Deborah Lynn McCan was born on October 6, 1950 in Hollywood, California. She was a month early and still weighed 6 lbs. So yesterday she would have been 60 years old. Wow Mom your old!!
Yesterday was a tough day. Even though my mom wasn't big on festivities for herself I was well aware of the fact that no more birthdays would be celebrated with her. In her honor, and would have been against her will, we had grandma's famous tacos. I know your thinking my ______ makes great tacos, and that I don't doubt, but my grandma makes THEE best tacos. So we went over to her house and let her cook (not sure she wanted to but oh well right) and devoured tacos. We tend to eat in shifts cuz it takes a while to get the tortillas ready and let me tell you those shifts were short and sweet. We devoured every last taco we could!
My mom had the tradition of making the tortillas. And by make I mean fry them in olive oil until they are crispy and ready for consumption. This meant I automatically got the job by definition, from a mother to a daughter right? My sweet Aunt Carrie always holds the plate while my mom fried the tortillas. She walked up to me with the plate and wimpered. It was the realization that my mom was no longer there. It was a nice quiet moment for the two of us as all the taco devouring was happening.
With our tummies full of tacos and delicious Aunt Carrie desserts we sat and laughed about life. The "young crowd" in the living room laughing about plane rides and an impromptu game of charades, while the "elders" talked politics and other much more boring stuff. This dinner was quaint and exactly how my mom would want it, no hoop-la!
So with that said Happy Birthday Mom! I'm sure you did exactly what you wanted in heaven!
I'm glad you made it through the day okay! That would be so hard to go through and I can't even imagine what it must be like. I'm sure she watched you guys celebrate her birthday with a smile on her face :-)
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