To Do: Keep Fresh Flowers

from Two Ellie. 

"I would rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck" - Emma Goldman

I love this quote. 

I have a friend who received a pearl necklace from her husband for Christmas and she asked him very kindly if he wouldn't mind if she returned them and bought a pearl beach cruiser bike instead. Its so cute, her bike seriously is a pearl bike. And I love it. 

You know, someone once told me that you should spend your money making memories. 

I remember a talk in church on Mother's Day, the guys said that every year his mother would set aside money for a family vacation. When he thinks back to his childhood he remembers those memories of their family vacations. He said that he is sure that his mother would have loved to redo a bathroom or have a new kitchen but her 4 sons wouldn't have told her, "Hey mom, I am so happy that we had the nicest kitchen on the block."

It just reminds me that it is the small things in life that matter. 

Happy Mother's Day Madre

Here is to you Mom:

even though you STILL don't read my blog. 

even though you mail me packages with your old nylons from the 80's. 

even though you just spent a fortune on goat cheese to mail to Saucy Apron and then realized that it would never make it from AZ to DC without spoiling. 

even though you brag about spending a whole $5 on a Coach purse at the local thrift store.

even though you still don't understand my personal style. 

even though you started referring to yourself as "mama."

even though every time you call me I am worried that it is because I have a parking ticket. :)

even though you live on the other side of the country and I really miss you. a lot. 

but I love you more because of these things. thank you for making me who I am today. 

i love you. a lot. 

***This is my mom's reply to this post via email.

"Aww, thank you! I wanted to print your Mother's Day blog & ended up printing all 13 pages!"