My poor family. Because of my chosen career path they often get strong armed, guilted, persuaded into attending events that I’m planning. In fact, Craig and I met at one of these very events just over eight years ago. Remind me to tell you how he brought a girl to what I thought might have been our first date, mmkay?
But that’s beside the point.
Over the years, my friends, parents, husband and in-laws have attended and been volunteered for all star football games, dances, craft fairs, golf tournaments and silent auctions. When I left my last job, they probably all did a happy dance thinking that their days of showing up for events they had no interest in were behind them. But not so. Turns out, I sort of missed event planning. So I used my corporate marketing hat last year to pitch an employee-based 5K that would raise money for charity.
And, once again, my parents and in-laws found themselves volunteering, Craig signed up his football players for service hours and I ran around like a chicken with my head cut off the morning of the run. There’s something about that excitement the day of the event. There’s a nervous feeling hoping that the weather holds out. My mind spins, running through my lists of things to do, wondering what I missed. And I hear “ka-ching, ka-ching” every time a car pulls in the driveway. I love it.
This year, the best part was not the couple thousand dollars we raised or the more than 150 people that showed up. ::Fist bump to all the people that helped me pull this off:: No. Instead it was looking out into the crowd and seeing this:
Because with my mom and dad, my husband and my mother-in-law was my little girl. Smiling, giggling and acting shy when friends and coworkers tried to talk to her. And it was the happiest I’ve ever been to see familiar faces in the audience. I’ma working mom. It’s who I am. But seeing the face that I’m working for, having her be a (small) part of my “work day” made it so much better. I know she won’t remember this, but I will.
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Fantastic pictures and that is awesome that you have such a supportive family!
Just one question… who is Heidi??? lol.
Oh she’s so cute! It really does bring a light to your day when you get to spend just a small part of it with your little one.
Amen – to the part that says “seeing the face I’m working for”. Sometimes hated it that I had to be a working mom. But I knew for my kids to have not just the things they wanted but things they needed, I had no choice. And I’d do the same today.
reading this made me smile from ear to ear. the cuteness of that photo didn’t hurt either
& this story about your husband bringing another girl to your “first date”? yeah, i want to hear about that!
I was wondering who Heidi was too haha! You have some super alter-ego, don’t you?! I can see right through your pretty little self, Krista; there’s not fooling me!
On a serious note (a rare side of me, I know), I love how in love you are with motherhood. But, looking at C (I totally just accidentally spelled out her name and almost blew your cover! EEK!), how could you be anything but in love?
Did she fall asleep last night or scream bloody murder?
What a fantastic picture! Such a sweetheart!
I love this! It’s the pay off for working moms…seeing our little ones happy and well adjusted even though we can’t be with them all day long.
Beautiful photo too!
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