Crystal Michelles Mess

🚢 The summer we went on a cruise 🌊 Missed our oldest two this year 🌴 but Cozumel we will be back my sweets we will be back! I will update on how I felt about cruising and a few tips I will throw your way if you’re headed out. In the meantime here are a few of my favorite memories ☀️ I have to un pack and be sad about no one cleaning my room every day 😂

Happy August ☀️

This one’s for the mamas & Dads sending their babies off to college this month. 🥹 (C**t, pictured below, is headed off this week! I’m just the proud adopted aunt. ❤️)

You did it.

These are your last few days to say the things you still want them to hear. Tell them you’re proud of them. Remind them to call home. Share the life lessons you forgot to mention. Have the hard conversations. Say “I love you” one more time, even if they roll their eyes.

But can I tell you something no one prepared me for?

It isn’t just missing them… it’s missing the noise.

The “LET’S GOOOOO!” yelled from upstairs (if you know, you know 😂), the music blasting from their bedroom, the endless snack raids, dinner table conversations, the bickering with siblings, the sound of them coming through the front door.

One day you’ll realize the house is quiet… and that’s the part that catches you off guard.

So before they leave, pause.

Listen to the chaos.
Smile at the mess.
Soak up every ordinary moment.

Because one day you’ll wish you could hear it all just one more time.

And Mama… be proud of yourself.

You raised a human brave enough to chase their dreams, and that says everything about the love you poured into them.

You did good. ❤️

Love - Crystal Michelle