Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Best weekend EVER!

I just had the best weekend in 2010!!! Friday was my birthday, and my husband planned quite the celebration for me. The entire weekend was a surprise; I had so much fun!
On Friday, Scott and I spent the day hanging out with Sienna, Kyle & Hannah (they were in town from NY this weekend). We went out to breakfast together and just enjoyed the day. Around 4:00 PM, our doorbell rang. My friend Becky was at the door. I was shocked - Becky lives in Texas!!! She told me she was here to spend the weekend with me. I was so excited to see her! Scott had made dinner reservations for us at 5:30 PM, so we made our way to Houlihan's for dinner. My mom and dad stopped by to say 'happy birthday' (also a convenient excuse to hug on Sienna!). Shortly afterwards, my friend Tara walked into the restaurant. Again, I was shocked - Tara lives in Boston! Scott had arranged for both of these close friends to be here for my birthday!! I was so overwhelmed with happiness... had to hold back the tears of joy! To make the night even better, my sister finally arrived from Indiana. (I knew she was coming!) Scott had arranged to spend the night with his brother, so we had a girls night / slumber party on Friday night! We spent time talking, drinking skinny margaritas, watching a movie and leg wrestling. Yes, leg wrestling. Somehow we started leg wrestling, and everyone was shocked by how strong my legs were! (People, have you seen my daughter? Where do you think she gets that strength?) Anyways, I beat everyone! Becky kind of beat me on her third try, but I was laughing hysterically and couldn't give it my all. We had a great time just being silly girls together. Loved it!

Birthday pic with my baby girl

Unkie Kyle and Aunt Hannah reading "Good Night New York" to Sienna at bedtime

At dinner - all the surprise guests have arrived!

Leg wrestling - oh yeah!

Enjoying a birthday fruit pizza made by my mom!

In the morning, Scott and Kyle came back over to cook breakfast for all of us. Scott told me I needed to be ready by 10 AM. All the girls knew what was happening, but I was in the dark! I am not a person who loves surprises because I like to be in control (it's my type A, first-born personality shining through), so I was pretty anxious. At 10 AM, a black limousine pulled up in our driveway! SO FUN! Yes, Scott arranged for a limo to drive us around all day. We snapped a few pics outside the limo, I kissed Sienna & Scott good-bye, and we popped the champagne to toast my birthday! My sister (a.k.a Cruise Director), pulled out the itinerary Scott had developed for our day. We were headed to the Plaza for a morning of shopping. Even better... he had given $100 to everyone, with instructions to spend the money on ME! Yes, I do have the BEST husband!! We started at Anthropologie and managed to spend most of the money there. It was so fun to try on clothes and feel uninhibited by prices. It was like I had my own What Not To Wear credit card. :) Next we stopped by Francessca's, a little boutique, to look for accessories & other clothes. Afterwards, we decided we needed lunch, so we cruised in the limo over to Baja 600 (many memories at this restaurant...) to enjoy sangria and excellent food. We all agreed that we could get used to shopping & a limo on Saturdays! We felt like royalty or celebrities! After lunch, our Cruise Director announced another surprise. Scott had made spa reservations for us! Yes, seriously! The day just kept getting better. We had a little time before our appointments, so we cruised around in the limo and stopped by Starbucks for coffee & tea. We then made our way over to Shine Spa in Westport, where we enjoyed facials and massages. It was perfect timing... so relaxing and rejuvenating! Afterwards, our Cruise Director told us we could either grab a drink together or do more shopping. I still had money burning a hole in my pocket (ha!), so we headed over to Banana and spent the rest of the money. In total, I got 2 dresses, a jacket, several shirts, skirt, necklace, and bracelet. My wardrobe has new life! We piled back in the limo, poured more champagne, and headed back to Lee's Summit. When we arrived at our house, a bunch of our friends and family had gathered for a surprise party!! It was a BLAST to have everyone I love gather together. Scott had catered dinner, bought an ice cream cake (my fav!), and worked with my mom and friends to get a bunch of old pictures of me to put on display. Some of those pictures were a crack-up! As the night winded down and the crowd thinned, the skinny margaritas came back out and the fun continued! I had such an incredible birthday celebration! And the next day was my first Mother's Day... Scott had not finished with the surprises!
Headed out in our limo!

Cheers!

Thanks for the money, sugar daddy! :) Ha!

And the shopping begins...

Lunch at Baja!

Being silly before our spa session

Waiting for our spa treatments to begin

Cosette, Sienna & me

Roommates reunited

Preston, Alicia, Brooke, myself & Sienna

Scott, Tara, myself, Becky & Sienna

Sisters! (And the bottle is for Sienna... right, sis?)

Uncle Matt putting Sienna to bed in her Colts socks. Too cute!

Hanging out with the girls at the end of the night. What a day!

The next day, Sunday, I had a great Mother's Day. Scott, Sienna and I just hung out together that morning and had brunch. We all were tired from the day before, so we just enjoyed a low-key morning. It was perfect. We went over to my mom's house for lunch and to spend some more time with Matt and Karla.
Scott surprised me yet again that day, with a beautiful sapphire ring (Sienna's birth stone). The ring is beautiful; it has two sapphire stones & diamonds. If we have another baby, I can put his/her birth stone in the ring. Or, I might just keep the ring as is and pass it along to Sienna one day.
Mother's Day this year had obvious new meaning to me this year. Not only am I a mom, but this year I fully realized the love my mom and Scott's mom have for us. When I became a mom, an overwhelming love exploded from my heart for Sienna. I love putting her first, sacrificing anything for her, and figuring out how I can best meet her needs. Besides Scott, she is the biggest blessing in my life, and I will do anything for that little girl. I look forward to many years of loving her little heart.
This year, I also learned to lean on my mom & mom-in-laws in ways I never had. They have all been such a help and encouragement to me, as I am figuring out this motherhood gig. I love embarking on this new season of my relationship with each of them.
I hope all you moms had a great weekend and were reminded of the important role you play in your children's lives!

Clapping for mommy

My mom with her sons. Along with my dad, they cooked lunch for us!

Love!

Nana and her (teething) girl

Sienna loves her slinky

A new onesie for Sienna that says, "Nana Rocks" on the bum!

Me hugging Scott and a great shot of my ring and name bracelet (made by mom!)

Sienna drinking water out of a cup at lunch. She LOVES cups!

5 comments:

Unknown said...

Wow! Talk about the best weekend ever!! Wish we could have been there! Scott did an awesome job! So glad you were able to enjoy your weekend and be spoiled!! By the way, Sienna gets cuter and cuter in every picture!!

Love you

Unknown said...

Just wanted to say, I had such a great time with you all week, and especially enjoyed getting the chance celebrate all your birthday festivities with you!!! Love you girl

Sara S. said...

My sweet friend...first of all, can I say that you look BEAUTIFUL!!!! Seriously, you look so amazing and beautiful and really you don't look 30 that is for sure! Anyways, I loved all your pictures and reading about your fun weekend. Scott really did an amazing job spoiling which is great because you deserve it! I just wish I could have been there with you for all the fun! Maybe we can have a late birthday celebration for both of our birthdays when I get there in June...I could use a girls day out! Well, I love you and I am just so glad you had a great birthday friend! Hugs!!!!

Aunt Karla said...

Such a great weekend. It was a well deserved weekend for you and I was more than happy to share in all the birthday treatments! You are such a special wife, sister, mother and friend. It was a great weekend to surround you and love on you. You are the BEST sis!

Nana Jones said...

This was a SUPER fun and SPECIAL weekend. Scott knows how to plan a party with a ton of surprises. I enjoyed just hanging out and spending time with you, Krista! I can't believe my baby girl is 30! The limo was a SWEET ride!