Mommie Dearest: Mother's Day

Mother’s Day rapidly approached this year. The sleepless nights, work, and a steady stream of visitors sort of pushed the holiday to the back burner. It was only when my sister and I went to the Greek Festival here in town that I really began think about it. 

My sister told me I at least needed to get my wife a card. That seemed a little boring but like a good start. The problem was, I was behind the gun.  

I tried looking for a gift at the festival. The jewelry seemed to be the mass-produced stuff easily ordered online in bulk. The dresses for sale were nicer. But which one to buy? They all seemed of similar style. My sister thought they were cute but wasn’t purchasing any, which gave me the hint that maybe I didn’t need to get one for my wife either (thankfully, I learned long ago to take clues from my three sisters on what women like).  

I then looked online.The overwhelming problem with this option was that it was Saturday around 2:30 p.m. when I started shopping online. Man, I should’ve planned this Mother’s Day a little better. I ended up stopping by the grocery store and buying a card and chocolate. Thankfully, chocolate, in large enough quantities, has magical properties. I bought the card, wrote her out a note, and then took a marker and colored my child’s foot with it to create a footprint on the card. It ended up coming out pretty cute. Also, after 20 years of being in the food and bev industry, I’ve picked up a few tricks in the kitchen, so I made her and her sister dinner. Mother’s Day was saved, although next year, I think we can all agree that I should plan out something a little earlier in advance.  

Thankfully, I have plenty of time to come up with anniversary gift—four whole days!!!