That's why it truly, deeply, hard-core means the world to me when my Mom is thought of by others.
On her deathversary, August 21st of this year, I was a MESS. I thought I would be okay, and I was not.
And here comes Betsy to ease some of my pain!
I wrote about Betsy before, who came into my life on my birthday two years ago, which is another tough day without my Mom. She is the high school friend of my Mom and kinda now the spokesperson for the group to me.
On August 21st, I received an email from her that said:
"Just thought you’d like to see what some of your mom’s classmates look like now!
Nikki Downs Hathaway has a home on the shore of Lake Ontario at Chaumont. A bunch of us gathered there last Thursday afternoon. Everyone brought something for the picnic and we had a beautiful summer day to visit her there. "Of course, I don't really know what they looked like in high school, but it's still cool to see a group of my Mom's friends. And to receive the email on her deathversary, was again very momentous for me! Check them out below!
A week or so later, my friend Courtney sent me this:
Most people don't even know my Mom's first name, (she has always been simply "Mom" to all my friends) so for Courtney to remember her first name meant the world to me.
I literally burst into tears.
And... Mom is not only saying hi to me through my dreams and seeing cardinals, but through my friends, too!
Another reason this touches me is because it's obvious Courtney truly recognizes how much my Mom means to me. That is immeasurable.
