Eyelashes

This is what we do. Laura and I are known for spending a bulk of our time at the makeup counter, specifically the MAC counter. She has this ability to find the darkest eye shadow or the reddest lipstick and play with it until it works. I've got a knack for finding these really great new/bold products, having a professional apply it for me, then buying the same old neutral pallet I always wear. It's what we do. As a matter of fact, we do it so much that the lady at the MAC counter today told another lady that she recognized us and has worked with us before. *hanging head in shame* Some might call it a problem. I just call it habit.
Today we went out for coffee: meaning we told our husbands we were going for coffee but really we went to Pei Wei and Dillards. It wasn't planned that way. We both realized we hadn't eaten lunch so that's where Starbucks turned into Pei Wei. On our way to coffee (or Pei Wei) we talked about Laura's most recent blog post, preparations for losing her hair, and then the fear of that unknown date.
There were tears.
There was some pep talk.
There was problem solving.
And that's how Dillard's happened. It's kind of like If You Give A Mouse A Cookie. If Laura gets cancer, she'll need chemo. If she gets chemo she'll lose her hair. If she loses her hair she'll lose her eyelashes. If she loses her eyelashes she'll need fake eye lashes. Fake eye lashes means she'll need someone to show her the right way to apply them...So the MAC counter at Dillard's it is. We're problem solvers. It's a gift.
We couldn't make the entire trip all about cancer so of course we bought eye shadow and foundation just like any other trip to MAC. So, suck it cancer! It's not always about you!

A decade ago we were shopping for makeup because we wanted to try the new trends. Then it became about concealers and wrinkle removers. And now, now it's about cancer. How did that happen?

 

Laura added me as a contributor to her blog so that I could add updates and post photos along the way. Here are a couple of those photos. The first is the very first time that they connected to her port. The second is the initial injection of chemo, also known as The Red Devil. I still can't believe she did it all with a smile. She amazes me.

-Lisa