i don't know where i'd be...

this weekend is a very important one...

no, it's not my birthday..

(that's in 2 weeks..yipee!)

but it IS an equally cool holiday, 

celebrating an even cooler person...

my mama :)

i seriously don't know where i'd be without her..

she is my biggest cheerleader...

she loves me ALL OF THE TIME...

and she is hands down, the most GIVING person I have ever met...


and although there are too many to possibly name..


here's my TOP ten list...
of reason's i love my mom so much...

10. she always buys the "right" kind of water for me...

9. she has bought me EVERY pair of pajamas i own...

8. when she visits is the ONLY time all of the laundry is done & plants have enough water...

7. she thinks its a"great idea" when i tell her i want to paint every piece of furniture i have white..

6. she always asks me if i'm "all packed" days before a trip, even though she knows i'm a procrastinator and won't do it till the night before i leave...

5. she can't cook and talk to me at the same time...

4. never have i laughed harder in all my life than with this woman...

3. she loves my children as much as she loves me...

2. she puts up with my dad.. and always will...

1. she demonstrates God's unconditional love to me, everyday... 

if I was half as nice as her I'd have WAY more followers on this blog...

just joking..

but seriously... 

my mother ROCKS...

it's hard not to think of her as just MY (and ok, my sister's too) mom...

believe it or not.. 

she had a whole life before me...

and that's what i'd like to share with you today...

my mommie...

before she was my mommie...

she was (and still is)  one of the smartest, sexiest, and coolest people i know...

check this out...




ok, this is sometime in high school... 
how cute is she?

chillin in front of the family car...

here's a sexy bathing suit shot..

(she's the one on the left)

all ready for prom...

with who else but my dad...

(don't you just dig the yellow suit?)

super long hair...

i can see why my dad was ga ga :)

here she is with my cousin Renee..

this is one of my absolute favorites....

do you see how short that skirt is???

ok, fast forward a couple years and here's where i entered the picture...

(that's me in the belly)

for a long time it was just her and me...

SeaWorld every Monday...

yes, mom...

i still remember those days...

yep, i'm super blessed that God put me with this chick...

and i hope I'm JUST like her...

when i grow up...

:)

Happy Mothers Day!!

i love you mommie...