Mommies =)

Most of us spent the weekend treating our mommies (just like we should). Some of us missed our loving mommies and their hugs, either because we are separated by the oceans or by heaven and earth.

They drive us nuts, just like we drive them nuts...sometimes more than other times. I know my mummy (yes that's what I still call her) loves me and I her, but we do love to argue just about anything and everything. It's how we express our love. When she calls me (almost every other day), she tends to drive me nuts, but I do miss her when she doesn't (don't tell her this!). She makes me laugh (especially when it comes to her tech savvy-ness), she makes me cry (well...when I was a naughty wee-one and she was a still scary), she makes me want to pull my hair out...and she also makes me feel loved and at home (which is the best feeling ever).

I didn't get to see my momsicle (I have many nicknames for each member of my family, as they do for me) this Mother's Day. It was our fourth one apart. I did get to see her face thanks to Skype! Living so many miles away from my family is one of the hardest thing for me, though they do drive me nuts, I miss them every second of every day.

So, though its a day late...Happy Mommies Day! I hope all you mommies, first-timers and seasoned veterans, all had a wonderful day. For all of those wishing our mommies we next to us or still with us, they are always right here next to us, in our hearts and in our minds...and I bet you are always in theirs too!

we don't need a special day to show them we love them, though they do like to hear it every now and then, I know mine does =)

"A mother's love is instinctual, unconditional, and forever." - Unknown

Love for your mom - Stewie style!

No Regrets!

Just thought I would share with you what mood I'm in right now! :) I'm facing some very important decisions in my life right now, decisions that will affect the rest of my life, and I just needed to stop and think. And here's what I decided:

Don't live life with regrets. 

Sometimes we cannot avoid it, but you only live once, why would you want to look back 10, 20 maybe even 50 years from now and think, "why didn't I do that?" or "Why didn't I say that?"

Even if you believe in re-incarnation, THIS life you live only once! So hold your head up high and live life like there is no tomorrow.

One of my all-time favorite authors said, "Never look backwards or you'll fall down the stairs." - Rudyard Kipling.

No regrets! LIVE, LEARN & LOVE with all your heart! 

"Man, unlike anything organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyond his work, walks up the stairs of his concepts, emerges ahead of his accomplishments." - John Steinbeck

Forever in My Heart

 "When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure." - Unknown.

I lost a friend in October of last year and watching her old high school band perform, brought back the grief and sadness like it was just yesterday. I still feels like it was just yesterday that I saw her for the last time, always smiling, always laughing. She was so full of life and had so much energy. No one could meet her and not instantly love her. She worked hard, almost everyday...even on holidays! But, she also knew how to love really hard and play really hard too. :)

She was young, her heart full of love, laughter and dreams of flying for the "Blue Angels" in the Navy. She was going to follow her dreams, and did her best and tried her hardest to make those dreams come true!

She was sworn into the Navy the first week of October and she felt like she was already flying! So eager was she to serve her country and follow her dreams, she accepted an earlier date.

But, it was not God's plan and our sweet angel left us to be with Him. She now truly an angel, looking down on us and keeping us safe! We all miss her and love her with all our heart and not a day goes by that we don't miss her or think about her.

I miss you Meranda! My only regret is that God had brought you into my life earlier, so that I could have had more time with you. Just the brief year that I had with you was enough to know what a special person you are!

Every time I hear this song I feel you in my heart watching over us:

"On the plains of Oklahoma With a windshield sunset in your eyes Like a water-color painted sky You'll think heaven's doors have opened You'll understand why God made those fly over state." - Jason Aldean

I LOVE YOU! XOXO



"If tears could build a stairway,
And memories a lane,
I'd walk right up to Heaven
And bring you home again."
~Author Unknown