The Women That Made Me ~ Eaton's Girls

This will be the last in my series

and I am a little sad to see it end

fittingly enough ~ I have saved this bunch of girls for last.

I started working in retail in a big department store

when I was high school

the tender age of 17

and ended up working my way up the ladder

from part time to full time

to department head then to one of the management team

we were always the "young ones" and I had many mother figures

to teach me and guide me along the way

sadly a lot of them are gone and I have no pictures

so if only for myself I will mention their names

as they all taught me oh so much...

Dora, Emily, Phyllis, Doris, Alice, Connie, Rose

Shirley, Vicky, Vera, Sandy & Rae

Thank You ~ from the bottom of this big old heart!

xoxoxo

And now I will introduce you to some of these girls

"the young ones"

we all grew up together

learned together ~ had fun together

this is Laurie ~ she was one of my managers

and she became like a big sister to me

we do not see each other nearly enough now

but the bond is still there along with a big hug

this is Kim ~ I call her Kimby

she is one of my closest friends still today

we have been through a lot together

both good and bad

Lori ~ we could cry you a river

we are both saps when it comes to sad songs, movies or commericals!

KellieAnn is my singing sister

another Kim ~ she was always the voice of reason

and the best person to get advice from

this was our last day

Sue, Andrew, Connie, Linda & Kim

when the store closed in 1999

it was a sad day ~ but looking back on it today

I know that everything happens for a reason

every one of these girls mentioned above was at our wedding

love this shot of Kelly, Lori, myself, Kimby and Andrea

I always said that I am thankful for Eaton's

as it brought so many wonderful people into my life

a few years ago we had a little girls reunion

and man did we ever have fun

you know these are the girls that I can be totally myself with

we have all seen the good, bad and the ugly

and came out the other end

b: me, Kim, Tracey, Laurie, KellieAnn, Krista, Linda & Connie

f: Tammy, Sue & Kimby

it takes more effort to get together now

but when the planets align and it does happen

it is the best feeling ever

we catch up on each other's news

reminisce about the old times

and then sing and dance the night away

pure happiness.

Thank you so much for all the comments on my little series

if you missed any of them you can check them out below.

xo

Mom

Grammy B

Grammy S

Aunt Francie

Aunt Jeanne

Aunt Dot

Barb

Lakeville Girls