“Learn to smile at every situation.
See it as an opportunity to prove your strength and ability - Joe Brown”
Well Hello Everyone!! I sincerely hope your
weekend was AMAZING! It was surely a
scorcher here in Houston, TX but a beautiful weekend spent with my fabulous mother
and special friends!
The weekend started off with a MUCH needed
bonding time with my BB and other close friends. A night that consisted of much randomness AS
always, including good food on a quiet little patio in Houston and delicious
margaritas flowing! Saturday (with San
Antonio plans getting postponed for our ladies weekend) I rearranged our plans
and wanted to ensure my mom still got her mother-daughter weekend…so I whisked
her off to the Kemah Boardwalk for a weekend retreat of good food, great
atmosphere and though I lived in Kemah/South Shore for YEARS, I surely never
experienced the boardwalk like this!
I adore my mother, and since Mike’s passing,
she has surely stepped up to the plate and the unconditional love through this
time (not that it was not already there) but no matter how old you get, there
is just something about a mother’s love that cannot be matched! Mom and I have always been close, but once I
took on the role of not only Mike’s wife but full-time caregiver, my first
priority was my husband and I didn’t spend as much time with my mom…she definitely
understood, and she was always just a phone call away. It’s been years since my mom and I had a weekend
just us, and it was much needed and I feel closer to her than ever!
Kemah was jumping! And Man oh man was it hot!! We ventured out
but quickly retreated to our room for relaxation and enjoyed people watching on
the patio – it was fun from this view…I now know what we look like to people
peering down from their balconies and seeing us all run around like little
ants, jumping in and out of the water fountains and dipping in and out of all
the shops and eateries. It was fun to
see all the small children full of zest and not a care in the world! It made me happy to see all the couples young
and old intertwined in each other embrace sharing an ice-cream and gazing at
the Galveston Bay. Hearing all the
screams of fear mixed with excitement as they attempted to ride all the
challenging rides on the Boardwalk – little did my mom know how her night would
consist of a life changing experience.
My Pea ended up joining us for dinner and a
night full of excitement! Mom treated us
to a nice dinner at Landry’s overlooking the Bay – it was remarkable and thoroughly
enjoyed! Mom and Pea had never met, and
Becky remains a staple in my life and a friendship that will never be broken! Dinner was fabulous but still being a little
steamy outside; we went back to the room for some drinks and hysterical conversation! Mom and Pea hit it off as I knew they would –
oh how we didn’t anticipate the following!
The view of Kemah on top of the Ferris wheel was breathtaking and as we
scanned our next ride, The Pharaoh of Fiery (? I think that was the name)…this
is one that not only is creepy looking but a fearful adventure as well!! Pea
and I somehow convinced mom to ride it – oh my!!! You could probably here mom’s scream
throughout the boardwalk (I am surprised the PD didn’t show up – it sounded as
a bloody murder was happening!) She could not get off the ride fast enough and
just as she did, PLOP, mom trips off the ride onto the feet of a Kemah
Boardwalk employee – I am not sure who was more fearful, him or my mom!! Thank
goodness Pea was there, I would not have heard the end of it – Thanks Pea for
being the buffer! Haah! I blame the
tequila from Mom’s margarita – or maybe just the thrill and scared Shi*less
feeling she just experienced! A few more
rides were rode and the hotel was calling our name. Needless to say it was a GRAND night; with an
Outstanding experience…memories were made!
I spent Sunday-Fun-day napping and recouping. I was blessed with a generous 2nd
wind and met my Pea for dinner in Kemah!
Low and behold as we sit there, mingling with the patrons and waiting on
her hubby…gasps, ooohs and aaaghs were heard throughout the venue and I look up
in complete confusion…who is it? Is it a bird, a plane? No, just Mario Williams…who? We got a quick
lesson from a HUGE fan, still “agh whatever” to me...Now let me see one of The
Real Housewives of ANY show or my men from Duck Dynasty – I will surely push
someone overboard for a picture --- Mario who?
I must admit, it was sort of neat, just to be sitting a few feet from
him, leaving the sports fans up to the picture taking and such…Mario Who? The day came to ahead and the next thing I
knew my alarm was going off (always too early) as usual and I welcomed Monday
with Open arms!
For all that know me, I take pride of all my
friendships…new , old and some as fresh as a baby’s behind (You know I never
really got that saying – sitting in a diaper filled with baby stuff – not too
fresh ;) As for the friendships, all different, yet the same. I am fortunate to have friendships that are
open, honest and we just allow each other to be US! I strive to have these relationships and I
jump at the chance to introduce each and every one of you, for I hope that you
make the same connection as I have and love each other just as I love you! You all remain a HUGE part of my life and my
healing as I continue to journey into my new normal…though I cannot really
guarantee I will ever be the definition of “normal”, gosh, I never have been
--- and I like it that way!
In closing I hope we learn to live as the
quote in this entry – SMILE!
XO LC
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