OMG he's so cute!

Over two years ago, my mom and I were like enemies.  We never saw eye to eye.  I seriously felt like her sole mission in life was to ruin mine.  I was stubborn.  I was selfish.  I wanted to do whatever I wanted.  But what I didn't take in consideration was her feelings.  Parents really do want to protect us from harm.  They just want to make sure we're okay. 

Imagine that your child didn't come home to meet their curfew, and you've waited 3 hours for them to arrive.  You call their cell phone over and over only to get their voicemail every single time.  First you're infuriated, then fear takes a toll.  You think of every bad situation your child could be in.  Are they safe?  Are they hurt?  And as soon as your child pulls up on the driveway you scream every obscenity imagineable.  But you don't do this because you really want to disown them or kick them out of the house.  You do this because your child betrayed your trust.  You were simply worried, but your child thinks that all of your yelling/lecturing is a way to make their life more miserable.

Being a single parent, I knew my mom got lonely.  But did I think of her when I was hanging out with my friends any time I wasn't at work or at school?  No.  And everytime she asked me to go with her anywhere, I always said no because I didn't want to be "bored".  I think back on those moments and I feel so ashamed.  Why did I abandon the one person who sacrificed so much for me?  I needed to grow up.  My mom and I didn't speak for more than 3 months.  It tore me apart and made my heart sink.  It felt like a part of me was missing.  So I wrote her a letter, apologizing for my every wrong doing.  Apologizing for not being the daughter she expected me to be.  And I told her that I would do whatever it took to gain her trust back.  I promised that from then on, I'd strive to be the daughter she raised me to be. And now my mom and I are best friends.  NO LIE.  I can tell her anything.  And anytime I get a chance to hang out with her, I jump at the opportunity. 

My mom deserves every wonderful thing in the world.  And that is why I am pleased to say that my mom is engaged!!  I've never seen her any happier!  Except probably on the day I was born LOL jk.  My mom has been through a lot and I know that raising my brother and I on her own has been difficult.  We've driven her nuts with our misbehavior, bad attitude, breaking curfew, receiving bad grades (well not me LOL) and much more that is way too personal.  So seeing her smile and hearing her laugh, brings me so much happiness.

Wonderful things happen to wonderful people.  I am surrounded by many wonderful people.  What have I done to deserve them?  I don't know.  But I'm glad and grateful.  Because of them, life has been amazing.

This video is hilarious!!

I'm a hopeless romantic, what can I say?

♥ JEN