FromtheEditors
As Mother’s Day is approaching this weekend and so is our wedding, we have luckily inherited an extra mom each that we really like.
Can one ever have too many moms? Not in our opinion.
We wanted to take this opportunity to share a special memory or two about our moms, both by birth and soon through marriage.
From Wyndi about her mom: I have lots of favorite mom memories and a ton of them involve plants, as she is a florist.
In years past I’ve been able to help her out at the flower shop where she works in the Texas Panhandle. At first, I was terrified of being a designer. I had never done any of it. But then gaining a little confidence and knowledge thanks to my mom (and correction about how corsages should never have bunny ears), I really enjoyed learning the craft from her. Since we are so far away from each other, I long for these times again but simply cherish the moments we get.
Thank you for always being there, mom. I can’t wait to see you over Memorial Day weekend.
From Wyndi about Paul’s mom: We are still making lots of memories but I throughly enjoyed our recent girls day. Going shopping to Hobby Lobby is never a smart thing to do for two women, but we had so much fun and controlled our spending.
Looking for clothes at Cato’s and having lunch at Pasta Fina, just having time to talk without the “men folk” hanging around was enjoyable.
Cap everything off with a couple of good movies at home and you don’t get a better time than that.
I’m so glad I have a second mom that I love and more importantly, like to spend time with.
Thank you so much for raising the awesome man I soon get to call my husband and I’m grateful to have you in my life.
From Paul about his mom: Some of my favorite memories with my mom were my birthdays in my teenage years. Since my birthday is Aug. 4, I was already firmly in the ‘dreading I was about to lose my freedom to another school year’ mode,’ so Mom went out of her way to take my mind off it with my favorite food and activities. It became a consistent routine every year for her to take me (and a friend or two) to the cinema, out to eat at some place like Golden China and to pick out a gift at Hastings. It’s sad to think that two of these places aren’t around anymore but my memories remain of Mom trying to make the special occasions special. The activities may not have been grand but she tried hard to make an enjoyable day using what she knew about me. I was not always the most grateful kid, but I’ve always appreciated the kindness, patience and love Mom puts into everything she does. Thanks for always making me feel seen, Mom. I love you.
From Paul about Wyndi’s mom: One of the things I learned quickly about Wyndi’s mom is that she doesn’t go small on holidays. There were five of us at my first holiday meal at her house, but we could have easily fed 50. (Fortunately, we had just enough room on the table for our plates.) She genuinely seems to enjoy being a good host to visitors and it can be seen in the way she picks up favorite snacks and drinks beforehand (just like my parents always used to do for my friends actually).
I’ve quickly come to respect the way she is there for those around her, the creativity she has a florist in her arrangements in the staggering ability she has to keep anything green alive.
I’m glad to have a second mom that nurtured such an amazing human and is cool in her own right! Happy Mother’s Day!
- Paul Gaudette is the Managing Editor and Wyndi Veigel is the Content Editor of The Dublin Citizen. They can be reached at publisher@ dublincitizen. com and composing@dublincitizen.com.