Growing up having sleepovers with Mahoney, I would wake up before him most of the time. Every morning Erin was already up in the kitchen waiting for us to start our days. One morning I woke up before Mahoney and she greeted me with her signature “what do you want? I’ll make you anything!” She made a blueberry smoothie that was absolutely perfect and some honey butter to go on some croissants. She asked me how my mom and I are holding up without my dad, where I wanted to be when I get older, how I view the world around me, and mostly reminded me of how proud she was of me. Similar memories were made many times over. She was the greatest host of all but an even better supporter and friend.