My Very First Mother’s Day
Before I even start I must admit that I will probably get a little choked up writing about my very first Mother’s Day. I mean who wouldn’t? It is a momentous occasion for a new mom. So, a few weeks ago Brandon bought me my Mother’s Day gift early because it is a useful and practical item which has already come in handy on several occasions. He bought me a front and back carrier so that when there are times that Aiden just won’t let me put him down (or if I just don’t want to because I want to stay as close to his cuteness as often as possible because I know inevitably there will come a day when he does not want to be held or cuddled all day by mom and dad) then I can put him in it and still get some of the household work done. Because I received this early I figured that I would either get nothing on Mother’s Day or else something very small, but was looking forward to our free night stay at the Anniversary Inn. (We love and adore Anniversary Inn. As such we HIGHLY recommend that any couple save up enough money to spend the night in one of the themed rooms because it is SO MUCH FUN!) View video of the room at http://wilhelmsenfamilyadventures.blogspot.com/.
Anyway, imagine my delight when on Saturday evening Brandon mentions that he has a quick errand to run for me and my mom and that he couldn’t see how it would be plausible for me to wait to receive the gift resulting from this errand until the morning. I tried to encourage him to please wait to give it to me (even though I had an inkling of what it might be and knew that it could be difficult to hide from me). As he left I told him that I would just really like something cheap or free that I could have on the actual day of Mother’s Day, even if it was just a card. So he left and when he came back he had a bouquet of flowers for me from him (see photo) and a tiny bouquet from Aiden (see photo). It was very cute he even wrote a little note for me from Aiden, thanking me for being so loving, caring, and for making him the happiest baby ever.
Yesterday morning when I woke up and we were rushing around the house to get ready for church Brandon gave me a card that was especially for a first time mom. In it he thanked me for “filling” up his life and for sacrificing as our son’s “milky way”. With the card he gave me a hostess cherry pie and a Milky Way candy bar. 🙂 After we were ready we walked to church. I always love sacrament on Mother’s Day because either the primary does the program or they sing a couple of songs. When the little primary kids sang, “Mother Dear I love you so…” I got choked up. Being a mom is so great.
Between church and 3:30 was a bit stressful because we were trying to eat, dip strawberries in chocolate, pack Aiden’s stuff for a sleepover at my mom’s, pack our stuff for our stay at Anniversary Inn and several other things. But we managed and got out the door fairly close to on time.
We then went to my mom’s to spend a little bit of Mother’s Day with her and we all just chatted and ate pizza. Then Brandon and I went to Anniversary Inn. I told him that I never wanted to be away from my kids on Mother’s Day ever again because I had started to miss Aiden before we had even parted from him. Nevertheless it was a nice relaxing getaway with a bit of silliness mixed in…
As you can see we stayed in the Treasure Island suite. Not only did we spend a plethora of time enjoying the huge tub but we also watched, “Memoirs of a Geisha.” It was a good movie and an interesting glimpse into a culture very different from our own. So I can say that all in all it was a very good Mother’s Day. On a side note, in each room of the Anniversary Inn there is a book that you can write in about your stay at the Inn. A memoir of sorts for the room I suppose, well, as I was looking through or rooms memoir I noticed an entry signed, “Emrazian.” I called Brandon over and asked him how likely it was to be a relative of our good friend Dan. Very likely was his response, he then added, “in fact I do believe that was the day Dan’s brother Aaron got married because I remember putting that date on the pumpkin.” How crazy is that? “It’s a small world after all, it’s a small world after all….” 🙂
So there you have the brief synopsis of my very first and momentous Mother’s Day. I hope that all of yours were good as well.