DO YOU EVEN BELIEVE IT?

February 2nd, 2010 | by TJ |

The title of this post, Internet, refers to two things.

Thing One:

I went dress shopping today, and it was not a total misery, even though my mother started off the day by telling me she liked my shirt but it made me look “heavier than I am.” And then she was shocked when I went to change it. She wasn’t being mean, it just didn’t come out the way she intended (I was wearing a much less fitted shirt than my usual preferences, and she wasn’t used to it, as I am quite set in my “style” ways). There were very few dresses we were flat out displeased with, and from the two shops we went to, I got a much better idea of what I’m looking for – or at least, what I’m not looking for (dropped waists + short legs = a surprisingly dead on impersonation of Toad).

We’ve even got two dresses tied in a dead heat at the moment, with a third not far enough behind to be eliminated. We took pictures of everything, but… I left my camera cord in Arizona.

DO YOU EVEN BELIEVE IT?

(I will be picking up a card reader tomorrow in hopes that I will find a way to get Internet input without Phil having a peek – we’re being quite traditional about all of that.)
Thing Two:

Have you ever read Hyperbole and a Half? If you haven’t, I don’t even know what to say to you. You should probably go over and read it right now, and that should probably convince you to continue. If you need more convincing, you should read this particular post, because if you are at all like me, you will probably be like OH MAN ME TOO and if you’re not at all like me yet you’re still reading my blog, you will still probably laugh REALLY HARD.

And if you’re STILL not convinced?

Look what Allie drew for me:

Brinkley the wonder dog

DO YOU EVEN BELIEVE IT?

You know how we are moving into a whole new house? That is the first art going on our walls, and it will probably be really hard to actually choose a wall for it, so I’m thinking we’ll put one copy above each of Brinkley’s beds (two), so that he knows where they are in the new house and then one copy in the bathroom, because every bathroom needs some classy art, and then one copy in the laundry room to cheer me up when I’m doing laundry! DO YOU EVEN BELIEVE IT!

Anyway, Internet, I wanted to write about dress shopping today, but it seems so pointless without pictures. I hope to write about it tomorrow, with pictures, but I’ll have to work out a way to keep Phil’s prying eyes away. Not that he’s all determined to ruin the surprise or anything, but you know, once you’re banned from something, it becomes much more likely that you will accidentally see it. Suggestions welcome, Internet.

9 Responses to “DO YOU EVEN BELIEVE IT?”

  1. By Katie on Feb 2, 2010

    Woot to dress shopping! Glad it wasn’t as bad as you thought it would be :D

    and..

    I Win!

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  2. By Gauntlet on Feb 2, 2010

    Just make a password protected post. Make the password “IAmAllowedToSeeThis”, or something. So he would have to type in something that would make him feel guilty just doing. GUILT HIM AWAY FROM YOUR SECRETS.

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    Adlib Reply:
    February 2nd, 2010 at 8:33 pm

    That was going to be my suggestion too! So, another vote for password post. :)

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  3. By Brie (The Fit Bride) on Feb 2, 2010

    You know what? Tim’s seen my dress on me in pictures, multiple times, and whenever I quiz him on it like “Tim, tell me what my wedding dress looks like,” he’s like “…white?”

    So, moral of the story, even if Phil sneaks a peek, he won’t remember. Because as Cosmo teaches us, MEN ARE TOO MANLY TO THINK ABOUT FASHION.

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  4. By Superjules on Feb 2, 2010

    I BELIEVE!!!

    (I feel like you’re the evangelical preacher and I’m the sheep-like congregation. AMEN!)

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  5. By Carrie on Feb 3, 2010

    I’m guessing that since he posts here sometimes he has access to all of your posts and could probably get past a password-protected post.

    SO.

    My suggestion is to get a brand new special Photobucket or Flickr (or whatever you prefer for photo storage) specifically for sekrit Wedding Photos, and make THAT password protected. You could link to it from your blog post, and give out the password via email like you have with past password-protected posts.

    I think it’ll work :)

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  6. By Alex on Feb 3, 2010

    Has Brinkley seen the art yet? It’s awesome.

    Looking forward to seeing the dress photos!

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  7. By Vronak on Feb 3, 2010

    Yeah, a password protected page that we have to ask for the password, like you’ve done in the past.

    I guess no video of the actual shopping experience?

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  8. By Craig on Feb 3, 2010

    I DON’T EVEN BELIEVE IT!!

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