Well, as you know from yesterday's post, I went to see my in-laws.
And that meant one especially wretched thing amongst many other potentially wretched things (which in the spirit of Christmas I will nobley choose not to name!):
I have to get out of my comfy clothes.
Sigh....
And I had to put on pants that required buttoning and zipping...
"It's too soon!" I cried aloud, as I stood in front of my closet and then looked down at my waistline. "I haven't started the celebrity-fast-detox-purge-binge-whatever that I should have started at midnight last night!!"
But alas, I had not managed to fit that in. And so, as I put on my two year old stretchy Cynthia Steffe jeggings/riding pants/pants-I-could-fit-into thingamajigs, I definitely needed a special top, something that would hang over my own hanging-over parts. And I recalled that in one of the bleary-eyed 30% early morning madnesses of two weeks ago I had ordered two of the chiffon blouses - one in the pewter leopard, the other in soft fuchsia. They fit perfectly and they were elegant and so I decided to keep them.
It is a lovely blouse, which seems to be sold out right now on the site, but which will likely pop back at any moment for even cheaper than what I paid. It is a soft silk with substance and even after me being scrunched up in the backseat for 2 hours each direction, did not wrinkle. A miracle!
No one but me dressed up at all for this event. But I felt good. And while I could feel all of my jiggly bits, I felt that I had camouflaged them quite nicely and frankly, we will deal with them on January 2nd.
Here I am, looking slightly stunned! I have paired them with my grey Tippi cardigan and when I arrived chez in-laws, I put on my purple tie ballet flats. No one noticed. I looked cute for a woman who feels like she has swallowed the whole turkey!
I thought you might also want to see the big surprise Mr. WMM provided me: garnet earrings and matching necklace.
While the coat was expected (I had chosen it after all) the jewellry was not. I was shocked to get two pieces of lovely jewellry, which is indicative of
a) how much of a haggler he has become since he purchased the diamond earrings and now feels quite emboldened to go into a jewellry shop and get a good deal; and
b) how down in the dumps I have been in the last few weeks, both following my dad's passing, the lead up to Christmas in the wake of that, and my decision that it may be time to consider what I want to do for the next 15 years of my life. I do not recommend such malaise as a way to get fine jewellry, but I am not complaining!
One of the earrings (the other was already on my ear!)
A very nice surprise indeed!
I hope your week is going well! We could not get tickets for Les Miserables last night and are hoping to hit there today! Stay safe out there!
On the 3rd Day of Christmas, WMM gave to me:
Two hummers feeding by her honeysuckle tree:
In the darkest days of winter, and on those days when our spirits are feeling dark indeed, it is comforting to remember that summer will come again and so will these beautiful creatures.
Thank you all so much for stopping by. You do not know this - but you are making me very brave indeed - more on that soon!
And that meant one especially wretched thing amongst many other potentially wretched things (which in the spirit of Christmas I will nobley choose not to name!):
I have to get out of my comfy clothes.
Sigh....
And I had to put on pants that required buttoning and zipping...
"It's too soon!" I cried aloud, as I stood in front of my closet and then looked down at my waistline. "I haven't started the celebrity-fast-detox-purge-binge-whatever that I should have started at midnight last night!!"
But alas, I had not managed to fit that in. And so, as I put on my two year old stretchy Cynthia Steffe jeggings/riding pants/pants-I-could-fit-into thingamajigs, I definitely needed a special top, something that would hang over my own hanging-over parts. And I recalled that in one of the bleary-eyed 30% early morning madnesses of two weeks ago I had ordered two of the chiffon blouses - one in the pewter leopard, the other in soft fuchsia. They fit perfectly and they were elegant and so I decided to keep them.
It is a lovely blouse, which seems to be sold out right now on the site, but which will likely pop back at any moment for even cheaper than what I paid. It is a soft silk with substance and even after me being scrunched up in the backseat for 2 hours each direction, did not wrinkle. A miracle!
No one but me dressed up at all for this event. But I felt good. And while I could feel all of my jiggly bits, I felt that I had camouflaged them quite nicely and frankly, we will deal with them on January 2nd.
Here I am, looking slightly stunned! I have paired them with my grey Tippi cardigan and when I arrived chez in-laws, I put on my purple tie ballet flats. No one noticed. I looked cute for a woman who feels like she has swallowed the whole turkey!
I thought you might also want to see the big surprise Mr. WMM provided me: garnet earrings and matching necklace.
While the coat was expected (I had chosen it after all) the jewellry was not. I was shocked to get two pieces of lovely jewellry, which is indicative of
a) how much of a haggler he has become since he purchased the diamond earrings and now feels quite emboldened to go into a jewellry shop and get a good deal; and
b) how down in the dumps I have been in the last few weeks, both following my dad's passing, the lead up to Christmas in the wake of that, and my decision that it may be time to consider what I want to do for the next 15 years of my life. I do not recommend such malaise as a way to get fine jewellry, but I am not complaining!
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| The necklace with a wee tiny diamond |
One of the earrings (the other was already on my ear!)
A very nice surprise indeed!
I hope your week is going well! We could not get tickets for Les Miserables last night and are hoping to hit there today! Stay safe out there!
On the 3rd Day of Christmas, WMM gave to me:
Two hummers feeding by her honeysuckle tree:
In the darkest days of winter, and on those days when our spirits are feeling dark indeed, it is comforting to remember that summer will come again and so will these beautiful creatures.
Thank you all so much for stopping by. You do not know this - but you are making me very brave indeed - more on that soon!
