AUGUST In February; or When Mother Loved SHREK

Today is my mother's 82nd birthday!

I love my mother and am grateful for every birthday she gets.

I remember I wanted to do something special for her 70th birthday, a while back.

While those thoughts were forming in my head, 

my sisters were talking about a special gathering for that occasion 

with the siblings that were scattered amongst three states

coming together.

Of course, that made sense.

I still wanted to do something special for her

and finally thought, why wait until her 70th?

So, for her 69th birthday, 

I took her to New York.

What would be more special than sharing something I love

with the mother I love?

That whirlwind weekend

included site seeing, tasty meals and

SEVEN BROADWAY SHOWS.

Yes, I think I exhausted my mother

with the stage.

We saw, in order; HEDDA GABLER, starring Mary Louise Parker, 

SHREK THE MUSICAL, 
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL,

AUGUST OSAGE COUNTY,

IN THE HEIGHTS,

PAL JOEY...

I loved showing my Ma around the town

and she seemed to have a good time.

Nowadays, memories are slipping away from her, 

but she still remembers going to the Big Apple with me.

I've chosen my favorite pics of her on that trip,

hopefully as a reminder to her of some of the details...

...And, of course, because I am me, 

our last full day in New York was her 69th birthday

and the last show we saw was

MAMA MIA

because that's who she is!

I may visit New York very often,

but there will never be as special a visit

as the one with my mother,

when we were on the top of the world together!

I LOVE YOU, MA!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!