Ego Dress

(a couple of you have already heard about the Ego Dress, but I just thought I'd share with the internet community at large)

When I was in high school I had a pair of shorts that I thought were the cutest things ever and that I bought even though they were too small because they didn't have the next size up in stock. I know they tell you never to do that, but I was 14, what do you want from me? They became known as my Ego Shorts. They were getting closer to fitting as I diligently exercycled every night on the exercycle my grandma gave me after her knee surgery, as my parents can attest to from the loud whirring sound coming from my bedroom. Then I had jaw surgery mid-way through my sophomore year and WHAM, they were actually a little too big. Amazing what having your mouth wired shut for 4 1/2 weeks will do to your body.

Well, I had this pretty linen dress that I got while I was in college. It fit me great and my friend Anaka always commented on how "slender" I looked when I wore it. When I started putting on weight after college, I kept the dress. It's a classic style and I was determined to wear it again. Basically it's been balled up in the bottom drawer of my dresser underneath the Dixie Chicks concert, Florida Cracker restaurant, and Dave's Big Deluxe T-shirts.

Yesterday I was purging my bottom drawer of some too big and too nasty clothes and came upon the dress. I thought to myself, "I wonder..." I didn't think it would fit since it's actually a size or two smaller than the current pants and skirts that I have, but I thought it would be good to see if I was even close to fitting into it.

I think you all know where this is going. It fit perfectly! I wore it to church today even, and several people complimented me. I'm sure I was strutting a bit since I felt so proud to actually have it on.

So even though my shoulders are just big knots of stress right now and I'm really really tired of studying, the good news is, the Ego Dress fits!