Mother's Day: The Aftermath
Posted on May 17, 2007 by Him and tagged parents
Sort of a grim title, huh?
To make a long story short, everything went fine. We spent a whopping $50 on flowers, a card, some chocolates, and a home cooked brunch for four. Her made some blueberry pancakes and sausages (from my parents' freezer no less) and set a nice table. I chopped up some onions, spinach, ham, and mushrooms and acted as the omelette guy, making custom made omelettes with the most awesomest omelette pan that Her gave to me for Christmas last year. Of course, to add in some Asian charm, my mother insisted that I fry up some of her homemade egg rolls (which went surprisingly well with the other breakfast items).
My mom ended up being pretty happy about the whole ordeal and even said that our cooking brunch was cheaper and more relaxing than being out at a restaurant. We may have started a nice new precedent.
It ended up being a very Happy Mother's Day.
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I'm glad it all worked out! I fudged this year's Mother's Day by taking my parents out to dinner the night before. My mom always asks to go eat Western food for special occasions because she won't otherwise go. (My pop isn't a fan of it unless it's steak.)
I am really really glad that your mom sees the wisdom of staying away from the crowds. I hope she's seen the light!
That's a nice tradition to start. I feel like when I'm making an effort to save money and be frugal, I need to try and lessen its effect on other people. As in, if it's their birthday, they shouldn't get a really cheap gift just because I want to be frugal.
You did a good job, though, since a homemade breakfast is the best of both worlds: cheap and still thoughtful and nice.
LAMoneyGuy | May 17, 2007
Very nice. My family and three other families that we grew up with used to go to our local IHOP every year for Christmas breakfast. Nice little tradition that spanned over 20 years. Well, last year our IHOP was closed. We decided that "the kids" (we're all in our 30s) would cook brunch for the folks.
This was probably our best Christmas brunch ever. Everyone enjoyed the food, the relaxed atmosphere, being able to take our time. We definitely started a new tradition.
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