My Mom

If you've been reading this blog for any amount of time or know me in person you know that I have not had the best relationship w/ my mom. We've had some REALLY hard times. There was even a few years I barely talked to her at family get-togethers. Recently they seem to be getting much better. We, of course, went to Chicago in mid-March and spent the entire day together. We didn't fight once and really enjoyed each other's company. I was a little worried about going w/ her at first b/c I figured I might end up leaving her in Chicago, but that was just not the case. Surprisingly she even paid a good portion of my haircut! This is the same lady who didn't give Christmas presents for a few years! So we've decided to get together more often. Wow! I'm still a little taken back and guarded, but I'm letting my guard down more all the time. She has finally figured out how to use her computer after a year of collecting dust and is figuring out the whole IM stuff. We talk almost daily now and even talk on the phone sometimes on the weekend. This really makes me happy and I just hope it stays this way and our relationship keeps getting stronger.