I was spoiled last weekend and got to spend it with my mom. Just me and her and it was fabulous! We met in Dallas and enjoyed almost 48 hours of good food, shopping, talking, and wonderful speakers. On Saturday we attended Time Out for Women, which is a conference to uplift women. My mom and I began this tradition years ago and then I had to move over to Europe and mess it up. So, we picked the tradition back up this year.
On my drive up to Dallas I stopped off at a little Dutch store located just north of Houston. I stocked up on some Dutch favorites. It was quite odd to walk into this cute little shop and see food with the Albert Heijn label. Weird!!! It's definitely cheaper to buy the stuff in Holland! Just like it's cheaper to buy American stuff in America. But once in awhile, it's fun to splurge!
Friday afternoon my mom and I shopped at the outlets and enjoyed a good dinner. No little ones to keep happy and no diaper bag to haul around! Can I just say that packing for just yourself is fabulous! :)
On Saturday we enjoyed the conference. The talks and music were centered around having hope. It was truly inspiring. I had an empty seat next to me and throughout the day I thought of various women in my life who I wish could have been there with me. A scripture that they quoted several times can be found in 1 Peter 3:10 - "...love life, and see good days...". The key word being "see". We each have the ability to make the most out of our days, weeks, months, years, etc... And things aren't always going to be fabulous, but we can have a hope for a better day and try our best to see good days. We definitely enjoyed the speakers and music that day.
Saturday evening we did some more shopping and another good dinner. And then Sunday morning we slept in until almost 9 AM. It's been a long time since I've slept that long. It was heavenly! And then we parted ways after an early lunch. It was so nice to spend some time with my mom. She is definitely a best friend and I cherish the time that I get to spend with her.
Of course it was good to come back home. One time when I spoke to Andy on the phone over the weekend he commented, "I don't know how you get anything done". And then when I got home Rachel informed me that daddy needed to take a day off work and I needed to teach him how to do her hair. Love it! :) Although Andy did a fabulous job doing the girls' hair. When I got home on Sunday they both had cute ponytails with bows. Rachel has commented a few times the past couple of days that I need to go back to grandma's. Wahoo, send me and I'm there! :)
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"We each have the ability to make the most out of our days, weeks, months, years, etc... And things aren't always going to be fabulous, but we can have a hope for a better day and try our best to see good days." - Yes so true, yet hard to do! :)
Sounds like you had a great time with your mom. Thanks for sharing.
I'm glad you and your mom were able to have such a great weekend. TOFW was so amazing, it was nice to be reminded that we are doing a good job and feeling a little more hopeful. I wish I would have run into you there.
what a great way to spend a weekend. i love the fact you miss dutch food. makes me miss you even more. come back for a visit before our 2012 reunion, ok?
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