Scarlet Lily: Marriage: Counting Down & Counting Up

B. and I had a marriage-themed weekend. We continued our countdown year by going wedding dress shopping (well... one of us went wedding dress shopping) and also got to celebrate his parent's 35th anniversary with a lovely surprise dinner.

Wedding dress shopping was fairly brief as we only had one appointment, but still very fun. After all, how could it not be fun to have someone bring you $1000 dresses to try on as you're standing on a pedestal. Please! Despite the fact that one of the dresses had such a large skirt that I immediately burst out laughing because I looked like something that should be on top of a music box, we did find one possibility. B. has forbidden me from writing about it here since he would read it, but it was gorgeous.

I have two more appointments coming up... one at the beginning of August and one in the middle of August. The appt. at the beginning of August is the mom's trip. Because we were in town as a surprise we couldn't have B's mom come along for the trip and I really want her to be able to come on at least one appt., so we're going to try to arrange a meeting in Binghamton. And the third trip will be the big one where my two main ladies, Feather Nester, and M., will be in town for. As you may know, pictures are strictly forbidden, so I don't have any fun shots for you. (Incidentally, did you know that they even take the labels out of all the dresses so you can't find a dress you like and then get it off the Internet for cheaper! You'd think you were shopping for nuclear weapons given the level of security at those places!)

After dress shopping and the requisite afternoon nap, we prettied ourselves up and headed out to dinner. We went to an amazing steak house! Best example of the fanciness level: We walk to the table, I set my purse on the floor and put my napkin in my lap. Immediately, fancy waiter lady repels from the ceiling and says "here is a little table for your purse and a napkin to match your dress" and gave me a tiny leather table for my purse and swooped my horribly gauche white napkin from my lap and replaced it with a more appropriate black one. What?!??! Crazy! But great! We were treated so well that I was sort of surprised when the ladies room didn't come with a personal potty assistant.

Anyway, it was such a lovely night and so great to see B's family and celebrate their 35 years together. Here are some pictures for you...