Merry Christmas!

Memories...

Going through documents as a part of our preparation-for-moving-clean-up, we found one of my favorite messages from Cade ever.  This is from the beginning of our relationship, before we were engaged.

"Dear Tamara,
I have compiled a list of things that I don't love more than I love you.  They are as follows in no particular order.

1. Any kind of insect bites
2. Meat loaf
3. Anything written by e.e. cummings
4. The board game chutes and ladders
5. After dinner mints
6. Anything made out of silk i.e. shirts and boxer shorts
7. Cliff diving
8. Riding in the car with Chris and Tracy listening to Star Wars music
9. Homework
10. And anything else I can think of your the best I LOVE YOU very much"

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And from our first Christmas together:

Card text:  "I don't have any wishes left for Christmas.  You already came true."

Cade's message:  "Here would be the place in the card to write sappy things about loving you and first Christmas's together.  However you will show the card to everyone and we can't have that.  Thank you for your understanding.  Love, Cade."

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A silly card from shortly after we got married.  I went to El Salvador with my dad, and Cade stayed home and broke his foot, so sometime in January 2001.  The picture of the card is a rooster with a guitar on a cat's back.  

Cade's message: 

"Tamara,

I am so lost without you.  I missed you so much.  All I could think to do was give the chicken a guitar have him climb on the cat's back and sing.  I am so glad you are back the chicken doesn't have a good voice.  Welcome home, I love you so very much.

                                                                                   Cade."