the mowrer family: my first mother's day & the windy city

Sunday, May 11, 2008

my first mother's day & the windy city

mommy and lottie sue

Matt prepared a Mother's Day brunch today and it was GREAT! He made all of the yummy food and I did nothing. It was awesome. I loved it. Lottie Sue was very generous as well, she gave me flowers, a card and a very special pair of shoes. Good girl! After we ate we took photos of all of the moms out by our rose bush. Um, you will see more rose photos below, we're so proud that bugs haven't eaten the flowers and leaves. It still has about 50 flowers on it that have yet to bloom. Anywho, here are the photos from today...might I add that it was EXTREMELY windy today (Matt's flight to DC was delayed several times) and my hair is all over the place.

There were a lot of us so I'll post some of the better ones.

And here we are with BB...

And here is one of Judy, GranBunny, LS and moi...

And this is Judy and Lottie Sue enjoying each other's company. Side note: LS thinks Judy has the BEST jewelry and wants to eat all of it.

aunt judy, you're just hilarious

And here are a few random photos. In the mornings Lottie Sue and I go for a walk, it's nice and it allows me to survey our neighbor's yards for ideas. Matt and I are working hard to have our yard look good - the past few years it has been U-G-L-Y. Brown spots, crab grass - just an embarrassment when your street is lined with manicured lawns. Ooh, here is a photo taken with my phone of our beloved rose bush.

this is the prettiest rose bush in the neighborhood thankyouverymuch

And here is Lottie Sue after a walk. It was HUMID and she was ready to get out of the stroller. Please note her "Chicago" t-shirt.

LS giving me the stink eye

What a seamless transition to my next bit...Mike was working a trade show in Chicago this past week so Becce and I crashed his hotel room. We shopped until we dropped, then ate delicious food. It was so great to go back! I still think it's the best city in the US. I had a very successful shopping experience. It could be dampened by the fact that the airline lost my luggage and they said they found it, but it was supposed to be here on Saturday and it was a no show. I'm mildly worried but optimistic. That is precious cargo, it contains my shopping loot.

Back to the trip, I did not take many photos but I have a few.

matt and jen wuz here, we used to live on the 28th floor

So let me talk a little bit about the food we experienced in Chicago. One night we went to avec in the west loop. It was wonderful, I am going back next time I'm in town. Honestly, great food at a great price in an uber cool setting.

minimalist decor but decadent food, yum

nom nom nom nom nom nom nom

Another night we went to Tru, one of Chicago's finest restaurants. The food was excellent, the service was excellent - this restaurant is no joke. They bring it. Their chef just won the James Beard Award - need I say more? They have chairs for your handbag for Pete's sake.

tru, delicious french progressive cuisine

see? i wasn't lying

One night after dinner we went to the Red Head Piano Bar, we used to frequent it a lot.

the famous sign

the piano man, i'm sure he loved me blinding him with my flash as he sang. oops.

mike and i have select seats

It really was great to go back for a visit. I wish Matt could have come but hopefully we'll make it back soon. We are going out to Los Angeles to see Cera in less than two weeks. I CANNOT WAIT! I am going to give her a millions hugs and kisses when I see her, I miss her terribly (sigh). The girls are doing well, Hayley's been doing a lot of extra work lately. She was an extra on The Office last week, she was one of the students at the job fair. We saw her a few times and would pause then rewind our DVR to watch it over and over again. VERY cool! I'll try to alert you before she's on next time, she's been on a few shows we missed.

I found these photos from our trip to Louisville, these were on my camera and not the one we usually use.