With these Weddings coming up...I posted a question on FB....can I get away with wearing the same dress to all the Weddings!? MOST said to have a NEW dress for each Wedding!! Honestly...I don't have many DRESSIE dresses...lots of summer dresses for casual hot summer days. For lounging about on the back deck, admiring my gardens...while Hubby pours me a glass of Chardonnay! With all the responses....I decided that I HAD to buy a few dresses. My first Wedding is this Saturday, its my Fathers. With this wedding I was more focused on getting my kids clothes and shoes organized...ugh...it can be difficult. I saw nothing in stores and turned to online shopping...which worked out GREAT!!
But for the shoes...OMG... I took all three kids to Payless Shoes...I had no idea of their shoe sizes!! Usually I stock up in the Fall and have clear sailing til Spring, then I await the BOGO Sale! No sales yet!! I found out their shoe size and started to find them appropriate shoes....then it was Alex's turn! Alex who is two did not want his size KNOWN.....he screamed and cried...this was the first time that a child of mine did this(in the public..lol)....after figuring it out....he then screamed cause he wanted CARS shoes.....in a frenzy and desperate plea to quieten him....I grabbed the wrong shoes(water shoes) and didn't realize that till we got out of the store. I ended up leaving his shoes in the van and returning the next night to exchange them!
Next it was my turn....seeing nothing in the stores and my availability to get out(with Hubby's hours)...I went online....don't you just LOVE ONLINE shopping?? I picked out three dresses. Finally they arrived yesterday. I was going to try them on and get Katie to take my picture...later I was going to post them on FB...and get my FRIENDS opinions...which to keep, etc etc!! After trying them on, I realized that I have various issues with myself....and I shouldn't..but I do! I even commented that I have a fat tummy...now I said this under my breathe, but Katie heard me....I realized that I shouldn't have said that. I want her to have great confidence in herself...especially where I lack. She asked "let me see your tummy"......when I took off one of the dresses she glanced at me and replied, "No...you are not fat!" Man...I love this child!!!
All these tummy issues of mine made me think of the film, SHIRLEY VALENTINE...have your seen it?? There is one scene where Shirley is in Greece and is sailing with a Greek Restaurant owner....they skinny dip...afterwards he kisses her stomach and stretch marks...and she looks surprised and shocked...he comments that, and now I am paraphrasing...that you shouldn't be ashamed of these marks, they are part of who you are, you gave life. I LIKE that!! And I have to remember that!! I had three kids...all 10 pounds and bigger!!! I do TRY to do sits up...regularly...but sometimes its NICER to sit and watch some favourite shows or curl up and read. I could practice holding my stomach in and talking at the same time...it could be a new talent of mine? But there is always spanx...right...just not sure if it works or should I wear layers of control top pantyhose...LOL!! That could be another blog!!
So the votes were in...I am keeping the two dresses that were MOST liked...which is funny, cause they were the cheapest and the MOST expensive is being returned....which is FINE by me and most likely FINE by Hubby!! Thankfully for the next weddings, I can leave the kids behind!! At least I have made a dent...and NOW have two dresses and I will try to accept my flaws...cause after all...they are a part of who I am.....and most likely as one noted...after a few glasses of wine... I wont care about ANYTHING!!!
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| TWO winning DRESSES!! Pictures taken by my 4yr old...Katie!!! |
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