My Heart Did Flutter

Two days. :)

I got my birthday box from my family today, along with cards from my G-Ma and my Auntie Linda. It totally brightened up my day to see that pink package slip in my KC box.

I finally got my new boots and the remainder of the clothes I had left at home that I couldn't bring back with me (YAY BOOTS) but I was more excited about the wrapped items lurking within the box. And of course, my parents did not disappoint.

The card left me in tears, one of those beautifully manipulating Hallmark jobs that hit you just where the tears are lurking. But it so perfectly summed up how my mom and I feel about each other that I have to tip my hat to Hallmark. Good job, you have made me cry. Again. :P

I got this adorable red and black polka dotted coffee mug that had a little white bear on it with a birthday hat that said "Happy Birthday". It also had a magnetized scribble pad and matching pen, the pad is now hanging on my fridge, waiting for me to write my normal pithy comments and grocery lists on it. (Bread, milk, pony... same old, same old.)

Then I got this gorgeous tiny decoupaged box my mom made, with the words Dream, Imagine, and Wonder scattered all over it. It's gold, with little stars and sunbursts and flowers, and just beautiful. She even glued one of her old brooches on the front of it as a makeshift clasp. And on the inside, she put "You are my dream come true! Love Mom"

Yes I cried. :P

And finally, I got the one present which is most special. My final semester of high school, my mom started a little memory journal for me that she said she'd give to me on a later date. I got a peek at it at Graduation, but she kept it. Till now. The front cover has a picture of my mom and me when I was just a baby. It was Halloween, and funnily enough, I'm dressed as a tiny bunny rabbit. Oh the irony. :D Inside are a bunch of entries that my mom wrote, talking about how much I've grown as a person and how much she loves me. There's a picture of my G-Ma and me when the three of us went to Punta Cana the summer after senior year, and even an old agenda book page in which she talks about how much she loves my handwriting. (Yes my mom is perfect, why do you ask?)

But the final entry made me tear up the most, because now she's passing it on to me to fill as I see fit. And because I know she won't mind too much, here is the entry as written on the page:

"My Darling Daughter,

It has been a little over a year since my last entry. So much has happened within that amount of time. What I have learned is that life goes on Honey, no matter what hurdles you have to overcome. We gain strength in our relationships and love we have for one another. In life what matters most is how you love and were loved.

I am now passing this journal back to you for the last time. It is yours to continue. Fill it with all your beautiful thoughts and all of the experiences you will have. I will love you forever my little "Bunnie".

Mom"

No matter how many bad days I will have, I know my family loves me. And this just showed to remind me how blessed I am to have them.

My parents will hopefully find out the results of my dad's biopsy today, but I can smile knowing that if anyone can beat this, it is my family. <3 Man, I cried like a little bitch. :P I guess I can't help it that I have the awesomest family that ever did live. *Sniff* Now where's my damn tissues?