My First Mother's Day

Last weekend we celebrated Mother's Day, and I was finally able to celebrate being a "mommy" too. Will took me out to eat on Saturday at a place of my choosing, and I picked Red Lobster where we stuffed ourselves silly. Red Lobster has really picked it up since I was a kid. It's pretty nice there, and good food, too! We don't eat there too often, but I think we will now. Those buttery garlic rolls were awesome. We came home and watched The Change-Up with two of my favorite actors, Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds. I don't know why we waited so long to see it, because it was hilarious! It's our kind of movie, really. We had some laugh out loud moments (which are the best kind!) The next morning, Will went to the airport and picked up his mom, who was actually just at Hobby airport for a several-hour layover, coincidentally. So she got to come over and see Hayden's room and spend an hour or two with us before she had to be back for her flight. We dropped her off on the way to officially celebrate the day with my family.
On the way to my parents' house, we saw the craziest thing! We were sitting on the feeder road off the Beltway turning left onto 288 south. Of course, as it is with nearly every red light I'm at these days, there is a "homeless" person peddling for money. (I just never really know if they are truly homeless.... I know some of them are. But  I've also seen 20/20 and some of them are just hiding their Jeep Grand Cherokees around the corner. Ya know?) Times are tough and the economy is bad and everyone is struggling. Everyone. I don't have a dollar to give you, or even some change. Because I need that dollar, too. And if I gave a dollar to every homeless person I saw, then I'd be homeless, too. Anyways, not the time to rant, you get it. So, there's this guy peddling for money to get to Abilene to start his "new job on Monday." Next thing I know, we hear this yelling coming from outside the vehicle. We look over to see another homeless man with his ZZ Top beard screaming at the Abilene homeless man to "get out of here" and to "get off his corner." The bearded homeless guy is hobbling with some crutches towards the Abilene guy. He was actually just dragging the crutches because he didn't really need them, they were obviously just a prop! And as we're noticing this, we also notice that he has pulled a knife out of his pocket! Now they are both screaming at each other, the one throws his crutches down, and I'm thinking we are about to witness a murder over a street corner! Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, the light turned green and we had to drive away. Will was laughing and telling me to keep watching because he wanted to know what happened. I never saw anything on the news, so I supposed the Abilene guy lived.

We made it to my parents' house for some present opening. I had already gotten a present from my mom, a couple of Scentsy warmers I wanted and a nursing gown for the hospital. My dad (he's so sweet) bought me a painted wine glass saying "It's a Girl!" Will gave me a Willow Tree figurine (which I collect) of the couple with the pregnant wife, and a DVD of The Vow, which I loved.
The whole family, now including my brother, went to eat at Perry's Steakhouse in Sugarland. Fine dining at it's best; the meal was delicious and we even got dessert. My dad had given my mom a Dillard's giftcard as part of her Mother's Day gift, so we hopped across the street afterwards to First Colony Mall to do a little shopping. I bought Hayden another outfit, Lord help me! This child's closet is stocked to the brim already, but it's so hard to resist! I did this quite quickly while my dad and Will were parking the car, but the Dillard's bag is kind of hard to not notice once they met us inside. I was meandering through the shoe department just smiling away as I saw Will down at the end. He was smiling too, until his eyes got to the bag. He rolled his eyes and said, "Please don't tell me there's another outfit in there," and I said, "There's another outfit in there," with my prettiest smile, ready to sprout off my rationalization that it's Mother's Day and I can do what I want. But, I didn't have to. I justified it by saying, "It's for 12 months! For next year! I'm thinking ahead!" and he let it die (thankfully.) But I'm going to have to curb this problem somehow. I got on Etsy last week and went crazy on the hairbows. Then my mom and I went to Hobby Lobby, where I discovered that I am creative and crafty enough to make my own bows. I'll say it again, Lord help me! Hayden is going to be like my own living American Girl doll. We are going to be having fashion shows all the time. But, that's a whole 'nother blog for another time.

I was very happy to have spent the day with my family, who are the people I love most in the whole world. My mother deserves to be celebrated. She is what holds our family together. My mom has been there for me every day that I can remember; there has never been a time that I felt like I was alone or that she wasn't there for me. I know without a doubt that if I had no one in this world, that I would have my mom. Even though I'm grown now, I still look to my mom and want my mom with me. If I'm sick, I want my mom. If I am crying, I want my mom. If I am happy, I want my mom. She is my best friend in the whole world! Being with my mom is my favorite thing. She has been my example of what a wife and a mother should be. I'm so grateful and thankful that those are both things she's best. She's the perfect wife for my dad and she takes care of him everyday. She is always thinking of ways to make him happy or to help him. They are best friends and he adores her. She does all the same things for Grant and I, too. We are so lucky to have her. I love you, Mama. I'm so thankful that God chose you to be my mom. I'm the luckiest daughter in the world, and I will always be here for you, just like you've done for me.
I hope everyone enjoyed their Mother's Day, too. Mom's are special people. I can't wait to find out the true meaning of it all, soon enough. 

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