you have to wait till you're 18. really?

no, not really. that's what i thought for the last 6 years of my life though. i have been constantly begging for pierced ears but always, my mom would refuse. she said i couldn't until i was 18 years old. and whenever i asked her why she would say: "because i want you to make sure you really want to put permanent holes in your ears". (sigh)
BUT THEN ONE DAY
in jazz choir, our teacher handed us (the girls) a gift. and what else would it be but earrings! and, of course, i was the only one without my ears pierced. and the earrings are gorgeous! they're long and silver and sooo cute!
so i get home and i'm begging my mommy again and showing her the earrings and she still won't budge. so i leave and she's talking to my dad.
when i come back, i'm like "daddy? what did she say?" and he was like "well, if you bring me a nail and a hammer, then yes, you can get your ears pierced." he thought he was pretty funny.
so finally i figure out that they're gonna let me and i'm ecstatic!
so on friday after school, we head over to a salon place to get them done. i chose little diamond (april's birthstone) and the lady gets out the gun. this is when i start getting a little freaked. she marks my ears and then shoots them. ow. they hurt. and stung. and were hot. and throbbed. but they were done!
and now i have cute little diamonds in my ears for 6 weeks! how EXCITING!
so if you want, you can buy me some earrings. :)

please don't buy me some like these. i just thought it looked kinda cool. and nasty at the same time.