if they choose to get married they are with a person that’s good to them. I think Jarod is the perfect match for Ashlyn. They dream together, laugh together and take care of each other. It makes my heart happy, and I pray that they will have a lifetime of happiness.
The fact that their wedding is outside, makes me also thankful for the clear skies we’ll be having. They are super unconventional about their wedding which I think is going to be a blast. They’re getting married on Ashlyn’s late grandpa’s farm with only a few friends and all her siblings and mom’s and dads.
I asked her the other day if she had someone make her a cake, to that she replied, “no, we’re just having brownies.” After the meal we’re going to stay for a bonfire, since there is no dance, and then go home tomorrow night.
I can’t wait to see my first born being walked by her dad and brought to Jarod. She’s going to be a beautiful bride…even though she’s still a four year old and we’re eating pancakes by candlelight.
Congrats Ashlyn and Jarod.
Until next time,
Fairchild “love is a beautiful thing” Farmgirl
Suzanne Fairchild is a freelance writer who lives on a farm in southwest Minnesota with her husband and children. She can be reached at rmf@itctel.com.