More random thoughts

Trying to think of little bits of trivia about Mom is much more enjoyable than thinking about the void she left in my life (as if I don't do that enough) so I'm going to do that again.

• She always had to have popcorn at the movie theater.
• Reese's Cups and Three Musketeers bars were her favorite candy bars.
• Her dream car was a white convertible - the exact model varied.
• She insisted everyone open one present on Christmas Eve - and would laugh at me for never picking the "big" present first.
• I remember her singing around the house when I was little and thinking it sounded wonderful.
• She had beautiful handwriting.
• When pregnant with me, despite being told that no girl had been born into my father's family for fifty years, she refused to ever believe anything other than she was having a baby girl.
• She was the middle of three children, and had both a brother and a sister.
• She liked to be home when it was storming outside as it made her feel more relaxed.  She especially loved it when it was raining when she was trying to go to sleep.
• Purple was one of her favorite colors and she wore amethyst jewelry.
• She could somehow read, sleep, or even crochet in a moving car.  I can't do any of that, so on road trips with her, I usually drove.
• We had made a tradition out of making goodies for some of the judges, staff, and baliffs at the courthouses and she was (in)famous for the rum balls.
• She almost always salted her food before she tasted it.  (Which drove me crazy.)
• She loved having flowers in the house.  Simple bunches of alstroemeria from the grocery store would make her happy.
• Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and butterbeans would be a perfect meal to her.
• She didn't like cold weather.  
• She lived in Florida almost her entire life.
• She could talk to anyone and would make them like her without even trying.

If you are reading this (and to my shock, people actually are) then I ask that you go find someone you love and hug them.  Be grateful that they are there to hug.  I never thought I would lose my mom this soon and tomorrow is never guaranteed.

I love you, Mom.