Happy Birthday, Mom!

I don't blame anyone for wondering if I'm alive anymore. I have been so busy with work that I hardly have time or inspiration to blog about too much lately. But I'm still here, trying:)

This weekend was my mom's 70th birthday and it was a great time. We had a surprise party for her and her brother and his wife flew in from Colorado to be here for the festivities. The room was fille with people that love my mother and it was great to do something for someone who gives so much to others.

With respect to this blog, I have to say that it's so weird to see your parents age. And I don't think you really realize they age until you get out of college. At least I didn't. Though mom didn't have me till she was 38, I was too busy focusing on my life steps (high school, college, etc.) to think that my mom was aging. She looks so young, too, so it was hard to notice. But it creeps up on you...you realize your parents are older and then...yes, you realize you are, too.

"But I still feel 23!" I often say.

I bet my mom does too!

Anyway, here's a shout out to hug your parents extra tight. I hope you have a good enough relationship with them to be able to say "I love you" at random. I tell my mom every time I see her, because every time is that precious to me. Life moves pretty fast...you know the rest, right?

Happy 70th, mommy:)