My mother

Being as it is my mothers birthday...

My mom and I (well my family and I) have had some major issues. A rollercoaster ride is an understated description. In these recent years though I find myself missing and really feeling the distance between my family and I. It makes me really appreciate the 2 weeks a year I get to see them.

Sidenote: My father hasn't lived in the same state as me since 2006 and the rest of my immediate family followed him in 2010. So, when I say distance I literally mean distance.

I'm not very close with my mom. We just don't communicate well. It used to upset me but as I got older I realized sometimes people just don't communicate well--we still love each other just the same. That's not to trivialize the fact that I respect the hell out of that woman. When I was in middle school my mom started going to college. She was also working full time as a wedding planner (my mom is fantastic at what she does!). She was ALSO a military wife; I have a respect for any military wife because I know firsthand how stressful and time consuming that can be. I remember many days waking up to my mother studying in the kitchen, coming home to her working out the details of so and so's wedding, and then planning some event for my dad and his squadron. Seriously, my mom is wonder woman. I hope I'm half of the wife and mother she is.</div>