well now. the company party is tomorrow night. for the first time in over 15 years, i’m actually ‘dressing up’ for something. i spent today at the mall after work. searching desperately for SOMETHING that was both affordable and worth wearing.
having shopped myself stupid, it occurs to me that most women these days do not know the difference between ‘class’ and ‘crass’. as it happens, it’s more than the “L”. i was mildly astonished that, apparently, most of the industry’s idea of ‘dressy’ today is a combination of ‘sluttish’ and ‘over-exposed’.
but… eventually, the proper dress made itself known to me. shoes, under garments, and a clutch purse later, i swept out and to home feeling really quite…. giddy. yes, i know, such a surprise. i would never have thought i would look forward to ‘playing dress up’ again in life.
i put it all on to show my roomie. he was adequately boggled. (grin) i will post a picture here after the soiree, as they are taking professional shots as part of the party and they will do the dress more justice than my digital camera can manage.
i also called roomie’s cousin (a new friend of mine) and invited her to go with me. she’s a huge magic:the gathering fan and prompt giggled herself silly saying “YES I WILL GO.” heh.
so. tomorrow night. 6:30pm to midnight. fun times. 🙂