Mother's Day Thoughts

With Mother’s Day right around the corner on May 11^th, we at the Globe took a break from gearing up for what will certainly be a busy Mother’s Day Sunday Brunch and took a moment to think about our own moms. I asked everyone I came across if they could spare a moment to tell me their favorite thing about their mom, and of course they all could.

Karen, a waitress here at the Globe, smiled a huge smile and said, “My mom is my absolute best friend in the world. She’s my rock.”

Molly, also a waitress, shifted an enormous tray of drinks on her shoulder and cracked an equally huge smile. “I talk to my mom every day, even though she lives 500 miles from me.”

Jeff, an always upbeat kitchen cook who makes a killer chicken pesto sub said, “My mom’s very imaginative. She’s always been so creative.”

Aveon, another cook, said, “My mom has super powers.” I work with Aveon, and he always makes me smile but I would have to agree that whoever raised him would need those.

Claire, our tech and social media wizard let out a few thoughtful “ohs,” and hopped from foot to foot before saying, “I have so many favorite things! Her free spirit, her confidence, and her awesome sharp wit.”

Greg, our bar manager and the creator of George’s Bloody Mary Mix, had a little more time to tell me about his mother, Bunny. Greg was sitting at his office – a bar table that he periodically claims by covering it in notebooks – but put aside his work to say, “I really enjoy spending time with her. She’s always been fun. I was the youngest of five, and I always felt comfortable talking to her about anything. I was lucky to have that, looking back. On Friday nights, she and my Aunt Dot would make pizza for all of us. Dot had 10 kids; her kitchen table was the size of the bar (the Coppertop Bar, which dwarfs most kitchen tables) and they had a Vulcan range stove. We could all bring a friend, and all my friends wanted my mom’s pizza, so there would be 30, 60 kids ages 8 to 25 eating pizza. Mom made the sauce, Dot made the dough. That sauce…it was phenomenal.”         

So here’s to moms; witty moms, creative moms, loving moms, pizza chef moms, moms who inspire us and moms who are always there with advice and a big hug.  Thank you for so much, and we wish you the best Mother’s Day.