Girls' Night Out

I've said before that I'm not much of a girly girl. But I do like to dress up from time to time. I love the Black Tie parties that we sometimes have. And soon I'll have another formal dress I'll need to show off.

Last night the girls and I went to the bridal shop to try on our dresses. K-girl didn't seem very enthusiastic about going but Lili was very excited. It was pretty busy for a Monday night and there didn't seem to be anyone readily available to help us out. But we didn't really need help for the flower girl dresses so we went to that section first.

I had already picked out a dress I liked online and it was just a question of what size Lili would need. I found a matching headband and we headed to the dressing room.Oh my goodness, she was so adorable! Absolutely beautiful. She really looked like a little princess.

K-girl, in the meantime, was getting bored. When can I try on my dress? she asked. Huh? Did I detect a little excitement? Lili's dress was easy and she agreed to take it off so that K-girl and I could find our dresses (I expected a little resistance there).

So we find a couple of dresses for K, and I find mine, and we go try them on. And oh my goodness again! K-girl looked stunning! Apparently she thought so, too, because she didn't want to take it off. She twirled around in front of the mirrors, admiring herself. I let her wear it for a while while I tried on my dress but eventually she had to take it off. She was very disappointed.

We had the best time last night and it was so nice to see the girly girl in K-girl come out. And my girly girl came out, too. Now I'm ready to go shoe shopping!

Busted

Yesterday morning, as I was settling in to work, my cell phone rang. It was Bob.

"I totaled my car."

What?! I said it loud enough that two people came over to my office. I remember asking if Lili was ok, and then if he was ok. He said they were fine but I needed to come get them.

My wonderful co-workers offered to take me but I said I was fine. I was upset but definitely still functional.

They had just left home. It was 8 in the morning on a winter day and they were headed east. East, in the morning, in the winter. I'm not sure if you've noticed but the sun shines right into your eyes at that time of day and creates the worst glare ever. And Bob couldn't see well so he ran into the back of a big suburban. And now the car that was the first one I ever bought, the car I loved so much, is totaled.

It's funny how we grow so attached to inanimate objects. We never named her but she had personality. I wondered if she felt any pain. It was hard to see the front of her so crumpled. It was hard to see all the bits of glass and plastic still on the road. Lili remarked that one of the eyes was gone. She also told me the car was a girl. Funny.

And the tow truck came and took her away (the car, not Lili). We will probably get enough from selling the scrap and the wheels to pay for the ticket. Luckily, there was very little damage to the suburban and the guy driving it wasn't hurt. But now we are out of a car and can't really afford to get a new one. Or even a decent used one.

It will all work out, I know. But it's stressful. And this happened on the same day my sister emailed me asking for me and all the kids to be in her wedding in March. Money, money, money. We don't have it. And my sister wants us all there so bad she offered to help pay for some of the cost to get there. She probably doesn't have any money either, though. My parents are paying for the wedding (I assume) so I don't feel right asking them for help either.

What to do? What to do?