I'm ending a 6 month blogging hiatus to wish my lovely mother a happy birthday. Today she is 62. Lately, I've been feeling sentimental about her because a book she gifted Carter a while ago has been on repeat in our house. The book teaches a somewhat complex message in a beautiful and simple way. It's actually kind of embarrassing because I become a complete ball baby every time I read it. At first I tried to hide that I was crying from Carter and Naomi but now they just know that the book from their Sweetheart makes Mom have "happy tears."
Like the book, my mom has a talent of teaching important lessons beautifully and simply. She has the biggest smile of any 62-year-old woman I've ever known and has an even bigger laugh. She's a yellow and likes to party. The picture, above, is a perfect representation of her. She has a larger than life personality and one of her classic phrases is "go big or go home."
She was my best friend all growing up. As a little girl, she'd let me tell my stories that went on and on... and on... She taught me to "kill em' with kindness" and the importance of a smile. One year, for her birthday, I gave her a candy dish that had the quote by Walt Disney that says, "It's kind of fun to do the impossible" because she is known for making the "impossible" happen. She's persistent and determined, wildly competitive (although you would never guess it) and fiercely loyal.
I remember being in middle school always hearing parents joke about how their kids didn't think they were cool anymore and anxiously awaiting the day when I would be embarrassed of her.. but the day never came. I always loved when people got to meet her because I knew they would love her, just like how I loved her.
For fun - a few blasts from the past (in no particular order) that make me happy.
^ high school senior picture
^^ My mom and my older sister Shalice
^^ Pregnant with me!
^^ Me & Her 
and one of my all time favorites from before I was born..
Happy Birthday, Mom!!
The book that makes me a ball baby HERE.
