Day 41

Success!  I was at my parents' this weekend, and maybe I do have potential as a vintage shopper.  I "shopped" in their closets.  I have a black-tie wedding to attend in less than three weeks.  My bud Trish lent me two dresses to try out as wardrobe options.  Both are gorgeous dresses (one she even found while I was with her at - what else? - a vintage store!), but I wanted to make sure I exhausted all my resources. 

My mom and I pulled out all the gowns from the high school and college proms and formals my sister and I went to.  A lot of them were distinctly "high school" or "prom:" either from the juniors section of a department store or covered with rhinestones or a super bright color.  But I tried on my senior prom dress, a sleek, silver, strapless, floor-length gown.  Very simple and classic.  I had good taste when I was 17!  The fit is a leeeeetle bit tight, so I will either need to be careful what I eat for the next few weeks, suck in the entire time or invest in some spanx.  But with The Challenge still going strong, I can't just trot out and buy new underpinnings!  I guess watching what goes in my mouth is the cheapest and most-logical option.  Plus, the BF and I are going to Puerto Rico the Monday after the wedding, so eating healthy for the next few weeks will be like double-dipping.  Look good at the wedding, look good on the beach.

With all the excitement of finding another outfit option, I started looking through other things hanging around the house.  I ended up bringing home a pair of white, opera-length gloves with pearl buttons (fake, I'm sure) at the wrists; a swingy, roomy gray coat that will work for formal options (I always struggle with what to top my nice dresses with on chilly nights) and a small, preppy bag that I can use to tote my gym clothes.  Oh, the coat was my grandmother's... I am SO vintage!