04/25/2024
While I was making the first pair of these “Strawberry Candy” Earrings, I instantly thought of my first grade teacher, Sister Dolores at She taught at the school for many, many years & not only was she my teacher but she also taught some of my aunts & uncle which is honestly pretty awesome!
Sister Dolores used to keep a bowl of these candies & other jelly filled candies on her desk & would pass them out to us for being good boys & girls and just because she adored her students ❤️
But not only do I remember her for her always full candy dish, but also because 6 year old lil Elizabeth…(GULP!)…told her a lie 🫣 During school, we always had Mass on Wednesdays & I always found some of the pictures and music to be a lil scary & it would make me cry. Sister Dolores asked why I was crying & I told her it was because I missed my Mom. Standing in church in my lil blue/white uniform dress, I commited what I thought was the ultimate sin & LIED TO A NUN!!! 🫣
Well, if I didn’t have a reason to cry before, I sure as heck did now!!! 😭 And now I was crying more than just at Mass because I just knew I was going to Hell for lying to her. I don’t even know why I did. Maybe I was afraid to tell her some of that music was just downright frightful to my lil heart. Who knows, but it didn’t matter. It was too late.
I dunno how many days or weeks I cried for at school but it must have been for awhile bc sweet & loving Sister Dolores made me deal. If I stopped crying, she would bring me a present. That did the trick because she got me the cutest lil brush, comb, & mirror set. I absolutely loved it & it was the best gift!!! I never cried during Mass again. ❤️
While I no longer have the sweet gift she gave me (and wished like hell I did), I do have these earrings that every time I wear them make me think of one my favorite teachers, the yummy candy she kept on her desk, & to remind me to never lie to a Nun again!!!! 😜
