So, I shall blog about ZuZu's Confirmation! (don't tell Big Daddy I'm blogging today. he'll start his speech about time management again)
Family will be arriving from the midwest in approximately 27 hours to witness and celebrate my daughter's Confirmation, a sacrament in the Catholic Church. The introduction to the Rite of Confirmation states:
"by the sacrament of Confirmation, (the baptized) are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed."
In other words....MY LITTLE GIRL IS ALL GROWN UP!
It seems like it was just yesterday that we were cutting lace and trim off of my wedding gown and detachable train to embellish her First Communion dress. It was four years ago, to the month. Time flies. And without getting too religious or spiritual or philosophical, I'm happy my baby will be aided by the Holy Spirit to get her through this world.
Speaking of dresses....that was our mission last night (yes, three days before said event). We had a backup dress, but it was black. We wanted something more springy and Holy Spiritish. The Holy Spirit would imply red. But CORAL seemed a little more the season.
Behold, the dress of ZuZu:
I know, right?!? So cute! And it pretty much lays on her exactly the way it does on this hanger...slim and straight.
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And it's got this beautiful little detailing on the hip with this satin bow and rhinestone clasp doohickey. Which is why we MUST find a pair of sandals with rhinestone accents! Of course, a coral pedicure will then be in order. Lucky thing the dress was on sale!
As was the necklace. $2.40 at Boscov's, to be exact. Holla!
Funny thing hit me as I was propping up the dress for the photo op....coral has been a go-to color for special nights for me and the ladies of my family. My mom found a beautiful coral suit with pearl and rhinestone buttons to wear on my wedding day. I was wearing a stellar coral dress and jacket on the night Big Daddy proposed to me. And now ZuZu will wear it as she professes her faith and experiences a rite of passage (yeah, it will be under a big white robe, but still).
Coral is the color of ocean reefs. Alive and vibrant. Bright and cheerful. Crisp and fresh. And apparently, nostalgic and sentimental.
So other than the whole cleaning the house and washing the linens and stocking the fridge and wrapping the gifts and finding the shoes and meditating on the signifigance of this special day for my daughter - I'm good to go!
Good thing I didn't waste time blogging about something meaningless today. Right, Big Daddy?!?
A right-of-passage event is never meaningless. And when Big Daddy gets a load of Zhu Zhu in this dress, he'll tear up like a girl to realize his baby is growing up. Even though this is a Catholic event, the moment seems apropros to hum the tune to "Sunrise, Sunset", the song inevitably played at Jewish events, whose sole purpose is to turn the parents of the honored child to mush. Mazel Tov to you and Big Daddy...and of course to Zhu Zhu!
ReplyDeleteSunrise, Sunset - you are so right, Wendy! I love it! And, I think it's cute that you refered to ZuZu as a fake hamste! ;-)
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoyed all the family and the special memories!
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