Went to Whistler with Mom

[dreaminghope]

What Mom taught me this weekend:

I come by my complete lack of sense of direction honestly.*

The secret to a long-term relationship is to never fall out of love at the same time.

If my uncle hadn't gotten married during a certain March break when I was a kid, my family would have gone to Germany for two weeks.

If you can't give something without expectation, either don't give it at all or make it clear what you want in return... even if it is just a "thank you".

Mom once dated a guy named Skip. She liked his friends much more than she liked him. She used moving to the Northwest Territories as an excuse to break up with him.

God has nothing to do with it: take responsibility for your own life and decisions.

Seeing the ancient cedars is worth getting lost on the highway, the long drive up the gravel road, and the breathless uphill hike.

Always be suspicious of guys who are too romantic. And having someone make pancakes for you is nicer than getting flowers.

* We got lost every time we left the hotel and every time we left any place to go back to the hotel. In three days, we never went anywhere without getting lost at least once.

Comments

[dsignrmom.livejournal.com]

It sounds like you had a wonderful time, even getting lost. It's one thing I feel I missed in my life was a chance like this to have my mother all to myself for a short but friendly period of time.

[dreamhope.livejournal.com]

It was very neat. This is the first time my Mom and I had gone away together without my Dad and/or sister.

We couldn't help but laugh and have fun with each other about getting lost, because it was seriously ridiculous. On Sunday, after already being there for two days, we got lost trying to get back to our hotel after breakfast.

[poets-hand.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a great trip.

I had a similar trip with my mom; she drove with me from New Jersey to Colorado when I moved back. Like you and your mom, I learned more about our family on that drive than I did in the previous 26 years.

[dreamhope.livejournal.com]

It's amazing how much you can learn one-on-one. Mom and I just ended up talking for hours. We talked for so long one evening, over a bottle of wine and some crackers and brie, that we just forgot to have dinner until it was almost 10 PM.

[catnip-dreamz.livejournal.com]

"""The secret to a long-term relationship is to never fall out of love at the same time."""

Wow, I love this quote. So true!

[dreamhope.livejournal.com]

It is so true, which is both sort of scary and sort of freeing.

[misselaineeous.livejournal.com]

I remember my first trip with just Mom, we drove to Edmonton. We didn't get lost much, I guess I got Dad's sense of direction.
I learnt a lot about Mom (all the same things you seem to have learnt) on that long drive.
I guess she feels we both have to learn her lessons but as adults and one-on-one.
I'm glad you were able to get away. Time spent together like this reminds us of how wonderful, smart and loving our mom really is.