Back to the old grind...

Princess is on the right, Kelly on the left... Howdy from College Station, TX! I'm back at work - UGH. Princess is cozily ensconced in her new townhouse and happy as a clam to be on her own. However, there is a small problem. Her room mate, Kelly, worships everything Princess does, wears, decorates, you name it. Now they've been best buddies since birth, but never spent this much time together. I hope they remain good buddies after this year at college! Kelly wants to borrow Princess's clothes, copy her bedspread, her wall decor, you name it!

My daughter called me last night, and said "mom, I'm gonna have to charge Kelly for wearing my clothes - she's going to wear them out!" and Kelly has plenty of cute clothes - just different styles. But - Kelly has big boobs and P says she's stretching her shirts out! Her bedroom is absolutely precious, but she likes P's better. I told P that copying is the sincerest form of flattery, however P will have none of that. She bought several cute tops before she went to school, and it seems that Kelly has worn nearly all of them. Princess told me "mom, now when we go anywhere with friends, they've seen all my new clothes on Kelly and they won't look new on me!" I said, "well, you have two choices - you can continue to let her borrow and be frustrated, or you can have a little sweet talk with her and let her know that borrowing should be just an every-once-in-awhile thing or for an emergency only."

I'm anxious to see what happens as I also told her to make her decision and stop complaining about it if she's not going to say anything to Kelly. Kelly has two sisters, and I'm sure she's used to doing that. I also think she's so glad to have P as her room mate this year that sharing everything and being alike is just a way to show how excited she is. She probably misses her sisters - they're older and already moved away.

Other than the daily clothes saga, things are going well for Princess, she's getting to meet new people and learn her way around. Wish I could be a fly on the wall as she, Kelly and Caroline (the other roomie) cook supper. They make the dishes they individually like and they'll have really random things thrown together for supper. I'm sure it's quite a hoot. Ah, college life.... I never got to do that. I stayed at home until I married and so I guess I'm a little envious. It's also been fun for me and Princess to do all her shopping and fixin' up her townhouse. Living through her a little bit, I must admit.

I'm doing surprisingly well for losing my last baby. So far, she's called me every single day she's been gone at least two or three times. Thank goodness for cell phones. She sends me text msgs, too. And the best thing is - THE LITTLE 'YAPPER' (Bella) IS WITH HER!!! YEA!!!