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When Holly Balardeta spent Saturday shopping, lunching and celebrating Mother’s Day weekend with her mom, she was able to give a gift she couldn’t last year: a hug.
“We couldn’t go anywhere last year, everything was shutdown,” Balardeta said.
Instead, they shared pastries and Champagne during a socially distant gathering on her mom’s patio. This weekend, her mom, Janie Cota, gets to spend quality time with each of her three children.
“We can all hug each other now — we’re so happy,” Cota said.
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Whether shopping for jewelry or picking out the perfect flowers for a bouquet, San Diegans spent Saturday preparing for Mother’s Day celebrations that may more closely resemble ones from years past, before the COVID-19 pandemic.