She said Yes to the DRESS!!!!

Yes she did.

My oldest has been engaged for a month or so now and we have already checked out 3 potential venues, picked a caterer, a photographer, and a venue.

We've dined at the caterer's restaurant, discussed money over and over again, had a couple of arguments (including a big hang up fight), picked colors and changed colors and picked colors again three times

and we still have 11 months to go !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This year is sure to be a whirlwind.

Anyone want to share some Zoloft?

However, she did say YES to the DRESS!

I was living my own reality TV show, minus the bitchy mother thing.

I was good.

My daughter showed the salesperson the 3 dresses she wanted to try on, (I added three more when Catherine turned her head) I said I was "good, not great" I just wanted this moment to last.

Catherine tried on all the dresses.

We oohed and ahhhed but there was one dress-- just like in the show-- and when she put it on we knew it was right.

I asked for the cathedral veil and the waterworks came in little sobs.

How can this be my crazy little girl? Looking like a bride, a real bride, (well her hair was a little messy and she did make a few funny faces), And her little sister, dressed in the bridesmaid's dressand standing beside her (all of eleven years old).

You can imagine that photo. Eleven is such a hard age, if you know what I mean: not a big girl yet and not a little girl anymore, stuck in the middle, in the shadow of the the most beautiful bride EVER :)

Your day will come my little princess!

The dress fit like a glove, smiles and tears all around, and surprise, surprise it was only the second most expensive dress in the place.

What a bargain, I must say.

I charged it right up and I held my breath for a minute hoping it would go through.

It did.

Yipee!!!!

I need a job.

Real, real bad :)