A Formal Affair

by chilihead on October 29, 2006

in Weblogs

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After our little bloggity lunch today, several of us decided to go shopping over at Grapevine. I bought a cheap necklace and earrings, some tights for Wild Thing, and a bottle of water. Oh yes. I was a big spender today. However, the highlight was when Jeana, HolyMama, Shalee, Shannon, and I decided to try on formals. Well, actually, SHANNON decided we all needed to try on formals. When it came down to it, though, Jeana took the picture and HolyMama soothed her baby (sweet boy that he is). The rest of us donned a formal and proceeded to look fabulous as only women who have given birth and have little figure left (speaking only for myself here) can.

As Shalee was zipping me, she happened to mention my, er, cleavage. Now normally I’m not that modest. My cleavage has been mentioned a time or two and I can laugh it off if not show it off. This time, however, was different. It seems my womanly figure has decided that frontal cleavage is not enough. No. I must now have back cleavage. In my last-ditch effort to either make you laugh out loud or completely gross you out, I share with you my most embarrassing picture to date.

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Yeah. South Beach and Weight Watchers are getting a new groupie on Monday.

{ 22 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Pass the Torch October 29, 2006 at 4:57 am

You’re quite lovely. All of you.
And I’m pretty sure that dress wouldn’t have zipped up on me at all.
You might consider waxing your eyebrows while you’re down there in Bloggityville, though.
Just saying…

2 Laurel Wreath October 29, 2006 at 6:32 am

Vogue next??? “You look marvelous” (said in Billy Crystal accent)

3 Christine October 29, 2006 at 6:38 am

I guess we never outgrow dress-up!

4 Everyday Mommy October 29, 2006 at 8:14 am

Good HEAVENS I’m glad I didn’t come to Texas!

5 green3 October 29, 2006 at 12:37 pm

You guys look GREAT!!

6 kelli October 29, 2006 at 3:17 pm

Sounds like you guys had a great time, although Shannon looks like Prom Barbie!

7 jeana October 29, 2006 at 3:22 pm

Is that the blogger formally known as Chilihead?

8 rachelanne October 29, 2006 at 7:59 pm

Oh, how I wish I had been there for that! It was great to get to know you on Saturday night, but I would’ve loved to have some more time (and fun!)earlier in the day! It was a memorable evening, I am still blown away by the awesome girls who were there at Tina’s. Great Fork story.

9 kellygirl October 29, 2006 at 8:05 pm

Bee-utiful!! All of yus!!
So have you figured out a cup size?..tee..hee
Yeah, that I should even speak!
I blush at your sweet comment on my post… :o It was a joy and pleasure to meet you as well.

10 Cmommy October 29, 2006 at 8:29 pm

LOLOL!! I chose the bookstore and missed THIS?!
Meeting you was such a highlight~~~I’ll be back tomorrow with my photo tribute to Elphaba! :-) {}Chrissy

11 Shannon @ Rocks in my Dryer October 29, 2006 at 9:14 pm

Prom Barbie? *blush*
Too much fun…

12 Goslyn October 30, 2006 at 5:36 am

That’s not back cleavage! You look fabulous. And like you had a fantastic time. I am so jealous. :)

13 Shalee October 30, 2006 at 8:15 am

I love the dress because it makes me look like I have breasts. If I could have afforded it, I would have bought it and worn it from now until I die. I like anything that makes me even look like I have a chest. Okay, it was just a ton of fun!

14 Tess October 30, 2006 at 10:40 am

fabulous, all of you

15 Katherine @ Raising Five October 30, 2006 at 11:45 am

I can’t believe I went to a volleyball tournament instead of this. Next time my daughter will just have to understand! It was so great to meet you. What an awesome group, even without the formalwear (By the way, I laughed out loud!).

16 Beck October 30, 2006 at 12:35 pm

There’s nothing wrong with YOU; the dress is simply too small. I’m on a diet right now, and let me recommend against them. All the joy in my life – sucked out.

17 Minnie October 30, 2006 at 1:23 pm

I can’t believe you guys let me leave before you did this!!!! I’m so bummed I missed out.
It was SO great to meet y’all!

18 HolyMama! October 30, 2006 at 1:58 pm

it looked even better in person, y’all. gorgeous trio of women, in that there pic.

19 Kate October 30, 2006 at 7:39 pm

Fabulous! So much fun! Reminds me of when KEP and I were in high school and we’d try on formals for fun. I even got them to unchain the purple mermaid dress and tried it on.
As for the fit of that dress–a)the dress is obviously made for a mutant, and b) it looks pretty good to me. If it makes you feel any better, I was spilling out of my wedding dress and the only reason it even fit on my body at all was the corset back.

20 momrn2 October 30, 2006 at 9:18 pm

You girls were having entirely way too much fun!! :-) and I’m so glad you did!!

21 GiBee October 31, 2006 at 1:33 pm

OH STOP!!! You are so slim … I don’t think I saw an OUNCE of fat on you … AN OUNCE, I tell you!
That was TOTALLY a fluke.
I think you just got a dress that had a defect.
Yeah. That’s it.

22 Kathryn, The DYM November 6, 2006 at 6:45 pm

You guys so totally crack me up. I have not tried on formals with friends since high school.

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