Mother's Day and the Coming Weeks

Yesterday was Mother's Day! First off, I love my mom.  I think that she's amazing and if I end up being half the mom she is I'm gonna be super lucky.  This Mother's Day was a little different than those of past years.  All three of us girls, Candace, Becca, and I weren't able to actually be with mom.  The girls were on a Haiti retreat with their team and I was, well, here working.  Mom, dad, and Matt did however have a good weekend in Vegas!  I've been getting picture messages all weekend and it's been pretty cool.

In other news, my school semester is wrapping up with rapid speed!  I've got papers to write, poems to revise, and stories to create in a little under two weeks.  I think I can do it without panicking...I hope.  My job at the gym is wrapping up too.  My last shift is this coming Saturday.

Honestly I'm kinda sad that I'm leaving that job.  I really like all the weekend members that I've come to have relationships with.  Phyllis and her husband brought me a set of earrings a few days ago because I let them in ten minutes early when I get to the gym to open and get everything ready.  Ursula, a woman old enough to be my grandma, who comes in once a week to swim and calls me Mandy and always tells me that I have pretty hair.  Then there's Bruce who teases me about never leaving the gym because I'm always working when he comes to work out.  Jimmy is super funny and recently gave me a riddle that I'm still trying to figure out and he refuses to tell me what the answer is!

Anyways, there's a couple more members that I'm going to miss too but those are some of my favorites.  My manager is luckily keeping me as an active employee while I'm gone and hopefully he'll need me when I come back in August.

Well, that's about it for tonight.  Hopefully these last two weeks will go smoothly!  Goodnight everyone.

Missing Home Tonight

I'm missing home tonight because it's Rebecca's Junior prom.  She been to a few other proms and dances before this and not once have I been there.  Honestly I don't remember exactly why I've missed all the ones before tonight's dance, I think I must have been out of town or working.  I've never been able to see her all dolled up and ready to go dance the night away with Eddie (She's had the same date for all her dances so far and I think it's pretty rad).  Nights like tonight make me feel like I'm missing out on a lot, even more than I normally do on an everyday basis. 

There are a lot of things that I wish I could have done better as the oldest sister of four while I was still living at home.  I could have been more kind, more loving, and Lord knows I could have been more patient.  It kinda breaks my heart knowing that I can't get those years back.   

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Well I've sat here staring at the screen for about five minutes now with tears streaming down my cheeks.  I can't really write anymore than what I already have so I think I'm gonna go.  Mom just sent me a picture of Becca and Eddie and they looked absolutely amazing.  I think my sister is the prettiest girl at the school.  = )