Cinderella For A Day

What time is it??? It's time for Blue Monday hosted by my friend, Sally, over at Smiling Sally. Participants are asked to share something that's blue, and I have the perfect thing!

On Saturday, Chris decided to go work out at the gym, then he mowed the yard when he got home. No, our grass is NOT green just yet, but he wanted to take off the dead top layer. Well, Brittany has been asking me to take her shopping for her prom dress, which is in April, so I thought that would be the perfect opportunity, since Chris was going to be busy for awhile. Abby, Brittany, and I piled in the car and we were off in search for the "perfect" dress.

Now, a few weeks ago, we'd stopped by a local antique store that we'd never been in before. It had aisles and aisles of all sorts of great things. If Chris hadn't been with us, I could have made a killing! Well, when we walked down one aisle, the girls and I saw a gorgeous dress on display. It was a hot pink color and had ruffles all around from the waistline to the floor. It was just so different from anything we'd ever seen. The only problem is that it was a size 8 and Brittany wears a 1/2. So, we really didn't think much more about it until Saturday. I told her that we should go back to the antique store, first, and see if she could try it on. The owner of the dress was, actually, in the store and she told us that the dress had come right off the runway in New York City and that it was such a special one-of a-kind dress. She said it would easily sell for $1000, but she had it priced at $189. I, of course, WAS NOT going to pay that much money, but she said she'd work with me.

Well, Brittany, Abby, and I went to the bathroom in the store so that she could try it on. The color looked really pretty on her, but it was too big around. I asked the owner of the dress if she thought it could be altered and she said that it could, but that it would probably cost around $150, which was about the same price as the cost of the dress. I told Brittany that it just wasn't going to work, and she agreed. Then, the lady told me that her daughter was a senior in high school and that said she'd found her prom dress at a consignment store about 20 miles down the road. She gave me the address and we headed that way.

It was a very cute little store that was tucked alongside a brand new modern shopping center. There were all sorts of long, formal dresses running the entire length of one wall. We were in hog heaven! We all picked out several dresses that we liked and Brittany took them to the dressing room to try on. She narrowed her choices down to 3 dresses. Abby and I, along with the shop owner, agreed that this long, royal blue dress was THE ONE for her. It looked so gorgeous on her and fit her like a glove. We will have to get the length altered just a little. Best part is that I paid only $73 for it! Chris was thrilled because I'd prepared him before we left that it might be hard to find a prom dress under$150. So, whatcha think? It laces up in the back and ties in a big bow...so pretty! Now, you want to hear the real kicker? Brittany's boyfriend called her when we were leaving the antique store asking if they we going to get to see each other or not. She told him that she was out with me and her sister to look for a prom dress and you'll never believe what he told her! He said, "OK, I tell you what...when you get back home, you find yourself a new prom date!" Then, he hung up on her...and broke up with her over Facebook by changing his status from 'in a relationship' to 'single'! Oh, it's been a mess, but let me just say that I'm very thankful that their relationship has come to an end! God has answered my prayers! Brittany is a very strong young woman and she's doing fine...God had his hand in this.

Please be sure to pay Sally a visit and wish her and all the other participants a Happy BLUE MONDAY! “Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.”~Lyman Frank Baum

P.S. I'm a bit bummed...I've lost two of my followers since this morning! I've heard others mention that the same thing happened to them! An epidemic? Who knows! I just hope and pray that I didn't offend anyone, or bore you half to death with my stories about my family, but I'm just being ME. Please, dear followers...come back!