"Too Much perfection!"

For those people who truly know me... hopefully you know that the title of this blog spot is not about being arrogant or snobbish in anyway... for those who don't let me explain what it is that I mean by it. One of my favorite movies is Bed of Roses, yes I know it's a chick flick... not like me.. but in this movie the girl plays a role that is somewhat similar to me in my life. There is a day that she has with her love interest who is a florist, where they are talking about roses and how if it weren't for the thorns they would be truly perfect... to this he brings up one certain rose that is beautiful, yet simple in color, fantastically fragrant, and perfectly thorn less... to which she replies to this rose (the sterling rose, which is also my favorite rose.. and oddly was before the movie) as too much perfection, for she has lived a life with anything but.

I am a simple woman..who loves an amazing man, and has a truley wonderful family.... who's perfection is found in anything but!! I am an American who knows in more ways than most what it means to truly sacrifice to be just that AMERICAN!! I was a military wife for 7 years... I played the "military widow" on many an occassion, and learned the great peace you can have from having a friend who understands where you are at, at just the moment when your loved one in Iraq, or one of a million other places and the kids coloring on the wall is more than you can bear for just that moment.. and I know the bitter tears of losing many a friend and soldier, and then realizing that those sweet smilies on the wall are something far less horrible than you thought before. I am also a woman who loves my Italian heritage and all the passion that comes with it!!! This passion is what pushes me on endlessly. I was blessed with a husband that all though we were not able to make our marriage work, is still one of my very best friends. With him I had three amazing, beautiful, and very passionate baby girls... all of them teach me more everyday than I ever thought possible. They are wonderfully brilliant. I am now with a man whom I adore, and even with all my thorns seems to love me anyway... he and I have had a little boy, and a darling baby girl... Out side of this... I have been given people by Gods grace that make each days living just that much more fragrant and deeply enjoyable. hopefully you know who you are.. for there are a very splendid few who I mean by that statement! But if not, or for those who do not know our young family keep posted and they will all be reveled in time as we journey along our path of TOO MUCH PERFECTION that we call life.