Hello to all and happy new years! It's funny to think that an entire decade has gone by since the start of this millenium; it's also weird to think that I'm almost two decades old!
To ring in the new year, I went over a to Claire's house and we celebrated with a Gatsby-themed party. (11:59 PM) Now don't laugh, because it was actually really fun. Angela and I bought these ridiculous dresses from Salvation Army (3 PM)- using only our wits and Spanish skills - and then tried to tailor Ang's to fit(4 PM). It was about 2 feet too long, complete with this horrible chiffon train. First, we hacked off about 2 feet, trying to keep a bit of the train to make the dress "flouncy" in the back, only to realize that that would mean making the dress still about 5 inches too long. Naturally, being the well trained homemakers Angela and I are, we immediately knew how to hem a dress...just kidding. We didn't even know how to thread the stupid needle on the sewing machine. (5 PM) To be honest, I was impressed that I knew my family owned a sewing machine. We spent awhile trying, before we turned to YOUTUBE to have this british woman show us, step by step. (5:20 PM) This was partially successful, but thankfully, my dear mother came home and threaded it for us.(5:45 PM) She wouldn't do the rest though, so off we were, just sewing any which way to make a hem on the stupid dress. (6:15 PM)
In the end, we had so much left over fabric that we decided we would make our headdresses out of it. Of course, that would require feathers, so my dear friend Rebecca, who works at the local craft store, picked us up some. We managed to sew seams on both sides of the little... bands that were to go around our heads and attach feathers. (6:30 PM) Impressed? So was I.
And so, we finished our outfits with an hour to spare before the party started and were hailed as great successes at the party. My outfit, for all that work, was a little bit less than remarkable, but hey, there's always next year.
My next idea is to plan a dinner party - not that I can cook - and have all of my friends over. My family has this lovely dining table that never gets any use. In fact, I believe we've eaten in that dining room about 3 times since we bought that table last year.
I wonder what I should make... Just watched "Julie and Julia" though, so that might have something to do with this idea. I am sure that I can read a recipe and make something more simple. I mean, people have been doing it for years without so much as a college degree. I'll be fine.
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