A Little Background Story
I have dreamed of doing this with my mom for as long as I can remember, way back in my school days.
I have always wanted to spend more quality time with her but life always has a way of getting in the way. The last time we had such an amount of time to just chill together and do whatever we both wanted was as far back as my final year in secondary school, that was fourteen years ago.
Afterward, I had to move to another town to get a job and get admitted into a higher institution, and ever since, even during holidays I always have to be away from home and her.
So, there is always this part of me missing the time we use to share, her food and her warm presence, our gist time, and all that.
I thought of a way to catch up with our lost time and enjoy ourselves one more time. When I got pregnant early this year I told her that I will love to have her around me when my baby arrive, no better person to guide and pamper me when I became a new mom.😊🥰
Long story short I had my baby three weeks ago, and she came around three days after.
I feel a whole new me, having my baby and her to care for us and look after us I couldn't ask for a better time.
We have been spending the past weeks catching up, and she finally told me how my father charmed her into marrying him lol😅🤣 after losing her first husband to death over thirty years ago and my dad just got separated from his abusive marriage, he got to met my mom through her family friend.
At first, my mom refused his marriage proposal but after months of toasting and convincing she finally accepted him even though she had fallen for his charming look from day one, she said she needed to be sure he was the One and now they have a grandson from that love journey.
Back then-No woman can resist my dad's charm you know 😅 He had told us how so many women use to be after him, but always knew my mom was the special one.
Highlight of my week's activity
She has always loved comedy shows even though we never had the time to see one together, she had called me in the past to gist with me about some of her favorites. So, I have been downloading some of The Neighborhood a Comedy TV series episodes before her arrival.
For the past few days, we will spend close to an hour watching one episode of the show, then watching the next episode the next day.
She loved this period so much and that makes me very happy to see her smile, and talk about her favorite character from The Neighborhood
I plan to continue with this routine until she leaves our place, I'm not that strong yet to start visiting and showing her places in the town but hopefully, I can do that before she leaves.
I'm going to cherish this moment with her as I have longed so much for it. We get to see more often from now onward though, as I'm finally settled at a place, though a faraway state than theirs we can always make some arrangements.
Now that I still have them around I want to enjoy them and make as many beautiful memories as possible, something I get to tell my children and grandchildren 🥰❤.