Sephora bag in one hand, sippy cup in the other.

Wednesday morning, I found myself at Sephora. I left my phone at the mall the night before and blah, blah, blah...I ended up at Sephora. I started looking at makeup that I personally think it way over priced. I took a glance over at the other double stroller and realized it was a snap 'n go. A double one. Those things are only used by twin moms. I instantly knew that if there were babies in a double snap 'n go (aka infants in carriers), there was a 97% chance that an exhausted mom was the owner. Sure enough, a new mom of girl/boy twins was the one pushing it. As we made small talk (how long did you carry? Does it get easier? What are you doing now that they're walking?) I had one of those full circle moments.

I don't think I ever blogged about the lady I saw at Walmart when I was pregnant, but basically, I was GIGANTIC and pacing the baby clothing when a mom with two car seats in her cart started looking at clothes next to me. I glanced over and instantly started tearing up. She asked how far along I was and I responded with 25 weeks or something and her eyes got big. I then said I was having twins she came and hugged me! She talked to me for at least 20 minutes and assured me that everything was going to be alright in spite of my massive list of doubts. It was little moments like this that I cherished and still do cherish.

So there I was with this new twin mom. She said that she specifically came to Sephora to get her makeup done so "she could feel human again". I laughed a bit and said sometimes I felt the same way, but that I usually don't {OK, never really} pay more than Cover Girl prices for makeup. We browsed around for a bit while she picked my brain for any pieces of advice that I had. We talked for a few more minutes and we both talked ourselves into spending a little money on ourselves. I ended up getting some Smashbox eyeshadow and she got some foundation. Beyond that though, I saw a little flicker of hope in her eyes. OK, I know that sounds cheesy. I actually chuckled as I typed it, but seriously guys... twins are hard work. I was hammered the first 4 months or so. I stalked every twin blog imaginable and spent most of my free time on the twin board on babycenter. This is the stage that this new mom was in. I could tell that I was her life saver for the day. I (and the super hot makeover she got) gave her that extra boost of confidence that she needed. Not that I did or said anything special, but she needed reassurance from someone who'd been there that life does get easier. 

For some reason, I can't stop thinking about this. I firmly believe that God puts people in our lives for reasons. Sure, we can be inspired where to go to school, or where to move, but also just the every day people we bump into while at the mall. I wish I would have gotten some sort of contact info from her, but I a) didn't want to be creepy like I was with Becky and b) ...see letter a. :) Really though, it was truly a full circle moment for me. It also boosted my self-esteem to buy ridiculously expensive eyeshadow. Vain? You betcha. But hey, I had two kids by the time I was 22. I'm trying really hard not to let my identity be stripped from me. Not just for my sake, but for the sake of my girls. It's a constant battle/identity crisis I have with myself and overpriced makeup helped it a little bit. 

So there I was with a Sephora bag in one hand and a sippy cup in the others and I realized just how blessed I am. I realized how much I've accomplished and grown over the past 14 months (or really since two Christmas' {Christmases? What's the correct form of that???} when I found out motherhood was just around the corner for me). I realized that you can still be a mom and splurge on yourself every once and a while and that you can reassure someone else that they too can make it. 

And on a side note... the eyeshadow is pretty amazing. I'm not used to only needing a tiny, tiny bit for each eye because I'm used to the sheer, crappy stuff apparently. Let's just say I've had to relearn how to do my makeup. That's right, I'm playing with the big girls now. ;)

And just because I know many of you folk come here to see pictures of the girls...

Oh and by the way, the pj's from the last post are from Walmart. The boy's department, specifically. :)

And this brings another question. How should I be answering questions that come from blog comments? I never know! I have several that I need to address, but never know if I should go to the persons blog (although, sometimes its not listed so that's not an option) or if I should comment on my own blog.... Thoughts? I don't want people to think I'm ignoring them!