Small Accessory causes a HUGE uproar

I have been meaning to write about this for a few days now...but just haven't done so.

Last weekend mom and I went to Sam Moon to find hair accessories for the wedding. I have lived in Dallas my whole life and never been to Sam Moon...a great...CHEAP...jewelry and accessory store. I knew it would be crawling with people and warned mom before we got there. We went to their newer store up in Frisco. After searching for parking we were rewarded with a spot right in front of the store.

We quickly found the hair accessories and started searching. After about 20 minutes I found exactly what I wanted and mom and I set out to explore the other parts of the store. We ended up with 6 pieces for my hair (5 hair pins and a head band), wedding jewelry for both of us and two sets of earrings apiece. We paid ($60) for our things and left.

I don't wear earrings much. Some how my piercings stay open even when I go for a year or more without wearing earrings. On Tuesday I decided to wear a pair of my new earrings to school. I haven't warn earrings all year long. I really didn't think anything about it.

That changed when the bell for second period rang. I don't teach first period so my first set of students come in at second period. As my students started coming in the all started commenting about how something was different about me. First it was just the girls and then the boys started chiming in. A minute or so after the tardy bell rang one little girl shouted out, "Ms. Dean...You are wearing earrings!" The commotion lasted for well over 5 minutes.

It lasted all day...every period...it was crazy! All day long they kept commenting how pretty I was with earrings and how I should wear them all the time and how cute I am with them. It made me laugh at the uproar such a small accessory caused.

So...I obliged them by wearing the other new set on Wednesday...more of the same. They all kept asking if I had a date or if I was cheating on Nathan.

They are so funny sometimes. For such a tiny difference in my appearance to cause such a huge deal is amazing. Just when you think they NEVER pay attention they show you just how tuned in they are to every SMALL thing you do.

I commented to another teacher that it was as if I had cut my hair short and died it hot pink.

They funny little things...it is why I LOVE teaching so very much!