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I hope you wish on every star; I hope you never fall too far…

Posted on February 5th, 2010 by heirtoblair

Tonight, I sat drinking with my Twitter buddies (oh em gee, I’m so simultaneously lame & awesome) & flipping through old pictures.  & suddenly, I was seized with the most poignant, emotional grip around my heart.

This girl, right here:

Did she know who she would become?  Did she know what an amazing life she would create & the impact on the world she would have?

& in an odd way, it breaks my heart to admit that no, she did not.

She did not realize that with every IM conversation, the boy she sat next to in a hated feminist rhetoric class fell more deeply in love with her.  She did not imagine that in 7 years, staying up until 2am would host a different type of bottle.  She didn’t understand a world outside of being her sorority’s president, Vera Bradley bags, or Economics 305.  & she did not know that the best years of her life were yet to be lived & that almost a decade later, she will wish to whisper to the girl this photo, “Take care of yourself, Blair.  Guard your heart & learn to be wise.  For you have a destiny greater than one you ever imagined.”

& I wonder if I’ll wish to whisper the same thing to this young woman, seven years from now:

Filed under: Adult Club, Random, Things I didn't understand until I birthed a child

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31 Responses to “I hope you wish on every star; I hope you never fall too far…”

  1. Mickella, on February 5th, 2010 at 5:48 pm Said:

    Ah, so true. I've yet to birth a child, but I still know what you mean. How was I supposed to know I was gonna step into the role of mommy without the transition of growing him first? My SO has the most precious baby boy and I couldn't be more in love.

    I've been such a lurker, I've been following you since you've been KTFU with Harrison, and have never commented until now. But I second that, WAY TO MAKE ME CRY, BITCH!

    Oh and hey, I'm still anxiously awaiting your sex post. bahahah have fun drinking girlfran!

  2. Mickella, on February 5th, 2010 at 5:50 pm Said:

    oh and btw, I wanna know when you drink with your twitter buds. I've got a sparkly beautiful bottle of goldschlager calling my name in the kitchen!

  3. Lisa, on February 5th, 2010 at 6:45 pm Said:

    Oh boy, you're drinking you say?

  4. Chris, on February 5th, 2010 at 6:52 pm Said:

    you=drunk

  5. Elizabeth, on February 5th, 2010 at 7:01 pm Said:

    Call me a stalker, but I was just reading all of your terribly funny posts on twitter and was really wishing I could be as simultaneously lame & awesome as you! Maybe this is my wine talking, but I wish you were my neighbor, Blair. We'd have so much fun hanging out and reliving our UNC days! :)

  6. Shaina, on February 5th, 2010 at 7:34 pm Said:

    I third the first comment.

  7. Megan, on February 5th, 2010 at 8:04 pm Said:

    Super sweet.

  8. nikki, on February 5th, 2010 at 8:35 pm Said:

    amen sister. isn't that the truth. Hey, I wanna join in on the twitter drinking madness. look me up! candnandrews

  9. metta1313, on February 5th, 2010 at 9:02 pm Said:

    This makes me want to look at old pictures.

  10. Jenny, on February 5th, 2010 at 9:39 pm Said:

    Way to make me tear up, bitch.

  11. LawMomma, on February 6th, 2010 at 3:14 am Said:

    I'm sorry… did someone say you went to UNC? I knew I loved you. :)

  12. Marci P., on February 6th, 2010 at 4:53 am Said:

    Boy, someone is sure full of themselves tonight?

    For the record, Blair did NOT attend UNC – Chapel Hill. Not sure how that rumor got started, but she didn't.

  13. Laura, on February 6th, 2010 at 5:03 am Said:

    Dude, you can totally tell you have lost weight–your face is so THIN!

  14. Piss and vinegar, on February 6th, 2010 at 5:17 am Said:

    Fuck off, Marci.

  15. silly34, on February 6th, 2010 at 5:37 am Said:

    Marci – follow me to the top of the screen. Now, kindly click on the little red X. Problem solved.

    Blair – I fourth the first comment :)

  16. Kitty, on February 6th, 2010 at 5:58 am Said:

    Blair-
    Great post and I just have to say YOU LOOK FANTASTIC already!!! I can so tell in your face! Looking like pre-mommy already!!! But don't lose that glow!!
    :) And I'm one of those wondering if you might live near my neighborhhood……….still trying to guess your city but I think I have it narrowed down to 2……
    :) Kitty

  17. LawMomma, on February 6th, 2010 at 6:15 am Said:

    Ah well, I stand corrected on one front… but still love you, Mizz Blair!

  18. Jennifer, on February 6th, 2010 at 8:27 am Said:

    Mem'ries!

  19. Amy, on February 6th, 2010 at 10:30 am Said:

    Holy Moses. Lady, you are adorable!

  20. heirtoblair, on February 6th, 2010 at 11:22 am Said:

    I did not attend Chapel Hill, for the record. Just a UNC fan, born & raised :)

    I was deferred originally, then accepted later in the spring to Carolina. But I chose another school that offered me a full ride.

  21. Renee, on February 6th, 2010 at 3:48 pm Said:

    I love it! Now I am off to find my sorority scrapbook so I can reminisce….

  22. Shannon, on February 6th, 2010 at 4:24 pm Said:

    You look GORGEOUS, no really! Way to go on the workout, etc! You deserve a #drunkdom night or THREE! :) ROCK ON!

  23. LawMomma, on February 6th, 2010 at 4:31 pm Said:

    Love it. The best people are ALWAYS Tarheel fans.

    And fyi, you do look great… that picture cracks me up.

  24. heirtoblair, on February 6th, 2010 at 5:15 pm Said:

    haha, thanks! yeah, I'm not sure where the rumor that I'm a Carolina grad started. Probably that I'm an insane Carolina fan & then folks simply assumed.

    The Momma cried for 6 months when it finally sank in that I was going to another school. I'm not kidding, either. She's still holding out hope for grad school.

  25. Shannon, on February 6th, 2010 at 7:26 pm Said:

    You make me tear up way too much! :-) I can't get enough though. Thanks for your wonderful posts.

  26. Elizabeth, on February 6th, 2010 at 9:32 pm Said:

    I did, totally, assume you went to UNC based on some of your previous posts! Sorry about that!
    Tell your momma to keep holding out hope. There is NO way that I could have gotten into UNC for undergrad. I attended as a grad student and loved every minute of it (kinda like reading your blog!). :)

  27. itsmekatie, on February 6th, 2010 at 10:07 pm Said:

    This really makes me wonder where I'm going to be in another 7 years.
    Scary, yet exciting. :)

  28. Jennifer G, on February 7th, 2010 at 10:17 am Said:

    Gag

  29. exgf2009, on February 8th, 2010 at 8:39 am Said:

    I love this post :) Makes me want to find a picture from ten years ago and ponder the changes :)

    Thanks for a great read

  30. Amanda, on February 10th, 2010 at 5:48 am Said:

    Nice one! I do the same thing with my old pics. My hubby is a high school teacher and sometimes when I'm around his students I think to myself….guys, you have a long way to go. I just know how much they will go through, learn and change.

    On a side note, what sorority?

  31. Dallas Eich, on March 5th, 2010 at 3:19 pm Said:

    I like the layout of your blog and I'm going to do the same thing for mine. Do you have any tips? Please PM ME on yahoo @ AmandaLovesYou702