Birthday Bookends

I concede that April 2nd has some competition for the title of "Most Beautiful Day of the Year," and that day happens to be today, my mom's birthday. We spent the afternoon buying fresh produce and working on our sunburns, and tonight we played champagne drinking games to day-old coverage of the wedding across the Lake. But I don't mind sharing the title, and it doesn't come as much surprise, considering the source of our mutual good fortune. So, today, happy birthday to my mama, and tomorrow, wear your galoshes and zip up your rain slickers.