On This 26th Day of June

I hopped on the scale this morning, barely able to distinguish the digits through the sleep-deprived haze in my eyes. (Ian was up again half the night, this time starting his episode at 2am.) Did I read that right? Yes, indeedy... 56 lbs. lost as of this morning! I am officially the weight I was in 2006 when Eli and I were married...and have not been this small since 2009, six years ago. It feels good. I brought up my "skinny" tops from the tote in the basement....my wardrobe has so many new possibilities now! Haha. Yes, I'm done tooting my own horn now.

Mom and I headed out bright and early with Ian to look for a dress for her to wear to my brother's wedding. I'm loving that my mama and I are getting to do so many more things together lately. I'm so thankful we moved past the angst-filled high school years, past the bad-decision 20's, and have become the best of friends. I cherish these moments even more because of the time I wasted chasing an elusive lifestyle that was never meant to be mine.

Mom found the dress she will wear for Joe and Carly's wedding at Dillard's. I love it! It's a sleeveless blue chambray with a type of folded cowl neck, and she found an ivory crocheted shrug to wear over it. Very classy, and versatile...the options are limitless for dressing it up or down.

The dress is at my house so I can add fabric under the sleeves of the shrug.

I ordered a dress from Amazon.com for the wedding (can be found here), which I've mentioned  before. I like it...it fits well...but the sleeves needed some alteration, as I also mentioned earlier. We stopped at Sears to look for an undershirt for the aforementioned dress, and I found another dress that I fell in love with...at 60% off! Originally $90, $36 for a dress is not bad. And it's a relief knowing this dress needs no alterations! I'll use the first dress for a Christmas dress.

I found my shoes at TJ Maxx....and I may or may not break my neck in July....

We hit up Panera Bread for lunch. I ordered half a Mediterranean Veggie sandwich and a bowl of cheddar broccoli soup with a baguette, which I shared with Ian, of course. Mom ordered a Greek salad, sans chicken (it's Friday, y'all). We couldn't have had a cuter lunch date! Cheddar broccoli mustachios are in now, didn't you know?

Another good day for the books! Or the blogs... And I believe tomorrow will be pretty great as well. With plans to view another possible future home for us, and lunch with great friends, I'm sure it will be !

Here's to new beginnings, especially those right around the corner!