For Christmas this year my mom handed me a box. Inside was a flour sifter. I thought for a moment that she was trying to hint that I should be baking more (perhaps this rings true!), that was until I saw the envelope in the box. She gifted me with a pasta-making class, something for us to do, together. I was thrilled to learn to make pasta sure, but mostly that she went beyond the gift card or Bath & Body Works lotion idea. She thought long and hard about me, about something we could do and enjoy as a team.
Finally the day came and we donned our white restaurant style aprons, bags of tools in hand and headed down the street. The class was small and cozy, the instructor a wonderful Italian woman who knew her stuff. She talked of years of pasta-making, the process of making her own sauce, the history behind her non-measuring, muscle-induced kneading, precise cutting ways. We laughed and chatted, I snapped photos with flour covered hands (do you expect anything less?), my hard working mom let go of life for a bit and we had fun.
I wish I could write the process of making pasta, but I think I might have to take the instructor up on her offer to call with questions as I attempt it again this weekend! Instead I hoped to share with you what a gift this time was with my mom. What a treasured evening we had. I hope to tuck this memory away and hang on to it, remembering how special it was to receive a gift of time together.
What are your treasured memories of gifts of time together? Share below, I’d love to read them!
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It was so much fun! So happy to share this time with you!!! Let\’s be Italian!
What a fantastic gift! Your mom sounds awesome, but could we expect any less after getting to know you?
What a wonderfully thoughtful gift. You must have one sweet Momma. I love gifts of time. Often on special occasions, my hubby and I forego the wrapped gifts in exchange for a special outing of some sort. We’ve found lots of creative things to do and made a lot of memories. I love those times.
Now that I’ve grown, I tend to give my mom gifts of time- a broadway show, a garden tour, etc. These moments shared are truly the best gifts!
My mom had to got to a remote area once for a few days to work in a local clinic. I went with her and acted as a nurses’ aid. It was great to spend a few days together, on a semi road trip just the two of us, and working side by side with her… It’s a very special memory.
I love this idea! It sounds like so much fun. My aunt recently started decorating cakes and I asked her if she would make one for my niece\’s 5th birthday. Well she told me she would bake the cake but I had to decorate it. I was extremely nervous, afraid I would \"mess\" it up. But it turned out wonderful and it was a nice way for me to use my creative side and spend the whole day with her since I hardly get to see her. Very cherished time.