Utterly Girlish

My internet was down almost all day yesterday....

And this weekend? 

My girls have shared a room since my youngest was a baby.  When we moved, they insisted they wanted to stay together, even though we had space to split them. 

And then the oldest changed her mind.

This weekend, the split begins.  My six-year-old's room will be completed first, since she is moving into the currently non-bedroom.  The girls are getting to pick their decor. 

Little Miss has chosen pink, brown, and white.  Ruffles and poodles. Berets and the Eiffle tower. Girly sophistication. The paint names are "Chocolate Truffle,", "Utterly Pink" (WOW - I was hoping for something more muted but she was insistent) and "Du Jour."  The sheets - nothing could replicate Pottery Barn's "Paris Toile" that she fell in love with months ago.  I was NOT shelling out what PB was asking for the bedspread, however, and found a pink ruffled bedspread and tulle skirt at Target instead.  And a frilly pink lamp.  I'm re-painting (again) Molly's old dresser and toybox. I get to indulge my inner six year old too. 

Ahh, the joys of being a girl. 

My daughter said in line at the store last night, "I know this stuff is all really girly, but when it comes to adventure, I'm still all tomboy."

Pink ruffles and tulle at night, sweaty and dirty and running around by day. 

Sometimes, it's sooo good to be a girl.