The Enchanted Dress

voltee ♦ September 6, 2010 ♦ 2 Comments

Item:  Dress   Color/Fabric:  Raspberry, polyester   Designer:  Zac Posen, for Target   Years owned:  0.5

So today I am making a departure.  I am still in Ohio, and I miscalculated the number of items I would need to write about while here, leaving me forced to choose something I brought on my trip.  I chose this dress primarily because it came from Target, and recently, so I knew I could pull up a picture on the internet.

Today was the second time I’ve worn this dress  In hindsight, not the best decision, since it was chilly in the morning, the wind was blustering and the dress is light and floaty.  I felt like Marilyn Monroe every time I stepped outside.

I’m not sure what it is about this dress, but it’s special.  Four total strangers stopped me to compliment this dress today.  Four!  I don’t think that has ever happened with any other piece of clothing.    It seemed to be little old ladies who stopped me.  Maybe it was the vivid color that delighted them so much, with their failing eyesight and all.  Whatever their reasons, I appreciated their kind words.  I need constant affirmation.  It’s a weakness of mine.

Nate really wanted me to write about this dress so I could document the wondrous event that happened to him while I was wearing it;  he got free meatloaf!  We went with his dad to a place called Uncle John’s Pancake House.  It is a magical place.  Everything is pretty much $6 or less.  There are pancakes, and blintzes, and waffles, and French toast, and omelets, and every type of topping you can think of.  Plus a full range of dinner items,which is nice, since Nate hates breakfast food, and I could eat it all day long.  So I ordered a Greek omelet with pancakes, and Nate ordered meatloaf and mashed potatoes.

Nate’s meatloaf, sadly, was served still frozen in the middle.  They made him a new one to go, and took the other one off of our bill.  And showered us with apologies, which really weren’t needed, because Nate could not have been happier with this turn of events.

Even though they serve frozen food, Uncle John’s was still delicious.  It’s a good thing we live far away from it, because if we didn’t I would need to eat there every day.  And then I wouldn’t be able to fit into my clothes.

The first time I wore this dress, I received free drinks.  Sure, my friend was serving us, but it still was a nice treat, and I think the dress helped.  Clearly, it’s enchanted in some way.  I need to wear it a few more times, and see what happens.  This is a keeper.