Mother's Day 2009 - My mother was going through Chemo in South Carolina and I was able to get a round trip ticket for $69 to go visit her for a few days. I knew she wouldn't feel like doing much because she had Chemo the day before I got there but I hoped that a visit from me would make her feel a little better. The first day I was there she was still feeling ok so we went to the mall and she got me some new maternity clothes. I was 31 weeks pregnant with Jackson.
The next day she crashed and spent a lot of time sleeping. On Sunday, my dad was flying to NY and my Aunt Frances was flying in to take care of my mom while my dad was gone. I went to church with my cousin Jen and her husband Joey on Sunday morning and then we had brunch together. In the afternoon my aunt arrived. I believe I was leaving on Monday and my mom was feeling a little better so we went out for lunch and to one store.
It was a low key Mother's day but so nice to spend it with my mom!
Mother's Day 2010- My mom came home early from Vietnam last year and was able to be here for Mother's day. Phillip's mom was also here so I got to spend my first Mother's Day with both my mom's. It was so nice to have them both here!
Mother's Day 2011- my second official Mother's Day. I started out Saturday night and Sunday morning feeling VERY weepy...pregnancy hormones are SO much fun:( We headed to church at 7:30am because Phillip has worship team practice at 8am. I basically tried to keep from crying most of the service...no idea why...just feeling really emotional. I don't think I've been too emotional for most of my pregnancy so it was weird to be dealing with it this weekend. After church we were going out to lunch with our friends the Watsons. Phillip and Stewart had actually discussed where we would be having lunch earlier in the week. Isn't it nice when they take the time to plan?! So we headed to Logans Roadhouse, one of my favorites. It wasn't crowded and we were seated right away. We had a lovely lunch then Phillip wanted to run a few errands. He starts his second semester of classes this week and he needed a few supplies so we headed to Walmart. He took Jackson outside in the garden center while I paid. When I found them, they were swinging on this lovely outdoor swing. Jackson loves to swing and I had told Phillip that was an item on my wishlist. I had seen one on sale at JC Pennys' a few weeks back so we headed over to look at it. It wasn't on sale anymore and it wasn't as nice or sturdy as the Walmart one...so we headed back to Walmart and Phillip purchased my Mother's Day gift. When we got home, Jackson went down for a nap and Phillip and I put the swing together on our back porch. I LOVE IT!
SO what started as a weepy not so great Mother's Day, ended with some nice family time on our new porch swing. It's crazy to think that next year I'll have two little guys in my mother's day pics:) I can't wait!
Happy Mother's Day! I think that's actually the swing we have in our back yard, minus the canopy. Oh and it's a zillion years old so the cushions are all flat. But nice :) HA!
ReplyDeleteDo you love it? Jackson and I have already spent a ton of time on it:) He loves to swing and in the morning and evening it's still cool enough to sit out there:)I like that it's big enough that our whole family can sit on it... even when baby boy gets here:)
ReplyDeleteHi honey, I'm so glad your Mother's Day turned from weepy to happy. I can't wait to try out your Mother's Day present. I've always wanted one of those too. I had actually checked out how feasible it would be to bring one back to Vietnam with us but I'm sure they're heavier than a bike. I am trying to be content that we did have 2 Mother's Days together and if my cancer story hadn't turned out like it did maybe those would have been my last ones. I have a lot to be thankful for.
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