Happy 14th Birthday In Heaven, Dad

Dear Dad, Happy 14th birthday in heaven. Life on Earth is going well. I’m still working at Barnes & Noble and loving every moment of it. I love my coworkers and how I’m growing within the company. I got the opportunity to help out with displays in the kid’s development. Also, I got asked to …

Here’s To 14 Years Of Being A Fatherless Daughter

How is time moving so fast without you? I swear it still feels like yesterday … when I first heard you had cancer. when you told you had diabetes. when I visited you in the hospital almost every day after school. when your cancer came back and you decided not to get treatment anymore. when …

Wind Down Time After The Craziness

People may say my daughter is ”too old” for Sesame Place. I thought she was too until she asked me if we’re going to Spooktacular this year. She barely mentioned Sesame place after the two times we went in the summer. The question throw me off, so I told her after cheer ends. She smiled …

Dear Mom On Eight Years

Dear Mom,  Time is flying way too fast without you. It's been 8 years now. I’m not even sure how because it still feels like yesterday I got the worst news of my life. I still trying to cope without you. My heart still aches for you. I’m not sure the pain in my heart …

Summer 2020 Is For Madness

Summer 2022 is all about being actively mixed in with some adventure. This week and next week are dance camps with two Tuesdays filled with camp and dance classes. Then, cheer starts the first week of August along with dance classes on Tuesdays. Before cheer, we’re also going on vacation with family to Poconos aka …

Goodbye School, Hello Summer

Goodbye 1st grade!!! Hello, summer and 2nd grade in the fall. I can’t believe today is the last day of school! Time flew by so fast. My mind is blown because it still feels like yesterday my daughter started 1st in a mask. Now, here she is on her last day without a mask. I’m …

Quarantine Get What You Can Get Chicken Rice Soup

I decided in the honor of Mother’s Day, my mom’s birthday, and being quarantined that I would do something so would do for me. She would make me homemade chicken rice soup. It always made me feel better.  Quarantine got me pretty down and really emotional. I needed a pick me up. I wondered if …

2022 Birthday Letter To My Mom

Dear Mom, Happy 7th birthday and Mother’s Day heaven. I miss you so much. Hopefully, dad and you are having a party together. I hope you’re also enjoying Crystal in heaven with you too. I wish she could have hung on longer to meet my daughter, but I guess she wasn’t meant to just like …

Late Post: Mother’s Day Is Different This Year

Mother's Day is here again. It's a bitter sweet holiday for me. I'm a motherless mom. Every year, I get messed feelings of joy and sadness. I can't help it. My mind just doesn't know how I should feel. I want to be happy because I love being a mom to my beautiful daughter. Then, …