Unanswered Prayers

My stepmom called on my birthday to tell me I had a package coming. She said that it was all in fun and that I would take it one of two ways; I'd laugh or I'd get mad.

I got it the other day. There was a letter stating what she had said on the phone and that her feelings wouldn't be hurt if I threw it away.

Hahahah! I LOVED IT!! And I just have to share it! (BTW, not the highest quality pictures as I had to take pictures of what she did. But you'll get the point)

The wallet she put the album in. It says "Special Memories"

The Album Cover

The next page is the lyrics to Garth Brooks' Unanswered Prayers. In case you are not a country fan or have never heard the lyrics, here they are:

Unanswered Prayers by Garth brooks

Just the other night at a hometown football game
My wife and I ran into my old high school falme
And as I introduced them the past came back to me
And I couldn't help but think of the way things used to be

She was the one that I'd wanted for all times
And each night I'd spend prayin' that God would make her mine
And if he'd only grand me this wish I wised back then
I'd never ask for anything again

Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers
Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs
That just because he doesn't answer doesn't mean he don't care
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers

She wasn't quite the angel that I remembered in my dreams
And I could tell that time had change me in her eyes too it seemed
We tried to talk abou tthe old days
There wasn't much we could recall
I guess the Lord knows what he's doin' after all

And as she walked away and I looked at my wife
And then and there I thanked the good Lord
For the gifts in my life

Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers
Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs
That just because he doesn't answer doesn't mean he don't care
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers

Some of God's greatest gifts are all too often unanswered...
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers

Want to see what else was in the album...

What my stepmom wrote is in quotations.

"First true boyfriend"
(This is at homecoming my freshman year. We were together for 2 years)

"Sharing a special moment together!"
(We were at a Patty Loveless/Clay Walker concert for 4th of July)

(His Junior Prom my freshman year)

"Went to Senior Prom with Tony" "Was very excited when he asked" "He was a really nice guy but very shy"
(Obviously, my taste in men improved with this one)

"First boyfriend brought home for Christmas!" "Sis#2 still talks about Tim!"
(Okay, this was Christmas morning. The whole blogosphere knows what I look like when I wake up now)

"Attended Marine Corps Ball with Tim"
(Damn, thos Dress Blues can make anyone look good!)

(Yes, that is a gun he's holding)

There's one boyfriend missing that I brought home for Christmas. I think the whole family is trying to forget him!