I’ve been taking a poll lately with my friends about how they are spending their Mother’s Day. Because, I know how I’m spending mine: with a friend. Alone. No kids. Lunch at a new restaurant downtown and a little shopping for my adults-only trip to Bermuda at the end of the month.
My mom thought I was kind of crazy.
“Don’t you want to spend Mother’s Day with your husband?” she asked?
“I’m not his mother,” was my response.
I love my family, don’t get me wrong. But there’s really one day a year that I can milk it for whatever it’s worth.
And I vant to be alone.
Some of my friends made plans to be with their husbands (suckers!). Some got sucked into family gatherings. (This is the one and probably only benefit to having parents who live out of town.)
Not me.
This is my one day to be not frugal and just a *teensy* bit selfish (ok, that happens a lot of other days, but not as in your face.)
Isn’t that what the day about mom is all about? Me?
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Sure is all about you.
I plan to do something on my own too. I haven’t figured it out yet, but it will be good. lol,
I love this!!! You are so right.
Steph
I’m just a wee bit jealous. My oldest is bona fide sick, however, and I’m not feeling well so we may have to milk it so that we “have” to stay home. I would love to just have a day at a spa by myself but our parents live too close by. Sigh…
p.s. love your new design!
BRILLIANT! I love this idea. I am personally exhausted. We are always running around. I just want a day to lay around in my jammies all day with no obligations.
Happy almost Mother’s Day.
PS. Love the new look!
I am jealous. I am hosting fourteen people for brunch. Also jealous that you are going to Bermuda — we honeymooned there.
Yep. If Hubby had been off work to watch Baby, I would have totally joined up with another mother for lunch, shopping, pedis, etc. Unfort, Hubs had to work… so it’s basically just any other Sunday for me.
A day without the kidlets can be pure bliss! I’ve been reading your blog for some time now. I stumbled upon it as I was reading PR related blogs, which I work(ed) in as well. I have recently tried my hand at writing my own blog now that I’m at home with my kids. I really enjoy reading your posts, especially the ones dealing with being at home..
NJ