Mother's Day is awesome.
As I described the events of my Sunday to my youngest sister, she expressed surprise that Mother's Day seemed even better than my birthday.
And I told her that it kinda-sorta-almost was. (Which is a mammoth statement, coming from one who believes that those cardboard punch-out birthday card crowns and badges need to be worn for an entire birthday week.)
Because here's the thing: once you're a Mom, there's always this guilt of "Oh, don't fuss over me/ I'd really prefer to get the juice from the top shelf, myself." I mean, I
celebrate, but then usually help with the kitchen cleanup and bathtime dousing of the smallest party guests.
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The crew with whom I roll. |
But Mother's Day seems directly tied to the actual work I'm doing all year long. Which makes it like a mandatory office party. And everyone knows you don't blow off a mandatory office party, amiright?
Here's how my co-workers celebrated me:
-I slept in until 8am. (Some of my childfree friends are probably like- that sounds horrific. Was your house on fire? But seriously, 8am feels like sleeping the clock 'round. And that's just when I naturally woke
up, being all like
I have missed the entire morning.)
-Breakfast at my favorite brunch spot, Victory's Banner. (I got to shower-
solo- while P.J. wrangled the girls and packed a diaper bag!) And everyone was on their best behavior, even P.J.
-Oh, when we got home,
I took a two hour nap.
-Drove to Marshalls BY MYSELF, spent a [Christmas] gift card, and got two new springtime dresses.
-Used a [Valentine's Day] gift card and got Dunkin' Donut treats to bring back to everyone.
-Watched
Muppets From Space with my daughters. Their inaugural viewing. And they totally dug it. [Drop the Parenting Mic, I'm out.]
-Shared a couple of our favorite dishes from the Chinese place up the street with the girls for dinner. (Although that may also have been to cut down on dishes- had I mentioned that P.J. had spent this entire day cleaning the house? He totally did.)
-After we got the girls tucked in, Peej and I watched the noir thriller
Tension. It was so exciting that P.J. actually stayed awake until the last ten minutes. (Which is
huge for him.)
It was a beyond-perfect day. And to add to this Maternal Fest O' Awesome, my newest nephew was born on Thursday night! My sister and bro in-law were thrilled to welcome Garrett David to their crew of terrific[ly] handsome guys. And as soon as I remember which Olympic teams require four players, I'll totally make that joke here.
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Contemplating getting eaten by his Auntie Keely. |
And rounding out this week of motherly appreciation is the 80th birthday of our Armenian side of the family's matriarch, my Auntie Joan! Tomorrow is her big day/start of a shiny new decade, and I think we should all celebrate by allowing her to make her world-famous green chili enchiladas for us. (Because that's what Armenians do when they move to Arizona- perfect their recipes for Mexican food.)
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The superstar matriarch and her beloved husband. |
Happy birthday, Auntie Joan! May we have decades more of fun and potential over-indulging together.
And welcome to the world, Garrett! I already love your edible cheeks and chill demeanor.
And
and a humongo thank you to my dream guy Peej for hiring me for my favorite job yet- and to our two little fairy princess sledgehammers for making me feel like a superhero each and every day.
A superhero with oatmeal in her hair.