When I went to Emma and Greg’s wedding in NYC in 2000, I made a TRIP out of it — Alison went with me, and my mom (who had been in Virginia the week before) and Valerie rode a train up to meet us. And we partied and ate well and saw “Lion King” and generally loved it.
And we went shopping, too, finding a little boutique that sold designer stuff at a discount. I got a Chanel jacket (funky animal print in a quilt style — I wore it to Jungle Book a few weeks ago) for $40. And I got a FABULOUS dress that has become known as my New York Dress.
It’s a sage green sheath underdress with a very heavily beaded black overlay. So it’s “green,” but not really green, if that makes any sense. And I felt like a million bucks when I wore it to the ResGen Christmas party that year. The only time I’ve worn it. The dress goes pretty low in the back, so that I had to wear pasties instead of a traditional bra. THAT was an experience…
Last night, Sarah came over and we drank wine and visited (and bored the poor girl to death, I’m sure. Jerry and I have been so hungry for adult conversation –outside the two of us– that we just prattled on and on and on and on and on and she was SO sweet about it). And I mentioned the New York dress, and how I didn’t know if I fit back into it yet. I was ALMOST sauced enough to go try it on, but not quite…
So the first thing I did this morning when I got out of bed was try it on.
IT FITS! It’s a little more snug than I’d like in the hip area, but nothing that (steel reinforced) pantyhose won’t fix. And it didn’t bunch as I was putting it on — it just slid on. I just would prefer that it be a little looser.
But it FITS. I have had two babies and taught since I wore that dress, and my weight has gone up to 190 (at 9 months with Helen), back down, up to 165 (with Alice), and back down to my pre-teaching weight (all that cafeteria food and access to a snack machine during free periods put about 10 pounds on me). I finally weigh less than I did when I got pregnant.
And the dress FITS again.
Now I just gotta generate a reason to wear it.
Heh.
HUGE victory for me. I was a bit concerned that I’d never fit into that dress again.
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Oh! I have an idea! Let’s go to the New Year’s Eve party that the Symphony does! Or are we way too young for that?
I don’t care if we just go to Taco Bell as long as we go somewhere… you look INCREDIBLE in that dress.
That dress alone might convince me to grow my hair out just a smidgen… But I’m KEEPING the bangs this time. I’m SO not going without bangs anymore.
Will discuss with David on Friday… But since I stopped nursing Alice and my figure has gone a little more boyish, perhaps a more feminine haircut is reasonable…
I’m not going long again, though, Jerry. Don’t get your hopes up on that one. It just doesn’t look good on me except for the first 10 minutes after I’ve brushed it. After that it separates into chunks and looks like a cat chewed on it.
FIRST OF ALL.. I was not bored to death. I was just as hungry for conversation outside of coupledom.
Second of all, I TOLD YOU THAT YOU WOULD FIT INTO THAT DRESS. Don’t question my eye, woman.
While I think you look smashing with long hair, I completely understand the maintenance issue. I think longer than what you currently have but shorter than ‘long’ is a happy medium between ease of maintenance and femininity. If you look back in all our scrapbooks, I bet more often than not your hair is that way: not long, not way short. It works for you.
Sarah, if you come over again I promise Elaine and I won’t lapse into CoupleSpeak so much. 🙂
Seriously, guys! I had a blast! Please don’t feel the need to cater anything towards me! I can hold my own! 🙂
And you guys are fun together.