Now that Thanksgiving is over and we're inching ever so closely to Christmas (26 days!) I can break down and admit the holiday season is in full swing. For me, this year, that means an office Christmas party. From what I've heard, this one is pretty nice. I've never had a "nice" office party. I've had some get togethers but they're usually during office hours and everyone is still expected to answer the phones and help customers when they come in so this will be a really different experience for me.
My Christmas party is going to be at the Radisson Resort in Cape Canaveral. It is a nice place and my co-workers have said that the company goes all out with food and drinks and stuff. They supposedly give out really nice door prizes too. I've heard a lot of electronic stuff is given away. That got Joe in the party mood right away! The part I'm most excited about though, is getting dressed up and going somewhere. I haven't been to a "fancy" event since my girlfriend got married in April of 2006!
But the getting dressed up part is now presenting me with a problem. I have a really hot pair of heels that I've only worn once and I've been dying to wear ever since. They are glittery gold peep toe stilettos and they are so fun and sparkly and pretty. Since I now have an event to wear them to, and since they are so fabulous, I am planning my whole outfit around them. That was a really great idea a month ago when I thought I had plenty of time to find just the right dress to go with them. Well, the party is next Friday and I still haven't found anything suitable.
Isn't it always true that when you don't need a really cute party dress they are everywhere but when you need one suddenly everything is black or grey or plain old ugly? I want something in a festive color but not something that screams Christmas. A jewel tone would be great. I also want something that is "season appropriate" without being too warm. It is still 80 degrees here after all. I'm looking for something sexy but not revealing. Something sophisticated that says, "I may be the work control clerk by day but I can glam it up when it's time to party." A bonus would be if I could find a dress just dressy enough for the party but not so dressy that I never get to wear it again.
I have searched high and low for the perfect dress, mostly online but also in some stores. Everything is either too dressy or not dressy enough, too sexy or not sexy at all, or too junior-ish and not enough 28-year-old hottie-ish. I thought I'd hit the mother load when my new December InStyle arrived. There, just a couple pages in, I saw the dress of my dreams. It is a satin or silk, short sleeved wrap dress that comes in either royal blue or emerald green. My eyes just about popped out of my head. I knew that was the dress for my gold shoes. It was an ad for Ann Taylor LOFT but, unfortunately, the dress is not available for sale yet! What the hell?! Why put an ad out if you're not going to let people buy the damn dress in the ad? I'm really hoping that they start selling it December 1st, and that I love it, and that it isn't a million dollars. I guess I shouldn't be putting all my eggs in that basket but I can't help it. I can see myself in the outfit already.
So, wish me luck that (a) the dress will go on sale before my party next week (b) it will fit me and look awesome and (c) I will wow the crowd at my Christmas party. Bonus if I (d) win an I-pod! Happy Holiday parties to all of you!!
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