Monday, July 13, 2009

I have been praying and thinking and sketching now for about three weeks. I have been gathering random one yard pieces of fabric to show to Anna for approval, trying to piece existing patterns together to come up with the general shape of the dress and Wow! I realized that Anna has never tried on a wedding dress in her life! What if she puts this dress on and doesn’t really like this style after I have it all made – this is not good. So we decide to visit a couple of wedding boutiques and try on some different styled gowns. We meet in Wilmington on Saturday, July 18th along with my daughter-in-law Jenny (who is almost ready to have a baby, she actually went into labor two days later) who goes with us for moral support and we watch as this sweet young girl comes out of the fitting room with dress after dress on. She looks like a fairy princess and I get all teary because I just can’t believe that she is actually getting married in five months. Reality check, get a grip mom, hold back the tears and focus. You need to help her to stay focused and figure this all out. Anna was having a ball, she was beaming all over, and no surprise, she loved the “ball style gown” that she originally fell in love with and the style that she gave me to make. I say no surprise because Anna has always known what she likes, but Mom just needed to be sure. So we are back on track to recreate this stunning designer gown. I am so excited and I know she is too!