50 Years

Even though next Saturday will make 12 years since my Mom has been gone, sometimes it still feels like yesterday. Today is my Mom and Dad’s anniversary and when I asked my Dad how many years it would have been, he replied with a tearful “50.” Wow, that was a gut punch and you never know when they will come! The tears don’t come very often anymore but that one got me. We should be in Baton Rouge for a huge party today. I remember Nana and Papa’s 50th so well and it was a fun weekend surrounded by the whole family. But instead, we are looking at pics from their wedding album on our phones 

Dad went and flipped through it at the cemetery today and sent us pics. They were 21 years old! ❤️

Top- on their honeymoon 
Bottom- about a year before she died 

I still think it isn’t fair she doesn’t know our kids, but we have some great memories. She was my rock that I called everyday. I would have loved to have been able to call her after I started my new job today to tell her all about it. 


I'm still selling Real Estate but I'm also the transaction coordinator for the top Agent at my office. I have to go into the office 5-10 hours a week but Katie can come, and she has her own desk for her schoolwork. The rest of my 25-30 hours per week will be from home. It'll be about the equivalent pay of selling one $250,000 a month but I can still do my own business when it comes. The guaranteed income is going to be so nice and this is the kind of job where I’ll thrive. I’m pretty excited about it! I know Mom was watching and excited for me too. ❤️ 

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