So as everyone knows I had my lil happiness crushed a bit when we couldn't go to Halloween last month, and I'd spent weeks and weeks of work prepping for it. Well, this weekend is the makeup for that, and I've been awfully paranoid that something would happen again to jinx it. For some reason, Merava...for Malcolm and I....has been the most incredibly difficult place to actually manage to attend. We had hoped to in June, but it was his daughter's graduation. Again in August, I think or maybe it was late July...we were supposed to meet with the Meravites at Down Under for a night of dancing and partying, and Malcolm had hurt his back so we ended up staying in. Then last month, well it just seemed like we were cursed. So I haven't talked about it too much, have tried not to think about it too much, and even haven't prepped too damn much. Two days ago, I decided I needed some kind of outfit, so off I went to the stores...Fashion But, Goodwill, trying to find something glittery, fashion forward, and cheap. A very unlikely combo, true? I ended up at the fabric store again and found some panne velvet with sewn in black sequins. My PLAN was to sew a sleeveless top with a gathered neck and split back. Simple, sexy, and well, did I say simple? LOL. I got home, was less than enthusiastic about starting because I just didn't want to DO all this work and then....nothing. But suck it up, and I got some newspaper to create a pattern, and laid out the fabric, just RIPPLING with static electricity. Looked at it, thought wow...I got alot of fabric....hmmm, even enough to make a dress, shorter this time like he wanted it, still with the gathered neck even, and using the same basic pattern as last time, sorta.
So I made a damn dress. The process of sewing for me is very organic. It takes on a life of it's own, and changes along the way. I'm not very good, but I can fake it enough that my stuff is at least wearable in a dark room, and great for "costume" wear. The only thing I've ever made that was virtually flawless was Malcolm's kilt. I might make him wear it. LOL! So this dress. Yah...wow, it's certainly shorter. And we all know how lovely velvet starts rolling at the edges. I can see it by midnight, the hem will be rolled up to my coochie and all that static will have my coochie hairs standing on end. OR, someone will touch me and they'll blow up. Can I just say that I have virtually WASHED this fabric in Static Guard, and DAMN!!! It's still crackling. I decided last night that the gathered neck was boring, and since my best assets are my boobs, they needed some spotlight. BTW, never try to cut fabric while you're still wearing it. Thankfully the bra was in the way and I still have my boob. THAT would have been cute!
Malcolm called this morning before both of us went to work. He said hi, and my gut reaction was to say "OH NO!!". He just laughed and said he'd be there at my side tomorrow if he had to drag himself over broken glass to do it. How can I not love the heck out of this guy. Tomorrow morning I finish packing, go to the bank, do Juju's laundry for HER big weekend adventure, finish the dress and repaint my toes, maybe shave a little. LOL. I was thinking about him at work today as I took order after order, and it made me smile so much the person in the next cubby raised their eyebrows at me. It's good to have a thought about the person that is my mate that actually makes me happy.
Having reconnected with several of my classmates now, I'm a little envious of their successes, but more and more, I realize how lucky I've been, how many great experiences I've had, and how much fun my life is. It's not easy, but it's damn fulfilling, and being right here, right now I can honestly say yes I'm poor, yes I'm underemployed, yes I'm not married, but I don't really care. I'm happy!
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