Inspiration.
In the midst of packing to go back to school, I found a little buried treasure trove, which of course, took over that annoying task. As I was looking for my old sweatshirt in our front closet I somehow ran into a whole entire box full of my mom’s old (like when SHE was 18 old) photo albums. At first I thought that there would be maybe two just stacked on top of other old junk, but then I pulled out the box and found at like a dozen picture albums. And since my mom was gone, I figured it was the perfect time to look at them!
I began flipping through the first one and at first didn’t even recognize my mom. She was BEAUTIFUL! She looked so young, happy, thin, healthy, that I didn’t even know it was her. (I am not saying she is not anything of those things now, but it has been a few years…). 
The first thing that caught me off guard was her style. So many times I would look at a picture of her and say to myself ‘i want that jacket’ or ‘those shorts are TOO cute’. To me the laid back style, that I guess we both share, is my fashion inspiration. From the high waisted shorts, simple shirt, and shoes to a cute bomber jacket (didn’t take a picture of), she was seriously my style now, back then. It’s weird looking back on these pictures, because I see a lot of the same styles coming back in. I am kinda hoping she has some of that stuff tucked nicely away in a box somewhere!!
Another thing that caught me off guard was how many different guys I saw my mom in pictures with, holding hands with, kissing, etc. I NEVER would have thought of my mom as the type to always have a man, BUT hey! :] Maybe I need some pointers from her…
The last thing that probably surprised me the most looking through all of her albums was how happy she looked. In just about EVERY SINGLE picture she was grinning from ear to ear, or gazing into someone eyes ^^, or dancing, or singing. She looks like the epitome of ‘full of life’. It saddens me a little bit, because I rarely see this HAPPY mom. I know how much she loves me and my brother, but it’s hard to see how almost sad she is now. In the photos you can look into her eyes and see happiness, nowadays she doesn’t even like to take pictures. I know she is getting older, but I want her to be happy like these pictures. I also am inspired to make my young years as happy and fulfilling as hers seemed to be. I want to look back on my pictures and look as excited and inspired as she did!
My favorite picture is definitely the last one, the photobooth ones! I feel like these are the most her…spontaneous, happy, excited, in love, spacey, and truly inspired. 
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