My mom loves to tell me the story of my first day of school and how she cried, and then hung around trying to peek in the windows until they made her leave. I took a different approach, as the only tears I may have shed were tears of joy as I walked to my car daydreaming about the next few hours that were MINE ALL MINE! My friend Effie’s son was also starting school, so we made plans to meet for brunch, which I think is a new awesome tradition. So here’s to a great school year! And me…
I used to LOVE back to school shopping! I would get so excited to have all that fresh notebook paper (maybe I’d get fancy with college rule this year!) and pick out a new Lisa Frank unicorn folder and put it all in my awesome Trapper Keeper. Then I’d pick out pencils, take them home and make them extra sharp. And of course, I’d need a really cute eraser to go with the pencils. My son is heading back to pre-school in August, and it seems my school supply shopping enthusiasm will need to be tamped down a bit. At…
We started the first day of school like so many do – with a photo and a sign: I told myself “Don’t cry! Don’t cry!” as I helped him get settled in and hang up his tote bag. He was growing up so fast! And as I kissed him goodbye, I realized I had 4 hours ahead of me to do whatever I wanted, however I wanted, whenever I wanted. So first I went and got a pedicure. Then I went shopping! I wandered the aisles slowly and got to stop and look at whatever I wanted. It was glorious.…