Second Times a Charm! Or Should I Say Pretty Pink Earrings....

I came home today to this note....

Cute right? The only thing is, we tried this once before. She wanted to get her ears pierced for her birthday 2 months ago, but chickened out at the last minute. Since then she's mentioned a few times that she still wants to get her ears pierced. I told her she needs to be really sure this time. I guess she figured putting it in writing was a firm demonstration of how serious she was. Plus, she had that look in her eye. When Sassy L makes her mind up about something, it usually happens.

So, I obliged and off we went to the mall. At the jewelry store the nice lady informed us that she could pierce her ears tonight, but that she was the only one in so they would have to be done one at time. I had promised Sassy L that we would find somewhere that did them both at the same time. I was seven when I got my ears pierced and that was back before anyone thought of doing them both at the same time. My mother tells me I almost walked out with one ear pierced. I would not let them near me after they did the first one. I believe some serious bribery was involved to get the second ear pierced.

I asked Sassy L if she was brave enough to do them one at a time. She quickly nodded her head.... 'No'. Then the lady jumped in saying 'oh come on sweetie, it doesn't hurt at all!', which I thought was cruel because as I recall it does hurt. I had been fairly honest with her that it would hurt a little.

With a little encouragement (and lies from the sales lady) she was back to her resolved self and we headed off to pick out earrings. She picked out these sweet little pink "diamond" studs. They were perfect for her! And she bravely climbed up into the chair. I'll let you watch the rest for yourself...



Needless to say, I am very proud of my girl! Not one single tear! She can't stop staring at them in the mirror. And I can't stop staring at her and wondering how the heck she got so old....