dress shopping with the unit of 3

had a great few days when karen was visiting from seattle last week...hmm...what did we do? oh yeah, eat, shop, talk, eat, shop, talk...lol. started off @ Jack Astor's to chow down on quesadilla, chicken fingers & calamari. the place looks so much better now that they renovated. i dig the black decor w/ the funky smirnoff ice bottle chandeliers. then off to "browse" at wedding dresses...i really did have the intentions to simply look at different styles & prices...but then we spotted a strategically placed ad for SposaItalia (at a bus stop of all places) and decided to head north to the boutique to check things out. the lady waited on us like princesses. some of the other places were so dry...

"You are a little bit chubby like me."

"The dress is supposed to make you
look nicer than you really are."

um...yeah, thanks. anyways, at the last place the lady asked what styles preferred, what fit my body well, what price range i was looking at etc...and she pulled out about 4 dresses out of the huge mirrored closets surrounding the brightly windowed room...with couches i might add...and out of the 4 i tried on...i found THE ONE!!! i can't believe it...i actually bought my wedding dress in one afternoon of shopping, only 5 boutiques & 12 dresses later (i am known for being a tad indecisive). but i did have a stellar pair of judges with me who provided honest criticsm throughout the day...

"That dress looks like a cake."

"You look like an ice princess!"

so merci, merci et merci à lisa et karen! my bestest friends in the whole wide world....awwww.