[SOLVED] Multiple footer widgets?

I'm interested in doing what I think will be a footer widget. At this point I think it will be a footer widget area with 2 horizontal cells.

One will have some information in such as the company mission statement and then beneath that the basic copyright info. Am I correct in thinking that would be two cells?

And if they decided to add something else (links or something) it would add a 3rd cell? Two widgets next to one another and then a long widget underneath for copyright, credits etc.

Am I on the right path here? Or is there an easier way? I want each one of them to look like they are standing alone meaning I'll likely be adding a border or some that would divide them. Am I making this too difficult?