If there's a wedding planned, someone needs a dress

I can barely remember what I did yesterday let alone last month. BUT! We did go to Dallas for wedding dress shopping in the month of February. It was a massive marshaling of the troops....or the females, except for Caitlin. Insert sad yellow face here. The rest of us made our trip to and from in spite of the terrible weather. It was icy and snowy and we fought through the worst storm in 50 years to get there. OK, that's not really true, but it was very very cold all the time. Multi cars, with people in them, made a mad dash to Dallas starting on Thursday, others arrived on Friday as we diverged on Becky and Keith's house making pallets in all corners of the house as winter raged outside. That sentence  sounds thesaurus laden, but I didn't use one at all. Caitlin had to stay home that weekend to study for many tests and she was a sad tigger. While face timing helps in those situations, it's not the same. And Keith very kindly, or for self preserving reasons, went to a hotel for the weekend. It seemed best. 

With varying arrival times, everyone went their separate ways around town on Friday, then met at Maggiano's that night for a late supper. After that it was home for a nap and out early the next morning. Mollie's first appointment was at 10:00 and all 14 of us went with the intent of looking inconspicuous. Good luck with that. And since I can't post any of the pictures of her in wedding dresses, just imagine a white/off white/ivory satin, lace, organza, beaded, plain, fit and flair, ball gown, mermaid, poofy, figure hugging dress and you have an idea of it. BUT! Breaking news, I MAY have posted a picture of her in her actual dress in this post. You'll just have to read and see. Anyway, the weekend was fun and fast. 

Let's look at the pictures in order to jog memories and see what we did. 

See? Snow and ice at Carrie's house. 

This was Friday afternoon when we were at Houston's and we thought those guys behind us were some sports people. They were not. 

Also on that Friday Lindsey was still pregnant and she was sweating due to the bun still in the oven. So we drove around town in 40 below temps, with the windows down and her in a tank top whilst I was freezing something off. I. WAS. SO. COLD. Also, she looks 17 years old. Thank God she isn't considering her condition. 

That night, Becky was unawares of being stalked by her nieces. Me thinks she needs to pay attention to her surroundings. 

Once at home, we enjoyed Carrie's great idea of getting heart shaped donuts to kick off the weekend in honor of the love theme. OK, there really wasn't a love theme but wedding dress looking equals hoping someone's in love. Somebody get the cheese whiz.  

All of these people were there to see Mollie in a wedding dress. 

Another view. 

There it is, the picture of Mollie in her wedding dress. Isn't it gorge? Gave your heart a little jump when you read that earlier didn't it? Come onnnnn. Did you really think I was gonna?

I want to attend THAT wedding.

That belly equals a 9 pound James just a few weeks later. 

Carlie's too cool for herself. 

This picture makes me laugh. 

Then something stupid happened.

I took my eye off my camera.

For just a sec.

And look who went ape ****

She went on and on and on.

And the whole thing is documented. 

I'm so observant sitting right beside and only 40 pictures later, snatched it. 

I revenge took a pic of her in a tiara.

But she got it back and went crazy again. 

There she is and there I am, not noticing.

The most important decision was over. 

Relief. 

Clicking clicking clicking...

With Maggie approving.

Whitney's clueless. Maggie's shootin air pistols. 

And nobody knew but those two.

It never ended.

There's the idiot sitting right next to her. 

Maggie's running out of hand signs and Whitney never got a clue. 

Carlie finally caught on. If we strung the pics together, we could make a movie.

Two people, maybe three now know it's happening. Unbefreaking. 

Then finally the idiot caught on....100 photos later.

And my revenge again was photos of her. Really stinging comeback on my part. 

She looked affected. 

I'm sure she learned her lesson. 

 

After the dress shopping, I went hat shopping, and Carlie was cruel again. 

And we caught this gorgeous sunset atop a parking garage. 

And we ended the night at Fernando's to celebrate.

And there it is, girl's trip for wedding dress shopping in Dallas 2014. It was fast. It was cold. And it was successful. What more could you ask for? Or for what more could you ask? One's correct and sounds stupid. The other isn't and sounds better.

Now we will all convene in June to see the dress in use for some amount of hours. It's gonna be beautiful!  

Well people I'll be heading west later today and won't be home til May. OK, that's not really true. I'll be home Sunday but the point is, there will be no postings until next week. Unless I knuckle down and do Maggie's graduation between now and bedtime. 

It's a slim possibility. 

I've currently lost my old glasses that I always have on standby. I hate my new glasses. 

OK I'm done. 

Moving onto another post and it's 12:34. 

You'll know if I finished because you'll see it. 

It's a cliffhanger....