Happy Mother's Day!
Okay, I think I have cheated at least once already this year, by capitalizing on a special occasion to tell you about a person I actually see quite a lot. Oh well. Despite not being 100% true to the intention of starting this blog, I am 100% committed to being able to brag about the people I love the most. (And that love ME the most!!) Meet, Angie. My amazing mom. Who better to celebrate today than her?!
Everyone thinks their mom is the best mom and so there's probably nothing I can tell you about her to convince you to vote for mine over yours. That's okay. My mom wouldn't want you to do that anyway. But I will tell you why she is amazing...
She is tireless and selfless and thoughtful and optimistic and willing to do anything for anyone with a smile. She has a beautiful smile. Since I was a kid she has re-invented herself multiple times. She went from working for the Boys and Girls Club after University to being a clerk at Woodwards and a school bus driver. When my brother and I were in school, she went back to school and became a teacher. She rocked that career for 15 years and then became a land administrator, working with my dad. Since retiring from that final career she fills her days with granddaughters and grandmothers (mine - I still have two of them who require regular rides to appointments and such) she golfs and knits and lunches with friends and gardens and looks after two homes, one here and one in Scottsdale where they spend three months a year. She never seems to be in a bad mood - even if she's sick - and I can't count the number of times someone has said a variation of, "Your mom is the nicest lady." I could never argue. It's true and I feel so proud and lucky that she's mine and I'm hers. She and my dad have been so generous over the years, taking us on amazing, fun-filled family holidays, indulging us in our sporting hobbies (even after it was clear we were never going to get rich doing it) and always being willing and able to lend a hand or an ear or a dime. It doesn't matter how old we get, we will clearly always be her kids.
Such descriptions only scratch the surface, of course. Today was Mother's Day and she hosted brunch for 15 people (I know, epic fail by Mike and me). But that's just who she is. She hosted her mother and mother-in-law, my mother-in-law and Mike's mother-in law in addition to my sister-in-law who is also a mother. Confused yet? Needless to say, it was a full house. A fun house. A happy house. My mom's house!
I wasn't named after her, per se, although I do inadvertently get called Angela a lot - and often by people who have never even met her! I don't mind. I learned long ago to answer to both and consider it a compliment. I strive to emulate her in as many ways as possible, in honour of who she is and what she taught me. Again, it's all much deeper than a generic blog can capture, but a mother and daughter's whole story is personal too and so you only get this peek.
Happy Mother's Day, Mom. I love you!
xxxooo
Everyone thinks their mom is the best mom and so there's probably nothing I can tell you about her to convince you to vote for mine over yours. That's okay. My mom wouldn't want you to do that anyway. But I will tell you why she is amazing...
She is tireless and selfless and thoughtful and optimistic and willing to do anything for anyone with a smile. She has a beautiful smile. Since I was a kid she has re-invented herself multiple times. She went from working for the Boys and Girls Club after University to being a clerk at Woodwards and a school bus driver. When my brother and I were in school, she went back to school and became a teacher. She rocked that career for 15 years and then became a land administrator, working with my dad. Since retiring from that final career she fills her days with granddaughters and grandmothers (mine - I still have two of them who require regular rides to appointments and such) she golfs and knits and lunches with friends and gardens and looks after two homes, one here and one in Scottsdale where they spend three months a year. She never seems to be in a bad mood - even if she's sick - and I can't count the number of times someone has said a variation of, "Your mom is the nicest lady." I could never argue. It's true and I feel so proud and lucky that she's mine and I'm hers. She and my dad have been so generous over the years, taking us on amazing, fun-filled family holidays, indulging us in our sporting hobbies (even after it was clear we were never going to get rich doing it) and always being willing and able to lend a hand or an ear or a dime. It doesn't matter how old we get, we will clearly always be her kids.
Such descriptions only scratch the surface, of course. Today was Mother's Day and she hosted brunch for 15 people (I know, epic fail by Mike and me). But that's just who she is. She hosted her mother and mother-in-law, my mother-in-law and Mike's mother-in law in addition to my sister-in-law who is also a mother. Confused yet? Needless to say, it was a full house. A fun house. A happy house. My mom's house!
I wasn't named after her, per se, although I do inadvertently get called Angela a lot - and often by people who have never even met her! I don't mind. I learned long ago to answer to both and consider it a compliment. I strive to emulate her in as many ways as possible, in honour of who she is and what she taught me. Again, it's all much deeper than a generic blog can capture, but a mother and daughter's whole story is personal too and so you only get this peek.
Happy Mother's Day, Mom. I love you!
xxxooo
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