Mother's Day, A 'First Purchased Gift' Memory

The first year I remember actually selecting what it was I wanted to get for Mom for her Mother's Day gift, I remember walking through a retail store with Dad where he lightly inquired with me on what I might have in mind, almost making sure that I was thinking about it. Typical "Dad fashion" would have meant he'd have begun by saying calmly, {clears throat}, "You know Mother's Day is coming up. {It's a question, yet it would have been more stated than questioned.} Do you have any ideas for a gift for Mom? Something in mind?"

As a matter of fact, I did have something in mind. "Yes Dad, since she likes yellow so much & I like blue, I'd really like to find a necklace she could wear which has both colors in it." I was picturing alternating large, yet soft shaded beads, yet was too young to coherently translate that to add in my explanation to Dad, or to even think to try.

Dad's first response, just as calmly & casually spoken, "Well okay; they might not make something like that." Then he added, "We'll look & find out." If these aren't exact quotes from back then, they're darn near them; they're certainly paraphrases. He wasn't one to diminish our spirits or burn the light out on an idea, rather merely suggest its likelihood of potential. He was encouraging, helpful, & assistive, yet realistic all at the same time.

I don't know why the first purchased gift I ever single-handedly picked out for Mom is a very clear memory I've not forgotten. It's not necessarily even one for which I'm proud. This such gift isn't necessarily one I'd ever think to replicate either.

Yet we did find it. And it wasn't all that hard to find; I don't remember searching all that much to track this necklace down. It had large beads, which was good because Mom preferred those kind for her complexion & the way her hair hung around the shape of her face. All's fair & it worked out well.

This one (Amazon link as well as the image link in the top left) might be the best modern day version of what I'd pictured & found. Its only difference is not being a single-strand & not being just blue & yellow. Also, Mom doesn't have pierced ears, so the earrings accompanying this necklace wouldn't suit her, yet the shape of the beads & soft colors are what pictured for Mom & ultimately purchased for her.