Other than missing an important person*, I had a pretty darn perfect Mother’s Day this year. Time and good food with my parents, the boys, and my in-laws…what more could I want?
Enter the Day of Flowers. Between the roses Mom bought for Derby Day, the lilies my sister sent her, and the roses that Dad and the boys bought for us, we have over five dozen flowers in the house!
1. Kentucky Derby Party Flowers – rearranged!
2. My roses from Dad & the boys, in a vase Mom & Dad bought at a gallery in Florida last year. Love the effect!
3. An extra Derby Day rose on my nightstand, in a Chambord bottle. Perfectly sized vase for the space.
4. The Vera Wang lilies from my sister.
5. Mom’s roses from the guys.
6. A few of Mom’s roses pulled out for the living room.
I must extend a heartfelt thank you to Whole Foods for offering Mother’s Day roses at such an affordable price. I know it’s supposed to be gauche to talk about money and the cost of gifts, but I also know you all appreciate a deal as much as I do, and I can’t stomach the thought of my guys spending $50 on a dozen roses. So, $15.99 for two dozen? Much more like it! A good deal is a gift any mother can appreciate.
As for today…Happy Bench Monday!
*That guy – aka my husband – who helped me become a mother in the first place. No worries, we get to see him Wednesday!
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May 11, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Mom
Gorgeous photos, Aimee. I love the collage you did. It was a very very nice mother’s day.
May 11, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Sheri
That is a lovely collage of flowers. How did you do that? I’m glad you had a good Mother’s Day; you deserve it!
May 11, 2009 at 7:46 pm
aimeewrites
Photoshop Elements, Sheri! Pretty easy if you know the tricks. 😉 Hope your Mother’s Day was nice with all your guys. (((Hugs)))
May 12, 2009 at 12:26 am
Sheri
Thanks Aimee. I blogged some pics from my day trip with Nate and when I saw your collage, I thought that would be neat to do with some of these pics to hang in Nate’s room.
May 12, 2009 at 10:05 am
stitchy1
I am (as usual) catching up on my reader and I hope I’m going to find more updates on what’s going on with your house hunt!
I love having flowers all over the house.
May 13, 2009 at 12:49 am
Sheri
Ok, where’s 12 for 12? I think it is officially the 13th for you 🙂 I have pics; I carried my camera around all day today. Not sure I will get them uploaded tonight though. I’m getting there…slowly, lol.
May 13, 2009 at 12:57 am
introvertmom
Bah. 12 for 12. Is this a cool blogger phenomenon I must adopt or adapt?