Toes in the water... Ass in the sand... "mom moment"

Upon returning home from an incredible 10 day vacation with some of my best friends and extended family, I am hit once again with reality. One of my favorite songs right now is "Toes" by the Zac Brown Band. What a perfect chorus-

I got my toes in the water... ass in the sand... not a worry in the world... a cold beer in my hand. Life is good today... life is good today.

Boy did we do exactly that this past week! I have made so many more memories with my friends and family and was enlighted with so much laughter and sunshine everyday. I came so close to not having a worry in the world but with such a great loss in my life, every day was missing something. So many conversations brought my moms memories back to me, I found myself sad numerous times everyday; but there is nothing like girlfriends and family to bring that smile right back on my face. I am so sad that I can not tell my mom all about it. All of the fun things we did and talked about. I even missed calling her mid week to report how we were all doing. She did however remind me of her presence every night when the moon came out...

Thank you Visser family for an amazing week in Sun Lakes!

pictures to come later...