Day 5: My Favorite Memory

This is the only picture I have of my mom and I!! Sad, huh?

I was not blessed with a great memory...quite the contrary. However, I have been blessed with countless memories that have been great. Most of them have to do with my children: finding out I was finally pregnant, my son laying sound asleep on my chest hours after his birth. Their laughter, hugs and sweet kisses. Then there are the memories I have of being with Joel: having him sing to me as we slow danced under the stars in my parents driveway. I have too many of those memories to choose just one.

Instead, I'm going to choose a memory from a long time ago, I must have been around 5 or maybe 6. My mom had decided to take me to the park, for whatever reason...I think she may have been having a bad day, I can't quite remember. Well, as the sky turned dark with dreary clouds and tiny little sprinkles dropped every now and then, she scooped me up in her arms and sang "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are grey. You'll never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away."

It was the first time (that I can remember) hearing this song and I'm pretty sure I thought the song was made especially just for me. I remember feeling so happy and so loved.