this weekend

today is mother's day.  and my 35th birthday.  twice the fun for me!  i have a little tradition where, if my birthday falls on mother's day, i make sure to spend it with my mom.  so up to eureka we went for some r&r.  my parents took lily all day saturday, so kevin & i slept in, lounged around, and just had a chance to relax that we haven't been able to indulge in in quite some time.  it was the best birthday present i could have received.

a few fun things from while we were in the hometown:

• lily managed to fall in the pond in my parents backyard.  she leaned too far forward and just somersaulted in.  kevin was there and by the time he got to the pond, she had righted herself and come to the side (the pond is only about chest-deep on her).  she is perfectly fine, but has been milking the episode for all it is worth.
• lunch and catching up with my friend, candy.  she's the only one left in eureka, so seeing her whenever i'm back is always a treat.
• the weather could not have been better.  it was gorgeous days and cool weather.  exactly what i needed and wanted.
• lily has annabelle (my parents dog) trained; she "whistles," annabelle comes running.  she eats some cheese, annabelle is right there waiting.  she approaches annabelle to pet her, annabelle runs away.
• lily has taken to approaching annabelle saying, "it's ok, annabelle.  it's ok," since annabelle does not like to be shown toddler affection.  lily insists that annabelle needs her special brand of love.  annabelle disagrees.  maybe someday they'll be friends.

i managed to not take a single picture this entire trip (how did that happen?  who am i?), but it was such a wonderful, relaxing, and too short of a weekend.  i loved every moment of my birthday/mother's day weekend.