Mother's Day

On mother's day, the world joins together in celebrating mothers and everything they do. You can't go five minutes without hearing or seeing an advertisement or announcement for mother's day cards, brunches, gifts, or events. It is really difficult to ignore.

Last year, I bought the perfect Mother's Day card. It had a little girl on a swing in a flower-filled field. The swing even moved. On the inside, it said something about always being there, and was just generally the sweetest, most perfect card I've ever bought.

But I didn't have mom's address. And then for whatever reason, we weren't able to spend Mother's Day together, so I never gave it to her. Her health, her work, my thesis- I'm not sure the cause. So I ended up saving the card for next year. I figured it wasn't a big deal, and that she didn't mind not getting the card.

I still have the card, and it will forever remind me of the fact that the last time I had the opportunity to celebrate with her on Mother's Day, I didn't. I can only hope she knew that I was thinking of her, and that she was so special to me.

Second River Cats Game of 2010

The day before Mother's Day, John and I went to see the River Cats with his parents.