There is hope...perhaps

House of Brides will be ordering me *THE* dress...but in a size 8. That's because the only dress of that kind in that color in the entire country is that particular size 8. So, the seamstress is going to turn it into something I will look gorgeous in--for free. Let's just hope that the combination of me losing weight (14 lbs so far!) and the seamstress working her magic will result in utter gorgeousness. I hope that for them as well, since I'm not accepting anything less...