Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Reunited at last!

As I am preparing to move, I've been sorting through all of my belongings. At the bottom of a box filled with beloved dolls and stuffed animals lay Joanie. I immediately squealed with joy and my eyes welled up with tears.
Joanie is a pillow that was always sitting on the sofa in my Aunt Joan's living room. Whenever I would visit her house, I would jump out of the car and make a beeline straight for Joanie. I can't quite explain what the attraction is, it's certainly not an attractive or soft pillow, but it's just the way she (yes, she) feels and moves. We had a very special connection. You can imagine my excitement when on one of these visits, Auntie Joan said "Amy, why don't you just take the thing?". For approximately 10 years, Joanie and I rarely spent a night apart. Joanie is one of my most treasured childhood toys (if you can call her that) and I'm ecstatic to be reunited with her once again.




This post is dedicated to my wonderful Auntie Joan, thank you! xxoo