Well.

"The Dress" is pretty much done.

I won't be wearing it to the wedding tomorrow.

It went SO well.

My brain was firing on all cylinders, and I only made ONE mistake.

Only ONCE did my brain disengage.

Unfortunately, the scissors were in my hand at THAT EXACT MOMENT.

SO, the seam I had thoughtfully left un-sewn to accommodate a hem that needed to be finished became my nemesis. (Although WHAT I had done to IT is still uncertain)

I thought, this piece is too wide! What was I thinking to leave it so big?

And at THAT EXACT MOMENT, my brain ceased to function, and I cut that piece off.

I made both sides match.

Then I sewed.

Then I realized my mistake.

I had two options.

The first was to un-pick several solidly sewn seams, re-cut and re-attatch the new front panels of the skirt, re-sewing the whole thing.

I hate ripping out seams.

The second option was to just go with it, finish the front seam as it was and hope for the best, re-doing it next week when time is not of the essence.

I went with option 2.

I did the hand stitching at the church meeting last night.

When I got home I tried it on.

sigh

It looks completely terrible.

Well, it doesn't look completely terrible, but let's just say people would say- oh, what a lovely dress! And when is the baby due?

yeah

So, its' back to my old stand-by. The dress that makes people say - oh you look so nice. Or, Is that a new dress?

The only problem is, (and my husband doesn't get this, and I don't think I even totally get this), that the back-up dress feels like a gunny sack. A pretty pink-rose-patterned, gunny sack, but still sacky all the same.

After I stopped feeling like I wanted to cry, I told the husband that at least I can put a good face on it, and no one will know that I feel shapeless and sacky at the wedding tomorrow.

Well- now YOU do, but if we all forget we ever read this....

....maybe if I wear the 3 inch heels....