I am a believer- an inspirational spinoff

Ladies- I dont know if you remember me stating in my 'afterlife' post that I have never had visits or dreams from my mom since she passed.. well, 6 years later & I got my wish..

background: I am the first in my family to have a Masters Degree.. First in my ENTIRE family.. aunts, uncles, cousins.. on BOTH SIDES. My mother always told me i needed to get my masters and how she wished she was able to go back to school. She eventually did go back to Suffolk for a few classes, but never got a full out college degree. At my moms wake my uncles wife said 'through Heather, Carol will achieve her dream of graduating college'...


So here I am now, just got my degree on 1/31/08 and I put in a request for my diploma to be mailed to me. Weeks later, I'm still waiting for that damn paper. The whole time I've been so depressed because I wish she could be here to celebrate it with me.

Fast forward to last night- I had a dream in which I was talking to my mom and I said 'Mommy, I have something to show you. I am so proud of myself' and I showed her my diploma and the two of us hugged and cried hysterically out of pure happiness. I woke up this morning and just had a feeling of absolute happiness & I didn't know why.. I am NOT a morning person. I never feel at peace like I did this morning. While brushing my teeth I remembered my dream. I remembered how nice it felt and all day it was totally bittersweet.
So heres the kicker............................




I came home from work today and what is sitting on my kitchen table?? My diploma.. a month & 1 crazy dream later I got my damnn diploma.

I am now a firm believer in the afterlife & I finally got a visit from my Mommy..

I've been home for an hour now and I'm still crying..