Good morning sweet Friends!
For those of you that celebrated Mother's Day this past weekend, I hope you had a very blessed day. We were graced with such an amazing day weather-wise - so that was a bonus treat on top of a day that I felt very loved and pampered...as well as working to pamper those I love too.
It was a lovely weekend overall. Friday our favorite sushi place opened back up after it had burned down a year or so ago. So we went there along with Annie and her buddy. Such good food! We had really missed it.
Saturday was my sweet Annie's birthday. 💝
When she got up we gave her gifts - Matt had even gotten his own little funny gift for her and "dad joke" card. He's always done that for both of my kids and I know I say it a lot - but that's one of the things that melts my heart the most. The incredibly sweet relationship he has with my kiddos all on his own.
Then we took her out for brunch (per here request), along with a friend of hers. Then she went out that night with her dad. So Saturday night Matt & I went to evening mass and then out on a date with the C's to a musical that a fellow friend of ours had directed at a local high school - and then out for dinner. It was such a cute show and a very fun night. 😋
Sunday my Mom and Bro and SIL came over and we celebrated Mother's Day and Annie's birthday with them. My son was at his sweet Jill's college graduation out-of-town, so we're celebrating with him later. But he texted me first thing and called me later in the evening. I felt spoiled all day. Matt did lots of housework that day and helped so much with the little party and gave me a beautiful card and a gift card for a greenhouse (yay flower time!). And Annie showered me with many gifts (geesh) and a card that went to my heart and meant so much. The greatest gift, and purpose, in my life is being a Mom. I'm so grateful to God for that gift.
Sunday afternoon we played games, sat outside in the gorgeous 77 degree sunshine and visited, had appetizers, then had Annie's favorite pizza place for dinner and I made the cake she requested for dessert (a homemade chocolate cake with cherry filling and homemade buttercream frosting).
I can't believe my baby is now 18 and will be heading to college this Fall. I don't know where the time goes, but I swear it feels like it evaporates like vapor the way it flies so fast!
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS:
ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE THIS MORNING:
sugar free salted caramel iced coffee (fasting)
ON MY TO DO LIST THIS WEEK:
work on final decorations for Annie senior class party, go put together senior party event with other committee members (I headed up decorations committee), lunch with a gf, get Annie's grads mailed, errands, hospice work
THINKING ABOUT:
lots of activities ahead that my brain swirls with....but what I really keep daydreaming about is getting my flowers, veggies and herbs and digging in the dirt. :) 🌸
AS I LOOK AROUND THE HOUSE
Lovely sunny day out, I see sweet Mother's Day and birthday cards, as well as happy birthday banner, still displayed. But everything else is all cleaned up and tidy from our little party here.
CURRENTLY READING
recently picked up more magazines 🙈
But will be diving back into a book soon - have many lined up
ON THE TV TODAY:
Jeopardy (& Masters), The Good Wife, The Good Doctor, The Rookie, Grey's Anatomy, Survivor, When Calls the Heart
ON THE MENU THIS WEEK:
MONDAY - leftover pizza & a pasta salad I made this AM
TUESDAY - crispy buffalo chicken sandwiches with potato wedges & blue cheese dressing, salad (HF meal)
WEDNESDAY - crunchy cheeseburger salad with monterey jack cheese & special sauce (HF meal)
THURSDAY - beef & zucchini baked penne with garlic bread & roasted broccoli (HF meal)
FRIDAY - leftovers or out?
TO RELAX THIS WEEK I WILL:
go for walks, play pickleball, maybe go hit golf balls, read in the sun
TIPS OR SOMETHING TO SHARE:
FROM THE CAMERA:
our first bear visitor of the season popped by recently
my sweet Ruby girl
How is my baby 18, when just yesterday she looked like this?
She even made the grad wall now 💗
We've had some lovely weather lately and even the northern lights came out to play one night
Mother's Day was glorious weather out and we even took a while to sit outside and visit and enjoy all the dandelions in the yard and the lovely day. And I felt the loving sentiments right to my heart from all of my people. 😊💕
I felt so spoiled, but also tried to spoil my Mom too. I made one of her faves as an appetizer (crab dip) and Annie had given me this lovely charcuterie board that morning, and I loaded it up with yummy fruit, crackers, nuts, mixed, ranch dip for veggies etc to serve for the evening. And she also got me this neat chopper and this awesome clicker page turner for my kindle. The perfect pampering gift. I can prop up my kindle and lay down and with a button turn the pages of my book. Ha! She so spoiled me more than she should have that stinker. 💗💗💗
Love the sassy face I get first when I ask her to smile. Lol And because I made her wear her "18" tiara. 😂
And just like that....with a wish and blowing out of the candles...my last baby is an adult. Waaa (hold me please? 😢)
Had to share that they served our sushi in a cool big boat. Lol And this is the show that our friend directed and we went to on our date night with the C's
Wonderful weekend of fun and the blessings of family and friends - doesn't get better. :)