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Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Mother's Day Weekend Recap

I rarely do weekend updates, but Mother's Day weekend was pretty busy and a lot of fun. 

Let's rewind to Thursday when I watched my nephew for a bit while working. He was just so happy being in my arms and he is smiling so much now.


Friday I worked, then went to lunch, read a book out in the sunshine and ran a few errands including getting my nails done. Then we had dinner over at my cousin's house and caught up with a bunch of family. 
Sadly, my nails changed colors on Monday. We are not sure what happened, but they were the color of the tips and I am going back this morning to get the color fixed.

Saturday, I cleaned, we took a walk with Walter, we ran some more errands and then my in-laws came over, so Rory could take me out for an early Mother's Day dinner. But since my in-laws came over early, we headed to the wine bar and had a glass of wine (and a cocktail for Rory) and sat outside hanging out and enjoying the sunshine.

After our drink, we headed to dinner where we enjoyed Italian. My favorite.
Pesto, Salami and Fennel Bruschetta
Pesto, Salami and Fennel Bruschetta

Spinach, Pear and Parm Crisp Salad
Spinach, Pear and Parm Crisp Salad (this was my portion. We split the salad).

Spaghetti Carbonara
Spaghetti Carbonara (this was my dish. I never order carbonara, but this was so good and I had the leftovers yesterday.)

Risotto with Octopus and Sausage
Risotto with Octopus and Sausage (Rory's dish. It had a chimichurri with it that was soo good.)

Tiramisu
Tiramisu

After dinner, we headed back home, got in our pjs and watched some more Life in Pieces.

Sunday was Mother's Day and I was hoping for a sleep in, but my kids had other plans. Ha. We got up, Rory made me coffee, I showered and got ready in peace and then we took a walk and took some pictures. The girls also gave me their sweet homemade gifts which are now proudly displayed at work. And Rory got me a massage and facial!!
Handmade Mother's Day Gifts

These are always my favorite. Some highlights from Sutton's...I will gladly take the age 23. I do like to go shopping, but prefer online. And the sitting on the couch to relax....ugh. It is true, but I mostly read and prefer a massage for relaxing. I love that she loves my cooking so much. And the because she loves me just melts my heart.

14 is a bit young. Ha. The girls did ask my real age and now remember it. But I said that is ok to say other ages. Avery and I rarely swim together as she does this mostly with her dad, but I still thought it was sweet. And she is spot on with spaghetti and homemade pizza. And I loved the she is good at golf. Rory laughed. Not cool.

These handmade gifts are the best. I love looking back over the years and seeing how much they have changed and how much they have learned.



Sutton captured this.

Pretty flowers in the area we took our walk in and took some pictures.

Then we went to brunch and it was a bit of a disaster. The food was incredible, but the service SUCKED. And that sucks when it is Mother's Day. We ordered our food and drinks and still an hour later, we didn't even have our drinks. Our waitress kept saying they were coming, but she never put our order in. I think she was super hungover. The manager ended up comping almost the entire meal. We never complained, but she knew that the waitress totally messed up. But the good news is the food was good.

After brunch we headed home, packed up some items for Lake Tahoe and then headed up there to just be in my favorite place. We shopped a bit, walked around and had ice cream. Oh and the girls napped on the way there.


The cutest little art pieces at the ice cream shop.

As we were heading down, we ordered to go pizza. When we got there to pick it up, they were very disorganized and I had to sit and wait 20 minutes inside while Rory and the girls sat in the car. They were just too busy and totally messed up our order. So needless to say, food was a bit of a let down on Mother's Day, but at least I spent it with my little family!

Then we took Walter on a walk per my request to get out and enjoy more of the beautiful sunshine together. I walked with a glass of wine and just enjoyed the rest of my evening. Once we got back, the girls and Rory headed outside to play with some kinetic sand. I called my mom to wish her a happy Mother's Day and then I settled in for some time to myself and watched my new favorite show Million Little Things. It was the best ending to a beautiful day.

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  1. Other than all the food snafus on Mother's day it sounds like a really great weekend.

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    1. It really was. I wish the food issues had been better, but I feel like it was still a good day overall.

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  2. It looks like fun! And your nails are gorgeous and Loving all your outfits! I’m glad you had a sweet weekend!

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    1. Thank you so much. We had a great time and that dress is new. It is sooo fun and flowy! The girls wore striped dresses to match me.

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  3. All of your food pictures look so yummy. Love the girls sheets, so sweet! That stinks about the service on mother's day!

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    1. I love seeing those sheets and how much they change year to year. They are so fun to read!

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  4. What a perfect weekend! I am drooling over the food and really excited to get my nails done this Friday now! xo, Biana BlovedBoston

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    1. Oh what color are you getting? The food was amazing. I love Italian food so much!

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  5. Your nephew is so cute. I love all the food pictures and it sounds like a good weekend!

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    1. He really is! And thank you. It was a pretty good weekend overall!

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  6. I love those things where kids fill out the mom info. FEEL VERY HAPPY - my friend, her daughter said she's 98... she's like 29 - HAHA

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    1. Haha oh that is too funny. Kids are so cute and they have no idea ages at times.

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  7. It sounds like you had a wonderful weekend! The food looks yum and how sweet are your Mother's Day gifts!
    xoxo
    Lovely
    www.mynameislovely.com

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  8. Those questionairres that the teachers get the kids to do for Mother's Day are always my favorite! They say the funniest things on those! So funny that Avery thought you were 14. Haha.

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    1. Mine too. I love seeing their answers and how they change from year to year. 14 is just so young. Ha.

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  9. Looks like you had a good Mother's Day. Your nephew is adorable. That tiramisu looks delish; Tiramisu is one of my fave desserts.

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    1. It is one of my favorites too. And thank you so much!

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