When my oldest daughter Andrea, was a little girl… she loved mermaids… and still does for that matter!

Her favorite movie was “The little Mermaid” now a Walt Disney classic. She would watch this movie, over and over again… never tiring of its message, and singing the theme song constantly. There was something in this sweet movie that called to her heart and moved her young spirit.

She also spent hours upon hours in the bathtub… I suppose daydreaming that she was a mermaid herself. She would take her rock collection with her into the tub… washing and polishing each stone… as if they were priceless jewels.

It was only fitting that I started calling her my little mermaid… and I even wrote a poem about her… capturing in words the sweet and magical soul of my daughter.

Like everything in life… my little mermaid has changed… and she is now a wonderful and intelligent woman… getting ready to begin a new journey in her life… she is getting married next August 14th… in a simple ceremony… by the water… where else for her?

This joyous change for her, is of course… bittersweet times for me. I wish somehow that she was still that girl… eyes and heart glued to her video of  “The little Mermaid” and hearing her splash in the bathtub… one more time.

Where has all the time gone? So quickly? And without my permission?

It seems like.. when I wasn’t looking… or paying attention… my “little mermaid” grew up and found her prince… just like the story in her favorite movie. I guess… mermaid magic is real!

Victoria