Mommy Time Makes Me Happy.

Am I too old to call my mother, "mommy?" 

This past weekend my mom came down to see me so I could treat her to a Mother's Day weekend in Columbia. Since I've essentially started my life away from home (apartment, job, school..) seeing my Mom consistently has been something I've struggled doing. I was so excited to finally show her my home-away-from-home.

We started our weekend with a delicious dinner at Hunter-Gatherer brewery. Here's a picture of my mom thoroughly enjoying our night.

We were really excited when we found out HG was going to have live jazz. (Even more excited that the guy who sold us our ticket looked like Tim Curry from Rocky Horror - Right, Mom?) 

One of Thursday night's special was a scallops dish over pasta. Naturally, being seafood-fiends we chose to split the scallops and a salad covered in bleu cheese. We both left full - but not over-stuffed - and laughing out the door. I'd say it was a good night.

We decided the next day we'd do our part in fueling the Columbia economy: antiquing.

North Carolina is common ground for us so we were excited to set out in Columbia for a day of rummaging. We were disappointed to find Spring Valley Antique Mall closed unexpectedly for inventory but found a great place across the street called Ivy House.

I need this bike!

If you've seen my apartment, you know that I love trunks and suitcases posing as tables. I had to stop myself from buying these because, realistically, where would they go?! I did end up buying a cool vintage elephant gold necklace. 

After we finished at our first shop, we went out to Meeting Street for lunch at Cafe Strudel and some West Columbia shopping. We managed not purchasing anything (which is a real feat for us) until we made it to City Market on Gervais. This is where Mom found the cool stuff.

There was a whole crate of old, what appeared to be hand-painted, drawers. Any other person would look at these and just see the fronts of drawers, but I could tell Mom's crafty wheels were turning as she added them to her pile of treasures.

We ended a long day of shopping with a huge dinner from Takosushi. My favorite thing to do here is start out with some Guac + chips and then continue with sushi. It might sound a little mixed up, but just trust me on this one. From there, I recommend the Crazy Roll and the KC Roll. If you're lucky you'll find someone like my mom who will order five different things with you and just eat a little of everything!

No roll left behind!

We woke on Saturday and walked down to the All Local Farmer's Market for some fresh bread, a new piece of jewelry, and a chance to walk my pup & enjoy some fresh air. If you live in Columbia and have a free Saturday morning, stop by the market! You really never know what you're going to come across.
I'm happy I could treat my mom to a fun getaway and show her my life here in Columbia. Looking forward to many more. 
So, finally, to answer my original question, no. You're never too old to call her Mommy.

Ever.