Full Circle

Lauren wearing my old ice skating dress from my
first competition.

At 37 years old, I haven't experienced a ton of "full circle" moments - at least not too many that were obvious to me.  But, I recently had one.  This past weekend, my mother brought over a few ice skating outfits I had worn growing up.  I couldn't believe she kept them!  One of them was a rich, deep pink dress that I wore for my first competition.  (I won bronze by the way.)  I still remember vividly how she meticulously and precisely decorated the dress with sequins along the waist, sleeves, and neckline by hand.  Of course, Lauren being all about sparkly things these days, she tried on this dress as soon as she saw it.  It was magical to see my 4-year-old daughter wearing the exact same outfit I wore over 30 years ago.  My E gravitated towards one of my old "practice" floral dresses and put it on immediately.  More significantly, this moment reminded me about the power mothers held to create life-long memories for their children.  It's such an amazing responsibility.