**Facetime ringing
**"J-Anne connecting"
"HOLZY!"
"Hi mom"
"How's it going?!"
"Good how are you?"
"Good, so how's school? How's work? How's Macomb? Did you go out last night? Have you been to Chicks lately, god I love that place! Can't wait for May. How's Tee? You heard about so and so eh?
I'm so glad you're feeling better. I thought I was going to have to jump on a plane! Oh, I'm going to Vegas again, did I tell you that? Yah, so I'm going. Dad's okay with it. He always says "does my answer really matter? He's such a bugger boy!"
**Takes breath
**Repeat
This is the woman who is my built in best friend. This is the woman who will ask me 18 questions before I finish processing the first one. This is the woman who feels my every joy, my every sadness no matter how far away I am. This is the woman who taught me everything I know about retail therapy. This is the woman who will put my needs before hers, every time. This is Judy Anne, my mom.
Today is her birthday, but let's be real, this party animal finds a reason to celebrate every day. Since I didn't make it to the post office on time to send her a heart felt, handmade card, this will have to suffice.
J-Anne,
For being able to laugh at yourself (and letting us laugh too),
For keeping life interesting (usually through redecorating every 3 months),
For being able to connect with people at the drop of a hat (and dropping them just as quickly, if need be),
For showing me how to love with your whole heart (no matter how much I fight the hugs, kisses and leg slapping- "THOSE GAMS"),
For pushing me to apply to UBC,
For being my biggest supporter with every decision I make (even though you may not always understand),
For googling every school I have applied to,
For knowing me better than I know myself (you somehow always know when something has happened),
For being my shopping partner (always down for some retail therapy),
For being my drinking partner ("life's too short, eh holz?!"),
For being excited about bar hopping around Macomb with me (and getting hit on at every stop),
For never holding back (honesty is not lost on you),
For being the first to like and comment on my photos (even if you comment on it on Facebook, and Instagram and then text me about it right after),
For embracing my life abroad over the past 2 years,
For bringing fun into absolutely everything you do,
For being so special, I gave you a nick name,
**Takes breath
**Repeat
Cheers to you, Sassy-J.
