We had a neighborhood yard sale a couple of weekends ago. I cleaned out lots of boxes of knick knacks and the kids old clothes. I say "old", but what I really mean is clothes that the kids never had a chance to wear which still had the tags on them. Our second to oldest daughter came down the stairs loaded with arms full of brand new clothes. I about fell over when I saw how many nice outfits she had that she had never worn. I am sure going to think twice before buying her something new the next time she declares that she "has nothing to wear". However, one thing in particular that she was planning on selling struck a real chord with me. It was her lovely eighth grade graduation dress.
As her last year of high school is fast approaching, I can't help but be sentimental about things like this. I said "oh no, you can't sell that.... it's too special". "But I only wore it once and will never wear it again", she declared. I said "I know, but you may want to show it to your daughter one day". Of course, my husband (who doesn't have a sentimental bone in his body) is standing by shaking his head, thinking "I seriously married a hoarder". Truth be told, the graduation dress wasn't the only thing I couldn't or wouldn't get rid of. But, the dress was definitely the most special.
In one moment, floods of memories came rushing in like the time when she was three years old and cut off the entire left side of her hair. Which turned out to be a really cute cut, she got tons of complements everywhere we went. I could hear a little eight year old playing "twinkle twinkle little star" on her cello, as my mind wondered back through the years. I remember when I was little and the adults would always talk about how fast time goes by.... while I was thinking that it seemed to move at a snails pace. Today, being a mom myself, I now know what they meant by that.
Seriously, where does time go? I feel as if I have blinked and each of my kids just grew up in an instant. So, you better believe that I am going to hoard that dress, just like I am going to hoard those precious memories and never let go!
Happy Graduation to all the graduates out there.
xo,
Sena
10 comments:
What a great dress...i like it !! love Ria...xxx....
I guess that is why I like to scrapbook so much because I can write the memory down with the photo and know I'll never forget it. Precious days.
You go right ahead and hoard that dress! Men just don't get it...if my husband had his way, there would be NO memories/special items in the house. Nothing is sacred to him - maybe tools.
LOVE the toile! Bet she looked pretty cute. Happy Wednesday, Sena - Tanya
Beautiful dress sena, yes the time sure goes quick doesn't it!
Kate :)
Love the dress. I know what you are feeling. There are still prom dresses upstairs in the extra bedroom. Guess they will be there forever.
QMM
The children do grow up too fast! I adore the dress it is so so pretty. I would find it hard to part with too! X
The dress is so pretty. What if you were to turn the fabric into something else, so it could still be useable and a constant reminder...rather than hanging in a closet, never seeing the light of day? A pillow? Small purse or glass holder?
Oh my friend...I feel the same way...where does the time go? They were just in grade one!
Hugs. xoxo
Ah, honestly Miss Sena, we are so alike you and I. I mourn the things I didn't hoard, the things that got lost or stolen, it's those seemingly worthless (to others) things, like the beautiful dress, that mean so much to me, I totally feel what you're saying!
And boy does it go fast... all the more reason to cherish every moment. Thank you for that reminder, its easy to forget that sometimes when life goes a little crazy XxX
Hoard away :P - I love looking through my "memory box" - it always makes me smile :)
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