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Went to Tampa to pick up a Maid of Honor dress on Saturday. This is the dress (but mine is black): xr.com/czn I've lost twenty pounds since I ordered the dress, although I'm still not convinced that's noticeable. For the most part, all my old clothes still fit. I'll get into this later. I had convinced myself that the 20 pounds would make no difference with this dress. And then I put it on. As I walked out of the fitting room, Traci's mom looked at me and said "you'll definitely need alterations," as she pinched an inch of fabric together on either side of my torso. She said the next size down, however, would probably be too small in the bust. I got redressed and then went to the alterations fitting room with Traci to get her into her wedding dress. Once she was in her dress, I thought about that smaller size a little more. The way David's Bridal (DB) is set up, they typically have various collection of sizes in the store, but they may not have...

And how fitting, really. Let's make a list .... because really, who doesn't love lists? 1. first of all, it's been a hella long week. (last week) 2. I had dinner with a few friends Thursday night. Travis made lasagna. It was a simple evening hanging out, tucked under the coffee table watching dirty jobs from behind a heaping plate of mouth-watery goodness. And honestly, I couldn't have asked for more. 3. My sister's neighbor, Johnnie, really wants to see a beach, have a BBQ, and ride roller coasters before he leaves Gainesville for good. (he's a grad student from Denmark). We're working on figuring out the logistics of these things. He leaves at the end of the month, so we're going to have a busy May. 4. Tonight I'm going to karaoke with Susan and Johnnie. He promised he'd sing. I'm eager to witness that. 5. There's a shuttle launch about to happen here and from my office -- one of the perks of living in central Florida -- you can see it ...