This is mom and I at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Restaurant in Monterrey California in February 1997. On the wall behind us is a mural of Forest and Jenny sitting in the tree. She had my sweater on because it's cold in Monterrey, whether it's February or July. Dad took the picture.

Sometimes I still can't believe she's gone, can't believe she'll never meet Cecilia, can't believe I'm raising a baby without the advice and counsel of my mom. Can't believe it's been 8 years.