My mom and I were never not close, but ever since I went away to college, I look at my mom in a new light. I find myself calling her to tell her the most absurd details about my day -- like what I had for lunch, or every last thing I did at the gym. Knowing that I will probably never live with my mom ever again is both terrifying and exciting, because I know that she did everything in her power to prepare me for this crazy journey called life. So as I reminisce, here are the 37 reasons why my mom is an angel.
1. She makes the best grilled cheese.
2. Somehow, water tastes better when she gets it for me.
3. She rubs my feet, even when they’re smelly.
4. She woke me up for school every single day in high school.
5. Even when she doesn’t want to, she goes to the mall with me.
6. In fact, she’s one of the only people I can tolerate shopping with.
7. She watches "Orange Is The New Black" with me.
8. She sends me pictures of my cat(s) regularly.She’s always down for a glass of wine at the end of a long day.
9. She understands my love for shoes.
10. When my room gets too messy, she always cleans it.
11. She gets in a giggly mood with me.
12. She dances like a fool.
13. She loves taking selfies.
14. She never missed a single dance performance.
15. She’s honest, even when it hurts.
16. She lets me sleep in her bed with her (even though I’m 20).
17. She still scratches my back until I fall asleep.
18. She’s always my shoulder to cry on.
19. She made me lunch practically every day for 13 years.
20. She works hard so that I can have the world.
21. She always let me get those weird hair wraps on vacation that took forever to get out.
22. I’ve never seen her actually mad.
23. Even when I spend an outrageous amount of money at Sephora.
24. She’s always down for manis and pedis.
25. When I got sick in high school, she’d sometimes stay at home with me.
26. She always writes a sweet note when she sends me mail at college.
27. Whenever she went out of town, she’d leave me the cutest notes around the house reminding me of things I’d otherwise forget.
28. She always loads up my Beak Em’ Bucks when I run low.
29. Even though she knows I’m spending it mostly on Pizza Shuttle.
30. She’s held my hand through all my tattoos.
31. She’s always on top of everything.
32. Seeing her cry is the saddest thing I’ve ever seen.
33. I know I can tell her anything.
34. She inspires me to be the best I can be.
35. She is so selfless.
36. She loves me no matter what mistake I make.
You never know how great your Momma is until she’s not just a matter of steps away. Love her always, even if it's from 300 plus miles away.
