This is my mom. Or better yet, the back of her head. I spent this past weekend in Pennsylvania and it was the first time I visited and only spent time with family instead of just seeing my friends. I’m not usually a family person when it comes to my family. Love them to pieces. Just can’t seem to stay sane when we spend too much time together. But this time it was different. It was nice.

My parents recently got back together after being separated for more than eight years. Totally weird and totally good at the same time. My mom turned over a new leaf (or many new leaves) and she seems so much happier and at peace with herself than she ever was before. It’s just reassuring to an only child that her mother is no longer alone.

Anyway. This picture is very symbolic of her new ways when I look at it. She was never a horrible person or anything just a bit unhappy I think. And I like how the view in this is looking forward, not looking back at her. And I love how everything is so bright and glowing around her face. It’s peaceful. And plain. And real. To me, at least.