Ethan and Lisa: A Trip Down Memory Lane

Last Sunday was Mother's Day. My first Mother's Day! :) What a joy it is to be a mother. Julia has made it such a joy to be a mother.

Ethan made it special for me by treating me to breakfast at my favorite breakfast place, "Eggs N Things" Saturday morning. He also had a present for me. On Sunday, we went to his Mom's house after church and celebrated Mother's Day with her and his brother's family.

Mother's Day also is special to me for another reason. Let me explain:

Let's go back in time... 5 years ago.  My brother, Phil, was graduating from seminary.  My parents and siblings had all flown out for the special occasion. The Friday before graduation, my family attended Phil's Bible Study (he was the teacher at the time). After the Bible Study was over, we stayed for awhile and talked with Phil's Bible Study friends. I remember standing in a circle with a bunch of people and there was this cute guy standing next to Phil who had such a great smile!

2 days later (Mother's Day, 2006) was seminary graduation. After the ceremony, there was a graduation celebration with Phil and 3 other men from his fellowship group at church.  I remember seeing that "cute guy" again. My sister saw him talking to my other brother, Mike, and asked me, "Who's that guy? I wonder if he's one of Mike's friends from Word of Life."

My sister and I had been sitting at a table that was quite crowded so we were sharing a chair. Well, everyone got up and left after some time but Laura and I forgot that we were still sharing a chair.  We must have looked funny at that empty table, sharing a chair. :) Well, that cute guy came over and said, "You know, there are plenty of chairs" (meaning we didn't have to share a chair anymore) but I thought he was asking to sit so I said, "sure, go ahead and have a seat." Then I realized what he meant and laughed in embarassment. Nevertheless, he sat down next to me and introduced himself as Ethan.  Laura, Ethan, and I talked for awhile. I remember thinking that he was a nice guy.

Little did I know that that Mother's Day, 2006, was the first time I would talk to my future husband. :) So, not only is Mother's Day special to me now because I'm a mother, but it's also a reminder to me of meeting my husband for the first time. Sweet memories...