Happy Monday. Normally, not my favorite day, but I had such a great yesterday, that I am still riding high on the happies. I had a wonderful mother's day. My hubby started the day off with a wonderful surprise. I came out of the bathroom and had gorgeous purple Iris's, a card, and what I thought was a box of chocolates. I thanked him profusely, because I love that he celebrates me as a mother even though we do not have any biological kids together. I sat on the bed and proceeded to open what I thought was a box of chocolates, because that sounded yummy at 8 am, and when I opened the box it was a beautiful necklace! It was a charm necklace exclusively for the kids. It has a silver mother bird looking over her children and then there are 4 silver bars with all 4 of our kids names on them and a green jewel. I asked him about the green jewel and he said it was the stone of the month we were married and became a family. Well, I started bawling. Not crying, but nose sniffling, bawling. It was so sweet. He thanked me for welcoming his children as my own, regardless of how they accept it, and told me I was a great mother to my children. He is awesome times a million. After I cleaned my face, we headed to Mylo's for breakfast. Yummo. They were busy! I love it. We then went to Kroger, to buy food for a cookout we were hosting in two hours. We had such a busy Saturday that everything got left to the last minute. We got home and the kids greeted me with Happy Mother's Day. Ellie and Jake got me a gift card, 2 lbs of Jelly Bellies(love those things), and Jake wrote me a poem and Ellie drew me lots of pictures and cards. Loved it! Another round of crying because I was seriously sappy yesterday. We all then pitched in, cleaned the house and got everything ready for our cookout. We hosted my mom and dad, hubby's mom and dad and Mark's younger brother Tony. I hugged my mom extra tight yesterday because I have not seen her in a couple of months(they have been out of town) and I have 3 friends who have recently lost their moms so I felt extra thankful to still be able to do that. I love that our parents get along. My ex's mom and dad lived out of town so it was rare that we all got together, so I love having both sets over. After lunch, the boys took their mom to the movies. My mom in law raised some good boys, for the most part, and I definitely got the best one! No offense, Joe and Tony. Ellie and I played a heated game of war and Jake went and got me a Starbucks and had them write "mom" on the cup. I love them. When Mark got home, we sat outside and drank a great bloody mary and enjoyed the great weather. Rader came by to pick up his car last night and told me happy mother's day as he drove off. That made my heart smile. I love the bonus things in life that are not expected. Mark and I then snuggled up on the couch and watched a movie and then went to bed. If I could put yesterday in a bottle, I would.
I am going backwards on my weekend, because I wanted to start out with the happiest. Saturday, I was up way too early, but was happy to do so because it was Women Run Arkansas 5K Graduation. I love these ladies and they have been such a joy to hang out with. The two ladies I walked with had never done a race. It was so exciting to be able to experience this with them. And, yes, I cried when we crossed the finish line. These ladies have worked so hard for this. Words cannot describe how I feel about this program. It is wonderful to see the ladies every week and help them accomplish their goals. I am undecided which made me feel more accomplished, finishing a half marathon last Sunday or working with these ladies. I think I am going with the latter. It is much more satisfying to help others than yourself. After the 5K, which my hubby and kids came out for to cheer us on, we rushed home to shower and change for a friends mom's funeral. You remember I wrote about it on Friday. We were at the visitation Friday night, and I literally felt my heart break for her children. I have seen sorrow in my life, but nothing prepared me for this. First of all, I cannot imagine what it would be like to have my mom die all of a sudden without warning. I am not saying it makes it easier when you know, but at least you are semi prepared. To get that phone call...shivers. I hugged and visited with the youngest sister who is just a gem of a person, and then I went to the next sister, my friend, that I have not spoken with in over a year. It just melted away. In a situation like that, those feelings and grudges just go away. I then went and hugged older sister and each one were trying to be so strong, but sometimes, even the strongest just melts. I have met brother just a couple of times, so I just told him I was sorry and gave him a quick hug. The grandchildren were holding it together and one of them, a son, got up and spoke after the rosary. It was beautiful and gave me something to ponder on. I will share the words with you later as I am still trying to get through them myself. Before the rosary started, I went to the ladies room and when I came out, my friend was walking in to the foyer and she broke down and I just hugged on her. I said all the appropriate things, but like I said, my heart was broken for her and there really is not anything to say that will make it better. The saddest thing I heard her say was who am I going to hug on Mother's Day? So I hope everyone told their mom happy mother's day and appreciated the fact that you got to do so. So please keep the Bell family in your prayers as they deal with this massive loss in their family.
Saturday night was a nice change of pace as we went to see Mark's dad sing in Diamond State Chorus. Tons of fun. He really enjoys doing this and it is fun to watch. After, we had nice Guinness at Creegan's and then literally fell in to bed and fell fast asleep. Exhausting day.
Tip of the day: Love the people you surround yourself with. Don't take advantage of them and appreciate them everyday as you never know when they will be gone.
Hugs!
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