Weekend with Mom

Last weekend was just what I needed. Most the time I just need my mom, ya know? Just sitting at her house, drinking her coffee, smelling her laundry detergent, and eating her food is all I need. But last weekend I had a little of everything. My husband was out of town for a staff retreat so it was the perfect weekend for a getaway!

I headed to her house after work and we prepared and planned our weekend. We traded vehicles with family, stopped by to visit my grandparents, and relaxed. The next morning we headed to ikea. Holy moly, I felt like I was going to a theme park! I was so excited and ready to experience the place for myself for the first time. It did not disappoint.

We spent around 5 hours wondering and laughing, dreaming up ideas and plans, and struggling to push carts that were not made for the amount of shopping we were doing :)

But I came out strong with some great solid pieces that I have been drooling over. I'm not sure what was funnier...trying to collect all of these boxes and push them around the store, or driving around all weekend with the car stuffed to the brim!

After that long day, nothing better to do but skip dinner and catch the next showing of Safe Haven! (Lovedddd that movie so much!)

We ended the day with soup and salad and a relaxing evening in the hotel.
The next morning we got up and went to a mall area and got another few hours of shopping in before we called it quits and headed home.

It was a wonderful weekend and most of all I really enjoyed some quality time with mom. She is one of my favorite people to be with :) I am so thankful for the person she is and I feel so blessed to have her as my mom. The older I get the more I appreciate her sacrifices and her love. (Love you mom!)