~How do I love thee? Let me count the ways . . . (I)

                  

Billy, there are a zillion reasons why I love you.  You are the love of my 
life and how very grateful I am that our worlds collided and we became one.

I love you because you finally realized that we were 
meant to be together to share our lives through Eternity.

I love you because you married me in the temple. 
What an amazing day that was ~ the beginning of true happiness.

I love that when we first met you were persistent 

in entertaining me with your wit and thought-

provoking antics; I instantly fell deeply in love.

I love you because when you put your arm 

around me, my heart melts all over again.

I love when you laugh ~ everyone wants to be around you but I am

the luckiest because I get to be around you everyday and all night long.

I love you because you want me by your side ~ always.

I love that you can turn my life 

right side up when it goes upside down.

I love that you gave me 6 beautiful 

children that are who they are because of you. 

~~~~~~~~~

 I Have Loved You with an Everlasting Love;  

Have Drawn You with Loving Kindness.

I Was Born To Love You

I love you because after our sweet baby Mindy was born 
your love and devotion to our family multiplied. So precious 
were the moments when I'd watch you holding her in awe.

I love that you went to work every single day so 
that we could have the sensational life that we enjoy.
I love that you waited patiently for me to look high 
and low all over the world to finally find my Stud Muffin.

I love that you also wanted me to be a 'stay at home' mom so 
that I could enjoy every precious moment with our cutie patooties.  

I love that I am your "one and only" and there is 
no one else in the world that you'd rather be with. 

I Was Born To Love You by Queen

I was born to love you with every single beat of my heart. 

Yes, I was born to take care of you every single day of my life. 

You are the one for me I am the one for you. You were made 

for me, you're my ecstasy. If I was given every opportunity 

I'd kill for your love; so take a chance with me, let me romance 

with you. I'm caught in a dream and my dream's 

come true. So hard to believe this is happening to me. 

An amazing feeling Comin' through - I wanna love you

Songwriters: Freddie Mercury ~ I Was Born To Love You lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

~Wonderful Christmastime 1979

HOLIDAY MEMORIES OF THE MATTHEWS FAMILY

Billy, Jamie

Mindy, Marcie, Willie, Robbie, Kenny and Timmy

Keeping our family Christmas blog faithfully throughout the years,

Recording our Christmas memories ~ the love, the joy, the good cheer.

When seventy years have come and gone won't it be a pleasure,

To have a look at years gone by through this special Christmas treasure!

~Our First Christmas as Mr & Mrs~

 Our First Christmas Eve was spent at 'The Matthews' home (Bill and Dorothy). Tim (Billy's brother) and his wife, Jan with their 2 little boys, Tommy (almost 3) and Mikey (almost 1yr) were there along with Cindy (Billy's sister) and her husband, Danny Urban.  Cindy and Danny are expecting a baby in January and Bill and I are expecting a baby on May 5th!  Baba (Bill's mother - Mona Mae) and Grandma Harris (Dorothy's mother, Edna Viola) were also there - Grandpa Harris (David 

Albert) is in the hospital.  Baba's husband, Floyd William Matthews, is deceased.

The whole family gave little Christmas Eve presentations.  It was very entertaining.
We let Tommy open one of his presents and Dad Matthews got to open his TV Atari game.
Tim (Billy's brother) and Billy spent a few hours figuring out and playing the game (in later 
years Billy will beat Dale Murphy in an Atari Baseball - playoff)!  Billy and I live in a
little cottage in Lafayette, California but tonight we all spent the night at Bill and Dorothy's.

My adorable sister-in laws and fabulous mother-in-law

Jan, Jamie, Cindy and Dorothy

 Christmas Day we got up around 8am and opened presents until around 2pm.  The tree had so many beautiful gifts under it and they covered the entire living room floor.  Everyone got exciting presents.  Billy and I got many fun gifts for our new baby-to-be!  It was all so thrilling.  We stayed all day and enjoyed everyone's company.  We wrote down some of our goals for the new year as well.

One of my gifts to Billy were the "12 Days of Christmas":

                                                               12 ~ Christmas Cookies

                                                               11 ~ Minute Back Rub

                                                               10 ~ Ballpoint Pens

                                                                 9 ~ Packs of Gum

                                                                 8 ~ Chocolate Santa's 

                                                                 7 ~ Lollipops 

                                                                 6 ~ Pack of Rootbeer 

                                                                 5 ~ Helium Balloons

                                                                 4 ~ Comic Books 

                                                                 3 ~ Mini Colognes

                                                                 2 ~ Packages of M&M's 

                                                                 1 ~ Christmas Book

 I also got Billy a tie tac, nail clipper case and a tie tool.  He bought me a stuffed Teddy Bear, Estee Lauder perfume, $50 maternity gift certificate, TV Trays and tickets to "A Chorus Line"!

From my Mom (Bette Jo Davis Couch), we got a pen set, 2 gold necklaces, baby pillow and a bath hooded towel!  From my Dad ("Dub" Willard Arnold Couch) and Charlene we got matching sweaters and a baby blanket. From my Aunt Mattie and Uncle Eddie (RedEagle) we got sheets and a stuffed Lion.  From Bill and Dorothy we got a baby Moses Basket and baby T-shirts, pots and pans, $150 for furniture, black pants, shirt, sweater, gloves, oil container and a Maj Jong game.  We got a Backgammon set from Danny and Cindy.  Tim and Jan got us a beautiful baby car seat cover blanket. From Baba a necklace/earring set and a tie for Billy.  From Grandpa and Grandma Great (Harris) we received yummy food and fudge!  And from our landlords, Mr & Mrs Volmer, we received oranges, a baby pillow cover/sham and the "Magic Christmas Ornament" (a gift we treasure and have passed on to each one of our children when they [or their spouse] are pregnant with their first child).

Mikey and Tommy, Tim and Jan's baby boys - Little Cutie Patooties 👦👦

After all the Christmas festivities we came home, watched TV, talked and went to bed! 

This was the perfect Christmas season!