The boys went on the "father and son" camp-out Friday night, so the girls had to do something fun too. I've got 2 nieces that need some cousin time and despite the raging cold I contracted, I pulled myself together and we went and picked them up.
All I heard from the back seat was "buckled up and ready for take off." What I didn't realize is that Jordyn was going for the "real" effect. Silly nut!
We went to dinner and the mall. Emma had a return from her birthday and Jordyn was in need of some shorts. What really happened though, was the cousins got to spend time together. I overheard Megan and Emma talking about how it was so nice to be around people that got your weirdness and all your book or movie references. Back to "connecting"- that is the beautiful thing about family. It is something that becomes more evident the more we spend time with extended family. It is another group of people that act and think and have similar problems that you do and you can relate and not feel so alone because you know there is at least 1 other person just like you out in the world. I've been making an effort to get cousins together more often for this reason.
There is a real epidemic of kids feeling lonely. They are the communication age kids and they still don't know how to communicate. I wish there was some way I could teach or convey a little principle that I've been working on - again, it's trying to figure out how to use those tools. I've been making it a point to notice in other people similarities they have to me. The cool thing when you do that is you get to see yourself in lots of people. If you like those qualities you can begin to like yourself more - don't we all do entirely too much self loathing? No? Just me? ;0) It also helps you to focus on what you have in common instead of what you don't. It can also give you empathy for another person when you love bits of them that are like you even though some things you are diabolically opposed to on.
While we were shopping, I discovered, to my horror, that the stores are selling overalls. I've seen them here and there, but this is getting ridiculous. There are already way too many hideous 80's replica styles floating around out there that would be much cheaper if you just hit up your local garage sale instead of purchasing "new." Yuck! Seeing those overalls hanging there reminded me of a picture I took while pregnant with Ethan. In a pair of overalls. Now I ask you, did I look cute? NO! And you won't either in those nasty things. Just don't! Please, save yourself from the inevitable "what on earth was I thinking" moment when you look back at yourself. The sad thing is that I thought I was looking pretty cute. Making babies is ugly business! I was looking through photos for the slide show at Jared's eagle court of honor and I discovered that I have spent a good chunk of my life looking horrible. Oi vey!
When we got home and everyone showed off their clothes, Emma realized that Jordyn had quite the haul. It was then that I noticed the brand of clothing. How fitting?
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