Day 239: A fashionista on a mission

Another day of frantic-ness at the hands of fashion.

Yesterday it was in hopes of finding something for a date, today I was on a mission to exchange some pants and buy another pair.

I grabbed something to eat and then headed to the mall. I was hoping to get in... and get out quickly. I knew what I had to do, and I was going to do it so I could get home and start laundry and get packing for the trip.

But... when I pulled in there was not another car in the lot and I knew the store wasn't going to open for close to 20 minutes.

I could shoot home but I knew I would never leave again. So I opted to head over to Starbuck's in the mall and grab a coffee.

When I got back to the parking lot I looked around and there were a few other cars in the lot.

As I sat there waiting another 10 minutes for the doors to open, I looked out my window and saw an old woman trying to talk to me. I rolled the window down and she said 'they don't open until 11'.

I told her I knew that and I was just hanging out. Then I started to look around, I was hanging out in the parking lot with a group of blue hairs waiting anxiously for the doors of the store to open.

Wow, talk about feeling old. I know I'm not old and I'm certainly not a senior citizen, but sometimes it's funny to see yourself in those situations. Hopefully it's not a forshadowing of what's to come, but after todays turn of events it could be!

When the doors opened I headed inside to exchange the pants. While I was looking for them I ran across this cute little dress that would be perfect in Vegas.

It had a little sequined action on top, cotton on the bottom, comfortable, cool and stylish. I could dress it up or down, its great for now but I can add some tights and boots and wear it in the winter too.

So I tried it on, and it seemed to be just a little too big. Of course there wasn't one a size smaller that would have fit. Crap! I am thinking this dress is the dress I need.

I have no idea why I'm so fixated on it, but I am. In hindsight perhaps I was just avoiding the laundry and packing.

I walk up to check out and I ask the girl at the counter to double check and make sure there's not a dress in the store with the same size.

She looked it up and of course there wasn't. The only 2 stores that had it in the size I needed were at least 30 minutes away.

Ok so now it's time to get down to business. How much do I like this dress? How much will I wear this dress? Is it worth it to drive all that way in hopes there is actually one on the shelf and the computer isn't lying to us all?

I decided to buy the one I had and take my chances with exchanging it at the other store if they had the correct size. That way I could always alter the bigger one, or return it if it was just a Vegas fling.

I headed out to the car and took off. I decided I was going to go for it. Why not right? All I have to do is wash all my clothes, clean the house, pack and call my brother for his birthday.

The entire drive I kept thinking.... what are you doing? All this for a dress? It's not even a special occassion. When did you turn into a fashionista with all of these clothes?

Before I knew it I was at the mall.. in record time... just 30 minutes. I nearly ran inside, I found the dress and headed straight to the dressing room... perfect!

This little number is adorable! I'm so glad I made the trip. I quickly made the exchange and took off.

Now we'll see if it pays off in Vegas with a few free drinks :)