Right now I'm sitting on my aunts deck this beautiful Easter Sunday, warmed by the sun, surrounded by the rich smells of cooking foods, and swaying to LaCongaRadio playing from my inferior lap top speakers, but happy non the less. I couldn't have asked for a better Easter this year, but this week has been one of the best I've had in a very long time....
It didn't start great. I was having a lot of pain with my running program on Monday, afraid I was beginning to hit the limits of what my body could handle, but after a few changes to my stretching routine, by Wednesday I was back in tip top running shape.
But it was Thursday that made what would have been just a good week, great.
I Found The Dress!!
The dress I'm going to wear to my aunts August wedding...
Now you have to understand, I HATE shopping. I've hatted it ever since my budding bosoms first exploded out of my petite chest. So the last thing I was looking forward to was running all over NY and NJ in search of a fancy dress for this wedding, but it was a necessary evil I did for the beautiful person that is my aunt.
I mentioned to my aunt seeing a "one size fits all" wrap bridesmaid dress on a show called My Fair Wedding that can be worn 10 different ways, and that I thought would be perfect for me. One particular style of wrapping it had caught my eye because it covered some of the upper arm (my problem area).
So intrigued by the idea, we re-watched the show, Googled the name, and found out that the dress was made by Twobirds Bridesmaid. After seeing the dresses on the web sight, neither my aunt nor my mother were quite convinced that it would work, but I was persistent. Since my aunt wanted to make me happy, she made an appointment for us to go and because she was being so reasonable, I agreed to go with them to other dress stores with an open mind, just in case.
But to tell the truth, seeing that dress gave me the kind of feeling in my chest that I only get when I know something is meant to be....
Due to over scheduling, we had to cancel our appointment, but I being the efficient person that I am, thought ahead, made a few calls, then made the appointment myself on the day I knew for sure everyone was free. That day being this past Thursday...
We were standing in front of an average residential apartment building. No signs or any indication whatsoever that my dream dress lay inside. At first I didn't even know if we were in the right place, until I rechecked the address, then the buzzers inside the lobby, and low and behold, there it was.
The designer works out of her former village apartment, so when we finally entered her small first floor, 1 bedroom apartment, it felt odd because it felt like I was entering a strangers home.
The first room you walk into is a very nice, small, simple living room with a fireplace, a couch, a coffee table, and some show dresses on display. Between the 3 of us and the designer, it seemed a bit uncomfortably intimate, but that might just have been me....
After we explained why we were there and who was to be the ginny pig (yours truly), she took us through a tiny hallway/kitchen that opened up into what once had to have been a bedroom that she converted into her office/workspace.
She pointed out some knotted dresses she had, asking about color and length and once we chose, we went back to the living room where she showed me to a little dressing room behind the couch that I hadn't noticed on entering. She explained which way to put on the dress, then left me to try and squeeze my big bazookas past the waist of the dress in private. But once that difficult part was over, it felt wonderful. I left it unwrapped but draped over the shoulders as instructed so that I could go back to the living room/display area and be wrapped and unwrapped for the "bride to be's" pleasure...
Needless to say both my aunt and mother were flabbergasted at how great this dress looked on me. Each time the designer changed the style it looked better, until finally I mentioned the style I had come all the way there to see.
The moment she finished tying me into my style, I knew I had won. They were both speechless...
I looked Phenomenal!!!
My mother started laughing and all my aunt could do was smile and shake her head at me. Once again I was right....
All that was left was deciding on a length and making the purchase.
We chose long because it was more versatile and my aunt paid for it, claiming in was an investment dress we could all take turns wearing...lol
It all took no more then 30 mins....
Why?
Because that's how I roll. If you do your homework beforehand, shopping can be a sniper like experience, and that's the only kind of shopping I can endure....lol
So now I can sit back, relax and enjoy Easter with my family the right way, without the anxiety of finding the perfect dress. Just yard work, Glazed Ham, Carrot slaw, potato salad, and the sun on my face...
All that's left... is what has yet to come....
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