Just a quick peek at what I worked on today – isn’t she gorgeous?
More coming soon! Have a great week 
month: March 2010
It only takes a moment to change the way you see your entire life. A couple weeks ago, my mother told me that a close family friend of ours has cancer. Cancer? The word still catches in my throat. I have never had a close personal encounter with it. It was something that happened to other people, never someone I hold so close to my heart. She is like a second mother to me, someone I’ve grown up with since I was three years old. I still can’t fully process what this means, and my heart is aching for their entire family. But I know she is strong, maybe one of the strongest women I’ve ever known. She is a survivor.
Lately, I’ve been feeling like life is pulling me in so many directions. And even though my family doesn’t live very far away, several weeks can go by without having a spare moment to visit and appreciate them. After hearing about our family friend, I was reminded about how precious life is, and that I shouldn’t waste any time taking people for granted, especially my parents. Although I can’t always control every aspect of my life , I’m glad that I did have enough time to spend some quality time my parents recently.
A few weeks ago, my parents celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary and I took a few photos of them around the house. Being the middle of February, we didn’t have an option to do any nice outdoor photos, although I wish we could have! Here are a few of my favorites:
My parents have their house filled with beautiful details, that until recently, I never fully appreciated. I guess I’ve grown up with art surrounding me and never realized it. There are always fresh roses in the living room, which my mother uses as a prayer area where she prays the rosary often. There asian decorative plates, gold trimmed candle holders, gorgeous fabrics and paintings… Here they are with their cat Sugar (who was originally my cat that they stole from me!).
My very favorite. I love their expressions here. It’s how I always imagine them in my head.
Mom and Dad – I appreciate you so much more than you know. I love you with all my heart and have been blessed with the most caring people to raise me than I ever deserved.
And, just because I can, I also wanted to share a snapshot of my niece Valentina, who is quickly becoming quite the diva Happy Sunday!
