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MOTHER’S DAY! It’s just around the corner!
I love Mother’s Day! What better way to show appreciation to mom then a day completely devoted to how awesome she is? Realistically we should tell tell our mother’s how much we appreciate her every day, but Mother’s Day gives us a chance to make up for all of the forgetful moments, the gaffs, and the mistakes.
And Mother’s Day doesn’t just have to be for your mother… I like to surprise my aunts, my grandmothers, and some of the other important “mom” figures in my life with cards or little tokens to say “I appreciate you.”
But how do you show someone you appreciate them without breezing through all your worldly savings? Or in my case, how do you show a group of women that already have everything that you love and appreciate them?
1. Be “around”: If you’re mom is the emotional sort or loves your company, she’ll love the idea of you being around… even if it’s just for a day or two. You might not have the money to throw buckets of stuff at her, but you can hang out with her for the weekend, cook her breakfast, take her to the movies, and do simple stuff for her (like clean the house or take out the trash). This is a great option if you live semi-close or within traveling distance. Check out Expedia, Travelocity, Priceline, and Kayak for last minute airfare travel deals, use AAA to get a 10% discount on Amtrak, or just hop on the various cheap travel buses like New Century Travel (do it for mom)!
2. Give her an “experience”: Take mom out to dinner, take her to a play, or take her to her favorite garden. If you want to get really sentimental, take her somewhere that has significance for both of you. Are you and your mom science geeks? Take her to the Body World Exhibit! Another example – my grandmothers are both fans of The View… so I got them tickets to go hang out and sit in the audience … it was also an economical decision since tickets are free 
Be creative with this one since there are lots of interesting and fun things you can do here!
3. Be “material”: Is mom a rare flowers fanatic? Send her a combination of her favorite flowers. Send her on a day-long spa trip. Get her a cute charm bracelet… is she a technology wiz? Send her the latest in scanner technology!
4. Be “creative”: Make a photo album with memorable moments from her life, starting with childhood. Plan a home-cooked brunch for all of the dynamic women in your life, and honor them each with a little handwritten memory card… call your mom at the crack of dawn and sing her favorite song over the phone!
So bougies, how do you celebrate the women in your lives? Do you do anything special? Any memorable moments come to mind?
Good luck and cheers!
-the bb
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i always get my mom flowers and then put my brother’s name on the card, even though we all know he totally didn’t contribute. whomp.
great suggestions. i think my grandma would love it if i sang to her *considers it*
I always sign my brother’s name too
Although one year he upstaged me and took my mom and grandmother out to dinner lol.
This year I can’t be around so I sent my mom and grandmother a “three generations” framed photo… not sure what I’ll do for my other grandmother, but I’m thinking of sending her a nice framed photo too
Great suggestions. I used to create a coupon book for my mother with each coupon being a task I would complete for her. i.i home cooked meals, cleaning the house, movie for two…
These are great tips. I remember one year I flew home from school in time for Mother’s Day and told my mom that I had more finals so I wouldn’t be home until the next week. I even went as far as to call her that morning (while at my aunts house) and pretended I just woke up. When she came to my aunt’s house for breakfast she freaked!! It was great!
kk that’s such a cute idea… I did that for my dad on father’s day a few years back but he never used my coupons!
And lady d, that’s adorable… isn’t it great when you can totally surprise your parents?!
And re: my other grandmother, I ended up finding this old picture of her from when she was in her mid-thirties and she’s sitting on a beach with my dad (he was about 5)… I framed it and sent it to her
I plan to take my mother out for lunch. As for the gift part, I’ve procrastinated; I have to go out today and buy her a gift.
However, the ideas mentioned are some great ones!
A couple of days ago I spent the morning with my grandmother at a day spa getting a massage and pedicure. Then we went and had lunch together. It was special because we got to spend the time together, just the two of us.