Today was the big day! Per Lauren's suggestion, we went to Natural Cosmetics at the Chestnut Hill Mall, which turned out to be exactly what I was hoping for: a bunch of very fancy-schmancy middle-aged women fawning all over us (as opposed to a bored teenager earning a few extra bucks over the holidays, which is what I feared about Claire's, somehow). They drew the dots on Steph's earlobes and redrew the dots until we were all satisfied, then BLAT! BLAT! and it was all done. Steph was very jittery but not exactly scared. I was the one who cried when it was done, instead of her. The earrings look green in the photo, but they're blue. She hasn't stopped grinning all day.
After it was done, one of the women totally took advantage of my vulnerability and starting putting makeup all over me, and the next thing I knew I had purchased $75 worth of stuff I have no need for. I told them they could expect a thank-you card from Mom and Grandma for achieving what 25 years of nagging had failed to do. Lauren thought that was the funniest part of the whole story. That woman could have sold ice cubes to Eskimos—there was no way to say No to her. Sigh.
I remember how excited I was when I got mine done. But I had to wait until I was 13! She does indeed look very happy. Yay for happy girls!
Posted by: nina | December 18, 2005 at 01:55 PM
Our girls had to wait until 10; it was a bittersweet rite of passage for me. It made them look more grown-up!
Posted by: Margaret | December 19, 2005 at 02:02 AM
Congrats to Stephanie - I think she has the same earrings as Hannah - are they the Dec. birthstone 14K gold ones?
Posted by: Kathy | December 19, 2005 at 09:53 AM
Wow, lucky Steph! My daughter got her ears done last year. Only one spot of trouble - she pushed the backs too close to her ears and the ears almost got infected. Luckily, we caught it in time.
Posted by: pam | December 20, 2005 at 09:58 AM