Adelina Wong Ettelson, director of residences marketing, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

"Ever since I could remember, my brother and I would make breakfast and bring it to my mother in bed for Mother's Day. On this particular Mother's Day, I was about 12 and we made eggs, toast, jam, and coffee topped with a single rose in a bud vase. We walked upstairs to my mom's room, and as we opened the door and yelled 'Happy Mother's Day,' the entire tray wobbled, and coffee, bud vase, and eggs splattered over the white carpet. To my mother's credit, she smiled and said 'How nice and a wonderful surprise!'

What I want most for Mother's Day is to spend the morning with my family in Central Park, playing in the 76th Street playground, rowing the boat, having brunch at The Boathouse and then having a Mother's Day treat with a two hour Time Ritual appointment at The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, New York."