This weekend has been a whirlwind of events! The majority of my weekend was enslaved in cleaning our house and getting it ready for tomorrow when Danny's best friend arrives from NY. I cannot believe how much pain cleaning puts on your body. I wonder if its because I'm getting old? LOL... but my back and legs feel like I ran a marathon! Sheesh!.
Anyhow, my only time away from the house this weekend was to trip to Ventura's Bridal (suggestion from fellow blogger Savanah) and boy am I glad I did. Penny (my consultant) was AHHHHmazing, I could not have asked for any better. She was so sweet, and friendly. We laughed, joked & I loved the fact that she was truly honest with me. I would recommend her to any and everyone! We are actually going back in about two weeks to work with Penny again for bridesmaid dresses!
So my initial plan was to just browse, try on gowns, see what complimented me, check out prices, look at some bridesmaid dresses, etc. I had a dress in mind that I loved, but I had always heard things like "the dress you love on someone else may not be the one for you" so I went with an open mind. I said, well I'll try it on and others as well to see what I like. Even the owner Mrs. Ventura said, alot of brides don't leave with the dress they came in looking for. So I said, it is what it is, let's go for it & see what happens!
I started out by trying some other dresses, 2 of which were by the same designer, one was okay... I actually told her to put one of those dresses on the "maybe" - the 2nd dress I passed, it did nothing for me. She told me she wanted to put me in the dress I had loved next because now I had something to compare it too. She told me not to face the mirror until she had me all tied in. Finally, when I turned around, I instantly loved it. It was missing the flower that comes with the dress, but the fit, feel, everything was so perfect. I stepped out of the room to find my girls faces lit up... they loved it. As I stood on the step, I looked at myself in the mirror and thought, wow, I'm trying on dresses. Wow, I'm standing in a wedding dress. Wow, I'm getting married. As I was thinking, Penny went and grabbed a veil, and accent belt. She placed both on me, and had me turn around again. Here... and now... is when the emotions hit. I knew this was it, I felt beautiful. My friend suggested I try on ONE more dress to to confirm, since this was only #3. I said okay... I tried on the next one, it did nothing for me. Then we knew.... "It was time to ring the bell" Here is a sneak peek :) What I thought would be dreadful and awful turned out to be amazing & easy... I am still in a state of shock, good shock though.. hee hee.
Saturday night, after being out with my girls for a while... we babysat this adorable love bug of mine (my niece Sofia) I love this little girl with all my heart & soul. It was nice getting to spend time with her, and to give my sister & brother a break to have some fun at the Rodeo with their friends.
Sunday from the moment we woke until the moment we hit the bed, we cleaned as if our lives depended on it. I am so exhausted but feel like victory is ours!! I will snap a few pics of all our organization, and final finishes tonight. Until tomorrow....
Love,
Jess
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