My mom left early this morning and I’ve been re-playing all the fun moments from her week-long visit all day. It was so, so, so great to have her here. We had such BEAUTIFUL weather and spent a lot of time outside with Bauer, playing with him in the yard and sippin’ a Coke while having a good chat ;] Zack grilled for us one night {pork, bell peppers, red potatoes}, we ate out twice, I made homemade meatballs & sauce with pasta for another meal. It was really, really great to spend so much time with her. Our 4 visits a year are never enough.
Since her birthday was last Sunday, while she was here she picked out some fabric and I made her a knitting bag. I can’t wait to share photos of it later this week. It is soooooo cute and I love the color palette she selected. This was the first time she’s seen me sew! I learned while we were living in Detroit, MI and then was still practicing when we moved to Minneapolis. She had an old Gussy pouch in her purse so I made her an updated one and we joked that she could put the original in a vault. Hah! She watched me make her knitting bag from start to finish — it was a pretty special moment for both of us :]
What else did we do? Shopped lots, talked lots, laughed lots, snuggled Bauer lots, sipped Starbucks coffee, put on our make-up together at the kitchen table. I sewed, she knitted.
Despite that I’m sad over the distance between us, I’m celebrating that we were able to have some amazing time together. Love you Mama Gus!
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Tonight over dinner Zack and I had an impromptu Gussy Sews meeting. I’m excited for this next week of work. My new assistant starts Monday and my energy level is super high!
what an incredible blessing to get a week with your Mama … & what a magical experience of her watching you do what you do – makes me miss my Mom … her bday is coming up in Aug – maybe she should come here for some mother/daughter fun … would be cool to get together someday with our Moms
;D you know i’d be up for that!
Aww, my mom was in town last week too, it’s so sad when they leave! Glad you had fun though!
Yay for time with your mom! I’m so spoiled that I get to see my mom so often. Even though it’s hard to see her only 4 times a year, at least it means that you take full advantage of it!
On another note…I love love love yours and Zack’s view on your business. I think it’s awesome that you have impromptu Gussy meetings. It’s so nice to have a support system and to bounce ideas off of. Afterall he knows your strengths and weaknesses better than anyone so it’s a great to be able to have his input!
Can I be your new assistant? Pretty please… ;)
Your post are so inspiring! Makes me want to try even harder with my own business. Your assistant is one lucky person!
I know your mama enjoyed the time even more than you did!
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That must be sooo hard to only see each other 4 times per year! When we were first married, I saw my family about once per month, and that was hard enough! So glad you had a good time :)
Lovely visit! I feel so blessed to have my 3 grown children all right here in town with me. My girls are about your age. Older really. They will be 30 and 28. Just last night, my oldest and I shared a bottle of wine, and some great conversation and relaxation in the spa together.
I would so love to hear more about your folks lakeside cottage. Do you have a post on that? I grew up going to a lake near Yosemite. We still go every summer, and it is my most favorite place in the world. I love lakes!!!
So happy you had such a lovely week with Mama! I’m excited to see what you have in store for us in the coming days. Thanks for your happy heart and encouraging posts – I’m so inspired by you!! xoxo Joy
“WE” never cease to amaze me. I had a similar thought about “4 visits per year”. It is NOT enough. But I quickly told myself to not dwell on the have nots and enjoy the haves. Miss you so much. And yes, Zack, we could easily talk on the phone tonight for 2 + hours…..LOL
Love you!
Ugh, I know how you feel about not enough time… My sister and brother-in-law are currently living in Dominica (an island in the Carribean) while he attends medical school. I love them more than words can say and without Skype, I would have surely died by now out of missing them so much. When Christmas break ended and they headed back to the island after a quick visit, my BIL’s mom posted on facebook, “don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened”. Those words always bring such warmth to my heart. Just wanted to share them with you. ;)