I broke my own rules today, but I'm OK with it. Let me rewind.
I won two tickets to yesterday's Wine, Women and Shoes event: "From Manolo to Merlot: Fashion Show, Luncheon & Shopping." (Have I before properly expressed my deep love for TashaDoesTulsa?) Like a truly hip, swinging twentysomething, I brought my mom. For several hours, we sampled different wines, tried on shoes, mingled and had a ball. We also shopped a little to benefit the YWCA. I'll be picking up a tasty bottle of cabernet sauvignon next week, and Mom and I both when home with even T-shirts and amazing shoes. I have another big event to go to Sunday, and somehow I ended up buying two new dresses, so I wore one today:
I love this dress! I won't annoyingly rub in exactly the amazing deal I got on this vintage-inspired Calvin Klein beauty, but it was pretty impressive. I also bought the shoes on sale at Macy's, and the "sash" is the last batik scarf I made with a brooch my grandmother gave me in the center.
Grey caught me all windblown. :)
Anyway, as a last-minute addition, I was not able to request a special-diet meal in advance, so when I saw the menu was a salad topped with chicken, I just asked that mine be brought out meatless. Normally I don't mind raising a bit of a fuss, but in a room full of people who paid $75 for their tickets and I feel like the kid who sneaks in, I decided to be grateful for what I got. Since I'm not actually a full-time vegan, I have chosen adaptability over pickiness in this instance. Here was the lunch salad:
The picture was not actually taken inside a cave, I promise. It was just dark in there, and I used my camera phone. It was Bibb lettuce, cherry tomatoes, black beans, corn, avocado, pepperjack cheese, and these delicious tortilla strips. There was chipotle ranch to go on top. I only used a very small amount, but it had a wonderful bite. I want to thank the waitstaff for getting me my chicken-less order quickly even though it was a last-minute request!
OK, Sunday is the last day. Look for more fancy-dress photos in addition to a final salad that will meet my own rules. :)
4 comments:
Well you're just a cootie patootie, Bridgid! Love the dress, it looks great on you! And congrats for keeping up with your salad challenge even when it was hard to ;)
Your dress is so beautiful on you: flattering shape and a gorgeous color!
You are so freakin' gorgeous! How do you stand yourself?
Gurrrl, you look mah-ve-lous in that beautiful GREEN dress. If I promise to eat salad for a week do you promise I will look as good as you?????
What a fun weekend!!
*I loved the addition of your scarf and your Grandmother's Broche!!
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