My daughter decided at the last minute that she actually did want to go to the homecoming dance and would I pretty-please take her dress shopping right now? It was Friday night, after my music lesson, and I was tired, but I figured I had just enough energy left to handle a trip to the outlet mall she wanted to go to. Having been dress-shopping there with her friend just a few days before, she knew exactly which store to go to, and she found a dress she liked quickly. We popped into a couple of other stores including, of course, Lindt, then headed home with our loot. All in all, it was a good trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But, wandering around an outdoor mall in cold weather while still recovering from a cold turned out not to be a great choice medically speaking. Between that and the flu shot I’d gotten Thursday, I relapsed Saturday and ended up spending part of the day in bed. I got up long enough to see her off to the dance. She looked fabulous.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My daughter decided at the last minute that she actually did want to go to the homecoming dance and would I pretty-please take her dress shopping right now? It was Friday night, after my music lesson, and I was tired, … Continue reading