My Favorite Color

So we bought this great side by side double jogger stroller off craigslist and I love it! Not that I jog or anything but I do like to walk for a little exercise. I can't seem to steer clear of the red patterns. I really like them a lot.
I love red. Ever since I can remember my signature color has been red. It really makes me happy. It makes me feel sassy and excited. It makes me feel adventurous like I can accomplish anything, overcome any obstacle, be anything I want to be.
When I was little, my mom had different color highlighters for our family calendar to differentiate each child's schedule. Mine was red. For a while I decided I didn't care for red but I couldn't change colors because there were 7 of us and only what, how many colors to choose from? All the other colors that they make into highlighters were taken by another sibling. It was against the rules to trade colors as well. That was too confusing.
My first and only car is red. I like to write with red pens. I used to wear this pair of red pants, corduroy. They were my favorite. I still have them. Perry really likes them too. My cell phone has been red when I can afford to make it that way (every other time when I have to get a new one). I painted our apartment wall red (without asking the landlord, oops)!

Monday night we were at our new house doing some yard work. We stopped at my brother in law's house and he asks Ruby what she planted in our garden. She says, "dirt." Which was exactly what we did. Then, we get in the car and she cries almost the entire way home (25min). She is so tired, and it's late. It had been a very long day and I'm just about to lose my cool when she and Perry start singing primary songs. If you ask her what song she wants to sing it's usually primary songs. They start singing. Perry starts singing a song that he doesn't really know the words to. I join in because I know the words. I feel the spirit. Peace begins to re-enter my soul. We get home, and I get Ruby out of her carseat. She snuggles up on my shoulder, pats me on the back a few times, and then gives me a little back rub.

My red with forever be Ruby.