Sometimes I hate December.
It brings my birthday with it - and you all know what that means...getting older!
Arghhh...
But this year was different. It was good. It was wonderful actually.
I went to Michigan to visit my son. We hadn't seen each other for a few months, and its been a long long time since I've spent my birthday with him. So, when he asked me to come up I jumped at the chance.
I got there Saturday - he was at the store picking up groceries and other things, so I met him in there. Using my cell phone I located him.
He hugged me SO big, right there in front of the pharmacy :) We didn't care who was watching. It was wonderful.
We took the stuff back to his place then went to have some lunch. We talked, we laughed. That night we went out to dinner with his girlfriend. It was fun. More laughing and talking.
The next morning he ran to the store - he forgot the cinnamon rolls for breakfast (a tradition of ours). When he came back he had a huge bouquet of flowers in his hands and a card. He looked at me and asked, "You feeling lucky?" I had NO idea what this child of mine was talking about - until I opened my card.
In it was $100 and a note saying "Here's $100 to blow at the MGM Casino today!"
And we went - and I blew the $100 - but we had a blast!! Just me and my boy!!
We laughed, he taught me how to play craps, I got him to play video poker. He won $280 - I lost everything he gave me. We played slot machines, and black jack and then more slots.
On the way back to his apartment I thanked him for the best birthday I had had in years. He just smiled.
I left the next day to come back. He called me within minutes and said "Mom, we need to see each other more." I cried and so did he. I agreed, and we will see each other more often. We both need it.
It was a wonderful weekend. A visit with my son with no visits to hospitals or doctors, no illness or pain - just love and laughter.
I will never forget it.
Thank you my son. Thank you for who you are and all you do. I love you.
