Missing my mom!

Today I went to visit a friend who is like a second mom to me. She started talking about my mom so of course my thoughts were turned towards her for the rest of the night. I decided that it will be therapeutic for me to write about a couple of things that I loved doing with my mom.
1-I am a lover of sweets because of my mom. My mom was always super excited to have leftover dessert for breakfast, yes it was always her idea. My mom and I could split an entire package of cookies in one sitting and we did it often. When I got married, I left the leftover m&m's at my mom's house. She would put them in the freezer and eat a cup full every morning. There was A LOT leftover and she ate them all in one week. When I came home from my honeymoon, they were gone! Lol.
2- I loved doing our girls' night when Bob would go out of town. We both loved zucchini and would make that for dinner every night that he was out of town. We would watch chick flicks and eat homemade popcorn with an entire cube of butter in it! I miss hanging out with her! I think that is why I am still struggling with her loss. I would hang out with her and now don't have a female member of my family that is close to just hang out with.
3- The last thing I'm going to mention is one of my fondest memories of her. My mom would act like a 20 year old friend when you would talk to her about boys. She would get super gitty and would always give me advice. Her best advice was to never eat spaghetti on a date; I'm a super messy eater! When Jordan would pick me up (before they met), my mom would run into the computer room and spy on us. She would do the same thing when he dropped me off. She was so funny when it came to boys. I miss staying up super late at night talking about how my dates went!
If you are reading this and your mom is still alive, cherish her! You never know how long you have with her!! She loves you so much. She wants the best for you. She loves talking to you! Remember that everything she does comes from love. I understand that so much now that I'm a mom. I want the best for Kate and hope to be super close with her. She will probably be annoyed with some things I do and will be embarrassed by me at times, but I hope that she will always cherish our relationship!!!