05.14.06
Memories of Mother’s Day
Truthfully, I didn’t expect to have a great Mother’s Day this year. I realized early in the week that I was missing my mom terribly and wished I had planned to go home for Mother’s Day just to be with her. Of course I sent a gift and a card, but it’s not at all the same. Being single didn’t really help the cause either. I’ve always felt that Mother’s Day is really the only day I wish to be spoiled just a little bit. Just to have someone do just a little something that’s just for me. But I knew that too wasn’t in the cards for this year. So I walked into the weekend prepared to be a little bummed.
Thankfully, I was wrong. The weekend Friday evening with a little the boy greeting me with a flower and a card he’d made for me at school for Mother’s Day. He was bursting at the seams to give it to me. It was so sweet, especially to see it in his own handwriting and the picture to go along with it. From there we took a trip to the mall. There were a few staples I needed in my wardrobe and I set out to treat myself to them. Let me take a minute right here to appreciate my baby boy who survived the excursion to the mall like a trooper. He didn’t complain too much, and even helped me to pick out a few things, which is very uncommon for him. He doesn’t like shopping with me much; I can’t blame him…lol Anyway, we grabbed some dinner and headed home and just chilled out for the evening. Saturday, we cleaned house, vegged around some and finally got dressed and joined civilization around 3 in the afternoon. Again the trooper, the boy sat at the nail salon while I treated myself to a pedicure and then we went to visit Twin and the matriarchs of her fam. After canceling our plans to go see RV, we hit up Blockbuster, grabbed some dinner and headed back home. Eight hours and three movies later, I retired to my room and dozed off for the night listing to music and just enjoying the stillness of the middle of the night. After being treated to an early morning “Happy Mother’s Day”, I slept in late Sunday morning. I admit I kinda wanted to go to church, but it really was nice to sleep in. The boy took me to lunch this afternoon at Applebee’s and then to see Akeelah and the Bee. He enjoyed being able to say that “he was taking me out” for Mother’s Day, and that in itself made my day that much special.
It was a simple Mother’s Day, but it was a good one for me. I expected to be down and depressed, but instead I found myself thankful for not only my baby boy, but for my family and my friends who all are special to me and made me feel special as well. I hope every other mother felt as loved and cherished as I did this mother’s day.