victoria, and packing up for my last year at bv

i'm going to have to agree with erica brooks about how ridiculous prices are in victoria's secret. i did much the same thing-- went in with that special little card that said "free panty!" and "$10 off any body bra." hey, can't pass up an opportunity like that, especially not at vicky's (i always say that if i ever make money someday, i'm going to shop there all the time; i love their stuff!). but finding a bra that could still be affordable for a poor college student like me (and keep in mind, there were NO CLEARANCE ITEMS IN THE STORE; i almost didn't know what to do with myself), even after a $10 discount, was no easy task. there were a select few up on one wall that were quite obviously the cheapest in the store. now granted, cheap at victoria's secret is still good quality, and with that, still expensive. but it was really my only hope for getting to successfully use this special little promotional deal. so, i bought it, along with my "free panty" (have i ever mentioned that i really am not fond of the word 'panty'? it's far too girly for my tastes. i much prefer 'undies,' or even as erica says, 'knickers.' but that doesn't mean i'd withhold money from the store for using such a word...). oh, and of course, a new thing of victoria's secret love spell body wash, since i'm all out, except for a little bit left in the bottom of a travel-sized bottle. yummy. when i got up to the register with my newfound bra, undiegarment, and body wash, the nice girl informed me that if i got two more victoria's secret gardens items (like love spell), it'd be a "great deal" for the price of $23 (or around there). she was right, it would be a "great deal"... if i wanted or needed the other 2 to begin with. i've done that before; it's really NOT a great deal to do it and spend the 23 when 7.50 is enough in the first place (and don't give me that hooey about buying them as gifts!). and after all, need i really make them aware that i'm a poor college student and it's amazing enough that i can walk in there and just look around, let alone buy something?

i picked up bridesmaid dress #2 from rosie's bridal today. they speed-hemmed it and pressed it and all that jazz, and now it's officially mine. the unfortunate part about it all is that it has to survive two 6-hr car drives (one to bv, one back from bv) and being cramped into a little closet until mid-october, since i'll have to have the dress with me when i come home for the wedding (yeah, and miss classes for the wedding... argh! ok friends and family, getting married on a non-weekend is not allowed!). it's a pretty dress, but can't come anywhere close to tracy's selection of bridesmaids dresses. but then again, the wedding is in a different season (fall as opposed to summer), it'll be an outdoor wedding, and it's brown as opposed to blue. and not as poufy. and certainly not as heavy!!! so it's this mocha brown; a beautiful color, i think. halter on top, with this little slender belt thing around the waist (and a little diamond whatchacallit on the belt-- oh man-- i just can't describe, can i?), and long a-line basically to the floor. it no longer looks like i'll have to hold my breath for hours while wearing it, since they let the sides out a little bit. it zips now without my going through hell and back first, and my mid-section doesn't provide this bubble effect anymore (i know i'm shapely, thanks, but you know, dress, i really didn't need to be THAT shapely!). that was an issue i had w/ rosie's bridal in the first place, with them having me try on a dress my size that really wasn't anything AT ALL like the dress i'd be getting, and w/ knowing i'd return having lost some weight, i went w/ my normal size (it was fine after all at the time). so, i came back, tried on the REAL dress (same size as what i'd tried on) and it was even smaller than the one from before. and i'd even lost inches, not just weight. they basically acted as if it was my problem. (what!?) but anyway. the dress is paid for and in my full possession now, so we can all move along. now i just have to make sure it stays clean and semi-pressed, and make sure it still fits me normally come october. and then i miss classes to head home. grrrr. (but again, not that i'm bitter about that or anything.)

thanks to mom and dudley for a fun lunch; and thanks to dudley for the fine compliments (ha!). i'll get one of those J-words (J-O-B; gasp!) someday.

edit: i finally cleaned out my car. it wasn't terribly dirty compared to what it could have looked like, but it was dirty enough to drive me up a wall (but not literally... i think it'd crash before it literally drove me up a wall, and if it crashed, i think i'd be hiking to/from school).

time to pack up, pack the car up, and head back up to storm lake and move in for the last time during my undergrad college career. two semesters left, two very short semesters. i'm excited to get back into the dorms, and to have the room that i've been wanting to have since freshman year (yeah, it's true!-- but it's only an RA's room so i never thought i'd really get it)... although the floor's another topic (hoorah, i get to baby-sit the liberty drinking club... although bv's nudist and head of the club has transferred and will no longer be living there, so there might be hope), though i don't think it'll be too big of a problem since i tend to keep a good sense of humor as best as i can, and besides, my co-RA really rocks. the room's a bit smaller, w/ only one closet instead of two (oh my!, what's a girl to do?), but i think i'll survive. :) it's got a great view of the suites across the street, and trees, and the sort (much more enjoyable than a parking lot like last semester, although that has its upside to it, too). will look beautiful in the fall with the fallen leaves, in the winter with the snow, and in the springtime with the new flowers in bloom (is there a season when the bv campus doesn't look or feel gorgeous?).

ok, back to that packing thing.
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