i’ve never been a big believer in mothers day. or valentine’s day (ugh). or fathers day. they were created for the florist and card stores. and i don’t like cards either so if you’re a friend/relative of mine, never expect a card from me. okay – i’m back to focus….get it, focus – photographer? hello? is this thing on??? sorry people – it’s been a looooong weekend. mothers day/valentine’s day/fathers day – it should be every day damn it!! not one day.
this years mothers day was a little different for me – my kids finally “got it”. and when i say “got it”, i mean they knew that this was the one day they had to be nice to me and not fight with each other. the reason i say they had to be nice to me was because that is what i heard all day, “we have to be nice to you today because it’s mothers day“. gee – thanks. i think. so basically, i’m screwed for the next 364 days. god.help.me! but they were nice and they didn’t fight. peaceful peaceful day. or maybe it was the bottle of wine i drank by myself. i’m kidding. i didn’t drink a bottle of wine – just half.
i told my daughter that i wanted to take her out on a photo shoot as my mothers day gift. it took ALL her inner strength not to roll her eyes – even though i know she did when i wasn’t looking. she repeatedly told me that the reason why she was doing it – you guessed it because it’s mothers day. is that love or what???? i’m truly, truly blessed. the result of that session – amazing pictures that i will always cherish. my son owes me a day also – he was too busy playing swords and street hockey to entertain the idea of going off to take pictures.
thanks lou (my nickname for my daughter) for giving me a gift that will last a lifetime.
~hugs
by stacy
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