Break with Tradition
By Staff • May 9th, 2009 • Category: Move It
It’s that special day which comes only once a year. How are you celebrating your momma? Now we don’t wanna hear about any brunch – so you got any new traditions? A few years ago we started one ourselves with our Annual Mother’s Day Title Nine 9k in Boulder, Co. We realize not everyone can make it (and we’ll miss you). But you can still share the way you t9-ify Mother’s Day below. Make sure to check out a few pics of us with our Momma’s. Aaahhhhh, Memories!
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We spent the day hiking the Bear Trap Canyon along the Madison River. It was nice and sunny. So much fun to get out and enjoy the outdoors with my family.
Every year on Mother’s Day my husband and son take me to my favorite local garden center, Farmer’s Daughter (women owned and run!) for some new plants. I get to choose my favorites and then we spend the day gardening. I LOVE it. It is a wonderful tradition and I end the day knowing we’ll reap the rewards of our efforts all summer long and that I’ve gotten in some good exercise!
Every year, my five children and I, ages 10-20, get up, eat a leisurely breakfast and then head to the Cape May County Zoo, which is about 10 miles from my house. I visit the zoo occasionally during the year, but usually the only time all five of my children are with me is on Mother’s Day. This Mother’s Day happens to be an absolutely beautiful day…blue skies, a slight wind, partly sunny. We’ve had so much rain lately, this is an awesome surprise. I will end out my day today studying for an Anatomy & Physiology final that I have tomorrow morning at 10am…all in all….a perfect Mother’s Day 2009….no complaints at all.
The day begins with breakfast in bed, served by my 3 girls, always with a small vase holding a fresh flower from the garden. I open presents, some bought, some made, and then we are off for a day at the beach with the family and our 2 dogs. We look for sea glass, lie on the sand, throw the frisbee, and listen to the surf. Then we head to a coast side restaurant to have a lovely meal with a glass of tasty wine. Life in California is good.
As ‘Mom’ to my two labradors, the perfect Mother’s Day begins with puppy kisses and includes a hike among the trees, whereby an out-of-state call to my Mother is made, with a view of Pike’s Peak in the distance. Then my hands get dirty with ‘Mother Earth’ – planting colorful flowers and the odd tree. The day wraps with a quiet dinner with my ‘girls’ and hubby, celebrating everything I’m so thankful for.