When you are very close to your family it is very difficult to live far away from them. I am lucky that I am only 2 1/2 hours driving distance from them, but in a perfect world I would be able to visit them more regularly. This Mother’s Day my sister is hosting a BBQ and my parents and brother are going to her, and I will be the only one not there…That is tough for me. It is my fault though. I technically could go…but as you read in a previous post my mom visited just last week and I got to spend time with her then. Isn’t that what the day is about anyway? Spending time with your mom? Plus, since I have chosen to live a bit of a distance away, I have to learn to accept I am just going to miss some things.

Here’s to You Mom!

I figure this can be a great forum to openly praise my mom! Here’s to you mom!

My mom is the greatest mom in the world. I am one lucky girl! She has always been there for our family in every way. I strive in every way to someday be a mom like her. She put her entire self into being a mom. She was a homemaker by trade, and along with my dad made us the great and close family unit we are today. I can always count on my mom for anything. She is my friend, my support, and my cheerleader. Words can’t express my thanks…but with all my heart THANK YOU MOM FOR BEING YOU!

This Mother’s day I will be celebrating with my Mother in law. My husband’s family is amazing so I am lucky to be able to spend this day with them. Someday I will be a mother myself, so this day will be mine.  I look forward to that!

So to all the Mothers, I hope you enjoyed your day!

How do you spend Mother’s Day?

Family Help Traditions

Growing up my grandma would always visit and help my mom around the house doing the jobs that she herself never wanted to do. Now, my mom feels that she should pay it forward and do the same for me. These jobs include, washing the windows, mopping the floors, dusting everything very thoroughly, wiping my baseboards…the list could go on and on. This visit she did all that and more. It is so helpful to have someone else do those jobs. Those are the things that no one really sees unless you look up close. Those jobs always get put to the way side, and in my case don’t ever get done.

Other Family Visit Benefits

With her visits come other fun activities. I am lucky enough to have a flexible job and a great boss. (Thanks dad!) Therefore, when my mom visits we are able to do other things which mostly include shopping. My husband someday will have to ban her visits due to the amount of money I spend when she’s here! This time actually wasn’t bad since we both are slowing down our spending and did not buy much, but we still did a lot of errands! It’s fun doing my errands with someone else.

Another thing we do when she visits is EAT! Wow, am I fat after this visit.  She loves trying new and different food (unlike me) and we always end up eating out at different restaurants. This time we did Greek food, Tai food, and greasy baseball stadium food (courtesy of the new Met’s Citi Field). All were very wonderful, but my waistline is not very pleased with me. But hey, all in the name of family, right?

So there ya have it. The sergeant has come and gone, and I wish she could come more often. But I am thankful that both of our schedules are flexible enough to have her come as much as she does. Now it’s back to my normal routine…that is until Thursday when my brother flies in from Europe! Lots of family house guests this weeks!