Holly Guyon Talks about her Tatoo

Hey readers I have my very first guest blogger on my blog. Holly recently got a tatoo with a beautiful story behind it. Ladies and Gentlemen, Holly Guyon.


I got a tattoo in memory of the love of my life Peter Guyon...I wanted a symbolic tattoo that was pretty but held a lot of meaning so with the help of a friend, this is what we came up with:


The diamond shape in the middle represents our love (unique and forever like a diamond)
The flower petals represent the four years that we were married
The black swirly lines represent our lives, his line is the one on the right (notice it's shorter)
The green vines represent our growth - how we grow in different directions and now we are apart but will still always be connected by our love (the diamond)
The black "dots" on either side are tear drops - which represent how much I miss him and always will
And the colors of course are green and purple - each of our favorite colors


I wanted to put it in a place where I will always see it and remember him so I decided on the inside of my left wrist...it makes me smile when I see it and I also get to tell people about him all the time when they ask me about my tattoo...love never dies!



Holly

Our mistaken identity

Have your kids ever embarrassed you by telling the truth? Mine did today. The neighborhood kids all came over to jump on trampoline today. I took a chair outside to referee how many people were jumping at a time so that Cooper wouldn't get trampled. Over the past 8 months we have developed somewhat of a relationship with our neighbors across the street. However, he has never been able to remember our names. We first noticed this at a birthday party when he introduced us as Dean and Nicole instead of Chad and Cat. We were so taken back that we didn't say anything. So, he continually calls us Dean and Nicole and we answer to it, because we didn't want to embarrass him. Well, today as I was sitting watching the kids in my backyard he came over to check on his kids and he said "Hey Nicole! How are ya? Where's Dean?" Before I could even answer him Cameron said " My dad's name is Chad and my mom's name is Cathy but she goes by Cat, so I think you might have just embarrassed yourself!" He looked at me and said "really? I've been calling yall that for 8 months". Then I had to have a very awkward conversation about why we never said anything. I could have killed Cameron! And NO Chad wasn't outside with me!

Hide and seek

The other day Cameron talked us into playing hide and seek in the house, in the dark! So we played on teams. Cooper was on my team to start with and we hid first. It was a fast game because the minute Cooper heard "ready or not here I come" he could not control his excitement And started laughing and squealing because of the anticipation of someone finding him in the dark. It was so funny. I tried to hide with him twice then we switched partners and he did the same thing with Chad. So funny

Have you ever been in a place in your life where you felt like you were just standing still. Closing one chapter but not yet beginning another. It's the most awkward feeling. Alot of raw emotion. Anticipation, uncertainty, loneliness. At the same time knowing full well that God is still in control and has a plan but desperately trying to see it through His eyes to get the big picture?