It seems like overnight my beautiful and talented niece Sierra grew up. I am really going to miss changing her 
diapers. She was a cute baby with full lips and cheeks I loved to kiss. And those arms. Yum! I would nibble on them up to her neck then kiss and hug her way too much. She was so adorable!
Honestly, it wasn’t all butterflies and lollipops either. Especially when it came to her long curly hair. The only person who could comb it was her mother or she would become overly dramatic screaming and crying. I wish I knew about Mixed Chicks products back then. Her hair did have a mind of its own. Sometimes it was red then once summer hit it would turn blond on the ends, and as she got older it stayed more brownish-blond like in this picture with her brother Dorian in July 2002.
Then there was this one time with a bad hair cut, but luckily it grew out in time to attend another Alpha
Kappa Alpha luncheon with my mother and my other niece Jaslynne (Jassie.) My mother lives for her grandchildren. She was grooming them to be AKATeens (they lasted two years before she finally gave up.)
Sierra is an athlete not a debutante. She excels at what ever game she plays, a trait she inherited from my brother. She played youth softball and soccer and was constantly sidelined for being too rough and too good. She is competitive. It was a hard pill for my mom to swallow for obvious reasons. As sorority sisters we prefer ball gowns, makeup and super cute accessories. Sierra prefers a pair of Nike Dunks and baggy basketball shorts.
I write this for my niece as a small token of 
how proud I am to be her auntie. I want her know she will always have my love and support… even though there were many times I wanted to knock better decision-making skills into her head, then I remembered all the really dumb decisions I made during high school. Plus, I got a giggle lecturing her into boredom instead. She matured A LOT during her final year in High School. To say I am proud of her is an understatement.
On Monday, June 18 at noon, I toughed it out with a debilitating migraine to see her walk across the stage at the Thomas and Mack Center and then stood in 103 degree heat to give her hug afterward. 
Now she is off to Southeast Community College in Nebraska to play basketball on a scholarship. I am excited for your future.
I love you Sierra.
a.k.a. CC Piece
a.k.a. Pieces
a.k.a. Aunties Baby
XO
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Adrienne N Hester
Me and My Alter Ego 