Mom’s Day May 12, 2008
Yesterday was Mother’s Day and I was so excited to get to see my mom. I don’t see her as often as I’d like now that I’m on my own. Growing up, every holiday was an opportunity for celebration and we’d always get together at Grandma’s for barbeque, but then there was this huge gap in years where we really didn’t do that. My day started with lounging around Mom’s house talking and reminiscing for hours with my kid sister about all the crazy things our mom has been there for. If you had to label my sister and I, hands down I was a handful and well..she never gave mom too many surprises. If mom gave us both the same task, I would always look for a different way of doing things and if I didn’t stay busy..watch out.
Yesterday was one of those special days where we got to take that short drive over to Grandma’s, of course for the best hamburgers and hot dogs in Texas. Oh, and the potato salad…MMM! I didn’t think I was going to get to enjoy these moments yesterday because I was supposed to work, but luckily I got out of that at the last minute. The look on my grandma’s face when I walked in was priceless. I could never sneak much passed her, so being able to surprise her felt great. My grandma means the world to our family. If it wasn’t for her, my single mother and aunt wouldn’t have been able to work the ridiculously late hours to provide for my cousins and myself. She was there to pick us up from school, feed us dinner, and sometimes tuck us in for bed. She saw every illness and ailment and kissed so many boo-boos too. She is such a smart and independent woman and I love that.