Sad Face

The pearl fell out of my ring last night. This isn't a big shock as it's an old ring and jewelry does that sometimes, but unfortunately for me (and those around me), I have a bit of a complex about rings.

During the one of my depressive episodes, I lost a stone out of a ring Jay had given me. That was sort of a "final straw" for me--I was really freaked out by it for a couple of days.

Also, since I wore my Christmas ring on that hand (starting in 2005), it's been more than a little strange not to have anything on that finger. I was particularly annoyed last night when I realized that I'd left the Christmas ring in Youngstown.

Of course, this is an easy repair, and I'll have the ring back in a few days, but I was having trouble overcoming my sudden hand nudity.

So, I went to WalMart and picked out the lamest, fakest, cheapest plastic solitaire I could find to tide me over:

It doesn't look half bad in a blurry cell-phone photo!

Drum Roll, Please!

And the winner of the Bridesmaids' Dress-Off Challenge is...

David's Bridal 83312!!!

This dress was a unanimous favorite of the bridesmaids. I thought that I would choose something more elaborate, but what was most important to me was that they were comfortable for the marathon of July 23 (Plus, do you know how difficult it is to find a dress that not only flatters five very different bodies, but all five like as well?).

This dress is a great basic that I hope each of the girls will dress up in her own way. It also has pockets and (according to Sara) will photograph better than our other contenders might have.

So while my dress is pretty elaborate, this one is sweet and simple. And according to David's Bridal's Dress Your Wedding tool, they look pretty darn good together.

They even have drapey shit!

More Bridesmaid Dresses

I broke the keyboard on my laptop a while back, hence the lack of posts. During my hiatus, I made another trip to David's Bridal with my best high school friend, Katie.

Katie and I were close for most of middle and high school. I was glad that it takes about half an hour to drive to David's Bridal--we got plenty of time to catch up. Katie's studying to be a vet in Michigan, so we don't get many chances to hang out.

Katie tried on the same dresses as Heidi, Sara, and Emily, then we found another:

I really liked the lines on this one, but it has a bow in the back. That screams, "OMG, Bridesmaid!" just a little too loudly for me.

Nicky and I are going to make one last dress trip before she leaves for France this month. I think we're going to look at this jacquard dress--I keep seeing it out of the corner of my, eye and most of the bridesmaids seem to like it.