Ah, Family. :)
I had the amazing chance to put on a dress of my grandma's mother's dress. So its my great-grandmother's dress that she wore to my grandma's wedding. Gorgeous. Seriously. Great-grandma had this dress custom made for her and she was very short...I hear she was like 5'0"....so you can already tell that odds were against this dress fitting me.
I have never worn a dress that fit more perfectly. Ever. As soon as I zipped it up tears were flowing down my cheeks. I felt like I was a part of something. I could feel my great gramma's spirit all around me.
It was just awesome! My gramma Patti gave the dress to me, and said gramma and grandpa Epperson were dancing because I fit in the dress! :) It was so generous.
I just love feeling like I am a part of something important. Somehow I feel connected to the past through this dress. I love that.
I wonder if there will be anything of mine that my great-granddaughters will cherish...what a weird thing to think about!
Well, I love my family. A lot. I am so grateful I could be a member of our awesome Family Tree, I feel pretty lucky :)
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I had the same reaction- tears. She looked so beautiful in this dress and I was amazed at the custom fit! You would never know it was made for my petite little grandma! Jessica made Grandma Webb really happy that night!
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