Grrrrr

So.....
I have the mac....
But can I use it?
Can i heck.

And you SHALL go to the ball....

Except that I'm sure that cinderella didn't have to rush round in her lunch hour trying to pick up all the little essentials that she suddenly realised she needed.

Its a good job that I really don't care what people think about me [ ignores the fact that there will be a fair amount of networking going on, and you never know when you might need to pick up a contact], and that I'd rather be warm than dressed 'correctly'.

I don't mean about the gala dinner black tie thing.
I'll be fine there.
Its the races.
I've never been , not even to the litle ones at Lingfield , and this is Cheltenham.
But I'm guessing/hoping that if it was anything special they would have told us, so if the Queen can toddle around in an old raincoat and warm boots and headscarf then I guess so can I.

:D

Ok, NOT in a raincoat and headscarf, but in jeans and boots and a warm coat and jumper.
A nice jumper and coat of course.
I'm not stupid.
And something that I won't feel too out of place with during the light luncheon and afternoon tea that will go with it [ pinkys up ]
Ah, hell.
I mean, by that time they will have seen the glory that is my back [ and I mean that only slightly tongue in cheek ] and probably seen me rather tipsy too [ and I hope not completely falling down drunk ], so if they are all barbour and hermes then it really wont matter by then.

Hmmmmmmm.....

I'm now starting to tripple think myself.

Especially since this was suposed to be my bosses jolly.
So I figure that the other attendees will also be owners/partners.

Ah, bugger it.
I'll smile and listen, and ask the right questions, and do a Beau Brummel.
[ie assume if anyone stares its because they are stunned by the sheer glory of my style]

Still.

Wish me luck.
*walks off with head held high and spare knickers in dress purse*

Thank god

Its arrived.

No, not the macbook which was last seen shipping to some interim port or other and at the moment being unwilling to tell me where it is when i log in to find out.

No, something rather MORE important.
[Well, ok, more important for a few days given that I'd be running around like a total nellie trying to find a suitable replacemant if it hadnt arrived in time]

Yes, of course.....its the dress!
Or rather the skirt and bustier.
And it looks gorgeous.
Not a trace of the sausage in sight.
I have a waist.
And boobs.
And it looks elegant, and lovely.

Nothing will make me look like a size 10, but this makes me look and feel good.

The bustier is draped and folded and darted in such a way as to give me support and to stop my boobs from escaping at the least breath from me, and yer it doesn't show any rolls of excess flesh.
The skirt is fitted without being tight and sweeps into a fishtail kick pleat at the back like the one in the picture that i posted a while back.
The fabric is a mid toned brown with a slight sheen and is firm enough to hang without clinging.
And i love it.

Though it is a fraction long, so i may well be rushing around looking for shoes tomorrow.

At the worst i can wear the black and gold 50's platforms under it, as the brown is dark enough, and the gold platform high enough that the black satin of the shoe won't look too bad.

I'm going to wear the pearl necklet, and retrieve my matching bracelet from Em's room so most of the jewelery side of things is sorted too.

*bounces*

I'm starting to get excited.
:D