Hey all you monkeys out there - this is my girl!

When La was a little girl, she loved it when I would cuddle with her.  Part of our cuddling routine involved me shouting out as if to an audience "Hey all you monkeys out there - this is my girl!" She would smile and giggle.  She never got tired of it.

Just a silly little saying that came to my mind one day that made her feel special.

A little love ritual between mother and beloved daughter.

That little tow headed girl loved her mama and her mama loved her.  The love was fierce and for a period was the love that sustained their little family of two.  Even as a small one, her little heart loved deeply and thoroughly.

Then Soulmate and Jam joined our little family, and love wasn't divided but multiplied as it miraculously does.  Our little family eventually expanded by two more with Al and Ty.  La opened her heart to all.  She loved her family completely, but she still enjoyed that special connection with her mama.

Even though we didn't "tell the monkeys" as often who she was - she still knew she was my girl! 

This weekend that little tow headed girl transformed into a beautiful, radiant bride.  She became the wife of her very own Soulmate.  All of that tremendous capacity of love that she has inside of her now has a very worthy recipient.  She so deserves the love her Soulmate has given her.  I couldn't be happier for both of them.

So one more time.  Just so she will always know.

It may seem silly to some.
But I know one who will savor it.

"Hey all you monkeys out there - this beautiful bride is my girl!"

Love to all of you out there or no one - whichever fits. J