i.me.moi.

So today I pondered ME.

and here are some of the things I came up with:

I AM.... smiling :)

I THINK.... i am pretty much the LUCKIEST girl in the world!

I KNOW.... everything happens for a reason...

even though some things are hard to understand at the moment.

I WANT.... friends and family always close by.

I HAVE.... the most wonderful family EVER!

I MISS.... my Aunt Kerstin, Uncle Mike,

Jack, Kolby, and Kenz every single day....

I HEAR.... laughter.

I SMELL.... spring :)

I CRY.... when i think about leaving Home soon....

I CRAVE.... cafe rio salads!

I SEARCH.... for new dreams DAILY. It's pretty much an obsession!

I WONDER.... where I will be 10 and 20 years from now.

I REGRET.... being so stubborn ;)

I WISH.... I could sit on the beach ALL DAY long!

I LOVE.... spring rain storms :) they've gotta be a piece of heaven.

I CARE.... about birdies, pars, and bogeys.

I ALWAYS.... think about the future.

I WORRY.... about my siblings on a daily basis.

I AM NOT.... ready to grow old.

I REMEMBER.... being a little girl :) like it were yesterday....

I BELIEVE.... miracles happen on a daily basis.

It's just a matter of truly opening your eyes to find them.

I SING.... all the time! Horribly, so I'm told.

I AM NOT ALWAYS.... on time.

fashionably late is my middle name.

I ARGUE.... with My Dad :) more than anyone.

my mother says its because I am exactly like him!

which I pretend to disagree with, but secretly LOVE.

I WRITE.... what I think.

I LOSE.... my phone, keys, and wallet ALL THE TIME.

I LISTEN.... to music constantly!

I DON"T UNDERSTAND.... death.

But I've come to conclude that someday, I will.

I CAN USUALLY BE FOUND.... on the golf course

laughing with my brothers.

I NEED.... a vacation :) to Hawaii preferably!

I FORGET.... all the time. Definitely something I need to work on.

I AM HAPPY.... with ME!

I am not perfect

in any way.

I do not have all the money in the world.

I BaReLy graduated from High School.

I eat almost a fourth of the batter when I bake cakes or brownies.

(SHHHH don't tell!)

I dream about being FILTHY RICH :)

and the many things I would do if I were.

I sing way too loud in the shower.

And I am late to church ALOT.

Sometimes my clothes don't match my shoes.

And more often than not

my jeans are a LiTtLe bit too tight!

BUT

I AM HAPPY!

And I wouldn't ask for any other life.

I have a family who loves me

on earth and in heaven.

And to me....

that is all anyone needs.

xoxo

SeLu MaRie

To you Mother. My dearest friend.

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY

Mothers Day

to each and every

mother

grandmother

future mother

and sister

(yes Sister! because more often than not i feel like my siblings mother)

I am so VERY lucky to have

the dearest and kindest

Mother IN THE WORLD!

As I'm sure all mothers may attest

raising children is anything but an easy task.

And to raise 12

is something not many could do.

Words can not even begin to express what she means to me....

and i don't know what i would ever do without her.

As a little girl i never fully recognized the

AMAZING woman that she is...

and out of all her dozen

I know i have been the hardest to raise....

BUT

never once has she complained!

and if you know my mother

you know its true!

she never fails to see the good in people

and you will NEVER hear a rude comment from her mouth.

I know that no other woman on the face of this planet

could have handled

ME.

and probably wouldn't want to

But for some odd reason she agreed to put up with me :)

and i am forever grateful to her

for the Mother she has been, and continues to be to me.

Yes.

She is my mother.

But mother to me

means more than the woman who brought me into this world.

for me

Mother means......

monster exterminator.

ghost buster.

prom dress finder.

late night talks

about nothing really in particular.

mathematician.

scientist.

chef.

english professor.

singer.

song writer.

taxi driver.

coach.

costume designer.

seamstress.

consultant

(on anything and EVERYTHING)

nurse.

doctor.

dancer.

cheerleader.

and the list could very well go on

FOREVER.

but mostly to Me

she is

my best friend.

No one in the world knows me like my mother.

Knows when i am hiding my tears.

Knows when I need to talk

and when i won't.

Knows my deepest and darkest fears

and how to make them all go away.

Knows where I have been and what I've been doing

without me even saying a word....

She laughs when I do.

Smiles when I smile :)

hurts when I am in pain

sheds tears over my sorrows

and Holds me close when I feel the world is crashing down.

Never in my life will I ever love someone more than I love my mother!

i live to see the joy in her smile

the light in her eyes

and the hope in her heart.

And I will forever be grateful to her for the life she has given me.

and the love she has shown....

Thank You Mom

for being the most wonderful mother

a little girl could ask for.

I only hope and pray

that someday I may come somewhat close to being

the mother that you have been to me.

I don't know what I will do without you when I leave home

But i do know that it will never be the same....

Thank you for loving me without fail

and never giving less than your whole heart.

You are my hero and always will be!

I LOVE YOU MOMMY!

Happy Mothers Day!

xoxo