Two weeks ago I went to West Hartford Center for my haircut and afterwards decided to go around the corner to the Lucy Baltzell Shop to see what was available in mother-of-the-groom attire. I never bought anything there and hardly ever look – it’s sooo exclusive! I was shown several things that looked promising and decided to try on two things. I was wearing jeans, sneakers and knee socks and no bra – it was after my third or fourth treatment!*. Sure enough, one of the two things I tried on seemed just perfect – 100% silk pastel print of pink, aqua and lavender, mid-calf length, fitted waistline, loose elbow-length sleeves, pockets in the side seams. Only the price stunned me. So I left it there.
I came home and told Dad and David about it. They both said to go back and buy it, that it wasn’t so expensive for what it was.
David: “When you buy something good that fits and feels good it only hurts once, when you buy it; when you buy something cheap and it never fits or feels good, it hurts every time you wear it.” Haven’t I always said every family should have a David-style philosopher in it. So next day I bought the dress!
[*Radiation for breast cancer]