Momma Extravaganza!

Every year around this time I struggle because I have to come up with both a birthday gift and Mother's Day gift for my wonderful mother. Sometimes, if I'm really lucky, it even falls on the same day (which also happened to be the same day as my college graduation). This year, since I took my dad to do something for his birthday (see previous post) I decided to do the same with my mom. Her birthday isn't until Thursday, so she doesn't get to find out until then (and since she reads my blog religiously, neither do you!). We will be spending the day Saturday doing something fun together and I'm looking forward to spending the day with her since I don't get to do that as often as I used to. I love my mom to death, and even though we drive each other crazy sometimes, I know she's always there for me. To say that the beginning of 2012 was rough would be an understatement, but my mom (and my dad, as well) was there for me through it all. I am blessed to have awesome parents and know that I wouldn't be where I am today without them.

Because my mom loves this song (and because she's a sap and I love to make her cry), I recorded one of her favorite songs in honor of her birthday/Mother's Day. So here it is! I love you, Mom!

Not sure why I can't put the video on here right now, but Click Here to see it. Will work on getting this fixed!

Happy [Belated] Birthday, Dad!

So I know that I am way late on this, but I wanted to dedicate a post to my wonderful father for his birthday (which was over a month ago...oops!). My dad has always been super supportive of me, whether it was coaching my softball teams growing up, sitting for countless hours waiting for my four minutes of fame at my gymnastics competitions, or encouraging me to play guitar or sing. I have many wonderful memories with my dad growing up, and many of those include going to Indians games or spending time on the softball field. This year the Cleveland Indians home opener was on my dad's birthday, and I thought it would be an excellent way to celebrate, so I took my parents to the game. The weather was a little chilly, but we had great seats in the sun that gave us an excellent view of the field. Though we didn't pull out a win and sat in front of some obnoxious fans from Toronto, we had a great time and I was happy to make more memories with my dad (and mom!).

The parents

 

Dad and me before the game

Me and Momma