Yes. Yesterday, the world celebrated Mother’s Day and maybe I should have had this post ready yesterday, but isn’t everyday Mother’s Day? Of course. .

I think the thing I love most about Mother’s Day and any holiday, are the homemade gifts that I get from my children. They are always so eager to show me something they’ve created just for me. They put their all into their little creation and it really warms my heart. These are the moments that I treasure. And just like my mom, I also keep a lot of the things that my siblings and I have made.

I loved the gift that Jon got for me. It was totally unexpected but appreciated, nonetheless. How can any guy go wrong with shoes? Although the middle part of my Mother’s Day was spent at work, I was able to attend church that morning and I was able to relax for the remainder of the day once I got off. I’ve been working 6 days straight and I’m tired. The Spring semester has ended and I plan on getting some rest in before the Summer semester begins.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day. =)

Have you ever started a blog entry with the intent of it being a short, informative passage just to update your readers and it ended up being entirely too damn long for your own liking? Yeah? Well I’m glad I’m not alone on this one. My sole intention was just to give a brief summary of why my updates have been so sparce and I went off on several tangents. So, I’ll try this again – and this time, I’ll use bullets.

Family – I celebrated my son’s birthday at the end of the month. January weather is the worst. It seemed like every weekend I planned to have my son’s birthday party, it rained or was extremely cold. Nevertheless, cake and ice cream was served and he had a blast.

Finances – Financially, I have reached a stable point in my life and I’m looking forward to the comfort that it brings. I’ve recently opened a Christmas Club account, restarting my Emergency fund, and I’m also planning for a few vacations. to remain in this stable state, I act as if I don’t have it. I act as if I have yet to receive my income taxes, money from school, etc. It’s working wonders for me.

Education – School is .. going. But, what else is new? Still, I’m not overwhelmed as I expected this type of workload. I’m still able to complete my assignments early and on time and I’m quite proud of myself for doing so.

Social & Romance - I’m meeting and greeting. not necessarily romantically, but I’m finding joy and excitement in meeting new people and being more social that what I normally am. I still only have eyes for the Mister who has me flying high even though I don’t get to see him often. There’s a reason why I’m holding on and I have a feeling that I won’t regret it.

Life – Pretty good.

January ended pretty well and I’m looking forward to what Feburary has in store.