NYE–I have a new dress, but I won’t be wearing it for a while

Happy New Year!

Okay, not yet, but I will be asleep when it actually happens, so I’m trying to get out in front of this thing.

About this time, 10 years ago, I would have been looking for my wedding invitations. My grandmother had hidden them from me. Piece of work, that one.

Back in 2008, I was looking for a dress to wear to a company formal party. I came across a gown that made my heart fly up into my throat, and I did my level best to track it down. I called the company that made the dress. I...