Mother's Day Weekend

For readers who are mother's, I hope you've had a wonderful Mother's Day.

I enjoyed Mother's Day with my firstborn and only daughter.  We went to church with Lori and Dave and had Sunday dinner together afterwards.  Her church had a photo station where pictures could be taken before and after church.

Our son, Steve, had to forfeit being in his pulpit today as he is sick and quarantined at home with COVID.  And our youngest son had to travel to Tennessee on business.  So I didn't get to see my boys today, but they were close in spirit.  My greatest Mother's Day gift is that all three of my children have committed themselves to serving Jesus Christ. 

Jeremy texted and asked if I'd sent him some pictures of him and me 'back in the day.'  I quickly went through some photos when I got home from dinner and sent them through cyberspace.  He picked one from 1987 taken in Destin, Florida and posted it on Instagram. Amazing how time changes things... I don't even own a bathing suit now, nor do I plan to. Bathing suit days are long gone for this momma!  ;-)

Yesterday was the busiest day I've had since I began working at The Whitney.  I left home at 8:30 in the morning and got home just after 6:30 in the evening.  The drive home was the first chance I had to sit down since my drive there in the morning - almost 9 hours of nonstop busyness.  We served tea to 162 guests and for the first time since I've been there, every room in the mansion was used on all three floors.

While most of the celebrating was for Mother's Day, one other celebration was especially note worthy - a marriage proposal.  We have weddings and bridal showers at the restaurant all the time, but never since I've been there has a prospective bridegroom gone to such romantic and elaborate ways to pop the question.  This young man reserved a room on the third floor to surprise his girlfriend and ask for her hand in marriage.  She was totally surprised and, of course, cried tears of joy.  I couldn't resist getting a photo of the room when they went outside for photos in the garden.

The blackboard on the easel said, "Georgia, Will you marry me?"

After dinner today I resumed work on a presentation I'm doing this coming Wednesday on hats. The last time I spoke about hats was in 2016, so it's been fun getting my hats out of closets, drawers, and storage totes in the basement to determine which ones I'll take for display.  I put them all in my guest bedroom and it looks like I'm moving.

Also happening this weekend was granddaughter, Isabella's prom.  Her mom texted the photos to me on the way to church.  Can't believe how quickly she's grown up and so thankful she's not only beautiful on the outside, but on the inside as well.  I love you, Izzy, a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck!

Grandaughter, Tiffany, and husband, John, hosted a combined birthday party for their two little girls on Saturday also.  A busy day in our family!  Juliette's b-day was April 3rd and Evie's is May 23rd.  We couldn't attend since I had to work, but we plan to go out and celebrate with them one day this week. No pictures to share from the birthday celebration yesterday yet, but will post them when I get some.