In Which Moodiness Is Occasionally Useful

[serinde]

In the midst of packing clothes not much used, I came across the closet where my prom dress and my wedding dress were hanging side by side. Now, the prom dress was the subject of a bet between Steve and me, back when I first determined to Do Something about my weight, lo these many years ago; I wagered[1] I would be able to fit into it again, which goal I never yet achieved. Of course I tried it on, and of course it is still too small, by a good margin; no brainer.

But then, moved by the usual sentiments this sort of situation generates, I tried on my wedding dress (silk satin and freshwater pearls, hand-made by nedlnthred, ably assisted by Kasia; I made the buttons and did the pearl-sewing-on). It is too big, which I knew--but it's too big in the same amount that I'm too big for my prom dress. So in theory, barring what I learned about women's bone structures continuing to grow, it's not that unreasonable a goal.

[1] I can't remember what I wagered. This is lame and vaguely disturbing.

Comments

[sweh.livejournal.com]

IIRC the wager was for him getting his ear pierced.

[syringavulgaris.livejournal.com]

Belovedest! I keep everyone else's brains, and you keep mine. :)

[nedlnthred.livejournal.com]

Hey, I remembered too! He just posted first!

[nancaurelia.livejournal.com]

Most adult women cannot fit into their wedding dresses, much less their high school clothing. You should be very proud of what you've already accomplished, and use that to your best advantage. Sounds like you're already doing that.

XXX

[dagnycat522.livejournal.com]

I have the goal of fitting into my prom dress again one day too. I don't care if it is shallow

[syringavulgaris.livejournal.com]

The hell with shallowness, it's a SYMBOL.

(Mine happens to be a symbol of the worst excesses of the late 80s. It's a...vision. Yes.)

[shechameleon.livejournal.com]

And a damned scary vision, assuming you're referring to the electric-blue metallic antebellum-esque one...

[erinfinnegan.livejournal.com]

OMG

In high school I kept "out growing" my jeans, and I kept them (at my parents' house) thinking "When I lose the weight these will fit again". Eight-ish years later I DID lose the weight and tried the jeans on again, and they fit!! Unfortunately they were all worn out and hopelessly out of style by then.

I weigh like 25 pounds less now than I did at prom. ZOMG!