Dress: Anthropologie Pom Flower Shift
Shoes: Seychelles Trip the Light Fantastic Sandals
"All my old friends they don’t know me now." - Arcade Fire
I never expected to own this dress. It wasn't even on my radar. I had tried it on a few months ago, liked it, but decided to wait for it to go on sale. Once it did go on sale, there were other pretty dresses that had taken its place on my wishlist. So, how did it come to pass that me and this dress should meet again? It was a gift from a friend. A new friend. A friend I met through this blog. We've met up a couple of times now, and I was shocked during our last meeting when she handed me this dress as a belated birthday present and a sign of support for the tough times I've been through lately. I was touched beyond words. I wish I could have conveyed to her what this gesture meant to me, but my daughter was with us and it was pretty much impossible to carry on any type of conversation with a 3 year old at the table. So, I simply gave her a hug.
I called my sister today to wish her a happy birthday. She was at my former house with my mom and my kids. My mom had made her hamburgers. It still hurts - the rejection. My mom didn't even tell me happy birthday much less make me hamburgers on my birthday. When I get depressed about my family, I think about my loving boyfriend and all the people I've met on this new journey in my life, some of whom I've only met through emails. (Canadian girls rock!) They except and support me, despite all my flaws. I only hope that I can be there for them one day like they have been there for me. I'm learning that sometimes our real family is not the people we grew up under the same roof with, but the special people we meet and connect with along the way. Those people are the greatest gifts in life.
Arcade Fire - Suburban War
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