Ok, so in about two weeks we will be moving to a bigger house. We are going from a tiny 650 sq. ft apartment to a 2bdrm + den house. What can I say, I am extremely happy! We have been in a packing frenzy this past weekend too. It was nice because my daughter has been really helpful this time. I think it is because she is older, but she has been really helpful and considerate.
In packing up somethings, I found some old photos. There is the only baby picture of me that I own, the picture of my grandparents, with my mom and her brothers and sisters and a picture of my daughter when she was only a few months old.
With finding the picture of my grandparents, my mom and her siblings, it was sobering for me to realize how short life is. Its hard to accept that the ones you love will not be around forever. I realized how young I must have been when the picture of my mom and her siblings and how much I miss my aunt, uncles and grandparents.
Then I come across the most precious photo of all. My baby girl sleeping in her great-grandmothers arms at just a few months old. She is such a precious and beautiful child and I really hope that I convey that effectively to her.
Please, do not hesitate to tell your loved ones how much you care about them or how important they are to you. Life is just to short.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Its just another year...
I was up at 6am this morning. Sitting on the couch with the news on the TV as background noise, I can see my daughter still sleeping in bed. I think back to the day we brought her home and how scared I was that she would fall out of her car seat. I remember the day when she first said Mommy and her first day of kindergarten.
I remember each and every day for the past 10, almost 11 years that have past. There were some not so good days, like the days she was sick, and the day she had to have her tonsils taken out and feeling helpless when I couldn't help her feel better. But most of my memories are of good days, like when she held my face in her hands and told me that she would always be Mommy's little girl, no matter how old she gets. I remember when she told me how much fun she had and how she loved our first vacation to Walt Disney World. I remember how she would take care of me when I was sick, making me soup to eat for lunch and covering me with a blanket while I lay on the couch.
Two weeks ago, as my daughter and I did the March of Dimes Walk for Babies, we walked among the USC campus. We had a very adult talk about her going to college. It was a good talk. She asked questions and I answered them to the best of my ability. But this talk made me realize, my time with her is short. I have 7 years left before she leaves for college and I thought, that is a really short time. The past 10 years seems to be 10 minutes!!! I just hope that the next several years last longer than 10 minutes.
I remember each and every day for the past 10, almost 11 years that have past. There were some not so good days, like the days she was sick, and the day she had to have her tonsils taken out and feeling helpless when I couldn't help her feel better. But most of my memories are of good days, like when she held my face in her hands and told me that she would always be Mommy's little girl, no matter how old she gets. I remember when she told me how much fun she had and how she loved our first vacation to Walt Disney World. I remember how she would take care of me when I was sick, making me soup to eat for lunch and covering me with a blanket while I lay on the couch.
Two weeks ago, as my daughter and I did the March of Dimes Walk for Babies, we walked among the USC campus. We had a very adult talk about her going to college. It was a good talk. She asked questions and I answered them to the best of my ability. But this talk made me realize, my time with her is short. I have 7 years left before she leaves for college and I thought, that is a really short time. The past 10 years seems to be 10 minutes!!! I just hope that the next several years last longer than 10 minutes.
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