Sheesh! Is it April or June?! It definitely feels like my father's bday (June 22) just passed instead of my mother's (April 12). Generally it is raining on my mother's birthday and we always are dashing out to dinner in between heavy downpours for dinner, but since this year was a BIG birthday we wanted something different.
My first instinct was to throw her a fabulous party at Water Works and invite her closest friends and family...yet someone decided they didn't want a party - they wanted to go away. The airfare going anywhere last weekend was astronomical due to Easter, Spring Break, and people having booked their trips almost a year in advance. So flying was definitely out.
I then had to see when my father's inspector's test was scheduled and if he was available to travel with her or if they had to twist my arm I would join my mother. And then I had to figure out where - she doesn't like New York so that was out - and then all of a sudden I had an idea - Washington DC - they were having their cherry blossom festival, she had never visited the MLK memorial, she wanted to tour the white house, AND she kept talking about dinner on a yacht. I immediately put in a phone call to both Jeannette and Will Harper as they helped me bring this trip to life. We never told my mother where she was going - simply told her what types of outfits she needed and we went shopping and found her 2 fabulous dresses, a new pair of shoes, and a few casual outfits - after all, it was her 50th birthday! She definitely deserved to look her best - her hair appointment was already scheduled and mani/pedis were on the agenda before her departure. With reservations in place for dinner on her birthday at The Oceanaire, a tourist day on Friday, and brunch aboard the Odyssey Saturday morning everything was set.
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| Birthday Bourquet waiting for her arrival at her room |
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| Flowers from her co-worker |
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