happy birthday, mom!

{ my older sister, my mom, and me at Crater Lake }

Mom! Happy Birthday!

I love this picture so much, because it perfectly depicts my relationship with you. I have always been a mamas girl, never wanting to share you with anybody. You are just that great that I don't want to share you! And I think everyone who knows you would agree with me on that statement... You are just really great. Thank you for being such a loving, supportive, and gracious mom. I can think of a million things that you've done for me, and I'm grateful for every one of them. Like when I was really sick and you made me every possible gluten-free recipe that you could find on the internet, or when you drove down to Corvallis on numerous occasions because I just needed someone to encourage me and believe in me. There are billions of selfless things you've done for me, Megs, and Tyler over the years. I think on behalf of the Nelson 3, we wish you the best of birthdays! Enjoy your day and do something that makes you feel extra special {because you are}.

I love you, mom!