Date Day!

Last Wednesday, in honor of our 11th anniversary, John and I went on a day-long date. It was nearly a week late, but we got there. :-)

And I just wanted to dress up. I don't get an opportunity often to dress up in a non-business-related context. We went antiquing in the morning, had a nice lunch, then went to see Batman v. Superman.*

So this is what I did.




Michael Kors dress from Nordstom Rack. (Because why pay full price? Seriously unnecessary.) Plus a clearance silver/gold knot necklace, and my 3-year-old (and still perfect) neutral Cole Haan wedges! I felt awesome.

Here's a milestone for me, too. The dress was shorter than I would usually go. I generally like hitting at or slightly below the knee. This was close to 2 inches above the knee. And the world didn't crumble to the tears from glimpsing a slight bit of my thigh. It was incredibly affirming to someone who has always hated her legs.

Now, as promised in my last post, the hair. I didn't just perm in the 80s because everyone did. I permed because my hair doesn't typically do a damned thing without 9 pounds of product Otherwise. I have extremely fine (and completely straight) hair, but a crap-ton of it. Guess what that ultimate effect that has! I used to be grateful for static because it at least gave my hair some lift!

But it ain't the 80s anymore, and I now know that I personally look ridiculous with big-ass pageant hair, so that's no longer an option. It works fine many people, but I ain't one.

I found a gadget online, though, that actually gives my hair, I repeat my hair, a nice, long-lasting curl. I present to you, the Miracurl! There are some similar items that don't get reviews as positive (based on my internet research), but this is the one I ordered, and it worked well for me. Because look at it! (And while you're looking at it, please ignore all of the white hair in my eyebrows, and we'll pretend the ones at my temples are just the sunlight coming in through the window.)




It ended up lasting three full freaking days, and may have lasted longer, but I couldn't stand not washing it anymore.

Anyway, that's all for now, and thanks for your patience between posts.


*Because we're geeks, in case no one had noticed yet, and indiscriminate between Marvel and DC. Our last date was to Deadpool, I've thoroughly enjoyed all Avengers-related properties, and I am deciding whether I'm going to Wonder Woman opening night or waiting until the crowds die down so I can enjoy it in relative peace. I grew up on comics, okay? Tons and tons of comics. Probably literally. We had bushel-boxes full of them everywhere. I grew up with the best parents.

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