Last night when I got off work I drove to Charlotte to surprise my mom and pick her up from the airport. My cousin just got married out in Salt Lake City so my mom flew out for that and expected my aunt to be the one picking her up. I love surprises but I am terrible at keeping them...so it's a good thing I decided Sunday afternoon to pick her up compared to a few weeks ago. She was SO surpised to see me which made me really excited because I knew my surprise was a success. She had originally planned to go back home that night but decided to stay in Charlotte at my aunts house with me so we could spend more time together. We had the most delicious breakfast this morning at Terrace Cafe to end a short but sweet trip.
Growing up my mom and I got along until I got into late elementary school/early middle school and then it seemed like we fought like cats and dogs sometimes because I thought the world revolved around me and that kids my age already knew everything. Now don't get me wrong it wasn't constant arguing we did have a our good moments but I definitely went through a sort of I know everything and don't need to listen to you stage. When I was 14 my parents divorced and although I was okay with it, it took a toll on our family. My sister had a hard time with it and my mom had to adjust to being a single parent and doing everything on her own...something I wish I had paid more attention to back then. I always felt like my mom was the "cool mom", she pretty much let my sister and I do what we wanted because she trusted us and knew she had raised us both to know right from wrong. As long as we followed her rules and she knew where we were she was okay with it. She always welcomed my friends over and let them stop by unexpectedly or stay the night without notice and was always very encouraging of my friendships. High school was much better than middle school and we got a long much better, there will still fights and arguments but It always goes back to being a teenager and thinking I knew everything. My mom always supported my sister and I in school and made sure we were always working hard and studying to work towards our goals of graduating and getting into College. She made sure we had what we needed and never went without, we may not have had all the fancy name brands in everything but we had our own cars and things we enjoyed. Fast forward to my freshman year of college and that is when my relationship with my mom finally became a really good relationship. I had a very tough freshman year and my mom helped me through a lot of that and supported me when I made the decision to leave the college I was at and go to a community college back home. And then two years later she supported me when I decided to move in with Michael.
My mom is the most selfless person I have ever known and I truly hope to be the person she is. She always chooses to put others before her and do what she feels is best for everyone else. She is so hardworking, and absolutely loves her job and always works hard to be there for my sister and I. I also love that she accepts and treats Michael like she's known him for years. I chose to title this post super-mom but my mom is so much more than that, she is loving, caring, thoughtful and an all around good person and I'm extremely lucky to have her as an example in my life.
Now, go give your mom a hug!
Growing up my mom and I got along until I got into late elementary school/early middle school and then it seemed like we fought like cats and dogs sometimes because I thought the world revolved around me and that kids my age already knew everything. Now don't get me wrong it wasn't constant arguing we did have a our good moments but I definitely went through a sort of I know everything and don't need to listen to you stage. When I was 14 my parents divorced and although I was okay with it, it took a toll on our family. My sister had a hard time with it and my mom had to adjust to being a single parent and doing everything on her own...something I wish I had paid more attention to back then. I always felt like my mom was the "cool mom", she pretty much let my sister and I do what we wanted because she trusted us and knew she had raised us both to know right from wrong. As long as we followed her rules and she knew where we were she was okay with it. She always welcomed my friends over and let them stop by unexpectedly or stay the night without notice and was always very encouraging of my friendships. High school was much better than middle school and we got a long much better, there will still fights and arguments but It always goes back to being a teenager and thinking I knew everything. My mom always supported my sister and I in school and made sure we were always working hard and studying to work towards our goals of graduating and getting into College. She made sure we had what we needed and never went without, we may not have had all the fancy name brands in everything but we had our own cars and things we enjoyed. Fast forward to my freshman year of college and that is when my relationship with my mom finally became a really good relationship. I had a very tough freshman year and my mom helped me through a lot of that and supported me when I made the decision to leave the college I was at and go to a community college back home. And then two years later she supported me when I decided to move in with Michael.
My mom is the most selfless person I have ever known and I truly hope to be the person she is. She always chooses to put others before her and do what she feels is best for everyone else. She is so hardworking, and absolutely loves her job and always works hard to be there for my sister and I. I also love that she accepts and treats Michael like she's known him for years. I chose to title this post super-mom but my mom is so much more than that, she is loving, caring, thoughtful and an all around good person and I'm extremely lucky to have her as an example in my life.
Now, go give your mom a hug!