Resolutions...ha!

I can't believe I last posted January 1st and here it is,the last day of the first month of 2012 and I'm just now making it back.  On the bright side, it's mostly because I've been pretty busy around here and today I'm writing in pretty high spirits - hooray!

Generally, this is a quiet time of the month here at...the hotel... but we've had contractors afoot around here.  They're definitely keeping everybody on their toes - everything from faxes to out going mail to laundry services.  I'm kinda liking it though cause a busy day makes for a short day....woohoo!

The big thing that happened this month was Mom came to visit.  This was really a momentous event cause E hasn't seen her in 14 years, the Elfling and I in 13 years and the Diva was just getting to meet her for the first time.  In a way it kills me to sit here and realize what lost blog moments this visit was as we had a lot of lost time to make up for.  A few highlights go a bit like this:

I hope seeing her at the airport is a memory that is forever embedded in my mind.  We were all waiting down near the baggage claim when E suddenly took off into the crowd.  I haven't seen him move that fast in years - to meet his mom.  They hugged for the longest time and it was just...this beautiful moment - mother and son together again after such a long time.  Till she loosened her hold on him, smiled and then playfully tugged his beard saying, "Oh, I think it's cute!"  If I hadn't had a reason to laugh, I may have wept from the moment.

We had soo much FUN!  With no plan for what to do - everyday seemed a new adventure regardless if it was hanging out or hitting the mall. I had to work for most of the stay but coming home was always so exciting - who knew what we'd cook up or work on.  This visit was such a great chance to reconnect.

Now I may blog about this, but mom's super creative and she really helped leave her mark on the house in two arrangements we made.  Every time I see them, I can't help but grin.  She's also drawn a picture - one that's part of her series on fish - this one's my own, personal Angry Fish - totally cool looking!

Her leaving was the worst of it - and it seems even Texas was reluctant to let her go.  We watched her make her way through security before heading out to what turned out to be an incredibly foggy Friday morning and went off to run some errands.  Finishing up with them, she called to say that they delayed her flight...cause of the fog!  Oh...and then her plane broke down and needed to be towed back to the gate.

Regardless, we're already planning for another visit sometime this year (fingers crossed)...I can't wait!