A Dream Realized

When I pictured being a mom it was in snapshots of random moments. I can't say that these moments were the hallmarks of life... birthdays, graduations, weddings. They were much smaller moments like riding Dumbo together at Disneyland, surprising her with ice cream for breakfast, bandaging a scraped knee, and the one reoccurring image... shopping with her at Nordstrom. No need to play therapist here, I know exactly where this vision came from, many a happy moment was spent at the Nordstrom children's department when I was a little one. It only makes sense that I would want to continue the tradition. I am aware of the shallowness this dream of mine holds but now that it has been realized I can let it go and focus on the more meaningful moments... like her first time at Saks. (kidding)

I couldn't have asked for a better shopping buddy. She slept peacefully the entire time except when I was trying something on, she would then open her big blue eyes and give me a little grin, like "your secret is safe with me mom". That day, in the New Jersey Nordstrom shoe department, she became my best pal.