Everything Happens for a Reason: A dress Update

Not only was it my wedding shower this weekend, but it was also supposed to be my final dress fitting. First off, let me give you a run down of the dress making proccess:
   August: Tried on dresses to see what looked good
   September: Bought pattern/fabric from a very RUDE woman at Jo-Ann's in Auburn
   December: Practice dress was complete and a success
   February: Actual dress was complete, but did not fit right
   March: Second dress fitting, realized the entire thing needed to be taken apart and put back together
   April: Sewing machine died and had to buy a new one.
   Yesterday: Tried on dress again, after 4 more attempts to fix it, decided to cut our losses.

After 9 months of planning for this dress, we now have less then 5 weeks to begin a new plan. Here is how it happened:
   May 19th 9PM: Searched online for a new pattern
   May 19th 9:10PM: Were both drawn to a brand new pattern, and knew instantly it was the one
   May 20th 10:00AM: Bought everything needed at Jo-Ann's from Portland from the nicest, most helpful women.
   May 20th 10:45AM: Mom and I drove home with no more dress stress (hey, that rhymed) and with a tremendous amount of excitement
   June 2nd: First dress fitting (fingers crossed)
   June 8th: Final dress fitting (fingers crossed)

This time around my mom will be using a pattern, and we both see little room for error. While we were pretty bummed all that time and effort went down the drain, we are convinced everything happens for a reason. Nothing went well in the process the first go-around, and now everything just feels right. This dress is even more nontraditional then the first, and I couldn't be happier. With 34 days to go, I'm getting very excited, and it's feeling very real. A special thanks to to the many people that made this a FANTASTIC weekend!


For all of you who love a deal:
First Dress (R.I.P.): $25
New Dress: $35
That's a total of $60 for TWO dresses! I'm thinking that's still pretty fantastic!