That special day of the year that is set aside to celebrate the wonderful women who labored those closest to us has passed. Yes, Mother’s Day 2021! Did you get special homemade gifts, or did you get something expensive? Well for me I did a first for me. I went out of town with a friend for the weekend. I recently took an emergency trip back to my hometown, and it felt good to not have to worry about anyone else, so I figured I would do it again. There were a few things that I learned during this trip that I will be sure to remember next time.
So, I contacted my closest friends to see if they wanted to disappear for the weekend with me. A few of them had plans already, but one was open to the idea and that’s all I needed. We decided to spend the weekend in Santa Barbara, California. It is a very beautiful, and expensive area. I’m sure I passed a few Hollywood Stars, but I’m really not the one to be pressed about someone else. Now, if I passed Angela Bassett..Honey, she would have to call security..Oh, and Tessa Thompson. But, I tell people all the time to Google me honey!! My girls actually think that I’m famous. Cute, right?! But any who, the area was really nice, and the weather was decent.
Our first stop was to eat, of course. I can’t really brag on the place because the service was poor and the food was not great. It really started the weekend off wrong. After the experience there, I was actually ready to return home to my family. My friend and I tried to keep the purpose of the weekend alive, but I could tell that it put a cloud over here attitude as well. We then found our hotel and went to freshen up a little. The hotel was very cute, and had that simple Cali vibe to it. My friend has a thing for hotels, so she picked it out. I’m fine with just a clean, comfortable room with room service.
We then return to the streets of Santa Barbara and did a little window shopping and just admired the views. We stumbled across this place called Milk and Honey. Now I will list this one because it was delish! The drinks were on point. (Had ya girl doing the gangsta lean) and the food was very well prepared. Our waitress was pretty cool too. Her name was Emma. (Hey, Emma girl!!)
That night we returned to the hotel and slept like babies. I even caught my friend snoring a little. Listen, when you have a whole bed to yourself…you just spread out and let the Lord use you. No one standing over you like a horror film, and no one tapping you on the shoulder at 3am. IYKYK
And then there’s Mother’s Day! Now y’all know that I am not an early riser. My dear friend was up before the roosters. Chiiile, I was like we could never be roommates. Nope..I do not do mornings under NO circumstances. We got to moving and had breakfast. The highlight of Sunday was our facials and massages. I’ll be honest and say that the establishment was really nice. I have had better experiences with the services, but I did get to take some cute pictures. From there we had a late lunch and then headed home.
I missed my family so much! It was just one day, but I just love them so much. I was welcomed with roses, a homemade picture frame of the girls, and some Givenchy earrings and bracelet. Girl, I love some jewelry, and my husband has no boundaries when it comes to spoiling his favorite girl.
I really hope that you enjoyed your day, but please remember that you are an amazing mother every single day. It takes a lot to get up and keep this little humans healthy, happy, and alive. I do not think that having one day set aside to celebrate us is enough, but I’ll take it for now. I want to encourage you to take time for yourself every month. Even if it is just a whole day just staying in bed with the remote and Netlix, then do that. You deserve it.
