There Goes My Life...

Ever heard the song by Kenny Chesney "There goes my life"?  It's a great song and worth listening to if you've never heard it. 

The song begins, "All he could think about was, 'I'm too young for this, got my whole life ahead, hell I'm just a kid myself, how am I gonna raise one?'" 

After witnessing Kenny sing this song live in concert almost 5 years ago, I literally bawled my eyes out.  It is almost like it was written for Josh and I.

In the summer of 2002, I met Josh and we were party animals - although anyone that knew us then may agree with me when I say that 'party animals' just might be an under-statement.  Around Christmas that year, just after getting back from a cruise with him and his family, we found out I was pregnant.  Both of our lives did a complete 360.  We quit smoking and drinking and began preparing for a baby... it was definitely not normal at all for us.  I'm sure we really shocked alot of people back then.  It's crazy how much this one little girl changed our lives - for the good - forever.

"A couple years of up all night and a few thousand diapers later... that mistake he thought he made, covered up the refridgerator, oh yeah, he loved that little girl.  Mama's waitin' to tuck her in, as she fumbles up those stairs, she smiles back at him, draggin' that teddy bear, sleep tight, blue eyes and bouncin curls, he smiles, there goes my life, there goes my future, my everything, I love you, Daddy goodnight".  This is the second verse of the song.... now can you see why this song hits so close to home for me?  The pictures covering up the refridgerator, the blue eyes, bouncin' curls, obviously a Daddy's girl....