eternally chaotic

It has been a few weeks but the selection for bridesmaid dresses has been made.  It didn’t come easy though.  We weren’t sure what color we wanted to use but narrowed it down to a few: red maroon, clover green, marine blue, and black.   Surprisingly the color that came out on top had been tossed around every so often while looking through magazine ads, or shopping in the store, but each of those times either Isi or I dismissed it, our eye being caught by something else.  After seeing the color, Blue Velvet, actually worn by the girls while they were trying on their dresses sealed the decision.

Watching on the sidelines while my friends were tortured trying on dress after dress after dress, some beautiful and flattering and some not worthy as Halloween costumes.  The comment, “it’s your day, whatever you want”, was uttered more than once along with a pleading look begging me to not chose this dress or that.  Ultimately the girls chose their own dresses so long as the material was close, length and color were the same.

While the Girls were trying on dresses, Violet and Kylie entertained their selves by covering me with post-it notes.  As a reward for being fantastic for such a long day, we let them try on the dresses that we had chosen.  Both of them refused to take them off and cried when they finally had to.  Shortly after Israel came to the rescue and whisked the little ones off to the house to play.

While waiting on my appointment to try on various wedding gowns we got to take a break for lunch.  Chili’s was the chosen place.  Margaritas and chips were the chose entrées - our reward for surviving the day so far and our medicine to endure the rest.

I never imaged trying on a wedding dress would be like stepping into a volcano.  The dresses were very heavy and would stand on their own, you would literally have to leap into them – LOL.  I had a good idea of what I was looking for in my wedding gown.  I tried on eight dresses but knew almost immediately from the start which one I would choose.  My Mom and Friends were oohhing and aahhing over several of the dresses I tried on but I had that feeling – that feeling you feel when “You Know” something – when you feel it deep down inside – that was the feeling I had and I chose the dress that gave it to me.  The only thing I am going to say about my dress is that it is a soft white, strapless bridal gown – straps coming soon.

The day turned into night and we finished it off once again at Chili’s, this time with a pitcher of Margaritas.

Thank you Girls – You are all wonderful and the dresses you chose were beautiful.  I promise to keep the more embarrassing photos off of Facebook :o) – at least for a while.

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