Monday ~ The Best Part of My Weekend Was Last Night

Yesterday was a lovely day. A few of my siblings surprised me by joining me at my church for the service, which was so much fun. I love my family.

After church, I went home and spent a leisurely late morning and afternoon making lunch, doing some computer work, laying out in the sun, reading my current read and watching some MacGyver. 

Around dinner time, I went home to celebrate Mother's Day with my family.

We did simple this year. But then, haha...don't we always? We're just simple people, really.

We ate homemade pizza, homemade cheesecake and berry pies that Seth had tucked away in the fridge. We sat at the picnic table that my grandfather built, elbow to elbow, talking about everything from summer plans to tarantula migrations.

Yes. Our dinner conversations vary drastically in topic. But don't try and tell me that yours doesn't, too. *grin*

{ my mom and my sister - two beautiful people }

{ my dad and mom }

{ my mom/best friend/role model and me }

{ Mr. Wine Warehouse Manager himself (aka Seth) }

{ getting my cat fix for the week }

{ the almond orchards were being watered, hence the reflective water between the trees }

After we finished eating, we went on a family walk. It started out as just me, Katheryn and Karis. Then Stuart came, then Seth, then Scott. And then Mom and Dad joined us.

It really was more like a herd going on a walk. But that's the best kind!

Living in almond orchard country, we have miles of dirt roads that parcel off the orchards all around the house. And that's where we take our walks, with the cool orchards all around, the faint smells of summer fertilizers in the air and the dirt from the roads tanning our feet.

So, that's how I spent Mother's Day! 

I love my mom.

I love my family.

I love my life.