*Bawls in front of computer*

I was going through Everyday Isa, intently catching up on her blog coz she writes well and there's always good things in her posts. From one of her blog posts, there was a link that led me to 60 Tiny Love Stories.

 So I clicked on it, thinking there's just stuff that'll make me go "aaaawwww" instead of retching. Instead, I started bawling (I mean, uh, I got something on my eye- a twig, a branch or something) and I'm not even halfway through the list.

 These aren't really "love stories" in a romantic, syrupy sense. It's called love stories because of amazing things that we do out of love for anyone we hold dear.

Some of my personal faves from the list:
*Today, my 12-year-old son, Sean, and I stopped by the nursing home together for the first time in several months. Usually I come alone see my mother who’s suffering from Alzheimer’s. When we walked into the lobby, the nurse said, “Hi, Sean!” and then buzzed us in. “How does she know your name?” I asked. “Oh, I swing by here on my walk home from school all the time to say hi to Grandma,” Sean said. I had no idea."


*Today, my daughter accepted her boyfriend’s marriage proposal. He is 3 years older than her. They started dating when she was 14 and he was 17. I never liked the age difference when they were kids. When he turned 18 a week before she turned 15, my husband insisted they break-up. They maintained a friendship, but went on to date other people. Now at the ages of 24 and 27, I’ve never seen two people more in love.


*Today, after I heard that my mom stayed home from work with the flu, I stopped by Wal-Mart on my way home from school to pick her up some canned soup. I ran into my dad who was already in the check-out line. He had 5 cans of soup, NyQuil, tissues, tampons, 4 romantic comedy DVDs and a bouquet of flowers.


*Today, when I tapped the side of my wheelchair and told my husband, “You’re the only reason I want to be free from this contraption,” he kissed me on my forehead and said, “Honey, I don’t even see that thing.”




Just gonna finish reading this list and buy a fresh supply of Kleenex.




Awkward Turtle