I just love having my mom here more. 

My sister Melissa lives out there now, and my sister Lauren is in LA, so it looks like I’ll be heading West from now on to see the fam.  My mom is bummed to leave me, but I think she’s more bummed about leaving her granddoggy, Shaina.  She’s trying to convince me to allow Shaina to “spend her winters in the desert.”  Sounds pretty glam for a 5lb nugget, huh?  Given that my mom is such an excellent caretaker for the little peanut (as evidenced by the photo below), she makes a strong argument.

But I could never give up my little nugget.  Sorry, Mom.

Moving day is January 1st.  *Sighhh*

During my college years and my 20s, I was never less than 2000 miles away from home, either in Arizona, South America, or traveling around the world on one of my adventures.  As I get older, though, having my mom closeby is just wonderful, and I wouldn’t want it any other way.  Anyone who knows her knows she is a hoot and makes everything more fun.  We’re going to miss you, Mom and Alex . . . but something tells me that you’ll have a visitor before the dust even settles!  (And don’t roll your eyes when I bring my bike along!)