Yay Erin!!!

Hivemind question. My 14 year old forgot his keys this afternoon and is locked out for at least another half hour (make that another hour). When he called I suggested he go to the dojo or over to Panera and start on his homework. At first he thought I was nuts. Then he decided to hit the dojo.

I think 14 years old is old enough to be able to find a quite place and work. Am I nuts?

I am simultaneously dreading/looking forward to the hilarity of my mother's involvement in my theoretical eventual wedding. This is a woman who, without fail, refers to strapless wedding dresses as "Belle Watling" gowns. I forsee lots of moaning about my pictures being ruined by my tattoo(s).

Of course, if I marry a woman, she may not be involved at all.

14 is definitely old enough. I wouldn`t want that to be his normal routine, but for a short time because of a lost key? Def.
 
I was in two weddings with realistically wearable gowns. My sister`s I basically designed, so it has early 90`s symptom, but it was a winter wedding, so black velvet and tea length. I used it a bunch.
 
And my college best friend had us in these unimaginably lovely simple light chiffon prints. It was such a straightforward dress, but so pretty, and perfect for us at her outdoor spring wedding. I regret having cut my hair before that, becuase our other two friends had their lovely long hippie hair, but I`d forgotten this and hacked mine all off. It was such a pretty, natural, multicultural wedding and that bit of symmetry across the ethnicities would have looked nice.

You're not nuts, Suzi.

Buffistas who are Soda Club members, what is a good starter model? I'm not sure I'm ready to spring for the Penguin.

I only had one bridesmaid and since my dress was the traditional white I told her to pick anything that tickled her fancy. She went with a really pretty mint green v-neck that suited her coloring perfectly. We were both extremely happy with her choice.

This is a woman who, without fail, refers to strapless wedding dresses as "Belle Watling" gowns.

What does this mean??

Suzi, he'll be fine. Not a big deal at his age, and given the kind of kid he is.

I would love to do my wedding over just so we could all look a little spiffier. Me, especially. I look at my gown now and recoil in horror.

I still love my wedding gown. I would kind of like to rework it into a cocktail dress, but I never wear cocktail dresses, either, so I'm not sure that would be a useful transformation.

These were the dresses for my wedding: [link]

I knew my girls would never wear them again, which is why I bought them at JC Penny's instead of David's AND used a 30% off coupon to buy all of them - they came to $80/each.

Mine was the first dress I tried on, it was cheap, and it was very 1988. Think vaguely GunneSax with lace in white, and you're there. So not me.