Now that I finally have a free moment, I can fill you in on the new stuff! Well, you may recall that last weekend I had a surprise day off, and was trying to figure out how I could trick Lionel into coming with me to Burlington. Apparently, the trick is to remind him how close it is to
Five Guys Burgers and Fries, because he was in the car before I finished my sentence.
Five Guys, if you have not had the pleasure, is an awesome little burger and fry joint that has peanut shells all over the floor and usually has a line out the door. It is cheap, cheap CHEAP and good, good GOOD. If you are a veggie girl like me, the grilled cheese is to die for. In fact, the only thing that would have made me happier would be if they made milkshakes. Cherry coke suffices, in a pinch.
There we were at Burlington, me browsing every brown suit in his size and him dreaming of cheap burgers, when he stumbled into a sales rack of rather attractive Ralph Lauren sport coats. What can I say; my man has expensive taste. Why did I bring him again? Oh yeah, to try things on. Well, it was about the same price as most of the suits we were considering and much more versatile, so I gave in and we got it. Plus a new shirt. And a snazzy tie.
Ladies, when your man walks out of the fitting room and you can't stop running your hands up and down his arms because he looks so good? Consider the budget blown.
I'm a sucker for a man in a suit.
So, we have something else crossed off of the list! Semi-formal night is covered. Woohoo! We went across the street and celebrated with the best fries on the planet.
Remember the formal dress I found in my closet? Well, Lionel was originally Mr. Skeptical about it. But then I tried it on, and he started drooling. So I think it's a hit!
Of course, looking at all of the drab, black dresses (and variations thereof) in my closet got me thinking.......maybe I need a semi-formal dress that is any other color.
Have you been dress shopping lately? I think I hate it more than bathing suit shopping. Seriously. All I could find were gaudy colors, unflattering cuts and mother-of-the-bride dresses. Here I am in my early 30's, stuck between floor-length pink frills and a sparkly cream suit. Great. I even went to the Alfred Angelo store, a place I have not been since I started planning our wedding a few years ago. I felt so out of place. All these girls were there with their best friends or their mothers, and I was scouring the racks trying to find something I didn't hate.
Sometimes there is nothing left to do but give up and log on to ebay.
And, there I found it! A ruby, strapless, tea length, A-line chiffon number for TEN MEASLEY DOLLARS. Cha-ching! It arrived today, and while I love it, it is an eeeeeeeensy bit hard to zip. I'm sure it will be fine by cruise time, because Lionel and I are in full swing operation: exercise our butts off. And if not? A wrap is capable of hiding many sins.
I have a wrap.
Score.
Guess what else came in the mail?
Tiffany is awesome.
Not too many things left on the list now:
- get Lionel one or two more ties, because he needs an update
- shop for my Secret Mickey
- door sign!
- order "Double Dip Delight" logo shirts from CafePress
- one (or two or three) more read through the Passporter, as a refresher......what? Doesn't everyone do this?
I also may be going back to ebay to see if there are any more cute, cheap dresses, but shhhhhhhh it's a surprise
Happy Weekend! We sail next month! Yes, I know it is just barely August and we leave at the tail end of September but somehow it makes it seem so much closer.
Ah a fellow double dipper - love it so far!
You know me well! I had to take a day or two off because I'm sore from all the Yoga. 
HER lol 
oh well back to planning 
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