Well, my Mother’s Day weekend backFIRED on me – quite literally. Let me explain:
Since it was Mother’s day weekend, Brandon did what any logical husband and father would do – he planned a trip for himself and Dayton to attend a car show at Ellington Field. How sweet of him is that!?!?! He said since they were going to the car show in the morning and Mallory and I had a wedding shower to attend, they’d be happy to meet up with us in Sugar land for the afternoon/evening for shopping and dining. Well isn’t that thoughtful? I, on the other hand, had a different agenda. Being that we were going to both have cars in Sugar Land at that point, and I knew we’d both like to have a few adult beverages with our meal, I decided to take it upon myself the day before and book a hotel room at the Sugar Land Marriott – happy Mother’s day to myself! I decided to keep it a surprise from Dayton and Brandon. So, as soon as they left for the car show Saturday morning, I proceeded to pack all four of us up with everything we’d need for the afternoon, night, and ride back to church in El Campo that Sunday morning. It was quite a task and I was crunched for time. Anyways, after Mallory and I attended a beautiful shower, we were off to meet up with the boys. I called the hotel on the way there and they said we could check in as soon as we arrived – wow. Things were gonna work out great – we’d be in Sugar Land at 1:00 and be able to check in and let the kiddos take a nap and then maybe shop around town square for a while. I called Brandon and shared the surprise and him and Dayton were excited. So, Mallory and I beat the boys to the hotel and I parked in the parking garage – didn’t want to valet two cars so I was going to let Brandon valet his (remember it was Mother’s Day and all, geesh). Anyways, we parked, and I loaded up Mallory and all of our luggage onto our double stroller and walked down the hotel. As soon as I got to the doors I realized everyone exiting the building and three fire trucks pulled up along with a couple of cop cars. Oh great. Come to find out, our hotel was on fire. An electrical fire. We waited on the boys to get there and they made us move to the opposite side of the street saying it was “not safe” to be that close. At this point, we decided to load up and head over to Lupe Tortilla for drinks and appetizers while they figured out the issue. We also went to Academy to burn time. We returned around three, ready to check in and nap, and still no go. They were still trying to figure out the issue and no one was allowed in. They said check back at five. So, we went to the mall. We got back around 5:30 ready to go upstairs, shower and get ready for a nice dinner. Still, the electricity in the entire hotel wasn’t working and they weren’t allowing anyone to check in – no estimated time line at this point. We were forced to cancel our room, drive home, order out and eat in our living room in pjs. So, it wasn’t so bad but it still was disappointing. I tried to plan something fun and spontaneous and it didn’t work out. I also created more work for myself because all of the bags I’d packed that morning had to be brought home, unpacked and returned to their proper places. Oh well, it was all worth a try and we did make the most of it.
I had a wonderfully enjoyable Mother’s Day on Sunday. Brandon gave me a Victoria Secret’s gift card to buy some swimsuit pieces which I used on Saturday and the kiddos gave me a Canon fixed lens like the one I used for Alicia and Neil’s engagement pictures. I am sooo excited to learn how to use it. Daddy did very good on that one! I also got a few things at Francesca's in the mall on Saturday.
We woke up and Brandon “cooked” breakfast for me – my usual – coffee and cinnamon toast. Then, we got dressed and went to mass. After church, we went to my parent’s for lunch. After lunch, we came home and took some nice naps. After naps, we headed over to the Zabodyns for swimming and more yummy food. It was a very relaxing day spent with all of my most favorite people. So what if our plans fell through on Saturday, as long as I was with my most favorite three people in the whole world – the people that make me a Mother and give me a reason to breathe – that was all that mattered. I am blessed and I am honored to be a mother to such wonderful little beings and I am so in love with their daddy and them that my heart grows bigger every day :)
Before church:
Trying out my new lens for a second:
No pictures from MeMe’s – shame on me. Here a few from swimming that afternoon:
This was one of my best Mother’s Day gifts ever – Dayton jumped off into the deep end and was able to swim all the way to the shallow end of the pool. We are proud of how far this little man has come in the swimming department. His daddy works with him very hard!
Happy Belated Mother’s Day to all of the moms out there – hope it was great :)
