Today would have been her 64th birthday. She would have arrived here yesterday with dogs in tow and settled in for a week long visit. We would have gone to dinner tonight, somewhere special and maybe to a show, and there would have been gifts opened and candles blown out.
Instead, however, the dogs now live with me in her absence and I will be in the kitchen getting ready for Thanksgiving alone. My mother will not be here to celebrate her birthday, or make the turkey or spend what has been ingrained in me as the most wonderful holiday together. She is here, in my home and always in my heart, but there will not be any candles on a cake, any wrapping paper to throw away nor any advice on whether the turkey is ready or not.
My Mom LOVED Thanksgiving... and her birthday. They were both such wonderful occasions for her. Even better were the years that they overlapped, as they will next year. She also loved the McCartney song, "When I'm 64." I doubt any of us thought she would not be here to sing that song with us today, or to be a part of our first Thanksgiving in our new home, or for so many firsts that are still to come.
This post is merely a birthday card to you, Mom. Wherever you are, and whatever you are doing... You are in my heart today and always and I love you -- even at 64. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
5 comments:
Happy Birthday Leni. You are very much missed.
Happy Birthday to your mom. And, Happy Thanksgiving to you and Ken as you begin your own traditions.
Happy Birthday to your mom. I think you should get her a cake any way. And have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I am sorry we could not come today to share the holiday with you. But there is always next year...next year I promise I will have it off.
Your post actually made me cry. I have been thinking about you and your mom on her birthday and Thanksgiving.
I am sharing the news, yes I posted again after my long absence.
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