New shoes

I said I was going to get new shoes... I bought a pair of Fit Flops.
They're supposedly all the rage and are supposed to tone legs and butts. They come with a warning to wear them for a short time at first and work up as they can cause soreness.

Baloney.

They're glorified flip flops with an outrageous price tag and I fell for it. Either that or I'm in much better shape than I thought.

Oh well... the logo is so prominent on the front that everyone will know I am a flip flop fashionista!

Or a sucker...

I predict young brides will be buying these - or getting these as presents from bridesmaids - and decorating them with wedding paraphenalia. They can proclaim their bridal status, be hip, and get a backside workout all at the same time.

Horrible idea

I'm not 21. Haven't been 21 in a long time. I still look pretty good - height/weight proportionate, not too many wrinkles, really good "young" genes, and all that. Even so, a big pouffy wedding dress is out of the question. I'll probably wear a two piece suit designed for women my age, something one would wear to a very nice ladies' tea or daytime symphony event.

Even so, I would like the outfit to look a little "wedding-y." Is that too horrible? Probably not, but on the list of horrible things...

Horrible thing #1: cutting up my old wedding dress (it's designer, it's silk, it was gosh-awful expensive, it could be easily worn by another bride with minor modification to the butt bow)... in order to do...

Horrible thing #2: make the beautiful bodice into a tank to wear with whatever suit I end up getting.

The bodice is just gorgeous. It's off-white raw silk with hand beading and imported lace. Stunning. It would make a fabulous top to wear with a long formal skirt or with a suit. I don't know why I haven't thought of this before except I was saving the dress for a female relative on my X's side of the family who, naturally, doesn't want my dress anymore. And yes, the dress still fits me to a "T."

Is it invoking the wrath of the "wedding gods" to wear part of my old dress? Is is truly tacky?

There's lots of time to ponder this and get input - and recover from the shocking looks that are sure to come.

One ringie dingie...?

He saw a man about a ring.

I don't see a man with a ring.

I think I'll buy a new pair of shoes this week.