My Mother's Day Evolution

So, President Obama made headlines this week with his announcement that his thinking on gay marriage had evolved.  BIG news, right!?  Well, I found myself going through my own surprising evolution of thought this past week.  As newsworthy as positive affirmation of gay marriage from the POTUS? Nah.  But enough to make me take step back and say, "Whoa".  And it's all about Mother's Day.  Let me first say that my husband does a more than admirable, if not exceptional job, in celebrating this day for me.  He's on the ball; from cooking an entire brunch for our family the year I was about to explode with Jack to always perfect, yet not extravagant, gifts. (See my pic below for this year's)  And since my very first Mother's Day 5 years ago, I have always wanted to be the "Let's-go-out-and-celebrate-at-a-fabulous-brunch-and/or-dinner" Mom.  But this year, I found myself wanting to go in a direction I never would have imagined...I was becoming the "Leave-me-the-hell-alone-to-celebrate-Mother's-Day" Mom.  WHAT THE WHA? Shocking. Those Moms always puzzled me. "It's a day about family.", I always thought. Then when I finally became a mom, I wanted to celebrate ME as MOM, EVERYWHERE!!  But over the past few years there's been some, shall we say, "compromise" on my end because of the other Moms' (and believe it or not, Dad's) wishes in my family. And I suppose it all came to a boil in my pretty little head this past week, and I  began to see the light in the dark side of Mother's Day celebrations.  "Should I follow that light?", I thought. It does seem very tempting. "Don't get outta your PJs before NOON!". Wait, what? Who said that?  "Head to the mall. Find some shoes.", I swear that's what a voice said from behind the light.  "You won't have to remind anyone to use 'walking feet' in the mall." Oh my, this does sound fantastic! "Stop and get a Venti ANYTHING!".  It was relentless! I resisted. It tried another avenue. "Take your book. Go to the park. Read. Without having to start the same page again 10x." Heavy artillery now.  I had some serious contemplation.  The voice knew I was weak, stressed.  I was coming off of a couple rough months; my mom's back surgery and subsequent never-ending recovery, the end of volleyball season, crazy work schedule.  But then I was snapped back to the bright side.  My husband asks, "So honey, what would you like for Mother's Day breakfast. Whatever you want, it's on the menu."  My request:

And just like that, I was back.  Survived a brunch with my MIL, which my SIL made entirely herself.  Now, making my lovely SIL cook an entire brunch for us, her family and my MIL on Mother's Day is totally unacceptable ~ but that's a whole other post for a whole other day. Hmmm.  Then the hubs and I did a little yard work, which was definitely OK with me.  And then we were off to the standard Mother's Day dinner with my mom at Mom's favorite place. Was Mother's Day, 2012 "perfect"?  In the most important respects, yes. I have a wonderfully gracious and attentive husband who knows exactly how to take care of me and make me feel appreciated. I have two beautiful children who make my world complete.  But when the day was done, a little selfish spark of the dark side rose up again and said, "Next year, we're laying low at our house for the day. Maybe we'll do dinner out somewhere." Because, isn't it MY DAY? What are you Moms feeling about your day?


My Beautiful Gift:

Necklace: Dirty Pretty Things Jewelry

Sacred Heart Silver Necklace

My MOST BEAUTIFUL GIFTS EVER:

Mother's Day Affordable Style

Shirt: Nicole By Nicole Miller, JCPenney

Pants: a.n.a colored skinny jeans, JCPenney

 Turquoise Necklace: Kohl's

Shoes: LC, Lauren Conrad Kohl's

Nail Polish: Zoya BLogger Collection

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