My Mom and I drove back home to Las Vegas today. I really enjoyed my time with her. It was nice to spend some one on one time with her and it was great to learn some things about my Mom that I never knew. Funny, just when I think I knew everything about her. I was wrong…Imagine that?! Yes, Mom…I said it “I was wrong”. I just want you to know that she is smiling as she reads this right now. She isn’t with me…but I know her. Haha…she likes to be right…and just the fact that I am wrong…makes her right.
I’ve said it before…but I’ll say it again. I love my Mom…I am grateful for her. She has been there for me…through it all. I was 16 years old when I had Taylor…and even though she made it known that she wasn’t happy with me getting pregnant, she never turned her back on me. She was there through it all…she taught me how to advocate and fight for my children’s right and for that…I’m forever grateful. Love you Mom!
Yesterday, my sister brought her friend Gonul to the beach with us. Gonul is from Berlin and this is the first time she has ever been to the United States. She is here to learn English better. It was great meeting her and learning about where she is from and her background. She had never been in the Pacific Ocean before…so I filmed a little video for her. I wasn’t sure if I was going to post it on my blog…but then I thought about it and realized that this is a blog about living…AND Gonul is definitely doing that. She is living! Traveling to another country all by herself. Meeting people, trying new things…She was so excited to see and dive right in! I loved it!!! Enjoy her excitement!
It’s day 3 with my Mom, day 2 at the beach. I woke up at 8 am…and ran down the stairs to the boardwalk and went for a morning run. What a way to start the day. I don’t understand how anyone that lives near the water could feel nothing but absolute joy. Don’t get me wrong stuff happens in life…I get that, but peace overcomes me when I hear, see, and feel the ocean…it’s like Disneyland for adults!
For some reason…I think I believed that I wasn’t able or could never afford to live somewhere beautiful…never thought I could have an Oceanview…AND I’m not sure why I believed that…I think I believe that about a lot of stuff…never thought I was good enough for a certain man/relationship…never thought I could have a certain job….never thought I could have kids that could do anything…AND I realized this summer that all of that is a bunch of crap! If I believe the crap, then I’m gonna get just that…CRAP!!
Guess what? I don’t believe the crap anymore…so guess what else? I declare… that we are gonna live somewhere someday with an Oceanside view.
I have to send a HUGE Thank-you to my friend Cheryl!!! Cheryl read my blog the other day about the madness I was experiencing with Medicaid and she contacted someone that might be able to help me. Today, I received a call from a supervisor at Medicaid who said that for some reason my address wasn’t updated correctly. She advised me that she should be re-activating the kiddo’s medicaid without any problems. She advised me that she would be calling me tomorrow with more information. YAY!!!! Thank-you! Thank-you Cheryl!!! This is definitely a HUGE burden taken off of me!
It’s been the second day with my Mom. I have to be honest…I was extremely apprehensive about traveling with my Mom…AND it has been very nice to spend this time with her. Last night we spent an evening in Hollywood with my sister. We visited my favorite store IKEA, went to dinner, walked down Hollywood Blvd., and explored around the town. Today, we were off to Hermosa Beach and spent the day on the beach, enjoyed pedicures & manicures, walked down on the Strand, and window shopped. It has been nice spending this time with my Mom & Sis. I wasn’t able to get tons of footage on my trusty flip cam, but I filmed what I could and made a little video. ENJOY!
The Little kiddos will be back in 3 weeks, so I figure that I can get at least 2 more beach trips in before hand. When I got back from Bermuda my Mom expressed that she wanted to go to the beach soon (I think she was missing it from seeing the videos that I posted). So, we’re off! We are visiting my sister in Hollywood tonight, and then all 3 of us are headin’ to the the sand & water. I have never been on a trip with just my Sister and my Mom before…so this will be rather eventful I am sure! I’ll let you know what type of trouble we get in…
Today, a bunch of my friends came over and we had a Spa Party & Clothing Exchange. My friend Dawn Welch from BeautiControl came over and put together a Spa Day for me and my friends. I also had everyone bring over clothes, accessories, & shoes that they no longer wanted and we all went through all the stuff and picked what we wanted. We had tons of fun! Check out the video!
She isn’t with me…but I know her. Haha…she likes to be right…and just the fact that I am wrong…makes her right.