Accessories

Our Rebecca is certainly a girly-girl.  She reminds me often that she only wants to wear dresses.  As I was in the closet picking out an outfit for her to wear on a recent Saturday morning and after she had vetoed the capri outfit I had selected, she said to me emphatically, "I just nike to wear dresses.  Pretty dresses.  Just buy me dresses. Don't buy me any more pants and shirts."  After a pregnant pause, she said to me slowly and patiently, as one would to a cognitively impaired child, "Just....dresses...okay?"  This has also extended to her nightwear.  She doesn't want to wear pajamas anymore, only nightgowns.  Several nights, she wanted to even put on a bracelet to match her nightgown!  Speaking of accessories, as you can see from the above picture, Rebecca is definitely of the mindset that if one accessory is good, 30 is even better.  When we went to the Flower Fields back in April, we got Rebecca a little beaded ring from one of the craftspeople.  She was enthralled with that ring.  It never left her finger for weeks - she slept with it on, bathed with it on, and posed with it so that the world could see her jewel.  It broke this weekend.  It was a catastrophe, and at least daily since then, she has reminded me how much she misses her ring.  We have kept it in hopes that Grammy can learn how to make more just like it! 

Speaking of the Flower Fields, I don't think I ever posted all the pictures.  I promise to remedy that soon.

Lots of exciting things are coming up!  First up is my birthday next week!  Unlike everyone else in my family, I relish the recognition and celebration of my birthday!  Bring on the candles on the cake, the singing, and any and all adoration.  Unfortunately, this year is not a national holiday in honor of my birthday.  It will come around again in a few years though.  Nonetheless, we're looking forward to a long holiday weekend the week after.  Next, my mom arrives to get ready for the graduation festivities, and then my friends will be here on June 9th to celebrate graduation with me through the 14th.  I can't wait for them to come visit - we've got lots of fun stuff planned for their visit.  The weekend after graduation is Rebecca's first big dance recital.  Wouldn't you know that in the midst of the graduation weekend when we have a hundred things going on, we have to have dance pictures done?!?   Then we'll be leaving to take our roadtrip up the California coast for a long weekend.  The end of June will bring the close of my internship.  It's going to be an exciting few weeks!