So, this past weekend consisted of…
…playing a ridiculous amount of Rock Band with my girlfriends and their husbands/fiances. (Which resulted in deciding that, in order to get better, I will eventually have to purchase my very own Rock Band. You know, for my free time.)
…shopping for and ordering a bridesmaid dress. Come June, I’ll be decked out in this:
I love the color, I’m just not really a bow or gathering kind of girl.
But hey, it’s not my day.
…running the Philly Rock ‘n’ Roll half-marathon!
If you remember last year, my parents missed me crossing the finish line, and my mom admitted that she’d been looking for me in the ambulance. This time, she knew better – though still missed me. BUT she is an excellent supporter, and I’m so glad she came out. (Thanks, Mama!) And she did catch this action shot around mile four or five:
See me amidst all the pink?
Last year, too, we were so excited for our first real medal. Once we finished, we marveled at the weight and the general coolness of the Liberty Bell we’d won. But this year, well, this year’s medal wins, hands down:
The guitar! The sparkles! And it’s even heavier than last year!
My actual time may not have been as good as before, but the experience was right up there. Plus, reward me with a medal like that, and you can be sure I’ll be back next year.
I’ll run it as many times as it takes for my parents to see me cross that finish line.
Yikes, that dress? In 5 years it’ll be this generation’s version of the poufy sleeved dresses from the 80’s!
Do you think it’ll even take that long? Five years might be generous…
A gown with a pick up skirt? EEEK!!!! I’m with Carla – pickup skirts are Gen Y’s answer to poofy sleeves. That said, the color is lovely.
I keep telling myself the same thing about the color. And the dress from the waist up (minus the bow).
You don’t want to look like you’re wearing a bunched up tablecloth? What’s wrong with you?
I know, I know. I’m so high maintenance.
whoa that’s one hell of a bridesmaid dress… whoa.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the bride dearly and would wear anything for her. But yes, quite the dress.
WOW! that dress! it’s.. um. well! it’s… a dress, all right!
i actually wore an identically-colored dress for a wedding, and i will say the color IS quite lovely & flattering for a lot of folks. but OH MAH JEEBUS that’s.. um. well. voluminous?
Good to know about the color – not everyone could be there to try it on.
Good job on the race! And, while the ladies are commiserating with you over the dress (uhh, yeah, you look just fine honey), what I noticed is the very cool number you had. It was the same coming and going.
it’s really quite simply.. say NO to the dress.
oye.
also, congratulations on your marathon accomplishment! I LOVE the medal with the guitar and sparkles.
Ha, whoa. That dress might require some strength training to support all day.
Love the last photo – it’s good to see you two š
Oh, but you’ll TOTALLY wear that dress again!!
…no? not so much?
well the color is atleast really nice.. and by the looks of your pics, i’m sure it will be a good shade for you at least haha small consolation
and ps love the tags on this post, especially the “i run to look better naked” haha so wonderful!!