pick up line ..

when ellie was not 10 .. more like 4 .. 

 i would pick her up from school on wednesdays at new haven and then we would go and

pick up ella at school and then onto ballet at ms. shelleys ..

during boat show move in week it just so happened that i had a very big boat

trailer behind me when i picked the girls up ..

this was not a big deal for the parents at new haven .. they were used to big boat trailers 

and their parking lot was huge .. 

for the parents at holland hall .. big trailers are a different thing ..

especially when the drive thru pick up line is skinny and not really trailer friendly ..

we managed to weave around all the fancy little cars though .. didn't bump a one .,

we picked up ella who came bouncing out and hopped into the car so happy to see us  .. 

she didn't even see the trailer .. or care .. we were going to ballet .. that was all ellie or ella cared about ..

not the hanging open mouths .. finger pointing and stares because ella's ride came thru 

the pick up line with a 40 foot boat trailer .. 

this memory will always make me smile ..