My Mother

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As you know, we have been asking for stories about mom. I have one of my own to share, a real life experience that happened to me tonight. 

I dragged Andy to the mall in search of a sassy outfit (realizing I only brought boring, black attire with me...none of which would satisfy Peggy's explicit instructions). Our first stop was to say, "hello," to Jenny at the Estee Lauder counter. Jenny, a veteran member of Peggy's Posse and one of mom's official shopping "assistants," she is also the person that found my wedding dress...in 20 minutes on a Friday afternoon this summer.

She escorted us upstairs and "got to work." Within minutes I had at least a dozen things to try on and 4-5 options to consider (normally I would have bought it all, but had to show some restraint with Andy here). And in keeping with true Peggy fashion, nothing was going to be bought at full retail. In fact, mom would have been extremely proud at the register. Not only were both dresses on sale, I used one of mom's expired VIP coupons that was only supposed to be redeemed on full retail merchandise! As Peggy would have said, "I saved so much money today! Woo-hoo!"

But, the real highlight of this trip was the gift that Jenny gave me from my mother. Mom knew that I would go shopping for something sassy to wear this weekend and had my Christmas present wrapped and waiting for me. My mom and Jenny had a special relationship and it has been an annual tradition for them to enjoy each other's company while they picked out my Christmas gift. I couldn't even be surprised. This is my mother. Always prepared and one step ahead of everyone else. 

To quote one of our good friends, Doug Fehan, "You just can't make this shit up."

Now it's your turn. Send in those stories!