mom...

strong-willed...

determined...

tenacious...

fierce...

proud...

beautiful...

and so many more things but i'd be here all day.

and, she was non too pleased that i wanted to take her picture... but that's neither here 'nor there. i refused to think i was traveling all this way again and not getting at least one shot of her this time around.

this is not the best and i will try again... she is not the most patient - has the belief she is not pretty... has not aged well at all. however, she has been through a lot in her life and i believe she carries it well. she only allowed me to get off the one quick photo... no setting it up, no thinking about it - just fast, fast - one smile and done. sigh.... maybe it's her age. but it turned out well after all.

happy day.....