.Day 09.

Day 09 - A Picture of the Person Who Has Gotten You Through the Most

My mom and I practically grew up together.  Despite all the hullabaloo some critics make of "be the parent, not the friend," my mom somehow managed to become the best of both.  She is one of the strongest people I've ever met (I would say physically, as well) and she taught me everything I know, just about.  She's fiercely compassionate, sometimes to a fault.  She may be a little "crunchy" for some tastes, but she owns who she is and she taught me to do the same.  I only hope that I can be a fraction of the influence in Jackson's life as she has been in mine; if I succeed he's going to be one lucky boy.

.Day 03.

Day 03 - A Picture of the Cast of Your Favorite Show

So cliche, I know.  But I gotta do it.  I practically grew up on Friends and I was so so sad when it went away.  I was actually part of the trifecta that was my mom and I's Thursday nights - on the sofa with dinner in hand  **memories... sigh** - of Friends, Will & Grace, and ER.  It's still one of the only shows that I can watch 2 or 3 episodes tonight and laugh out loud at the same banter I've probably heard 4 or 5 times before.  There was so much honesty and so many true-to-life facets in their relationships.  I think any true fan of the show, at one time or another, wished that they could pop in to lounge in the recliners at Joey's or sit around the table at Monica and Rachel's (then Monica & Chandler's) or grab a cup of joe at Central Perk cafe while Phoebe played Smelly Cats at the mic.  Oh, happiness. : )

.Day 02.

Day 02 - A Picture of the Person(s) You've Been Closest to Longest

I don't think any one of us loves our look in this picture... for whatever reason.  But, there's no way I could pick one of these people above the rest.  I don't know that I'll ever be able to quite get across to them exactly how big the impact they have each had on my life is.  They are my sisters, more blood than not.  I would walk through fire and take down an army for any one of them and all of them.  Annie, Courtney, and Kelly... if any of you read this, Through thick and thin, good and bad, across distance and time; I love you, each, from the depths of my soul.