jennifer patel

I love weddings. It's a day where you get to witness so much love and emotion. We traveled to the tar heel state to see our friends marry in a beautiful ceremony on a perfect afternoon in September. As I watched Alex dance with the flower girl (yes, I sort of made him) I fast forwarded 20ish years, maybe to his wedding, and wondered if I would remember this moment where my heart was overflowing with love for this perfect, little boy. I could have cried (several times) tears of pure happiness for the day. This is a big deal. It takes me a really long time to establish relationships. I am quiet and shy and super awkward and will tell you everything about me out of nervousness, without really telling you anything important. The people who know me best will tell you they've known me at least a decade and probably didn't even know I wanted to be their friend so bad the first 50 times we were together. It takes me a long time to figure things out and be c...

That's what we're calling it. Two years ago, we transplanted this guy to our family...permanently. one of the first care packages we sent the year we waited I didn't even think about it when I signed up for today to go out and observe other middle schools (to make my teaching better and stuff) and since no one else on Earth has to leave their house at 5:30 A.M. to get to school , I got to surprise Alex with his favorite breakfast: chocolate chip pancakes. maybe there was too much chocolate, if you can see it?  To steal words so beautifully fitting for how I feel as his Mom... "You were you, and I was I; we were two before our time. I was yours before I knew, and you have always been mine too." -L. Leav Happy second annual Forever Day!