Exotic yet ordinary

Justin took me and Maya out for a Mother's Day lunch at P.F. Chang's Sunday afternoon, because I like to eat (especially when the meal has the possibility of ending with a great wall of chocolate). The hostess escorted us through the very crowded, very noisy restaurant and seated us out on the patio, which was nice. Plump clouds were looming large in the sky and there was a pleasant breeze. Perfect for Mother's Day dining. Maya had her Dora and a set of chopsticks to occupy her time, so she was amazingly well behaved while we ate. Dora, on the otherhand, got in trouble a few times for drumming the chopsticks on the table. As time passed, and more families filled the surrounding tables, I started to suspect that the restaurant was shuffling all the parties with smallish children outside. Which was okay. It gave Maya other kiddos to point and gawk at (baaabyyyy! baaaaabyyyy!), and it really was a nice day.

I opened Mother's Day gift two of two before we left for lunch (I weasled gift one of two out of Justin the night before - late in the evening, so it was practically Mother's day, anyway). So, I received two new toys for my camera, a Nikon remote and a heavy duty (says so right on the box) SLR tripod, which I heart very very much. I spent most of the evening trying them out, taking pictures of myself HANDS FREE! Like so.



Faaantastic! I have the bestest husband EVER! It was a very happy Mother's Day, indeed!