Let's hear it for all the Mom's!

Happy Mother's Day everyone! :)
My family always has a double whammy because my mom's birthday is always the same week, if not day, as mothers day too. So this week was the week of mom. I tried to make sure that it was a special one, as it'd be the last one I'd have with her in a while.

I love my mom and she means the world to me. I respect her and have loved getting closer to her lately. She's helped shaped me into the woman I am and when I grow up, I want to be just like her. :D One of the hardest parts about leaving PNG this summer, is leaving my mom (and dad). It's going to be a long 14 months not having them to hug. :((*mom, the tissues are still above the filter...:P)
My heart breaks a little when I see people with broken relationships with their mothers, or don't take the time to care about them. God gave us mothers for a reason, right? They can invest in us so much. Thank you God for my mommy!

So here are some of the things my dad and I did this week to help her know she's loved:
Her present from me (I went for the more hand made crafts this year, because I figured she was sick of always getting M&M's...haha)

My mom and I love fireflies because in the summers on furlough I would go and crawl into her bed and we would stay up late talking, watching all the fireflies that sneaked through her window. The words are lyrics to a song by Sanctus Real we always sing when we stay up late.

We had a nice dinner for her on her birthday but we also had an awesome surprise 50's party for her. Her girl friends got her all dressed up and I got the decorations ready. It was lots of fun! :) :

For mother's day we ended up going to Kainantu for lunch! (and I was able to get a bit of shopping in too. win-win! :D) The hotel was so sweet and even gave my mom and I (because I'll "someday be a mother" said the lady) a discount on our steaks, and entered us into a drawing for a prize! (this really is the land of the unexpected...) It was a nice lunch out.

And lastly, for her mothers day present I made this thing I found on Pintrest. I told her, "Our hearts will always be woven together, no matter where we are."