HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

First of all, let me wish every woman out there who has given birth to a child or raised a child or even mothered a dog, cat, horse or any other furry friend a VERY, VERY Happy Mother's Day! I realize this will be a belated wish but this post didn't come together until late this evening as I was reflecting on my Mother's Day weekend with a smile.

I am blessed with an amazing son who is not only a wonderful person but a fantastic father. While I feel completely loved & appreciated all year, Darrin has been doing special things to celebrate Mother's Day with me for as long as I can remember. I'm pretty sure the big events all started with a John Mellencamp concert at the Shoreline Amphitheater in 1997 that Darrin treated me to. Several other concerts over the years included Mark Lindsay (my teenage crush), Greg Kihn, Eric Burdon (of The Animals fame) & Lynyrd Skynyrd.

We have wine tasted a few times, hiked Mt. Diablo with incredible wildflowers, journeyed to the northern California coast several times & just enjoyed each other's company over the years. To any parent that is the best gift of all, your child's time. We have polished off several cases of wine over the years as we talked into the wee hours of the morning. Amazingly, we never seem to run out of things to talk about. And I'm totally convinced that we could solve every one of the worlds problems if people would just listen to us!

This Mother's Day was no different. We made plans earlier in the week for Darrin to come up Saturday & spend the night. I suggested we have lunch & hit a couple wineries then just enjoy the time together. So, we did just that. I'm sure that most mothers out there totally get it when I say I feel truly blessed to be Darrin's mom & Charley's Gaga.

He bought me lunch & a couple bottles of wine, but what totally turns on the waterworks are the heartfelt personal sentiments in his card, Charley's card & Lou's card. Those of you who know me understand that I am emotional. I cry at Ellen Degeneres giving money to deserving guests or any book or movie that is even remotely sentimental. Hell, I cry at commercials all the time. That one currently airing where the baby foal has gotten over the railing onto the roadway while the mother horse paces frantically on the other side as the man stops his truck & lifts the foal back over the fence gets me every time.

After another long chat session after breakfast, Darrin headed home early this afternoon. What was particularly moving to me was his Facebook post this evening along with this photo. He rarely posts anything on Facebook which made it even more special. Yep, I raised a real sweetheart!

Mother’s Day Weekend Checklist:
☑ Brunch
☑ Wine tasting
☑ Giants game on TV
☑ Sharks game on TV
☑ NASCAR race on TV
☑ Lots of basketball talk (only because there wasn’t a Warriors game on)
That’s my mom, and I love her!

And the icing on the Mother's Day cake was a 20 minute Facetime talk with my beautiful granddaughter, Charley. I definitely had to thank her for her personalized card. There just aren't enough adjectives in the dictionary to describe how wonderful I felt surrounded by the love of the people who I love the most!

Happy Mother's Day!