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21810. arkymalarky - 5/15/2007 3:36:00 AM Alistair, I thought of The Princess and the Pea. She came to the door soaking wet claiming to be a princess, but it took a night in bed to figure out if she was telling the truth. 21811. alistairConnor - 5/15/2007 11:00:51 PM The moral of that story is that a girl should be careful about sleeping around, because she might get her peas. 21812. arkymalarky - 5/15/2007 11:06:45 PM *GROAN!* 21813. betty - 5/16/2007 2:08:33 AM congrats arky.
my graduation is on sunday. spent a couple hours at the Mall today trying to find a dress (we don't do cap and gown). when I was uber-fat I could find a dress that fit me, now, I can find a dress that fits me or a dress that fits my boobs, but not both. If I dress to fit the boobs I look dowdy and matronly with the rest of the dress hanging like a curtain. If I dress the rest of me I look like a slut (I might be one but I don't want to LOOK like one).
I wish I knew how to sew. 21814. arkymalarky - 5/16/2007 4:39:05 AM Thanks Betty! Congratulations to you!
I didn't go to my graduation, but I picked up my cap and gown. 21815. judithathome - 5/16/2007 1:21:37 PM Betty, get a skirt and top in the same color...it'll look like a dress from afar and that way, you'll be able to fit both halves more easily. 21816. betty - 5/17/2007 2:17:12 AM Judith, yes, I have already selected such a "back up" ensemble, but am being rather pouty about wanting a real live dress because it is my graduation and I should be able to wear a dress, damn it. It is not a very *rational* fixation, but there you have it.
21817. wonkers2 - 5/17/2007 3:46:51 AM Aren't you wearing a cap and gown? Nobody will see the dress anyway. Well I guess you may want to take the gown off after the ceremony. 21818. concerned - 5/17/2007 4:02:07 AM Re. 21813 -
Dress like June Cleaver. I guarantee you won't look like a slut then. 21819. judithathome - 5/17/2007 4:21:26 AM You guys evidently skim posts...she has already said she doesn't want to look frumpy (June Cleaver) AND that there will be no cap and gown. 21820. betty - 5/17/2007 4:25:30 AM wonk, no, we don't do cap and gown.
concerned, actually, you would be mistaken. I have a coat dress that says otherwise. 21821. betty - 5/17/2007 4:35:21 AM judith...I'm so glad *someone* reads my posts. 21822. wonkers2 - 5/17/2007 12:41:52 PM I confess, sometimes I comment on the last post without reading what went before. My bad. 21823. thoughtful - 5/17/2007 3:04:38 PM betty, I'm a fan of what not to wear and they make a big point about getting your clothes tailored...nothing looks so good like a dress that fits and the best way to get it to fit is to have it altered...buy it for the largest part of yourself and get the other taken in.
Also, the stats are something like 90% of american women wear the wrong size bra. They often recommend going for a good bra fitting. They make styles that are minimizing and if it fits right, can be very supportive..
Just some suggestions. 21824. judithathome - 5/17/2007 10:20:54 PM Just some suggestions.
With which I agree wholeheartedly. Treat yourself...it's a big deal to graduate and you've worked hard for it. 21825. prolph - 5/18/2007 9:33:46 PM thanks wabbit, now that i can ppost but i havn't got anything tp say at the moment except THANKS. patsy 21826. wabbit - 5/18/2007 9:58:59 PM No problem, Patsy, sorry it took so long!
Good luck, Betty, I hope you find something suitable (no pun intended). I learned how to sew when I was a kid for the same reason, though not quite the same problem. I was a scrawny tall thing and couldn't find clothes that both fit me size-wise and were long enough. I'm still always happy to see high heels in fashion, it means trousers will be made longer. Too bad it doesn't work for sleeves.
As I recall, you're a crafty woman, I'm sure you'd be a wiz at sewing in no time. Though perhaps not in time for this occasion. 21827. Magoseph - 5/20/2007 10:04:55 AM Good morning!
Today, we are having brunch with my sons and their wives in a local restaurant. All four attended the sixtieth wedding anniversary of my sons ‘grandparents Friday. They are coming here because a car trip of twenty-one miles to my oldest son’s house is too much for me these days. 21828. arkymalarky - 5/20/2007 3:40:23 PM Sounds like a lovely gathering, Mags! 21829. Magoseph - 5/21/2007 1:19:00 PM It was, Arky, but it was too short--Flexy developed a breathing problem during the meal and we had to go home sooner than anticipated.
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