And she has fond memories of decking the halls with her “extreme giver” of a mom.
Their Christmases “were no joke,” Bonnie shared. “It made me and my siblings always feel so loved because she remembered everything we said we wanted throughout the years. She just put so much thought into us kids. And I wish I could have told her how much I love that.”
Instead, Bonnie has looked for new ways to communicate with the Denver native.
“I get little glimpses of her here and there, like certain smells and certain things people do, say, or wear,” said Bonnie. For instance, if she spots a Michael Kors purse in the wild, “I’m like, ‘Oh, my mom would love that,'” she shared. Or when she catches a whiff of gardenias, “I’m like, ‘Oh, that’s Mom.’ There are so many things in nature as well. If I see a butterfly, sometimes I’m like, ‘Oh, hi, Mom, how are you doing?'”