My Mother's Day Fantasy

I hope everyone had a fabulous Mother’s Day! Mine was good, but not the way I typically decide to celebrate MY day. For the past couple years, this is how my Mother’s Day goes…

1.       I pick out a piece of jewelry and obsessively remind my husband about it for the weeks leading up to the big day.

2.       I ask my husband to give me the day off. The whole damn day. Maybe I will meet up with the attachments for dinner, but otherwise- I am off duty.

3.       I prefer to sleep in, but my darling (totally deaf to the children) husband NEVER seems to hear them in the morning. I have to forcefully gently nudge him awake and threaten remind him to get up with the kids….like now. ASAP. Time is of the essence. Otherwise I will just be awake lying in bed because I have already been up for 20 minutes  badgering urging him to go hang with the littles while I get my beauty rest.

4.       Coffee. With Baileys. Yum. Please bring it to me in bed. With a sweet card proclaiming your love and adoration for my very being. Oh, and flowers. Who doesn’t really just want pretty flowers??

5.       Shower. I want to take a long hot shower, shaving all the appropriate areas and conditioning my hair twice, should I choose. I also want to get dressed and fix my hair while watching Vampire Diaries without Ella asking me when she will need to wear a bra or Ben thinking its funny to squirt lotion all over the floor.

6.       Brunch. I want all my favorite ladies to have the morning off from motherhood too. Bloody Marys, mimosas, margaritas…whatever strikes my fancy while sitting on a patio. Perfection.

7.       Manicure/Pedicure. An hour and a half of someone else focusing on my needs. And right now, after all the cold weather, my toostsies could use some pampering.

8.       Now would be the perfect time for a nap. I would cross my fingers that the kids nap, too. Maybe a little afternoon delight with the handsome husband.  Who knows? But, definitely the nap.

9.       Early dinner out with the family. Patio, chips and salsa, maybe a nice cold beer with the ones I love the most.

10.   Bedtime. Curled up on the couch watching a movie with my hubby while he gives me a 30 minute head rub. Yes, Jeff, 30 minutes. That is my idea of heaven.

11.   10 hours of uninterrupted sleep followed by the chaos of the day AFTER Mother’s Day. The real Mother’s Day….the day that reminds you that you are, in fact, a mother.

BUT, this year Jeff had to work, so I spent the day with the kids…like any other typical day. We hung out at the house, had breakfast, played dolls, watched some silly kids show. Ben took a nap while Ella and I watched some crazy Barbie Princess turned Popstar movie. After naptime we met up with two fabulous ladies and their kids for some lunch on a patio and a couple Shiners. Their husbands were working too, so we made the best of the afternoon and had our own Mother’s Day celebration. I am so very thankful for all the funny, intelligent, spontaneous and strong women in my life. They truly make this adventure through motherhood so much more navigable.

When I pulled into the driveway yesterday evening after our outing, Jeff was standing in the driveway with a bouquet of flowers and a card. He had left work early to surprise me at home and help put the kids to bed. Then  we I caught up on two episodes of Vampire Diaries and called it a night. He did say the sweetest thing I have ever heard though, “I promise you will get to have a makeup Mother’s Day very soon.” Awww….it damn near brought tears to my eyes.

xoxo