I am currently enjoying a quiet Saturday night at home. Brianna is fast asleep in bed after spending the evening playing at Grandma and Grandpa Brumley's house. I was catching up on some reading when I decided to jump on Facebook for a few minutes. It is such a fun time of year right now... today was the Kentucky Derby (which I watched with my father) and Cinco De Mayo, the Flying Pig is tomorrow where TT will run her THIRD half-marathon, there are so many graduations and the weather has quickly warmed up making the start of summer feel very near and real.
In all that excitement, the thing I noticed most on Facebook tonight were all of the young girls in prom dresses. My first reaction is to fear for the day Brianna is prom dress shopping and I disagree with everything she thinks looks beautiful (I know this day will come!). A lot of the dresses girls are wearing this season remind me so much of the 80's. Short, sparkly, and colorful... Yikes... there will be a lot of laughter in a decade at the styles we are seeing right now! I'm so thankful that when I was in high school the trend was much more conservative. Most of the dresses my friends and I wore were classic. I can look at the pictures now (twelve... twelve!?!?!?... yes,TWELVE years later) and feel good about the choices I made back then. All of these thoughts lead to a worry that pops into my head occasionally... I want Brianna to make GOOD friends. True friends like the ones that I've had in my life. I want her to make smart decisions that make her feel proud. I want her to love life and not spend so much time worrying (like her Mommy). I want her to be brave but considerate. Kind but strong. Mostly... I want her to be safe and happy.
For now I'm going to put all of these worries away and remember that my fourteen month old baby girl is cuddled up with her blankie in footed pajamas in the corner of her crib. Today she was safe and happy and I loved every minute!
