Today I called my mom's cell phone and my sister Lara answered. (Lara is my older sister with Down's Syndrome). This is how the conversation went:
Lara: Hhhhaaaayyyy (a long drawn out "hey" that you picture a diva saying as she is snapping a z-formation)
Me: Hey Lala (that is what I call her) what are you doing???
Lara: Oh just getting ready for my work.
Me: oh, do you still work at Olive Garden? (she rolls the silverware and fills the salt and pepper i think)
Lara: No, not Olive Garden! Now I'm working in Fashion.
Me: OOOHhhh... where do you work??
Lara: Like, you know, the Thrift store!
This conversation just made my day. She used to work at Salvation Army and would buy some pretty sweet outfits from there and even got me some nice BIG earrings as a Christmas present.
I am so glad that Lara is able to live out her dream by working in the Fashion industry! She is such a happy girl, I mean LADY- she doesn't go by "girl" anymore. I love my Lala!
7 comments:
How can you NOT love that lady :) I saw her leaving Olive Garden a few months ago :)
I absolutely love Lara! She honestly is one of the sweetest LADIES that I have ever come across. Whenever I saw her, I couldn't help but smile no matter the mood I was in just a moment before. Go Lara! Congrats on the job!
Too funny!! I have always wanted a job in the fashion industry, do you think she could hook me up???
How cute, I am sure that would have been a conversation I would have loved to listen in on. Go Lara!
I bet you could get an awesome discount now. I can't believe the teens didn't give Dane the dollar...c'mon!
Cute! I love the Lara stories. ;)
Heidi
She could always bring a smile to my face.
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