Mother’s Day 2009

I spent my first Mother’s Day recovering at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, the day after Megan’s birth in May 2001.  That was my best Mother’s Day gift ever.  Mother’s Day is typically low key at our house.  Today was no exception although I have to say that it was a solid  day all around.

After church we continued our Sunday afternoon tradition of chilling at the beach; I choose Coronado beach.  Traffic over the bridge was horrible.  We had forgotten about the nearby Air Bull Air Races.  Thankfully the air races were viewable from the other side of the island and our beach was not crowded.  I spent the afternoon jumping waves, searching for sand dollars, building sand castles, and happily ignoring the lack of groceries and messy rooms at the house.  We were even treated to two sets of F/A-18‘s flying overhead in formation as they prepared to land at the Naval Base Coronado.  I know nothing about planes or the military, but I do know that F/A-18′s whooshing over my head are cool!

My big Mother’s Day adventure was on Thursday night when I attended a local National Mom’s Nite Out event at Seaport Village.  I was brave because I went solo.  I may have been the only person to attend solo but I quickly met two other attendees who let me sit with them.  We got along well despite a few moments of awkward silence here and there.  I was excited to be attending my first “mom blogger” social.  It was also my first girl’s only night since moving San Diego.  I’ve decided that I need more of these kinds of nights out!