Visits

Mom and my sister Val decided they needed to come see me.  Mom needed to be with her daughter and I desperately needed to be with my Mom.  They decided to come spend a weekend with me in Kansas.

I was dreading their visit only because I was embarrassed for them to see where I lived.  My apartment was a dump and though I had cleaned and scrubbed and added as many new things as I could, it was just a really clean dump with some new things about.  But I had to get over that because I really wanted to see Mom and Val.

I drove to the Kansas City airport, about an hour from Ft. Riley, and picked up Mom and Val.  We were all glad to see one another.  We spent the weekend at my apartment and it was just the visit I needed.  Driving them back to Kansas City for their return flight, we left early and spent the day in KC.  We did some shopping, I tried on maternity clothes, and we ate a nice lunch as some country restaurant.  Mom and I talked a lot about the baby and Jerry.  Mom wasn't convinced Jerry was going to "do the right thing" but she supported me 100%.  Mom was loving and kind and understanding.  Her love was so unconditional.

Dad, Mom and Val were there for me --knowing what a difficult time I was having, they hopped on a plane and came to me.  I will never forget that--I will never forget those visits.