Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Girls' Week-end

The men in this home went away all week-end long to recharge their testosterone by doing things like ice fishing, playing ice hockey, telling ghost stories, and other Cub Scout stuff.

My daughter and I gratefully stayed home.  But what to do to make our week-end special?  How could we celebrate us?

1.  A quick stop at the library to get the last book in the Clique series.  My girl later won my heart by telling me that the girls in the series made a lot of bad decisions.

2.  A stop to buy a cherry pie.  Yes, one for each of us.  Yes, they were both gone by Sunday.


3.  Dinner at Olive Garden and entertainment by a flirty waiter who was undertipped by me.

4. Attendance at the Detroit Kennel Club dog show where we met a couple of thousand perfectly behaved dogs and I fell in love with a Bernese Mountain dog. 

I didn't get to bring him home, but my daughter did win a gift card by throwing some bean bags through some targets.


5.  A little shopping.


6.  Dinner at Max and Erma's.  While eating, my daughter thought she saw our long-lost precious friend.  She wasn't sure, however, so she surreptitiously took this picture which we then studied throughout our dinner.  Finally, we decided it was indeed our long-lost precious friend and we had a lovely reunion.


7.  Breakfast at Biggby coffee AND Big Apple Bagels. 

8.  An inability for mother or daughter to button their pants on Monday morning.

It was perfect!

15 comments:

Mental P Mama said...

That is, indeed, a perfect weekend;)

Unknown said...

A better weekend would not be found anywhere!!!

You are a VERY cool Mom for shopping at Forever 21.

Coffee and bagels...yum

Long live mother/daughter weekends!!!

Betty said...

I love mother/daughter weekends! Haven´t had one in ages.
Sounds like you had a riot!

Anonymous said...

I don't have a daughter to read with, eat with, shop with, drink coffee with, take spy photos with, go to dog shows with, and under tip with. But if I did, I suspect I would want one just like yours. I envy you.

Laura ~Peach~ said...

sounds perfectly wonderful to me! get one of those button extenders or better yet break out hte sweat pants LOL... A WHOLE CHERRY PIE EACH!!! wow!

Anonymous said...

Hmmmm... And I ate funny colored hot dogs and Doritos. Perhaps you should go to camp next year.

Beth said...

Those are THE BEST kinds of weekends! Wahoo for cherry pie! =)

joanne said...

perfect indeed...now excuse me while I go and call my daughter j)

Grandma Tillie's Bakery said...

FUN!! What a neat momma you are.

pssst...just between you and me...your pie? Stiffler's mom? LOL

Noe Noe Girl...A Queen of all Trades. said...

OK you get mom of the year award!

Can I go next time??

As Cape Cod Turns said...

That sounds like such a great weekend! I think taking the spy picture, discussing it and then talking to your old friend is hysterical!!!

Jeannelle said...

Sounds like a wonderful weekend of mother/daughter bonding. Actually, I don't care for pie, but the Bernese Mountain dog is gorgeous....I've never heard of that breed before. Your daughter is lovely, too!

Louise | Italy said...

Sounds like you guys had a good testosterone-free weelend together. I can't wait for my daughter to be old enough for this kind of thing (god-willing).

Mrs4444 said...

I'm happy for you both; that you would love each other's company. What a treasure, huh?

Sandra said...

A great bonding story! I really enjoy your blog. I'm glad I found you.