true love

Oh, Rachel...my little drama queen.  I'm always a little nervous to go pick her up from the bus stop at the end of the day because I never know what to expect.  Sometimes she gets off the bus crying, sometimes she comes running to me and tells me something shocking she said or did at school, but it's always dramatic, no matter what it is.  So though I'm always happy to see her, I'm always a little scared of what I'll find out when she comes home.

So yesterday she came off smiling--always a good sign--and came running to me.  First she told me that M, a friend of hers from down the street, was a car rider this morning, and that's why she hadn't been on the bus, and then, out of nowhere, she declared, "Mommy, I found my true love!"  After my initial shock, I said, "WHAT???"  and she repeated herself.  I asked her a few questions, though I didn't want to make a big deal out of it.  I found out she doesn't know his name, he's older than she is, he has black hair, and he's really funny.  He rides her bus and is at her bus stop.  I told her she could show him to me sometime.  "Only, he doesn't know he's my true love, Mommy," she told me.  I told her it would be better if he didn't know.  That boys didn't like to hear things like that. 

And then I dropped it, because I really don't want to encourage that sort of thing by making it into a big deal, but I couldn't stop laughing about it to myself.  I couldn't wait for my husband to come home so I could tell him.  That girl is hilarious.  My sister in law commented on facebook, "She's a living Disney Princess!"  That she is.  She reminds me of Giselle, the main character in that movie, Enchanted.  A real, live Disney Princess.  She hasn't seen that movie yet, but I'm sure that when she does, she'll have found a kindred spirit.

In other news, I found a Doc McStuffins doll!  They were in stock on the Toys R Us website today (I've looked every day for a week, since I first found out that this was the hottest toy of the season).  I'll feel better when it's actually in my hands, but I'm thrilled to have found one.  Yay!