I am a big fan of surprises and this weekend was full of them. This weekend is always a double bonus weekend for me because it's my wedding anniversary and also Mother's Day.
On Saturday, I spent the morning running errands, while Hubby and my girls did the same. I was told to be home by 3 o'clock from Hubby. When I arrived, he handed me a card, told me to load up the girls and follow the clues. We were going on a scavenger hunt! Yay!! The first stop we went to Hubby's office. The girls had spent the morning with Daddio going around town placing the clues. I still can't believe it, but they didn't give away anything.
From the office, we went to our gym. Hubby had put the next clue in locker #11 - our anniversary date. Seriously, he's super clever!! That clue told me to go buy the girls some frozen yogurt. Upon entering the yogurt store, the owner handed me my last clue. I felt like I was on Amazing Race.
My final clue said, "go to your favorite store in NYC." I was stumped at first - because I love a lot of stores in NY. But ultimately they is a store that is always visited during our trips to New York..... Tiffany's. And NYC has the mothership!
We drove from the yogurt store to Tiffany's. When we arrived, I wasn't sure where to go to collect my treasure! This was the first time Sydney was very helpful. She told me what door I needed to go to. Waiting for me was a beautiful silver ring! The girls and I had so much fun on our creative scavenger hunt. The scavenger hunt was significant because Hubby sent me on a hunt when he proposed to me - ten years ago. Even cooler this time to have the girls go with me for my 10 year present!
That evening we had a sitter, and Hubby wasn't done with surprises yet. He took me downtown to dinner at the Driskell. The Driskell is the most well known hotel in Austin. It's beautiful, old, right in the thick of action and very elegant. Hubs and I share a lot of interests but fine dining is not really one of them. So the fact that he put this evening together was a surprise - and very delightful. We had a great time.
And yesterday was Mother's Day. The girls had already given me plenty of gifts. We began the day with breakfast together at our favorite Mexican place. Then we went to see the movie Chimpanzee. After that, the girls and Daddio took me to the gym for a sweat while they went grocery shopping. I had lunch waiting for me when I got home. While the girls rested, I did a few things around the house. Then early evening we went swimming. And Hubby grilled out some ribs for dinner last night.
Weekends go by so quickly. That looking back when I write about them I love toe remember just all we did. And this weekend it was a lot!! I could not have asked for a better weekend!! Thank you Hubby and thank you girls!!
