Happy Birthday Mom

Today is my moms birthday. For 27 years she has built me up, comforted me, celebrated my successes and rescued me from too many situations that I care to remember. She is my best friend, my confidante and someone I admire immensely. She is strong, determined, loving, caring, a graduate and an incredible nurse. Above all she is the greatest mom I could ask for. For all that you are and for all that you do I love you more than I can ever express.

Happy Birthday mom xxx

Happy Birthday Mom!!

Today is my moms birthday so I have decided to dedicate this blog post to her.

My mom is my best friend, there is not one thing I can't tell her, she is always at the end of the phone whether I need advice, to gossip, or someone to listen to me. She has spent 26 years selflessly wiping away my tears, gently nudging me in the right direction and being the champion of my career. I have amazing memories of my childhood, from incredible picnics (my mom always made the best spread) to holidays where we sat around a bbq playing a card game that only my immediate family seems to know.

When my mom had me she gave up on her dream of being a nurse to care for me, and then my brothers, she worked as much as she physically could to make sure that we never went without, often sacrificing her own wants and needs. 2 years ago she went to university to achieve her dream of becoming a nurse, she is working unbelievably hard and I cannot find the words to express just how incredibly proud of her I am, I cannot wait to sit in the audience and watch her graduate next year.

Mom, I just want to say thank you for everything, for always being there for me, for always having the words to comfort me and for quite literally being the best mom and best friend I could ask for. Love you xxxx

N.B - My mom never believes how going back to Uni when she has in an achievement in itself so today I will be collecting messages to show her just what an achievement it really is, please feel free to add your message of support at the bottom. xx

Mom and I

My mom is my best friend and Wednesday was just the tonic I needed. We spent the day enjoying the sights and sounds of Covent Garden, supplemented with a Pizza Express dinner, Browns Champagne cocktails and a trip to the theatre to see Shrek - a highly recommended show which had us both in hysterics from start to finish. It was exactly what the doctor ordered and I headed home to Canterbury feeling lighter and much more at ease than I have done for weeks. Below is a selection of photographs from our day.

Lunch - we have the same thing every time we go out!

Champagne Cocktails in Browns - the first my mom has ever had!

Random Covent Garden street performer

Rudolph by day

Christmas Tree

Mom and I

Shrek!!!

Rudolph by night

We both had an absolutely brilliant time and left to go home exhausted but happy.

Oh - FYI - Richard Blackwood was absolutely fantastic :)