Me and my Mom (back in my 'hair' days)

I’ve always been close to my mom. She’s a pretty tough woman having to deal with raise three boys and a girl.

Recently I was asked if I was my mom’s favorite child. While my siblings may disagree, I think my mom does a good job of being impartial. Being the oldest means I mature sooner than the others, so I think my mom does appreciate that.

Just as my mom says she is proud of me, I’m proud of her and dad. They’ve raised two college graduates with the twins’ graduation right around the corner.

One of the best memories I’ve ever had was when my mom, dad, sister and I traveled to Italy for 11 days in 2010. Below is a picture of my mom at Piazzale Michelangelo overlooking Florence and the Arno River.

Mom in Florence

The reason I’m writing this post to thank my mom for the wonderful card she wrote me for my birthday. After I read the card, I smiled. Unrelated to the card, a piece of dust flew in my eye and made me tear up. It wasn’t the card, I swear!

Link to poem here

Anyway, thanks Mom and Dad. Love you guys!

November 4th is Mari’s birthday. I can’t totally recall everything that happened that day… but something like the most historic presidential election of all time?

January 18th is my birthday. I was born in Pittsburgh, so it was a great gift to see the Steelers advance to the Super Bowl.

I can’t wait to see what we get next year…

To all you who wrote on my wall… I will be responding to them tomorrow. I have a Steeler game to watch.