DH (dearest husband) said NO!....

Just when I think DH could care less or really does not pay attention to certain details I am in for a big surprise... my romantic dufus does pay attention it seems LOL ... I was in shock when he said NO ... not this gown....

Just as I was about to re-clycle ... well not really but to loan my gown that I wore to my vows re-affirmation ceremony in 2008 18 months post WLS.  I shared on here how I procrastinated and sewed my gown and made my flowers the night before and I got to re-affirm my love and commitment as a slender bride having done so as a fat bride years prior ...

My friend's DD is going to be having a very small fiesta quinceañera that I am hosting as a family dinner due to her financial constraints at the moment.. I will make the 15 dolls plus the cake and the dinner and host it at my home .. The young lady fell in love with my gown that I wore at my reaffirmation and she loves the color and the style and the fit on her ... she asked could she wear it and I saw no problem with that ... I am always giving away my stuff or loaning it out I don't care however DH said NO! not that gown ... you made that for our special day PLEASE do not give it away.... I told him to chill I was just loaning it and he said NO ... that gown is special and he is looking forward to me wearing it again to a special occasion with him some other day? SERIOUSLY??? LOL I don't even like the gown all that much and I do not get attached to clothes but it made me feel good that he noticed ...

I also made a powder blue gown for myself on a special occasion over a year ago... my friend's DD likes this one also but the waistline is too narrow for her and there is no room to let it out as I made it form fitting for me... so I PROMISED to SEW A GOWN FOR HER ... YIKES .... her b-day is the first week of JUNE ... and I am making 15 quinceañera dolls ... hope to find the time ... which I will ....

So today once again I put on the very same gown that I wore back in 2008 18 months post op at my lowest weight for a perfect fit 6 years and 3 months after ... and was about to recycle and pass it on for someone else to wear when DH said NO! that IS our special gown..

So instead I offered up this powder blue gown that I made over a year ago ... I switched my hair to straight and put it on this morning too ... perfect fit still today...

and I got to pick my gown that I will be wearing later to an event with DH and friends... I don't need to worry about wrinkles in this one should it rain again later ... so green it will be ... the gown I started to make the other day was fodder for my doggies the brats...

I loved love loved trying on my gowns ... the first two I made with my very own sewing machines and serger and to be able to fit them today just as I did at my lowest weight post WLS .... 

This is what makes that 1st gown special for DH and it was the best Mother's Day present to know that he noticed ... that and my bfast in bed and a rose and an awesome card and an awesomest gift...

Our before and after bridal collage ... I got to be a fat bride and a thin one on the re-affirmation ... he got to have an Afro...then a Fro.. and now that he is bald he has an "O" .

2008

TODAY ... YUP AL IS RIGHT ... I AM KEEPING MY SPECIAL GOWN ... OUR SPECIAL GOWN...

This is my 7th Mother's Day Celebration since having RNY WLS on 2/5/07.  I am enjoying my journey for life embracing JOY and making it happen to me ... it works too .... 

Thanks for allowing me to share Snippets of my journey....

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL WHO HAVE LOVED AND NURTURED BIOLOGICAL OR NOT NURTURING  MOTHER'S ROCK!!!

FURRY BABIES MOMS ROCK TOO!!! YIKES... this was yesterday coming from the groomer's ... 

How beautiful!  Love you & your hubby!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to you too beautiful!!! I edited my post to add the furries coming back from the groomer's yesterday ... I told her to cut a teeny bit lower ... she heard 'scalp 'em' now I have 3 little fuglies LOL and they are all acting out anytime they get groomed...

FURRY BABIES MOMS ROCK TOO!!! YIKES... this was yesterday coming from the groomer's ... 

Thank you!

Your gown is gorgeous and you look divine in it! You look so happy and in love! 

I agree with your hubby - sometimes we do need to keep the special things! Happy Mother's Day to you!!

Thank you Rose ...I remember sewing that gown overnight the night before my reaffirmation ..

Right now I am killing time working on some paper dolls for souvenirs until time to get dressed and leave out of here in an hour ... having a leisure day today... 

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO YOU!!! 

Have a wonderf

Love this story! I'm glad your DH said no, that gown is beautiful on you! 

Thank you my BEAUTIFUL-EST sista Nell .... I am kind of thrilled that he said NO! too ... after I thought about it that is ... at first my stubborn mule spirit was about to react with 'don't you dare tell me what to do with my gown' LOL but I reflected after he said it was OUR special gown ... worn on a very special day and to PLEASE not give or loan that one out .... it really made me feel some kind of special because otherwise it would seem that he does not concern himself with stuff like that ... His sentiments were touching and refreshing so I sat my feisty panaManiac (crazy Panamanian) down and now I KNOW I am truly blessed with a dufus romantic partner for life...

What a beautiful, sentimental story! Sometimes we don't always know how much something means to someone else.

When I was a small child (4?) my grandfather, mom's dad passed away. Grandma eventually cleaned out the closet and bagged up all of his clothes for the Goodwill. My mother, scraping by financially, took all of the jeans and made a quilt. Through the years she made numerous quilts and to this day at age 39 find it hard to sleep if I don't have enough weight on top of me from sleeping under two-three quilts growing up. When I was a teenager I decided to fill my hope chest and unknowingly grabbed the jean quilt. She noticed and then shared with me the story. She of course let me keep it with the promise that I give it to her brother if somehow I no longer wanted it as he had expressed his sentiment so many years ago. I didn't exactly understand at the time but my mother was so happy that it was that quilt I had picked.

Sometimes little things such as a dress or a quilt that took time, love, and full-on emotion to make really make a difference to not only us but to those around us. :-)