Yours, Mine and Ours

Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 7:21 PM

It was inevitable. We were married last fall and it was bound to happen.

Mother’s Day.

Between us, we have two mothers, two grandmothers and an aunt (OK, four of those women are mine, but still). Throw in two best friends who are turning 30 within a two weeks of each other and you have the makings of a present tornado.

There’s the question of flowers vs. candy vs. Starbucks vs. edible fruit arrangements -- or some combination of the above.  

Do we get cards for everyone? Do we get one card for each mother signed by both of us – or two cards since this is the first Mother’s Day we each have a new mother-in-law.

I live 2,000 miles away from my mother, bubbe and one of my best friends (who was also my maid of honor), so in addition to finding a great gift; we also have to arrange for shipping. We live 20 minutes from my in-laws, so yeah – no shipping!

Luckily, my mother is coming in next weekend, so she’ll be receiving her gift in person.

We have until this weekend to figure out the card question – although last time I went to the store the weekend of a major card-giving holiday, it wasn’t pretty. So I think I’ll have to get there before the days that begin with S.

I can’t divulge what each woman is receiving as a gift, because I don’t want to spoil the surprise.

And since my mother is a frequent reader of this blog who said I never mentioned her …. Hello ma!