everything is golden

everything is golden

by | quotes and toasts

Blanche: What do you think of my new dress? Is it me?
Sophia: It’s too tight, it’s too short and shows too much cleavage for a woman your age.
Dorothy: Yes, Blanche. It’s you.

Do you ever feel like everything you ever needed to know about friendship, you learned from the Golden Girls?

 

I (poorly) photoshopped this picture of my two best friends, Claire and Jen, with me as three of the four iconic Golden Girls! Claire as Blanche (the wild one), Jen as Dorothy (the mother figure), and myself as Sophia (the sharp mouth). The only difference between us and them is that Claire isn’t a slut, I’m not short, and Jen has WAY better sweaters than the one you see here.

We are now accepting applications for Rose. Best of luck.

 

 

roots and wings

roots and wings

by | quotes and toasts

“There are two things we should give our children; one is roots, and the other is wings.”   – Hodding Carter

I still smile like this sometimes.  I can imagine myself saying “cheeeese” as this photo was taken 30 years ago.  My brothers and sister all made the same face when they were young and smiling at a camera too.

My siblings and I have been so blessed to have parents that let us discover our own way and encourage us to follow our dreams.  I jumped from ballet to gymnastics to cheerleading to softball.  I dreamed of being a model (my fifth grade yearbook is proof of this), a teacher, a veterinarian, and eventually ended up in (gasp!) …art school. They never pushed me down any path, but gently steered me in the right direction.  I ended up in just the right place.