One of the things that makes me happiest is watching my children as they experience events that make them happy.
What Laurel wanted most for her 17th or 18th birthday was to attend the JoDee Messina concert in Atlanta. I won the last tickets being given away by a radio station, talked them into giving me 4 tickets instead of 2, for Whitney, Laurel, Pallie and me, and off we went to the Fox Theatre. We were moved to the first row and the girls was ecstatic. All through the concert I was snapping pictures of them and crying with joy (I do that a lot), I really didn't care at all about the concert.
Josh has always been a big Bob Dylan fan. For his 16th birthday, I surprised him with tickets to a Dylan concert at the Fox. Even though I, too, like Bob Dylan, I couldn't have cared less about the concert. What I loved about that night was being there, watching Josh as he was mesmerized by his idol.
There are many other instances, but these are two that stand out.
So as the anticipation escalates, I can hardly wait to watch Whitney, Laurel, and Pallie, along with our other cousins, at Barack Obama's inauguration. Finally, someone they can believe in and who really gives them hope. Now don't get me wrong, I am a HUGE Obama fan and I am definitely excited about the whole experience. But, to be able to watch them at this historic event is what I can't wait to see. If there aren't tears of joy from me, we all will be flabbergasted!
What Laurel wanted most for her 17th or 18th birthday was to attend the JoDee Messina concert in Atlanta. I won the last tickets being given away by a radio station, talked them into giving me 4 tickets instead of 2, for Whitney, Laurel, Pallie and me, and off we went to the Fox Theatre. We were moved to the first row and the girls was ecstatic. All through the concert I was snapping pictures of them and crying with joy (I do that a lot), I really didn't care at all about the concert.
Josh has always been a big Bob Dylan fan. For his 16th birthday, I surprised him with tickets to a Dylan concert at the Fox. Even though I, too, like Bob Dylan, I couldn't have cared less about the concert. What I loved about that night was being there, watching Josh as he was mesmerized by his idol.
There are many other instances, but these are two that stand out.
So as the anticipation escalates, I can hardly wait to watch Whitney, Laurel, and Pallie, along with our other cousins, at Barack Obama's inauguration. Finally, someone they can believe in and who really gives them hope. Now don't get me wrong, I am a HUGE Obama fan and I am definitely excited about the whole experience. But, to be able to watch them at this historic event is what I can't wait to see. If there aren't tears of joy from me, we all will be flabbergasted!
--Janie
2 comments:
That floored me! I need to invest in KLEENEX
Thank you for being such an outstanding role model and an amazing MOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait for the experience myself. Thank you for EVERYTHING you have done!.....and will do
Hey! So cool! Rock on, Heard ladies!
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