One Stellar Day

Today is Mother's Day, I bet you knew that. But did you also know that today marks the day of my birth?
It's true and for my first Mother's Day as a mother it's pretty awesome that I also get to turn 20-something.

To mark this occasion Anna and I flew to San Diego to spend it with Ben
In addition to it being Mother's Day and my birthday, it's also the two year anniversary of the last time Ben and I were together in San Diego - for our Honeymoon.

As you can see, this trip is not lacking in its significance.

So, back to the topic at hand, today.

It has been wonderful, we woke up to our alarm clock - a chattery baby, we then got ready and went down to the lobby for some free breakfast - I had waffles, which are definitely a favorite. (Waffles Forever is a t-shirt slogan I'm working on popularizing)
Then we went to the local ward, they have their own set of missionaries - as does the other ward in the building. They handed out chocolates for the mothers.
After Church we returned to the hotel to change and because we have no kitchenette we went out to find some lunch - let me tell you about LUNCH.

It was FABULOUS - this was the highlight of the day for sure.
Ben had read about a diner here that had imported Fried Clams from the East Coast, so he wanted to try them out and I'm always up for diners, with their gritty waitresses and homestyle yet greasy food, you can't go wrong. So at the Studio Diner (it's next door to the only movie studio in San Diego, they filmed Renegade and Veronica Mars) we had a very friendly waitress who couldn't stop smiling at Anna every time she came to our table. I had a delicious Caesar Salad and a cup of fruit (the most delicious melons I've ever had at a restaurant, pineapple and Blueberries on top), Ben got his fried clams with french fries - that's Ben for you.
So then, our very friendly waitress came over and offered us a FREE Mother's Day peach cobbler! with ice cream! I was quite pleased at that. Then Ben told her it was my birthday and she brought out a FREE birthday hot fudge sundae! It was AWESOME!
This waitress made my day. I made sure she got a good tip, and this restaurant will always be recommended by us both.

After lunch we drove to the San Diego Temple and walked around, we met a nice older missionary couple from Logan who took a picture for us. It was pretty gray and windy so we didn't stay long.

When we got home we did a video chat with Ben's family - not so much a chat but an Anna session.

Then naps.

awesome.

They are still napping while I've been typing this, Anna woke me up because she noticed the pacifier had fallen out of her mouth and she wanted it back. When I reached in to find it, I must have brushed my hand against her face because she immediately wrapped both of her hands/arms around mine and tried to suck on my knuckles. That's the closest we get to kisses, but I'll take 'em.

We still have dinner ahead of us, which I'm sure will put the final touches on a great day.

Happy Mother's Day to All