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Monday, January 16, 2012

I don't know how to be a girl

One of my dearest friends is getting married on Saturday, and The Dude and I are going to the wedding.

I'm looking forward to it for several reasons. I'm really excited about seeing my friend and his (soon to be) wife again, because it's been entirely too long since I've seen them. I have the kids covered for the weekend, so even though some people might bash me for saying it, I'm looking forward to having about 36 hours of kid-free time. I'm excited to take a little road trip with The Dude (the wedding is in Oklahoma City, so it's about a 3 hour drive each way). And if you remember our road trip to Texas last spring, you might remember my friend Kelly - The Dude and I are going to meet her for lunch on Sunday before we head back to Kansas. The weather is supposed to be gorgeous and unseasonably warm, so we shouldn't have to worry about traveling.

But, along with a venture like this comes problems for me. I'm not a girly girl. I don't own a lot of girl clothes. In fact, as soon as I got the invitation, I had to dig around through my clothes to figure out if I even had something suitable to wear. Of course, no big surprise - I didn't.

The only dresses that I have are only dresses in the loosest sense of the word - they're basically sundresses that I can pull on over a bathing suit to go to the lake. I do have some nicer dresses, but they're summery. Nothing for an evening wedding in January. Ugh.

So I went to my local moms group on facebook with a plea for a dress - I got several suggestions of places to shop and offers from other moms to come and check out their closets. I ended up getting a really cute dress from one of them for next to nothing. Dress dilemma solved.

I have a pair of shoes. I don't particularly like them, but they'll work. I'm not spending money for a pair of shoes that I'll most likely never wear again. And besides, they'll be kicked off and under the table as soon as we get to the reception anyway, if not before.

I can handle the hair and makeup and nails. And jewelry. I'm pretty sure that I have all of that covered.

But I'm learning things in this process. I found out tonight from another group of girlfriends that pantyhose are no longer in style. When did that happen? Has it really been that long since I've worn a dress?

And then there comes the issue of finding an appropriate bra (sorry guys) to wear under it. I don't own one that won't show - so now I'm on a new quest, and I have exactly 5 days to find one. But again, a friend is coming to the rescue, seeing if she can locate one that I can borrow.

Even with all of the stress of finding something to wear, I'm still looking forward to going to the wedding. I'm ecstatic that The Dude is going with me (voluntarily, I might add) and that we're getting the chance to have a little getaway. It'll be fun to get all dressed up (ok, maybe I'm trying to convince myself of that) and go out together.

And yes, we will take pictures. I promise.

But for now, here's a sneak preview. And that's all you get until The Dude and I are both dressed up.

14 comments:

  1. Oh squeeee! Girly girl here. Can't wait to see pics. So excited for you.

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  2. Ya'll don't get to complain either, I haven't seen that dress anywhere, but on the hanger either.

    I'm stoked!

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  3. It's okay, Amy. Remember, no one at the wedding or reception will KNOW you're not a girly girl so put on that pretty dress and black bra and strut your stuff! :) If they read this blog, tell them to zip their lips! LOL Have a GREAT trip and a great time out with Kerry, sans kids! Can't wait for the follow-up report!

    Katie

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  4. I think I'd be in the same boat if I needed a dress for anything right now. Sports bras and sweat pants are not wedding worthy attire. Looking forward to the pictures!

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  5. I'm sure I'll be fine...I'm just stressing. And Wendy, if I could wear sweats, I'd be perfectly happy! ;)

    Kerry, look at it this way - you'll get to see the real thing, not just pictures. And if you look half as good as you did the other day.....well, nevermind. I'm looking forward to it!

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  6. I live just outside of Oklahoma City. If you guys get a chance while you're here you should walk through the zoo, sill, I know, bu we have one of the best zoos in the country! (And it's a good excuse to spend some time being outside with your sweetie) :)

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  7. Megan, I've heard that they have a nice zoo! I don't know that we'll have time this weekend, but since we have a bunch of friends in that area we might have to do it sometime. I try to get a membership to the zoo in Wichita every year because with my herd of kids, it's way cheaper to do it that way. We love to go!

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  8. Well, actually.... pantyhose have come back in style thanks to "princess" Kate Middleton. But you couldn't pay me to get me back in that awful contraption. Have a wonderful time and take lots of pictures.

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  9. 36 kid-free hours??!!! i am soo jealous right now!! lol but you deserve it! :)
    i'm definitely looking forward to pics.. you're going to look great! have fun!!

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  10. Kathy - I've also heard that. I have my own reasons for preferring to wear them (even though I hate getting into them) so I may end up just being ahead of the fashion trend and wearing them anyway. I just haven't decided yet.

    Ranting - It's going to be interesting. I already warned The Dude that I'll be constantly looking for the kids the entire time, just out of habit!

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  11. GEE I WISH YOU COULD GO TO THAT OKLAHOMA ZOO. MY DAUGHTER WORKED THERE ON WEEKENDS. IT'S AN EXPERIENCE. HAVE FUN AT THE WEDDING.I'M SURE YOU'LL HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME.PANTSUITS FOR ME.I HATE DRESSES.

    GRANNY

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  12. P.S. YOUR GOING TO LOOK BEAUTIFUL. THE TOP OF THAT DRESS IS VERY PRETTY. YOU GO GIRL. I'D LIKE TO BE A MOUSE THE WHOLE WEEKEND.

    GRANNY

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  13. They usually have some real nice shoes at the Goodwill at 36th and Ridge for a couple of bucks

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  14. Granny, I'm sure that everything is going to be fine. I always get stressed out about stuff like this!

    Roy, I'm sure that they do, but I have no plans to go to that side of Wichita in the next 3 days - especially just on the off-chance that they *might* have some shoes. The ones that I have will work fine - I just don't like them. LOL

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