Mendez Moments: Mother's Day

Mother's Day is a day to celebrate the beauty of motherhood. We had hoped that this year we would be able to do this wilth our beautiful daughter but in God's great plan that was not to be. It is very tough to celebrate a day dedicated to being a parent when you have recently lost a child. I know its hard for me and I know that it must be hard for Chris, especially on a day such as Mother's Day. A day where images of mother and child are everywhere and all you want to do is hold your child and say "I love you".
Its hard to look at your wife and see the tears in her eyes when you tell her "Happy Mother's Day" because there is nothing you can do to help her feel better. All you can do at that moment is help in wiping away the tears. You tell her how proud you are of her and how much of an amazing job she did raising our daughter and hope that it helps. Deep down you know it does but you also know that there is still a void there, a void that can only be filled by the looks of a precious warrior princess with big brown eyes. I know the void is still there because I feel it too. But on a special day as this, I can only imagine just how deep it feels for her.

For Mothers Day this year we decided to get away and go to one of our favoite places. We went to Manzanita to spend some time just to ourselves. With eveything that has happened in the last 4 months, we have not had a lot of time just to ourselves. The time spent together was good and it help us refresh our batteries. We laughed, we cried, we slept, and cried some more. We talked about all the wonderful times we had with our Munchers and how she made us better people. We thought about the what ifs and the whys and what nows. Overall it was a great weekend and we hated to see it come to an end and have to come back to the reality that was awaiting us back home. An empty apartment, back to work, and a cat that lets us know that we have not paid him enough attention.

We want to say "Happy Mother's Day" to our mothers and thank them for all they have done for us, especially in these last couple of months. We also want to send Mothers Day wishes to all of your friends that have recently become or have been mothers. You all are doing fantastic jobs and know that you are appreciated. Hold your children tight and tell them you love them every minute of every day.

And to my wife, my sweet beauiful wife, I want to wish you a Happy Mothers Day, one in the line of many more to come with all our wonderful children including our sweet daughter Zayana Grace. I am here for you my love and I will always be! I love you!

Oh yea, Z wanted me to tell you.........