3.24.2005
Melancholy?
I've been thinking about my mother more than usual lately. Maybe because of what Nicole's mom is dealing with... maybe because Ben and I finally got married... maybe because it's UT baseball time and I sit in her seat each game...maybe because of what my friend Missy is going through at the Mayo Clinic... not sure. We had a "rocky" relationship, but she was still, after all, my mom. This is one of my favorite pictures of her, from her junior year in high school at McCallum here in Austin. Not too long after this photo was taken, she met my dad... and well, here my brother and I are. Married at 18, a mom at 19. Incredible. I guess it was the norm in the fifties, but I can't imagine me married at 18. I couldn't remember to put gas in my car at 18! And if she was still here, she'd be sure to tell you all the times she had to come rescue my ass for either running out of gas or locking my keys in the car. Love you Mom. I think I see you sometimes sitting on top of the scoreboard at the Disch......
# posted by Lisa @ 8:30 PM 
