Yesterday was my third official Mother’s Day. Can you believe it?
I love that Mother’s Day is in the same month as my birthday. It ends up feeling like I’m being celebrated for a whole month. Yay, me!
On Saturday, I got a package from my mother. She sent me a couple of dresses, but what I really loved was that she sent me a card “signed” by her and my two daughters. It was the first card I’ve gotten with both my daughter’s names on it and I was really touched. I called her all teary to thank her and she made matters worse by thanking me for being such a good mother to my kids. Great, now I’m crying just thinking about it.
On Mother’s Day, Unknown BIL gave me a beautiful bouquet of flowers.
He walked into the house with it and I said, “Is that for me?” He answered, “Of course, it’s Mother’s Day” and gave me a big hug. Well, that made me cry too.
It’s so silly, but it just feels unbelievably nice to have people other than my husband acknowledge my efforts as a mother. It touched me that my mother and BIL took the time and effort to show their appreciation because it means that not only do they care about me, but they love my children and are invested in their well-being.
I spent the whole day home because Unknown Papi and Put Pie were sick, but it was still a great day. We took a family nap, ate good food, and I got to play with my new DSLR camera.
I’m just learning to use the manual functions and I’m having a blast. Perhaps, I’ll give myself a photography class for my birthday.
I feel like a very blessed Mami. I hope other mothers got to feel as much love as I did. Now, I just have to hang onto this feeling and remember it when I ‘m feeling tired and under-appreciated.
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