Compared to her sisters and me (niece), Mary was not too much of a girly girl. She only wore the odd thing like pretty beaded bracelets and other than those, she wasn't too interested in girly clothes and stuff. I remember one time in Kelowna just over a year ago we were all so excited to be trying on the new sparkly eyeliner in Shopper's Drug Mart and begging Mary to try it too but it just wasn't her thing. We took her shopping last year for a new outfit at Sears (of course) and we had her trying on a tonne of different shirts and pants (and even bras) that were outside her norm. In the beginning she was being really modest and closing the door to the change room in between changes, but after a few outfits she just had the door wide open and we were tossing things in for her to try in front of us (and the rest of the customers!). We did end up finding her an amazing outfit of an animal print top, some nice-fitting dark brown capris, a new bra, a new pair of sandals, and some new jewelery - she looked so good!
But she was definitely a girl at heart. It did surprise us all when she got her amazing butterfly tattoo on her calf! And she always had her thick long brown hair that we were all jealous of (we all have thin short hair that doesn't grow!). And we used to tease her all the time about her flowery Alia shirts - which she told us she finally got rid of (thank god!). Her girliness came out in her crafts, interests and hobbies with her quilting, her sewing and her love of kaleidoscopes. She appreciated girly things and got a kick out of us and vice versa. And I hate to admit it, but I already miss those Alia shirts...
love brandy
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