Mom won most funny in high school. She is funny. So funny I have had boyfriends who would call me to ask, "Is your mom home?" "Yes" "Okay good, I am coming over." Then they would proceed to talk to my mom the entire time as she paraded us with her stories from her past and present. She has been the source of a lot of very funny moments in my life. My mom is a boss. She has been kicked off an airplane (I mean besides Justin Bieber, who can say that?), jumped from a boat into our backyard because she got locked out of the house when she was out and then her high heels staked into the ground to save her fall...this was four years ago), the same night decided to go to the restroom on our extremely steep driveway only to roll down the hill with her drawers down, and even dressed up like the KKK one time to scare her little black friend (He was her friend and it was a JOKE, our family loves black people). Her stories make even 2014 sound like a G rated movie. She's the best.
But the best thing about my mom is the way she makes you feel. It's hard to put into words. She was a mom to a lot of people who weren't her kids. I asked several people who have known my mother over the years to describe her or any memories they had of her- You will see that she has touched lots of lives and given us a laugh or two!
Emmaleigh Camera TravisI just remember all the nights we spent with her at your house, how drastically different (in a good way) she was from my mom, how we could be ourselves and talk about boys with her! And makeup and jewelry and whatever else we wanted! Introducing boys to her for approval, I loved your mom!
Chad HeatherlyI have so many wonderful memories of my mother. But what it makes so great and heart felt is I honestly can't touch on one but each day the memories and how much i love her grow and continue to build. She gave me life and two beautiful sisters. Our family is growing which is adding to the memories that started with my mother and her mother before her and so on.
Kristen LanningSpending Sundays with her when I would go down to Tennessee was always my favorite we would spend all day watching football and sometimes go to shoneys
Christina Rae GrazianoWhen she took us all out to that restaurant at seaport! Then we hit the town and partied like rock stars!!
Paige SlusherI only have one memory with her so far but def her generosity and hospitality : )
Kristin KeithBella spazio!! Nuff said there was alot of oh hells being thrown around
Ashley NieporteMama G did my makeup for freshman homecoming! She taught me tips and tricks she learned and I still use them today! I spent basically all of highschool inseparable with the you guys and she always treated me like her own! I'm pretty sure during the Myrtle beach drive Mama G was the one that hilariously suggested how to cut back on potty stops lol I don't remember if it was Julie or Bek that was the brave one to do it! Always the coolest mom
Lauren BallardI remember how she was basically a second mom.. Especially when we used to get in trouble!In high school
Bekah MorrisMom has the biggest heart of anybody I knowAnd we used to make her rate who had the best dive in the pool which was super annoying and she never once complained haha
LeAnn NealOne of the many best memories of your Mom is when we dressed up in our leather pants and went to the Tina Turner Farewell Tour concert. We had a blast. I couldn't imagine sharing that with anyone else. Her zest for life is infectious! You just want to throw caution to the wind and act a fool without a care in the world and you laugh SO hard that you cry every time. I always know I will smile, ear to ear, when I get together with her. I guess you could say she taught me how to let go and dance in the rain.
Veera JohnsonI ain't got no daddy! Enough said!! Your mom was like oh hell! That might be one her favorite phrases!
Jessica Kohler HeatherlyThe very first time I met your mom I was 7 months pregnant with Jayce and my ankles were swollen bc of the Tennessee humidity and a 24 hour car ride. Within 20 minutes of meeting her, she was rubbing my feet and legs to help the swelling go down despite the face that her hands hurt now. She rubbed my legs for like an hour and it was the best I had felt in a long long time. So her care and love for everyone is what I love the most.
My mom accepts everyone as they are- she is the most Christlike person I know. No judgements. As you are. She has always encouraged me to be me. Not another version of someone else. From the time I was a little girl, as you can tell in the above photo, she was encouraging me to dance, be goofy, to sing. When not another person on this earth has understood me, she has stood in the gap and said "I'm your person, I get you." She has encouraged my happiness above all else and always embraced her weird little girl. Kathy Caylor Greene, from the bottom of my heart and with every bit of love I have in my heart, I am so very thankful God chose you to be my mom. I love you and so does a lot of other people! XOXO
