The Chronicles Of Nay

Hello! I hope that all of you are doing well! I am so ready for life to go back to “normal”. I saw a meme this week that said “I miss people, places and things, so nouns. I miss nouns” and that is so true! I miss hanging out with people and going to restaurants. I miss stupid things too, like going to Walmart and being able to walk down the aisle anyway I want! Haha I just hope that as we get back to “normal” people are careful. I would hate to have gone through all of this for nothing.

So this weekend is mother’s day so I wrote my mom a little letter. I encourage you to do the same. What is something your mom has taught you? Here is my letter:

Dear Mom,

Let me start by saying I am so proud of you and thank you. Thank you for everything that you taught me. There are so many things. For starters you taught me to laugh. To laugh often and freely. There were so many times that we sat at the table or on the couch or in the bedroom and just laughed. Often hearing dad from the other room turning up the TV because we were too loud! Usually it started with something silly one of us said but then after that it was all over, everything was funny! Voices, accents, and silly stories. Like the first time that we drove to Las Cruces for that college weekend. You remember that was the time we choreographed our car dance while we sang I will survive in my civic! You also taught me that there is no age limit on having fun. Like the time that you taught Gav and me the proper way to drink a mountain dew out of a can is to use an icepick and stab a hole in the top and shake it till it comes shooting out and into your mouth! You taught me that Saturday morning chores are so much easier to do when you have music blaring. Or when you make it into game. Like go fish to put the socks together. You taught me that dessert always goes better with a cup of coffee and it always tastes better after the dishes are done! You taught me to always be truthful but to also always be kind. Just because it’s true doesn’t give you the right to say hurtful things. Sometimes we do say things that hurt feelings even when we don’t mean to and a heartfelt apology goes a long way. You showed me that loving someone it doesn’t mean that you never hurt their feelings or that they never hurt yours. It means that you show grace, you apologize, you accept apologies and at the end you hug it out. But most importantly you taught me to always work hard for the things you want. When I was in high school you started down the path of higher education. You spent so many nights working on homework but also being a mom, you were a wife and an employee, yet you never gave up. You showed me that there is no time limits on our goals and dreams. That all it takes is some hard work to accomplish them. I am so proud of you for achieving your goals. I am sorry that with all this coronacation we won’t get to see you walk across that stage yet! However, know that I am so proud of you! So Mom, Thank you. Thank you for being the bad ass that you are!

Love Nay