Saturday, Dad and I went to Shaw Nature Reserve for their annual spring wildflower sale. My master naturalist group held a bake sale and I volunteered for two hours. I made: pumpkin bread, banana sour cream cake, carrot cake with pineapple and walnuts, raspberry buttermilk cake, and blackberry buttermilk cake. So fun!
That afternoon I took mom to Celeslie's for mother/daughter pedicures. I had the best pedicure of my life. Mom decided that at the age of 60, she wanted to change things up a bit, and I bought her a sparkly pink toe ring. I love that she is really taking charge of her life and making some really healthy, fun choices. I think she is younger at 60 than she was at 50. I'm so proud of her.
Then I came home to TWO bouquets of flowers from my little hammer gals. Ava chose pink roses and Audrey chose a mix of yellow, purple, and pink flowers. They wrote little cards and attached them to the vases. Ava put hers in a vase that belonged to Eric's grandma and Audrey put hers in a vase that we received as a wedding present. So sweet!
Then...my husband poured me a Skinnygirl margarita and told me about the plans he made for our dinner. We feasted on steaks, bacon wrapped asparagus, and baked potatoes. It was a perfect evening to dine out on the deck. Amazing! We followed this up with a trip to Bob's for ice-cream. Everyone indulged except for me-I was so full!
The following morning, I called my mom to wish her a happy Mother's Day. She gave me the most unexpected compliment. She told me that she loves how I mother. That blessed and surprised me. I do things a little differently than she does and over the course of the past year, she has brought specific instances to my attention. While I'm confident in my mothering (sometimes!), being "questioned" by my own mother about my choices didn't feel good. It caused me to question myself (reflection isn't a bad thing-just the opposite, but the reason for it was based on me doubting myself due to her comments).
The good thing is, I STILL came to the same conclusion about my choices. I wouldn't change A THING. I, of course discussed this with my partner-in-parenting, and he fully supports our choices. Yay! Now THAT does feel good. I really love that my momma loves me and her grandgirls enough to communicate her true feelings. I love that she also respects me as a mother and accepts my different way of doing things. I much rather her voice her concerns than hide them. I hope that like my mom and I, I have excellent, nurturing relationships with my own adult daughters.
Sunday was super chill-my favorite kind of a day-nothing on the agenda. Eric made us all a huge breakfast of bacon, eggs, blueberry pancakes, and coffee. We went to his parents for a short visit. Then we stopped by my parents for a short visit. On our way home, we stopped at Crab Apple Cove and the girls and I picked out plants while Eric took a nap in the truck. I bought Lily of the Valley, spicy orange thyme, sage, and a bunch of pretty annuals for planters. The girls helped decide where to plant everything, and as a result, our yard is looking quite lovely. We still have plenty of space so we will be hitting the local nurseries soon.
I think that is about it. Eric and I watched Salt after tucking the girls in bed. I had seen it earlier in the week with Eric's dad. I loved watching Eric trying to figure it out. He's a nut.
I love my family so much. I feel so blessed. I can't thank them enough for all of their love. They are the absolute best. I told Eric that I won't be able to top this for Father's Day so he just needs to leave town and go fishing so that I won't suffer by comparison. So brilliant.
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