This past weekend I wanted
to do something special for my mom to celebrate her birthday and Mother's Day. Something different that I knew she would
appreciate and enjoy—it has been a busy couple of months and it was refreshing to
have some quality time together.
I surprised her with an
afternoon treat to Tea Roses Tea Room
in Cromwell for lunch. My mom has the best sense of humor and
her laugh is so contagious, so you can only imagine some of the jokes we told
pulling up to the Tea Room as she was
trying to guess where we were going. We
walked into their adorable gift shop and were led to a smaller, intimate room
in the back where we were invited to sip on their exclusive tea and enjoy our afternoon
together. On our table was a three-tiered tray for tea sandwiches and
savory treats, beautiful china teacups with matching saucers, and tiny sugar
bowls with miniature spoons. We felt like royalty!
After our “high tea”, we
poked around the gift shop. My mom
picked out a very unique turquoise blue vintage cocktail hat with a feather and
birdcage netting for me to try on, very Duchess Kate-esque. After learning a 90 year-old woman custom
made it, I knew I wanted to buy it as a fun way to remember our day.
My
mom and I had such a nice day together laughing and enjoying this special experience. I know
how fortunate I am to live close to my parents and even though we spontaneously get
together for dinner or pop in to say hi, it isn't often enough my mom and I carve out time with just the two of us to sit and relax
together.
I know we will be back,
hopefully we will make this a new tradition. In the meantime, I will keep rocking my
cocktail hat pretending to be Kate Middleton! :)
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