High Expectations Lead to the Perfect Day!

You know that feeling like when you go many Valentine's Days without a Valentine and then one year you have one, you think, "oh, this year is going to be perfect." You have all these wonderful thoughts of great things that he is going to do for you, you think of all these perfect things he is going to say to you, and of course you think about that wonderful gift he is going to buy you.

Why do I do this to myself? I have such high expectations. I always think on my birthdays I am going to walk in the house and all of my favorite people are going to be there and then everyone will yell, "SURPRISE!"" What? A surprise party for me? I don't deserve this!"

Well, I think I watch too many movies and read too many "chick lit" books. I always thought once I became a Mom, Mother's Day would really only be about me. Am I selfish? Maybe a little. I always imaged waking up in the morning to a perfect day with the sunlight coming in through the window and the kids and my husband walking in with a gourmet breakfast chanting, "Happy Mother's Day!" On my tray of breakfast there would be one single rose in a skinny vase, a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice (except with no pulp, does that even exist?) and the newest US Weekly rolled up for my junk reading pleasure. I am sure I have seen this on a movie, right? Then we would spend the rest of the day just hanging around the house and I would virtually have the whole day "off."

So, this is how my Mother's Day really went. I woke up at 5:00am to "blue" talking in his room. I had to have the most expensive monitors that you hear perfectly through, right? Ha! I went in and put him back on his tummy and rubbed his back until he fell back asleep. I decided not to go back in my room. I figured he would roll over again and I would just be right back up, so I laid down on the couch. I fell back to sleep and then woke up at 7:45 to "Pink" watching the Disney channel. I ran to the shower to start getting ready for Church. Leo got the kids ready then took his shower. I then re-dressed the kids and we were out the door.

We got to Church right on time. We enjoyed the service, as usual. After Church we took my Mom to Chuy's for some yummy Mexican Food. After Chuy's we went to my Grandma's house to visit for a couple hours. By the time we got home it was 3:00. I put "Blue" in his highchair and fed him Linner (Lunch/Dinner). Leo went in the garage and got "Pink's" baby pool. He filled it up in the backyard. We put "blue" in his bumbo in the pool while "pink" got in and out about 1000 times.

While we were sitting outside I thought, "oh, I need to start a load of laundry for the week." So, while Leo is outside with the kids I come in the house and my load of laundry turns in to cleaning the whole kitchen from top to bottom, two loads of laundry, vacuum the wood floors, vacuum all the tile downstairs and vacuum our bedroom. It was so nice to be able to get that cleaning done while the kids were occupied.

Once we are all back inside it is time to get bathed and get in night, night clothes. "Pink" is 2 and a half now and getting her to lay down with you is impossible. "Pink" laid on my chest for almost 30 minutes while watching "America's Funniest Home Videos." There is no better gift than this. Both kids were in bed by 7:30. I went in and took a bath and was asleep by 8:30, myself.

May not be the Mother's Day I see on all the movies but who cares, right? I was with my kids all day long and I am extremely blessed to have kids to call my own. Thank you Mom, if it weren't for you, I would have nothing I do today. Thank you, Nana, if it weren't for you, I would not have the most amazing man in the world to share it all with.

I hope all you Mommies had a great day! And I pray for those of you whom hope to be Mommies next year.

Toodles!