Friday's Fancies, Back to School!

Ahhhhh...the weekend (c:

Does anyone else have that little bit of a bittersweet feeling when it gets here? Like you're glad that it's here, but bummed that you still have crapola that you *have* to get done?

I thought that stuff was supposed to disappear in honor of the weekend???

Drat.

But in honor of the new school year, I thought I would take a trip, not so much down memory lane because let's face it, school was a lot of not knowing who the heck you were and friends that were probably less than helpful with that (c; 

No, this is more like a trip down *fantasy* lane...I think that J Crew bracelet is going to be at the top of my Christmas list this year...and polka dots, floral, and pink, need I say more?

School of Rock by edwards3 featuring j. crew sweaters

J Crew j crew sweater
jcrew.com

Madewell chambray shirt
madewell.com

Balmain printed skinny jeans
net-a-porter.com

Sperry Top-Sider lace up shoes
zappos.com

3 1 Phillip Lim satchel bag
matchesfashion.com

J Crew j crew jewelry
jcrew.com

Kate spade earrings
endless.com

Happy weekend!!!

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Back to school, back to school...

This has nothing to do with anything today, just gettin' a little personal, feel free to skip it (c:

I had a "moment" yesterday.

Okay, maybe not so much a "moment" as a "freaking-out-entirely-mommy-crisis".

You see, my oldest is going to Kindergarten this year, in THREE weeks. ALL DAY LONG. And I thought I  was just fine with it. No big deal right???

Apparently, IT'S A BIG DEAL.

I went to register him yesterday and they ask you all sorts of ridiculous questions..."What are your child's strengths?", "Does he/she regularly listen to adults?", "What makes him/her upset/angry/sad and how do you deal with it?" 

And I'm sitting there thinking I already know all this stuff, but THEY DON'T. What if something happens and I'm not there? What if he really does get upset/angry/sad there and I'm not there to make it all better? What if they don't recognize all the things that are great about him and think he's just another average joe in a class full of kids????

Deep down I know that he's not going to get kidnapped by ninjas or tortured by evil spies and that his teacher, in all likelihood, is not an alien from another planet.

RIGHT?!?

So why did I get a tight feeling in my chest and a lump in my throat leaving the school yesterday??? Why did I cry the whole way home at the thought of my little buddy being at school all day long?

Deep down, I know that this is just the beginning of another chapter in his life, one where mommy is just not *quite* as big of a part of it. I just don't think I realized that it would come so quick...I mean 5 1/2 years really sneaks up on you!

Really, I'm not crazy. I realize that it will be fine and I'll be fine and eventually, it really will be no big deal.

But for right now, I'm really dreading August 8th.

I fully realize that I'm venting here, but I assume that some of you have already gone through this or will go through it and darn it, there's just nothing else to do but whine about it (c;