Mamma Mia! Mother’s Day Gift Giving Made Easy

I sat down to write this post and wasn’t sure what to say. How do you balance what’s going on with celebration? I’m sad that we can’t be with our moms this weekend and yet I am so grateful for any opportunity to celebrate anything at all. For instance, today you will find me celebrating National Hoagie Day with a cocktail, maybe cake, but definitely a hoagie. It’s a thing. Look it up.But all kidding aside, what better reason to celebrate than mom? She is the Queen of the castle, the Chief Morale Booster, the Home-schooling Principal, the Chef de Cuisine, the Family Social Secretary, and the Bacon Bringer-homer. Mom carries a big load any given day, but somehow it seems a little heavier right now. The emotional roller coaster and the uncertainty of the times weighs on our little – and even not so little – people right now and Mom, as always, is there to give the emotional support they need.To make it easy for you to give Mom the support she needs we have a couple of good ideas to share! First, we are excited to partner with Mia’s Italian Kitchen to bring Mom a delicious dinner paired with a lovely gift. Pre-order Mia’s famous prix-fixe dinner for four and add on one of three scent-sational gifts (yes, I said it). The choices are a sweet-smelling scented candle in “Honor” of Mom for $25, a relaxing assortment of body care that’s fit for a queen for $55, and enough product for all the spa days she needs while quarantined at home for $75. Each product is lovingly made and beautifully packaged on the Eastern Shore, so your support is very local.Pre-order your dinner and add on your gift by e-mailing PreOrder@alexrestpart.com, or by calling 703-997-5300. Pick up everything on May 10 and let the celebration begin!If that’s not enough and you need a little something extra, then consider us your personal shoppers. At both Penny Post and Red Barn Mercantile – or a combination of the two! – we are helping folks pull together a beautiful statement of their love and admiration for Mom. Simply fill out this form or this one and we will pull together our interpretation of your needs and send you a snapshot. (Below are a few ideas to get you inspired.) Once we have landed on the right sentiment then we will get it ready for pick up – or shipping. We can even package it up as a gift in one of our signature shopping bags complete with a little tissue and ribbon. Easy breezy!  Take one route or both and add flowers from Helen Olivia to give Mom a very special day. As my beloved Ina Garten would say, “How easy is that?”