Sunday, December 6, 2009
6:54 AM
Mickey Mouse Watch
Having said that, there was one other watch on the planet that I liked a little more. (I am so tender hearted that it hurts me to type that as I feel I am saying something ungrateful to my mom though I certainly don't mean to) Of course, my pink one was beautiful and dainty and I adored it because of that and most importantly, because of the fact that my sweet mama had picked it out for me. I must have thanked her a million times during Christmas for that watch. BUT, when I got back to school in January and saw Reana's new watch, I couldn't help myself. I totally fell in love with hers even more. To this day, I don't know why but that red, shiny, patent leather band completely spoke to me. I loved that thing SO much. Reana loved her watch but a part of her liked my pink one better so sometimes we would trade just for the school day but never any longer. For reasons still unclear to me, I continued to pine for that watch for many years to come and even as an adult today, I STILL, without even thinking about it, keep my eyes peeled when looking at watches in a store, for another just like it. The original is long gone and to be honest, it really wouldn't look good on me now but still, my brain cannot forget that silly little watch. I have found lots of other Mickey watches (and I own several) and some I've run across have even had red bands but never patent leather red bands and it's that shiny patent leather that made Reana's stand out to me so much.
A few years ago, while talking about something related, I told Reana the story of how I had always wanted a watch like the one she had in 2nd grade. She couldn't believe I remembered it, much less still wanted it. lol But because it meant so much to me, she told me she would ask her mom too look through some old drawers, because she thought her mom might still have the original watch laying around. She said that I could have it if she could find it. 40 years after the fact and I still got excited by the prospect of finally getting that watch I had wanted for such a long time.
Sadly, Reana's mom couldn't find the watch or begin to remember what she did with it so I didn't get to own it after all. Being the thoughtful friend that she is, Reana surprised me shortly after by buying a brand new Mickey Watch while visiting Disneyland in Florida with her family. I couldn't believe it! It doesn't have a red patent leather band. Apparently those are nowhere to be found. But that's o.k. because I love having one that comes directly from the actual theme park. It's adorable and I will treasure it always because of the timeless friendship that is attached to it.
