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Last Friday Night...

9/23/2011

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Ok, so my last Friday night wasn't quiiiiiite like K. Perry's... 

But it was still crazy!  Let me sum it up for you in numbers (after all, I'm an engineer... it makes sense...)


1 bedroom apartment (yes mine) hosting our first FND (Friday Night Dinner) of the semester!

31 beautiful women that decided to come over for it!  (right?!?!?!)

3 talented chefs that made an EXCELLENT team to prepare the following:


9 pounds of pasta (various sauces required)
5 lbs of sliced apples (with 4 cups caramel sauce, a must have)
14 quarts of iced tea
10 cups delicious chopped veggie salad

It was completely chaotic but perfectly wonderful... :)  There is no better way to end a crazy RPI week than with some quality girl time... (7 hours from the time my fellow chefs arrived to when they left... if we're keeping track...)

This Friday night?  Do it alllllllllllll again!   (Ok... here's where K. Perry got it right for sure!)   :)

Get ready! 
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Sneak peek at the new Smooth dress!!

9/3/2011

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After MONTHS of contemplation and WEEKS of waiting, the latest ballroom purchase has arrived!!

(For those of you playing the home game, the "Smooth" category includes the American styles of Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, and Viennese Waltz.)

More than 5 years ago, I purchased my first smooth costume from RainbowSHIU.  She custom makes the dresses for you based on photos of dresses that she's already designed - you can choose the colors, you can mix-and-match pattern details from multiple gowns, add your own little bits of flare - a.k.a. endless possibilities. 

For those of you who are curious, here is that first dress she made me:
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It will always be a favorite, but every once in a while you need to switch it up a little bit!

Enter: New Dress Teaser!

It is a white bodied dress that fades to a beautiful pink...
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There is a little applique action on the bodice...
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And there are full length sleeves (I wouldn't have it any other way...) and wings!!
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(This is my first costume with "wings" so I'm terribly excited about that! :)  And they are removable, too so I can just take them off if they're going to be in the way!)

While I'm sure the four of you who are still reading at this point are anxious to see what the entire thing looks like, alas, I will keep you in suspense a bit longer.

Currently, the dress is a blank slate - not a single rhinestone on it.  (Yeah... that's not going to last long...)

So over the next few weeks, I will slowly be adding a little shimmer and we'll see where it goes!  I will of course give you a grand reveal when it's all finished!!



P.S.  Apparently it is quite comfortable - good to know.
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