Two weeks. Too long!

After two weeks of playing house and mom, I'm so glad I get to have my momma back home! She recently went on a trip to the Holy Land and Rome with 74 others from the St. John's Catholic Parish. Her having the opportunity to visit the historical places of Our Lord was a dream come true for my mom and I am so thankful she was able to make this trip of a life time!

Even though I was a little more used to not seeing my mom weeks at a time while I was away at school, it was still hard not having her around those weeks. I think it was also hard because at least before, even if I didn't see her, I could to talk to her on the phone. We talked twice for like 5 minutes each time in the whole two weeks she was gone. It definitely made it feel longer than two weeks.

My mom being gone opened up a few things for me. The first, which is sad, was thinking how life would be without her. I think everyone in my house couldn't help but think about that. How different our lives would be...how empty. Less laughter. Less joy. Less compassion. Less love.

Taking on some of her responsibilities while she was gone also made me realize how much more awesome my mom is! After the first morning of my brother not liking the breakfast I made him because the eggs didn't have enough salt, I gave up waking up early to make a breakfast. I simply made sure there was cereal and milk. My mom wakes up every morning to make breakfast for everyone even when the morning before someone or all of us were picky about what she made.

And then it hit me. I consider my mom my best friend and to be really close to her. I am proud of the relationship we have developed over the years, but in these two weeks I realized how sometimes that can become an illusion in my mind because I'm not often in action showing her the love she deserves. This was a powerful realization and inspired me to be committed to show her how much she means to me every day. I am a lucky girl to have a mom like her. So this post is dedicated to her because she deserves to be acknowledged!

The house feels so much more like home now...just missing Eric and grandma. <3