Full Holiday
Being popular is tiring. I’ve had plans every night since Greg has been gone (November 29), and tonight was the culmination with a good friend’s birthday party. Tonight marks one week from my own birthday party, and it has pretty much taken all week to recover… But I love this friend and I knew it would be a low-key affair, so I rallied. Actually, I did more than that.
I went Full Holiday.
For a person who spends most of her life in workout clothes or pajamas, I took the invitation to a casual birthday dinner in Menlo Park as a Reason To Celebrate. I have an overflowing closet full of cute clothes that beg to be worn, yet so few occasions warrant them. I’m not even sure this one did, but I went for it.
Perhaps you are unfamiliar with going Full Holiday. There are a few requirements, 4 of 5 need to be met to reach the minimum:
- Restrictive clothing. Tights, control-top nylons, and/or Spanx.
- Footwear. Heels, adornments on the footwear, footwear that is incongruent with current weather situations.
- Color. Bright red and/or green, colors that the wearer does not look good in.
- Costmetics. Quantities more than normal, often in hues uncommon for wearer.
- Sparkle. In the form of diamonds, gemstones, rhinestones, sequins, or glitter
I personally accommodated these four requirements with my ensemble this evening:
- I wore tights (that I believe were control-top, based on the welts on my abdomen now).
- My wedge heels, while very comfortable, had big jewels on the top.
- I did my eyes up a bit more than normal and wore a plum-colored lip GLOSS that was much different than my usual.
- I adorned a lovely cocktail ring, dangly earrings, and rhinestone bangles.
I surprised myself, really, pulling it all together. I got compliments from my friends, but who knows if they were just being kind… Especially considering the Birthday Girl is 6 months pregnant and showed up in jeans and a sweater. It was all she could do to watch me order another glass of wine.
I’d love to show off my handiwork, but alas… I cannot. This clearly was not the kind of party where anyone brought a camera, including myself!