My Special Day

WARNING:  This is going to be one of those annoying "my life is perfect", "my kids are awesome", "I am supermom" posts.  It's a post for me, for future me, and for my boys, and I won't be the least bit offended if you skip it.  If you choose to continue reading, you have been duly warned.  Because my life is, of course, far from perfect.  Supermom status is totally out of my reach, and a good chunk of the time, my kids are really annoying.  But every once in a blue moon, when the stars align and the clouds part, and everything is just so, I have one of those "pinch me, I can't believe this is actually my life" kind of days.  And yesterday was one of those days.  Today the magic is gone, and I am just trying to write this darn post while yelling "no, I will not tuck you in AGAIN!" for the tenth time, but yesterday?  Yesterday was perfect.

This was a first for me, and it was every bit as wonderful as I could have imagined.  The best part about it all was that my three men brought me this lovely spread in bed and then LEFT ME ALONE.  I can't remember the last time I ate a leisurely breakfast alone and in peace and it was such a treat.  I also love that Ethan remembered to use our "It's YOUR Day" plate that we use for special occasions in our house.

I was showered with so much love and adoration all day long.  Not only did the boys run out to the store to buy me flowers when I was at my favorite yoga class, but I also got some lovely spring weed-quets hand-picked from our yard.

Ethan knows his Mama well.  Ben was worried I'd be upset about the "she cooks dinner" line.  I told him if that had been on the "Mom really likes to..." line, it might have been an issue.  I'm glad Ethan knows I'm "okay" with hugs and kisses.

Adam painted me this lovely work of art ("on canvas", he was sure to tell me) and gave it to me at a sweet Mother's Day tea at his school on Friday.

The kids waited on their moms and sang us some adorable love songs.

But perhaps the best part of my Mother's Day weekend was spending my most favorite hours of the day with my most favorite people at my most favorite place.  A warm beach day in early May - what better Mother's Day gift could there be?!  It was heaven right here on earth.

I feel loved beyond words.  I feel appreciated, understood, and thanked.  I feel lucky, so lucky, to be a mom.  It is the one job I always knew I wanted, the hardest one I've ever had, and the most rewarding one I can imagine.  I feel blessed to have all that I have, and to have the opportunity to sit back and acknowledge it.  This IS my life, and sometimes, it IS pinch-worthy.  I'll be basking in the glow of yesterday for a very long time.