I celebrated my first Mother’s Day when Joey was two months old. My husband had to go to London the whole week prior and since I had a newborn, I didn’t even realize what day it was let alone Mother’s Day.
My husband and I aren’t really into gift giving. I know some couples are really into their anniversaries and Valentine’s Day but it really isn’t us. Sometimes I forget if we got married on July 30th or July 31st 😬 but I always remember how many years it has been (don’t I get credit for that). At the end of the day, I love my husband but do I really expect him to shop around looking for the perfect gift for me when I’m probably going to hate it? Does any husband pick out an amazing piece of jewelry or the latest handbag you’ve been swooning over?
So on my first Mother’s Day my husband came home from London and surprised me with this clutch and I almost fell to the floor. Our lives had been turned upside down by being first time parents and I wasn’t the most pleasant person to be around. I mean who is after they haven’t slept in months but I went through a period of being really jealous of my husband. The fact that he got to get dressed, go to work everyday, wasn’t up all night nursing a baby and I felt like nothing in his life really changed.
Like my most husbands, he has no idea what is in when it comes to fashion so he told me he walked down the nicest street in London and walked into Miu Miu because he liked their window display the most. He told the lady he wanted an evening bag that I could use when he took me out for my first Mother’s Day dinner. It wasn’t necessarily the bag I would have chosen but I love it SO much. It is one of my favorite things in my closet because every time I wear it, I think of that time in my life.
Two kids later who are involved in many activities and the days of nice handbags are few and far between but I wouldn’t have it any other way. My husband reads all of my blog posts so maybe he will read this one and remember our 10 year anniversary is coming up on July 30th or 31st. Maybe just maybe, I might get surprised again.
