Everything Except Family for Easter

Anyone who knows me knows that I am very big into tradition. I love family traditions and Easter is no exception. For years, my mother has took me to Rapid City to buy me a pretty new Easter dress to wear to church. This year, I was unable to go home and Easter just hasn't felt the same all day. My mom always complains and drags her feet about getting me a dress and also making me an Easter basket. Now, she might feel bad about this, but her complaining is really part of the tradition. I missed it this year. No Easter basket and no trip to Rapid find a pretty dress to wear to church.

However, I had a dress that I bought with her and Grace when we went shopping for Costa Rica in Billings. I took it but never wore it so took this oppertunity to wear it to church today. I sat in church with my new dress on and just wished my mommy was there so I could lean forward and she could rub my back. Every time I go to church it's "tradition" that I lean forward and my mom rubs my back. Yes, she grumbles about doing it, but there's almost something comforting in the grumble and then her showing me the love she has for me by rubbing my back as I hear the pastor in the background. My mom to my left; rubbing my back and my strong stoic dad to my right waiting for him to call his family up to take communion... in my pretty dress. Well, not this year. This year, I went to church in my pretty dress and wore a necklace my mom bought me just because I'm that big of a sap when it comes to tradition and had to have something to make me feel like I was with family. So, the picture below is for you mom. Me in my pretty Easter dress. Missed you today.