Mother's Day is May 8th. We feel it is our duty to help you plan ahead because Austinist knows how easy it is to forget important dates and end up emailing yet another impersonal Amazon gift certificate. You have a week. Get busy.
First off, the dining. Everybody knows that Mother's Day is a brunching day so we have compiled a list of some local eateries that offer brunch.
Chez Zee, 454-2666
Driskill Hotel, 391-7162
Eastside Cafe, 476-5858
Cafe at the Four Seasons, 478-4500
Fonda San Miguel, 459-4121
Green Pastures, 444-4747
Hyde Park Bar and Grill, 458-3168
Once the reservations are made, your next mission is to find a gift. Here are a few of our favorite gift shops:
Big Red Sun
1102 E. Cesar Chavez
Gardens
1818 W. 35th St.
The Garden Room
Five Jefferson Square
The Paper Place
4001 N. Lamar Blvd.
Parallel
4800 Burnet Rd.
Sabia
1100 S. 1st St.
Wildflower Organics
908 N. Lamar Blvd.
And if you want to go all out and treat dear mom to some real pampering, consider these day spas:
Aziz, 476-4131
Bella Salon,474-5999
Bradz, 454-0080
Daya, 374-1010
Other ideas? You could always take her to Cosby at the UT Performing Arts Center. Or better yet, The Vagina Monologues at Zach Scott! Celebrating vaginas is always a good Mother's Day activity.
If you're on a budget (thanks to the Republicans), lower cost entertainment might include an evening at Central Market watching the Monster Big Band (6:30pm).

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Everyone should add Emerald's to that list of baddass gift boutiques.
Plus, the staff is hot hot hot. Except for the 17 year old ones...cause that's just icky.
Says you!
That's just hows I likes em. Young and Stupid.