It's been awhile. So many things have changed in my life over the last few years. I have made a complete 180 in my career and am now a high school business teacher. To say I love it is an understatement. I should have listened to that voice in my head years ago to make the leap. Sometimes it just takes the right push, I suppose. I will write about that adventure soon. 😊 This week was Valentine's Day. A day for those to remind that special someone in their life just how much they mean to them. (Let's be real, we should all be showing those we love how special they are to us a lot more than just this "extra" day. Am I right?) I have mixed emotions about this day for many reasons. Sometimes I feel excitement, during other times I am frustrated due to where I thought I would be at this point in my life and I am not quite there, and then there is heartbreak. The kind of gut-wrenching, hit you in the stomach, can't breathe because you are crying too hard kind of
You know when they tell you "if you keep crying like that, you'll make yourself sick?" That's the phrase that comes to mind when I start crying and remembering my mom. Sometimes I cry so hard that I really do come close to making myself sick. I don't cry a lot because I don't let myself. I was told I have to be the strong one, so I try. However, there are moments that I just can't be strong. Today marks the 1 year anniversary. So many thoughts go through my head. As I remember this week last year, I wonder how my family and I even made it. It was February 17th when I received a call from my Dad. He told me that things have taken a turn for the worse and he's not sure how much longer Mom has. I told him I'd be home tomorrow morning. So I woke the next morning, and went to work.. I was working part time at the daycare I had previously worked at, so once I finished my 3 hours shift, I was on the road by 9am heading to Cleveland. All I could think w