Happy Birthday to my roommate! I mean, to Mom.

I surprised her with this spread of gifts this afternoon. She’s one who says she wants nothing for her birthday, but she needs all of these things! Even the champagne. I’m also taking her to dinner tonight at Cooper’s Hawk, a winery combined with a restaurant, in South Barrington.

I can’t say enough good things about her. She is one of those people who loves with her whole heart, who would give up anything for her family and who won’t ever stop bragging about her two daughters, even when I ask her to, she just says she does it because she can.

She is a roommate, she is a sort of teammate, she is my mom. And she is the best.