Yep, you heard right! I took a trip down to the hillbilly nation this Mother’s Day! I got a good laugh out of the following and hope you will too!
First off, my hubby was so thoughtful to take my little guy in the morning so I could sleep in. He was up at 6:50 and let me sleep until a wonderful 8:35!! It was amazing, until I realized I had 25 minutes to get ready and get to church. Luckily, I had showered the night before, so we made it on time!!
My church ward wanted to show appreciation to all the mothers in the ward with a small token of gratitude. They had a budget of $1 each. When my hubby told me they were trying to think of ideas for the gift I told him they should do a nice chocolate covered strawberry. I have to admit I laughed a little when I picked up the gift on Mother’s Day. They literally took a flat of flowers and cut them up in to singles. The young men handed me a napkin and said to choose a flower. I actually got out a little late and was lucky enough to be one of the last so they let me take two.
I’m not going to lie, I coveted my sister’s little bag of Chocolate truffles from her church ward. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate my flowers and plan to put them in a cute little pot soon!
The fun and laughs continued when we got home from church. My hubby let me open the present he got me. It was sitting on the kitchen table in the box it was shipped in. (It’s all about presentation, right? lol) I opened it up to see this.
I said, “Wow honey, I can take it hunting with me.” (Can you imagine me hunting? now, that is comical in itself!) He came over in a frenzy promising that the one he ordered was black. I thought maybe just the picture on the front was off so I opened up the box to find this.
At this point, we were both laughing and he kept apologizing and swearing the one he ordered was black. There was an interchangeable piece that does make it black, but I had to show you the beauty of nature that came out of the box. I was so excited to get a digital picture frame because I have wanted one FOREVER!
I also got a very special present when I came home from Kohl’s on Saturday after an afternoon of shopping with my sis. I walked in with a giant bag and my hubby didn’t cringe one bit and even asked what I got! I pulled out four shirts, two pairs of shorts and a little 3/4 sleeve jacket. I thought I would get “the look.” You know, the you are in trouble, why in the world did you buy all this stuff look. The only thing he said was that since I got a new jacket I had to donate one of my old ones. (He made this rule about clothes after I bought new hangers like five times) To which I justified that it is not actually a jacket, but a 3/4 hoodie that is pretty much just a shirt. 😉
I hate “the look” but like you, I am lucky enough to not get it that often!
ps. I planted my flowers after church… I knew if I didn’t do it, it wouldn’t get done… but I do like your idea of chocolate covered strawberries… that would have been super yummy!