First Mother's Day!

Today was my first Mother's Day!  Well, the first Mother's Day when I was a mother.  I feel very lucky today that Jon and I both have wonderful moms to celebrate, and that I got to spend the day with Jon and Walden.  Here are some of the highlights:


  • Jon made me pancakes for breakfast!  He is a fantastic pancake-chef :)  
  • Jon surprised me with a card ("from Walden") and lots of treats.  These included a jar of Nutella, chocolates, licorice, and s'more ingredients (for camping)!  He also gave me this awesome pillow-thing that is a massager and has heat that you can turn on or off.  It is about the size of a notebook (but thicker), so you can put it on your back or legs or wherever.  I love it!  
  • Later in the day, we got Starbucks drinks (yum!) and took them to MSU's campus to have a sort of picnic with Walden.  We put him down on a blanket and had our drinks.  Walden loves looking at trees, so we positioned ourselves right beneath two huge maples.  It was a gorgeous day - sunny and about 65 degrees F.  
  • Jon picked up veggie sushi for us for lunch!
  • I had a nap!  Walden fell asleep on my lap and I had my legs up on the massager-pillow.  It was super relaxing and I fell asleep for about half an hour!
  • We got to talk to both of our moms on the phone!
  • We had popcorn for supper!  That's not really a "Mother's Day" thing, but more of a "Sunday night" thing for us :)
  • Walden was asleep by 8:00pm!!!  He actually just woke up for a little bit (around 9pm), but went right back to sleep after only a few minutes.  What a considerate guy! :)
All in all, it was a lovely Mother's Day!

Wally playing with his maracas at MSU

Wally all tuckered out after our "drink picnic" at MSU



Comments

  1. KulioMay 20, 2017 at 5:03 AM

    Wow that sounds like a perfect Mother's Day! I like Mother's Day because I can do all of my guilty pleasures without feeling guilty, haha

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  2. mrc-wMay 20, 2017 at 5:47 PM

    It was definitely perfect! And yes, I ate a bunch of Nutella and ate almost all the licorice all in one day - no guilt! Mother's Day is the best! :D

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