Earrings

My oldest daughter turns 8 in a couple of weeks and as an early birthday gift she got her ears pierced yesterday. It was a milestone for her (and me!) and I probably looked like a dork taking pictures as she got it done. But, then the little one had to be just like her big sister and she got hers done too. Lavender hearts. Caty wanted skulls, but I finally convinced her to get diamonds. They are so excited. They are calling relatives and friends and couldn't wait to go to school today and show them off. I can totally remember getting my ears pierced twice at Caldor (yes, I'm showing my age!) and having them get infected both times. Finally, my dad took me and my older sister to a jeweler and had them done. That time, they took. I was 12 or 13 and was so jazzed. I can also remember being buzzed when my boyfriend's mom gave me a second hole and sitting on my toilet when my friend Krissy gave me a third hole. And, I didn't stop there - I got up to four and then did the top of my ear. Man, now that I think about it, if I were a teen now, I'd be one of those people with the cartilage piercings and I'd probably have an eyebrow or nose ring too. My dad always told me I would never be a lawyer with all those earrings in my ear and he was right - I never did become a lawyer!