Valentine's Day

You'd think that Valentine's Day would be fun for someone who has been engaged for exactly 2 months.

It sucked.

Just sayin'.

A dress

Theknot.com reminds me every day how many days are left until the wedding. Today it says 232. Unfortunately, it doesn't remind me every day that I need to update my blog. I need to be better about that.

A couple of weeks ago, I decided that it was time to start looking at dresses. I have been collecting pictures from magazines for a while now, and while they look great on the skinny model in the magazine, that doesn't mean that they will look like anything but crap on me. So, knowing that David's Bridal carries dresses in a wide range of sizes, I talked Cindy into going there with me one day after work. That trip made me want to look into wearing a brown paper bag for the wedding. They do have a range of sizes to try on. But, everything was cut VERY small and so nothing that I tried on remotely fit. The sales girl couldn't have been any less helpful. It was so discouraging.

Knowing that Leslie and I are going to make a day of it and dress shop next month, I figured I'd just wait until then to try again. Yesterday, I just couldn't wait any longer. So, Cindy and I set out to a different shop. What a difference a decent sales staff makes! The shop wasn't too big, but there were several dresses for me to try on. Of course, nothing fit, but I wasn't expecting any size 12 wedding dresses to fit. (Why don't they make wedding dresses in the same sizes as regular clothes? It would be so much less damaging to the ego!) I tried on about 10 dresses and got a pretty good idea of what I liked and what I didn't like. Of course, I have been told that a dress with a train is inappropriate, so I was looking for something with a cathedral train if I could find it. I tried on a BIG, poofy dress, I tried on a dress that was less. I even tried on a pink dress. It was kind of fun. So far, this dress is at the top of my short list:





















I really liked the bow around the waist. And, it has a train. Plenty of train, actually. I didn't think I would go for anything at all poofy, but I really liked it. Even with a crinoline on.

Until I go dress shopping with Leslie, this one will be 'the one'.