>Yes, that is correct. I called yesterday to check on the status of alterations on my wedding dress, and after asking me to spell my name about 100 times, the woman at the shop, who could not FIND my dress finally said, “Let me get a number, Christi, where I can call you back. It might not be back from Florida yet.”

I’m sorry. I don’t remember authorizing my wedding dress to take a spring break in Florida. WHAT?

I knew something was up when she actually said to me halfway through the conversation, “Don’t worry. Don’t be upset. We’ll find it for you.”

Um, yes you will. Or you will refund all my money and give me a new one.

About a half hour later, there was a voice mail on my phone from Janice saying, “Hi, Christi. As soon as the pressure was off, I went directly to your dress. We’ve got it ready for you, and you can call and make an appointment to come in and try it on. I’m sorry.”

Oh. My. Gosh. I nearly died. Anyhoo, after running by my house to pick up my new cell phone that FedEx had dropped off, I drove to Garland, with my inordinately stuffy head, and tried it on — perfect fit! Now, of course, I want all my clothes personally tailored to fit only me. Is that too much to ask?

I have been attacked by allergies again, of some sort, and my head feels as if it is stuffed full of gunky cotton balls. Lovely.

Maybe if I’m lucky, it will be pneumonia. But what is a girl to do when she has developed an acute allergy to -cillin and -sporin antibiotics one week before her wedding? Go to the doctor? Risk the Plague of the Hives again? I don’t think so. If anyone has any ideas, do email me. Or write a comment here. If anyone has any connections with any natural healers in the D/FW area who might like to do some pro bono work, tell them to call me, too. I hate coughing. My chest hurts. I have been to the doctor more times in the past month than I have in the past year cumulative, I think.

9 days. Can’t wait. Hope to feel LOTS better by then!