An Adventure

Tomorrow is Mothers' Day and while I am sad that my mother is not here to celebrate this day with us I look to celebrate this day as a mother. Part of my celebration is to know my daughter is with her husband, with him in person and not on Facebook or Skype from where he sits on the other side of the world, the side of the world that holds all our soldiers. They are together for a very short two weeks and as her mother this brings me joy. Joy for her and for him as they spend this time together.

As her mother I want her to be happy and being with this wonderful man is what makes that happen. For her and for him. They are on an adventure, my daughter and son-in-law, an adventure that attempts to put time together in the short time they have. Time for them to forget there is a war on, a war he must return to, a war that keeps them apart.

But for this short time they are not apart, and as her mother I am glad for that. They are together and on an adventure, an adventure of freedom. Freedom to go where they want, when they want and that is what they've done. From a BBQ restaurant in Syracuse, New York, to the Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland to Old Faithful in Yellowstone and back again, they are in all of these places together and I can't think of a better gift I could have received from them on this Mothers' Day.