Another wonderful month spent with my Mom visiting NYC. She says this is the best trip she's ever taken to New York (because she didn't spend half the the time helping us pack and move lol!). This was also the best visit that I've ever spent with her. She came with a loving heart, a positive attitude, and no baggage (physical and emotional). She was free as a bird, and was open to whatever life had to throw at her. It was such a fresh sight to see. For as long as I've known her (which is forever, in my case), my mom has always carried the weight of the world on her shoulders. Always taking care of others and putting others' needs before her own. This time, it was just her, with no attachments. And it was a pleasure to witness and partake in her new found solo journey!
We did yoga (a lot of yoga). We ate good food (both homemade and store bought). We traipsed around the city in our stylish yogawear. We talked and laughed a lot. We prayed. We gave thanks. And we spent a lot of time being glued to each other (Lizzie, Mom and me spent most nights sharing my queen sized bed). In addition, we also celebrated her birthday here for the very first time! She got a beautiful new pinky ring (thanks to Lizzie's fabulous manfriend). Then we dolled her up to the nines, put her in pair of sky high stilettos (which she could only sit in), and took her out for a fancy dinner (thanks to my awesome manfriend)! And by 11pm, we were all back at home, snuggling up comfortably in our pjs. She said it was the perfect birthday! I would have to agree.
Thirty days really flew by. I put her on a plane yesterday, and all I could think about was how much we still haven't done together. My mom is my sunshine and my joy, and I could spend day and night with her! Every day spent with her is a happy one, and this happiness is continuously heightened because all we talk about is happiness and how grateful we are to be happy!
So here is a huge thank you to all of the people, establishments, places, ideas, random things that we came across in the last thirty days:
THANK YOU....
-Harlem
-FiDi
-Darren
-Shawn
-Lizzie
-Jordanna
-Mallory
-Lisa
-Tiffany
-Jenna
-Sass N' Betties
-Laughing Lotus family
-Dana Flynn
-The Producers Club and Freddie
-Spa Castle
-Asiate
-Chinatown
-Hong Kong Supermarket
-that nail salon we went to get our blinged out mani-pedis
-Six Flags
-Luna Park
-MTA
-MTA performers
-random hot dog vendor with the crunch onion topping
-Forever 21
-Old Navy
-Nova New York
-Harlem Yoga
-Juniper Park
-PPTV
-Minions from 'Despicable Me' beee-do, beee-do, beee-do...
-Pioneer supermarket
-Union Square farmer's market
-Container Store
-Breville Juicer
-'Hungry for Change'
-'Happy' Documentary
-Positive Psychology with Tal
-our Gratitude journals
-our Sutra books
-that paper store where we bought our journals
-Sephora's birthday gifts
-Wagyu
And I'm sure I'm missing a few more, but THANK YOU to everyone and everything that made my mommy's visit such a splendiferous one!! There is only one way to live, and that is to live a life full of happiness, gratitude, and love!
#loving you, loving life
