Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Shout Out to the Grandmas

Growing up, I had 3 grandmothers. Well, really I had 4, but I never met one of them b/c she refused to acknowledge that my step father was married to my mother instead of his first wife, but that is neither here nor there. Before I got side-tracked by family drama, I had been going to say that sadly none of my grandmothers are with us anymore, but I have little mementos to remember them by. I actually have at least one piece of jewlery from each of them, and every time that I wear one, it brings back fond memories of that grandmother.

This is the first time that I've worn this particular set of grandma jewelry b/c it's a little...well, grandmotherly. LOL. I don't think I'll wear the earrings again, but I think I can mix in the blue plastic bead necklace from time to time, esp since it makes me smile to think of my grandma wearing it.

Construction Capsule Day 7
What I Wore While Getting French Doors:

2010-08-31 combo
  • cream crochet tank (Old Navy)
  • dress (Old Navy)
  • gold strappy sandals (Lane Bryant)
  • blue bead necklace & earrings (inherited from Grandma)
  • ring (compliments of Lane Bryant)
What I Ate That Could Be Delivered:

2010-08-31 food
  • breakfast: milk, croissant, donut (shop near work)
  • lunch: leftover Subway sandwich
  • dinner: chinese delivery

6 comments:

Melissa said...

I love jewelry that has meaning behind it. It makes accessorizing so much more fun. :)

French doors, huh? I love those!

Sarah said...

I have some of my grandma's jewlery too - and when (if) I get married I want her engagement and wedding band too. It means so much more that she wore and love it first. She didn't have her ears pierced (and was so mad when I got mine) so I have a ton of clip on earrings - I was thinking making them into shoe clips or using them as pins.

Secondhand Smash said...

So nice to have things from the past. I have a lot of costume jewelry from my great grandmother and I get tons of compliments on them!

Sheila said...

Aw, that's so sweet. You know I love wearing my grandmas' jewelry too.

That ring is awesome.

Bombshell Beauty said...

You know how much I love my Grandma's jewelery...it's fun to see yours!!

AngieK said...

I have grandma jewelry too. I treasure it. From the pic, the necklace looks cute.