Another "First".....

Today is my Birthday.  Today is also my sister's Birthday.  And today we are passing another "First" and that would be my first birthday without my mother. 

We are actually going to celebrate this weekend with the whole family.  I'm cooking a brisket, Chickie is cooking sausage and ribs and the rest of the menu is divided up between everyone.

I think this will be the first birthday in a very long time that I have not had a Lemon Meringue Pie as my birthday dessert. 

Mother always used to make me a pie because I'm not a big fan of cake.  I just don't have the heart to make it myself so I'm just making the "traditional Peach Cobbler" that is as much a part of Texas Bar-B-Que as catcus is to the landscape here. 

I'm a little sad...but not about age.  Heck, age is nothing to me.  I'm healthy and fit and creeping every closer to that 60 degree mark but that doesn't bother me.  I'm just sad because my mom (who is the reason that I am on this earth) is not here to celebrate.  I'll get used to it...I just need time.