The Blessed Dress
<p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="engagement">engagement</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="boyfriend">boyfriend</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="matrimony">matrimony</span>.</p><p><span word="the">the</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="Alabama">Alabama</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Huntsville">Huntsville</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bridal">bridal</span> <span word="shops">shops</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gown">gown</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="silly">silly</span> <span word="jokes">jokes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>: <span word="still">still</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="town">town</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="coerced">coerced</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="boutique">boutique</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quaint">quaint</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scent">scent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="gowns">gowns</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="range">range</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="size">size</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="squealed">squealed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="delight">delight</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="it">it</span>!</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="rushed">rushed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dressing">dressing</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slipped">slipped</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sizes">sizes</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="costly">costly</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="anticipated">anticipated</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="Mom">Mom</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="alterations">alterations</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span> <span word="assured">assured</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="resized">resized</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span>.</p>
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