The day Elle got her ears pierced

Elle and I went to the mall today to see if there were any sales on summer clothes. Elle asked if we could stop at "the girly store" which is how we refer to Claire's--ya know, the store with earrings, bracelets, hair accessories etc. After we bought a few clothes for school, we made our way to the "girly store". As I always do, I asked Elle if she wanted to get her ears pierced today. To my GREAT surprise, she nodded and said "yes"! Then I was the one to be nervous. I asked "Are you sure?" plenty times. She was. I wasn't.
But, we went anyway and looked at some of the fun "girly" stuff. After Elle spent all her money on some princess spray and make-up, we went to the ear piercing chair. She picked out her earrings and I had to sign a long form, and then she was ready! She acted brave enough, then the lady cleaned her ears. She was still o.k. until the lady drew a dot on her lobe with a marker. Then she jumped as if she had been pierced! When it was time for the real thing, she jerked her head a little and said "ow!" and started to cry silently :( The lady gave her a minute before she went at the other ear. Elle said "ow!" again, but was very pleased to see her new earrings in the mirror!
As we were walking back to the car, I asked Elle when she changed her mind about getting her ears pierced. She said she had a dream last night about piercing her ears and getting perfume and make up at the "girly store" So, I guess today, all her dreams came true!