Patience pays off !


Ok back to January. The Mad One and I went off on a 3 hour shopping jaunt to get a wedding outfit for her...I was there for ooh's aaah's and "no ways" with no intention of buying anything....you can tell the end of the story already ! Now Big Girls like us don't go to boutiques, we go to department stores, so we arrived in Shaws in Drogheda full of beans at 10.00 on a Monday morning. Straight to the Libra section we went and within 5 minutes I had bought a twin set and the most fantastic purple high collared rain mac !The mac cost 190 euro , an amount I would very rarely spend on myself but decided it was my maternity pay treat and loved it so much I felt no guilt. The coat was also there in Teal in the summer section and although I touched it, looked at it and circled around it, I resisted the temptation to buy both.The Mad One found a great dress for the Holy Communion in May and bought it even though I reminded her that every time she bought an outfit in advance she got pregnant....she is due in October !We moved on to Planet and she got two beautiful dresses reduced from 250 euro each to 65 euro each. The fact that they both fitted me too and I loved the LBD made it a great day all round. The Mad One finished off in the Lingerie department and got the necessary support garments for under the strappy dresses.
The purple coat continues to be a show stopper and is admired every time I wear it...a bit too much actually. There's no keeping a low profile in it . I have continued to dream about the Teal one. A few weeks ago my size was there in Shaws at 140 euro, three weeks ago in Clerys for 90 euro....I din't buy it telling the blonde I was prepared to wait and "if it was for me it would not go by me" .
Today I phoned the shop for them to tell me there was only one left......IN MY SIZE !!!......FOR 57 EURO !!!!!!! I have just hung it up in the hall so I can walk past it wearing a smile even on days I am not wearing it.
( I should mention it that the Windsmoor suits were reduced from 400 to 100 euro....I bought two...well I had to didn't I ?)

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