Dressing my Barbie...

The week that was...

"Wedding Dress Reflections #1...nope, not this one"

Paoli, Pennsylvania

July 8 - July 15, 2013

Project 52 (28/52)

"Wedding Dress Reflections #2...nope, not this one either"

Paoli, Pennsylvania

Project 52 (28a/52)

Dear Thing #2,

1.  Did I ever mention that MY wedding dress cost $300 and was bought off-the-rack?  (are you rolling your eyes at me again?)

2.  OR, that I WON my veil at a bridal show?

3.  By the way, your Gramps TOLD me where my reception was going to be held...

4.  ...and how many guests I was allowed

5. ...and what would be on the menu

6.  And I had NO PROBLEM with that (I know, this ISN'T the mom you know at all, is it??!!??)

7.  You mean it's okay to wear a different color than WHITE?

8.  A belt for a wedding dress?  LOVE it!  It costs HOW FREAKIN' MUCH??!!??

9.  I think you are right, we should hire one of these wedding shop ladies to clamp us into our clothing every morning!   

10.  Have I told you how much I am LOVIN' every singe nano-second of doing all of this with you?  And we didn't even have one single fight....yet.

What an abso-freakin-lutely crazy week and a half.  Thing #2 was home from Cincy and we kamikaz-ied her wedding plans to-do list.  I mean straight up everyday we kinda went bonkers.  Let me just tell ya, NOT the ideal way to plan a wedding.  But when your daughter  is a school teacher, and lives 9 hours away, and won't be home again for any extended period of time until Christmas....well, ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

The BEST part?  Wedding dress shopping.  Just moi, Thing #2, and her Thing #3-of-honor.  And I am proud to say we were soooo NOT one of those wacko "Say Yes to the Dress" entourages.  At least...I don't THINK we were.  Of course, when you have a bride who is as easy to dress as a Barbie Doll, there really isn't any reason to give negative feedback.  Yes my dear, you are cursed with a body made for showing off wedding couture (note to the Better-Half: don't be scared by the word 'couture').  I WOULD say enjoy it now before you get married, have kids, eat fast food from the drive-thru as you play taxi-driver for your future off-spring,  BUT...that would just kinda ruin the surprise for her.

Thing #2 DID say yes to a dress.  But that perfect frock will remain under wraps until she walks down the aisle next July.  Yes, it was a memorable week of mondo proportions.

P.S.  I wanted to say a THANK YOU of mamouth proportions to all who participated in my inaugural Song-ography link up yesterday.  Okay, I admit I was holding my breath wondering if anyone would show up to my party. Uber nervous.  By last night tho, I had a Sally Field moment "They LIKE me, they really LIKE me".  So thanks again, and I hope to see you again next Sunday for Song-ography when the song title is James Taylor's "Up on the Roof".