MY MOTHER – MY BEST FRIEND
Angela and Mom Zena at Stonehenge
There is no relationship in the world quite as extraordinary as the one you can have with your mother.
In the past 21 years (plus 9 months of living luxuriously inside of my mother's belly), I was lucky enough to be born with a best friend from the very beginning of my life. My mom has always been my biggest supporter, whether it's going to every single soccer game I ever played, laughing as she filmed me after I got my wisdom teeth taken out, playing board games together and her being far too excited whenever she won (always repeating "I won! I won!"), or pouring chocolates on my desk when I'm stressed studying for exams.
Visiting Stonehenge, England
But aside from being my mentor and supporter, she has also just been a true friend in my life. Some of my most treasured moments are the times when I'm with my mom and we're laughing so hard we're crying, because we always end up in unique situations. Such as the time we went horseback trail riding together but were far behind as the last two people because our horses kept using the bathroom, or traveling as tourists in the dungeon of a castle with actors that were supposed to scare us, but all we could do was laugh the entire time.
My mom has always been my role model and my rock. Her sense of humor makes her someone I could laugh with for hours, and she is always looking at life positively and pushing me to go for my dreams. Whenever something is going wrong, my mom is always there to help me through it, no matter what she may be going through herself at the time. She always puts me before herself, and I'm always striving to be more like her, for there is no relationship more valuable to me than the one I have with my mother.
