If you ask Sydney what my favorite part of the Tangled movie is, she knows. That's because she's my best friend. That little love bug really is my heart walking around which is both beautiful and scary. I told a friend once that Sydney wants to be just like me which makes me so proud. It is a big responsibility that I know I will miss if she someday finds another woman to look up to as she spends years establishing who she is in this world. In my scramble to get through these challenging weeks of law school I lost sight of how important it is to be a role model. I had the opportunity to regain some perspective today when Sydney had to stay home sick. In a last minute decision I decided to stay home with her and I am so glad I did.
Sydney had a terrible fever but when the medicine kicked in she was still able to play with me. I was wearing an old grey cover-up and she asked if she could wear one too, just like me. She wanted to wear blue pants like me, too. She didn't have blue pants but we both had brown ones so I changed my pants to match hers. Then she picked out a pink shirt for both of us to wear. It was the cutest moment I've had with her in awhile. She proudly walked me into Daddy's office by the hand and said "Look Daddy, we're wearing the same clothes!"
Later we were talking about working and I asked where she wanted to work when she grew up. She said "I want to work at McGeorge." I couldn't hug her enough today. She reminded me how important my role is as a mother and someday as a friend. Even though it took Sydney being sick I'm so glad she was and that we had the best day ever together. Cherish every moment because they mean so much, and so much more to our little love bugs.
