Wednesday, May 14, 2014

THANKS TO LIFE SAVING FRIENDS



I WANTED TO GIVE A BIG HUGE SPECIAL THANKS TO THESE GUYS.   IN THE PHOTOS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT IS  ARLO GUTHRIE,   MARK HUGHES,   MARK HUGHES,  JIM WAMPLER,  JIM WAMPLER,   RICHARD MYERS,  RICHARD MYERS,   MARK HUGHES.
THESE GUYS HAVE MADE A HUGE IMPACT ON MY LIFE.
  I GUESS I WILL GIVE MY GRATITUDE LEFT TO RIGHT.  ARLO GAVE ME THE TOOLS TO BE HAPPY AND LOVED.  HE SAVED MY LIFE MORE THAN ONCE BY TEACHING ME HOW TO LOVE,  HOW TO BE HAPPY,  AND LIFE'S BLESSINGS.   I WOULD NOT BE HERE IF I HAD NOT USED THOSE TOOLS.    YOU NEED A HAMMER TO POUND IN A NAIL.  I AM GRATEFUL HE GAVE ME A HAMMER.
MARK, WOW!  HE IS THE BIGGEST BLESSING I NEVER ASKED FOR IN MY LIFE.   HIS LOVE GROWS.   HE IS MUCH MORE THAN A HUSBAND.  HE IS MY MISTER HAPPY.  THERE IS SO MUCH I COULD SAY ABOUT HIM.
JIM IS MY BEST FRIEND.  HE HAS STUCK BY ME THROUGH SOME PRETTY UGLY TIMES IN MY LIFE.  LIKE MARK,  I NEVER HAVE TO DOUBT HIS LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP.  IT IS A SPECIAL THING TO HAVE SOMEONE  TO LAUGH, LOVE, CRY, AND PLAY WITH. 
ALL OF THIS IS MAKING ME SMILE AND CRY AT THE SAME TIME!!
WHERE WAS I?
RICHARD HAS MADE THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON MY LIFE.  EXCEPT FOR MY FAMILY AND A FEW PEOPLE I KNOW FROM GROWING UP,  SOME PEOPLE IN COLLEGE AWAY FROM FILM,  EVERYONE I KNOW AND LOVE IS BECAUSE I TOOK RICHARD'S CLASS.   I AM NOT EVEN SURE WHEN I FIRST TOOK FILM.  IT WAS AROUND 1981 - 1982.   OH, I GUESS IT WOULD BE WHEN I TOOK STEVE SCHULER'S CLASS.  I  DIDN'T HAVE RICHARD UNTIL FILM II!    ANYWHOO,    ALMOST EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE NOW IS BECAUSE I MET HIM.
 I AM SO SO LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH STELLAR PEOPLE HAVING MY BACK.  THEY HELPED ME SURVIVE,  THRIVE,  AND GROW.   I DON'T KNOW WHY OR HOW I GOT SO LUCKY.