"Daddy Vince"

Calling him, "Daddy Vince" started this summer. He's the kind of man that everyone just respects so very much, the kind that gives wisdom through every word he says and the kind of man that you just cherish the time with him and his family. But it wasn't till this summer that the name kinda became true....

The trip back from Frankfort to Germany was difficult. Mr. Vince had a tremendously high fever and kept going in and out of consciousness. He moved from the back of the plane where he started feeling sick, to first class where he could recline. His fever was so high that each time i dipped the four clothes that surrounded his head into ice cold water, his fever would suck all the cold out of those wet clothes and replace it with a hot wet pad. i kept rotating the ice clothes around his face, dipping one in, and replacing another. He was burning up, but at the same time he was freezing cold and we had bottles of hot water under the three blankets that we had covered him up in, trying to warm him up and cool him down at the same time. the flight attendants and passengers all kinda watched bewildered at what to do, but were oh so kind and helpful. we had to stay in DC overnight as Mr. Vince went to the ER straight from the plane in DC, as we rushed past customs.

We had just finished an amazing trip to Ukraine. He was with the business symposium and i was at the orphanage. the trip back was challenging, but God worked it out so that we made it home for Mr. Vince to rest. Ever since the challenge of the trip back this summer, he's called me his daughter, (adopted of course, which made it believable when the flight attendants and hospital and customs guards asked him who i was), and i had called him "Daddy Vince."

So that was then...this is now:)

Today, i found out that Daddy Vince is gonna play a HUGE part in the next part of my life. I'm so thrilled...so so so thrilled. Ryan's also thrilled, because he had the chance to get to know Mr. Vince in China. Daddy Vince is going to marry Ryan and I! He'll always have that special spot in our life when we think back to our wedding day, because he's going to make us official husband and wife!:) I'm so happy that he'll play that part.

Not only that, but Ale Grace his daughter, will be a Junior Bridesmaid in my wedding;) She's my little sister's best friend:)

My two crazy cats, Ale Grace and Ashley Grace....my Junior Bridesmaid and Junior Maid of Honor!

sleepover 06 with the girls

Doggy Date with the girls:)

girls looking absolutely beautiful!

ok, more on wedding stuff later:) these just got me really excited today:)