Happy Birthday Mom!

My mom's birthday is April 3rd, and my sister and I knew we wanted to do something special for her, after all you only turn 29 once, right Mom? Sharlee and I got to scheming and the first plan was for her to fly in and surprise my mom with a girls weekend at First Monday Trade Days in Canton, TX. If you have never been to First Monday, you HAVE to go. My mom loves it and has always talked about wanting to stay at a bed and breakfast so that you have more time for shopping, so we knew that was what we wanted to do. We also thought it would be so much fun to fly in my aunt and have her surprise my mom with us. So the Friday of my mom's birthday we picked up my aunt from the airport, got some lunch, and picked up a coffee for my mom and surprised her at her school where her students were taking a test. I wish I had a picture of her reaction when she saw us standing at the door, but it was pretty great. We had a quiet first night with pedicures and pizza and hit the road early on Saturday to start shopping. We didn't end up buying too much-scarves because it ended up being cold and a couple other small things, but it really was the perfect girls weekend. We checked in to the bed and breakfast and it was a super cute little house called the Azaela House. It had a beautiful backyard with a pool, and hot tub that we enjoyed until the thunder and lightning chased us out. Then we spent the night drinking wine, playing games, and just having the best time. The next morning, the weather turned out to be pretty crummy-pouring rain and storms-but we didn't let that stop us and we headed back out to check out the second half of the shops. The second half of the shops happened to include the puppy area, where breeders come to sell the puppies they have. Ross and I had been talking about getting a second dog for awhile-Cricket LOVES to play with other dogs, and since we both work during the day we liked the idea of there being another dog there during the day. So when we got to the puppy area, and I saw this sweet little face staring back at me

well, I made the biggest purchase of the weekend which deserves a whole post of its own. But it was definitely a wonderful way to round out the best weekend ever. My sister and I just wanted to make sure my mom had the birthday she deserves and I think we did that. We had a perfect weekend full of laughing, celebrating, and I can't wait for the next trip we take together!