Mother's Day and Prom Pics

I had mentioned that I thought this post would be my 100th, but this post is 99th, so the next one will probably be my 100 Things About Me post. I hope I can come up with that many things that won't put everyone instantly in a boredom-induced coma. Heck, it might even put me to sleep, LOL.

Onward to the pictures. That one to the left was taken at my church Sunday morning, just before Jessica and I left for lunch at Jonesboro. She's not really that much taller than me, she has on 3-inch heels with her skirt, and I have on flats. She took me to her favorite eatery, a place called Fat City Grill. I just know BooMama will get a kick out of the name. :-) It was actually pretty good. I got a steak and baked potato, and it came with a salad and California-style mixed vegetables, steamed. The veggies were just right, tender-crisp, not limp and lifeless like they are at some restaurants. I didn't have any room for dessert, didn't even ask what they had. The steak was really good, too, and A1 was the only steak sauce on the table, which is my favorite anyway. They had others on request for the heathens that like other brands, LOL. :-) But mercy sakes, they bring you a steak knife that resembles a Samurai sword to cut the steak with! That joker was 12 inches long, seriously! You had to be careful of your glass and other tableware when you carved your steak. One careless slice and you'd clear the table! I really enjoyed the meal, and especially the time with my baby girl. Besides the meal and the 2 dozen roses she brought me earlier, she gave me a really mushy card, a sterling silver, heart-shaped "MOM" pendant, and a "Chicken Soup For Every Mom's Soul" book. I love everything she gave me, but I enjoyed our time together as Mom and daughter the most, I think.

Now to the good stuff, as if that wasn't good enough. People, she took me joyriding with her and her boyfriend. I'll wait a minute for that to soak in for you.......Yes, my 18 year old daughter took me, her MOM, riding around with her and her boyfriend, Jason.........And we had FUN!!! Yes, indeedy, we did!! And I'm gonna get all sloppy here, but you know those rare times out of time, when a moment is just so magical, you know you'll remember it for the rest of your life? That evening was one of those times for me. Riding around with the windows open, the music cranked up, laughing at totally stupid stuff, and having the time of my life with my daughter and her crush. Did I mention I had the best time ever? 'Cause I totally did, y'all. I did. And I think I was paid a compliment, too. When we were at the quick stop filling up with gas, one of Jason's guy friends called Jason's cell phone and asked what he was doing. Jason told him he was about to go riding around with Jessica and her Mom. Apparently the friend laughed at Jason and talked about what an awful time he was in for and so on about having Jessica's Mom along for the ride. Jessica could hear both sides of the conversation and just smirked as she listened. Jason said his goodbyes and hung up and they went inside to pay. This was the first time Jason had spent very much time around me, so I don't really think he was exactly sure what he was in for himself. We sang along at the top of our lungs to all the songs we knew, and just generally goofed off and cut up. I'm still just a goofy kid at heart myself, and that is my kind of entertainment. I love the wind coming through the open windows, the music cranked up and just riding, at night especially. I've always been a cheap date that way, but with the price of gas these days, my kind of fun is getting more expensive all the time. We stopped on a deserted stretch of highway in the Bootheel of Missouri, just stopped in the middle of the road and turned the car off and got out to watch a big orange full moon rise over the trees. Lightning bugs were flickering all around us, away from artificial lights, and frogs were croaking from the fields on either side of the road. The only thing missing was Lamar, he spent the day with his Mom. I really needed someone to cuddle with right then, like Jessica and Jason were cuddling. It was so sweet, y'all. Like I said, it was one of those magical moments. Later on, I asked, "Are we having fun yet, Jason?" And listen to this: he said, "I'm having a GREAT time! Randy didn't know what he was talkin' about." He's so sweet, y'all!! He's my favorite 18 year old guy right now, LOL. ;-) I took lots of pictures to keep the memories alive, too.

And now I have some pictures of Jessica and Jason taken last Friday, May 12 at her Senior Prom for Bay High School. Sorry these are so dark, but I did the best I could with them. A photographer, I'm not. I like to try, but I'm more enthusiastic than talented when it comes to photography. A "photographer" is surprised when he has a photograph that occasionally turns out bad. I'm a "picture-taker" who is surprised when I occasionally have one that turns out good, LOL. :-) For these pictures, though, it might have helped if the subjects weren't chompin' at the bit wanting to get away from the sniveling Mama who wanted to take the time to "pose" them for pictures. I just hope the professional pictures turn out well. Graduation is this Friday at 7 pm, so I will be bawling and slinging snot with the best of them when my baby girl sings and gets her diploma. I'll try to get some pics if I can see well enough to focus the camera. It's gonna be a bittersweet time, I know.

Well, I need to post this and get some things done, so I will wish everyone a good Wednesday. I'll work on those 100 things and try to get that posted either tonight or Thursday. Peace and Love to all. :-)