New Dress All Weekend!

The new dress. I wore it for the first time to Natalie's 50th birthday party yesterday afternoon. It was fun to feel so girly in a sweet, cotton dress and tall spiky sandals. Threw on some nice jewelry and I was feeling great.

Photo of the new spring dress made by
Presley Skye from their site.

Their house was packed with people and food and wine and gifts and conversation. We had a ball. Yesterday, my Yahoo horoscope yesterday said to listen more than talk. I made sure to do that and really enjoyed myself. Interesting people and conversations abounded. I ate very little because I made sure to eat a large-ish lunch earlier. It worked. I did not eat any of the pasta and just had a forkful of cake. Thank you for sharing, Michael!

So many of their relatives and friends whom we have met through the years had not seen us since my big weight loss. Lots of questions. One even wanted more details about my illness and how we are handling it. As a rule, I only offer so much unless specifically asked for more. She really wanted to delve. I tried to keep my answers short and eventually, she got the bigger picture.

Earlier in the day, I worked in the gardens while Michael worked on the Mustang. It was fun to have him home with me on a Saturday. Such a rare treat.

Today, the new dress goes on again before I head north to sit in Dream Machine traffic to play a concert with the little violin students. Afterwards, Michael is going to haul out the BBQ and cook a beautiful rib eye steak while I cook crimini mushrooms on the stove top. A steak. Another rare treat.