While chatting with sara_merry99 last night, I mentioned a new dress that I'd bought for myself last week, and she asked to see it -- so, for Sara, here I am in my new dress from India!



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Isn't it pretty?

We had some friends visiting us from out of state this last week, and we took them around town to see the sights -- one of Mr Catyah's suggestions was the Global Market. Long ago, back when I was a kid, and long before that, there was a HUGE Sears store in the city. When it closed down, the store sat empty for YEARS. Various suggestions were made, but in the last few years, someone finally developed the property so it could be used to good advantage. The upper floors are apartments and lofts and office space, and the main floor is a thriving marketplace of little shops and restaurants run by people from all over the world. One of the shops is run by a lady from India who sells dresses, and I needed a new dress, and there was a sale... *grin*

I wore the dress to church on Sunday and to work on Monday, and got lots of nice compliments, but I kept thinking that I'd like nicer shoes to wear with it. So on my way home from work today, I stopped on a whim at a local thrift store, just to take a look, not expecting to find anything. I walked over to the shoe department, and the shoes I am wearing in the picture happen to be the first ones I saw! I tried on several other pairs, but I always came back to these.

I'm going to be seeing various fangirls in the near future -- I'll be glad to model it for you in person, dear friends. I think I'm going to be getting a lot of use out of this outfit.

:: silly little happy dance, humming "I Feel Pretty" ::