I think it's important to reiterate here that I didn't start out wanting to be a gardener, or a designer for that matter. It was trial and error and figuring things out. And sometimes you've got to try something outside of your comfort zone to figure out what it is that you truly love.
Well, you could say that about you and me right from the start. You were never looking for the loud guy, and I certainly wasn't looking for the quiet girl.
Now I look back and go, "If I would've ended up with that quiet guy or that stable guy or that safe guy, I would never have been able to pursue any of these dreams, because no one would have pushed me to these new places I discovered in myself." Those other types of guys might have allowed me to stay in that safe place.
They wouldn't have drawn you out. That's interesting. And if I had wound up with some cheerleader who was always the life of the party, I don't think I would have found my way, either. I needed you for that.
Nowadays when I think about the name , I think about it in terms that refer to much more than the blossoming of our business. I think about the buds on the three, and how they really are just the tightest buds--they look like rocks, almost. And I feel like when Chip and I met, that tight little bud was I was risk averse, and in some ways, I don't think I saw the beauty or the potential in myself. Then I wound up with Chip Gaines and--
You bloomed?
I did. If I hadn't married Chip, I might not have ever bloomed.
I can't imagine what my life would be if we hadn't traveled this road. We celebrated our twelfth anniversary recently, and my dad said something that I thought was really beautiful. He said, "Chip, I always thought, when I was out on the baseball field hitting you those grounders, that I was training you to be the next greatest baseball player. But now, looking back and seeing the person you've become, I was really training you to be the next greatest dad.
Well, you could say that about you and me right from the start. You were never looking for the loud guy, and I certainly wasn't looking for the quiet girl.
Now I look back and go, "If I would've ended up with that quiet guy or that stable guy or that safe guy, I would never have been able to pursue any of these dreams, because no one would have pushed me to these new places I discovered in myself." Those other types of guys might have allowed me to stay in that safe place.
They wouldn't have drawn you out. That's interesting. And if I had wound up with some cheerleader who was always the life of the party, I don't think I would have found my way, either. I needed you for that.
Nowadays when I think about the name , I think about it in terms that refer to much more than the blossoming of our business. I think about the buds on the three, and how they really are just the tightest buds--they look like rocks, almost. And I feel like when Chip and I met, that tight little bud was I was risk averse, and in some ways, I don't think I saw the beauty or the potential in myself. Then I wound up with Chip Gaines and--
You bloomed?
I did. If I hadn't married Chip, I might not have ever bloomed.
I can't imagine what my life would be if we hadn't traveled this road. We celebrated our twelfth anniversary recently, and my dad said something that I thought was really beautiful. He said, "Chip, I always thought, when I was out on the baseball field hitting you those grounders, that I was training you to be the next greatest baseball player. But now, looking back and seeing the person you've become, I was really training you to be the next greatest dad.
( Joanna Gaines )
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