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Saturday, February 22, 2003
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(l to r) Bari, Shari and Kory
Shari and Bari
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Girls
Day Out.
Shari's wedding
is just around the corner. May 10, 2003 to be exact. I am Shari's Matron
of Honor and Bari and Kory are her bridesmaids. We all grew up together in
Wahiawa and had a wonderful time reminiscing about the "good old days."
Conversations that went like, "Ooooh,
dat guy is sooo uji!" brought out rounds of laughter and memories
rushed back like a flood.
We found that despite the fact that
nearly 12 years have passed (zoinks!), not much as changed in terms of our
quirky personalities that we have grown to love about each other.
We went to get fitted for
our dresses today and ended up making a day of it, complete with an early
dinner at Bravo and then some power shopping at the Waikele Outlet Shops.
I had forgotten how wonderful it is to
spend time with these wonderful gals. We kept saying, "we must do this
more often." And we really should. We haven't been very good about
keeping in touch over the years, but thanks to Shari's wedding, we're all
back in touch and will be making it a point to plan get-togethers more
often. ©
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wedding dress shop... |
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Bari and Kory try
some tiaras and veils on for size.
There's something about wedding dress
shops that just bring out the inner bride in all of us. We checked out
dresses, ooh'ed and ahh'ed at Shari's dress and giggled the whole time
like high school girls.
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Shari is extremely excited
about her upcoming wedding ceremony. She's already happily married to her
husband Gabe, but they will be holding their formal ceremony and reception
on May 10, 2003. Their actual wedding was in August 2002 in Las Vegas at
the Monte Carlo Hotel; a quaint little ceremony with only their immediate
families. Wade and I had the honor of being invited and was there to share
in the happy day with her and her family.
At the wedding dress shop, we convinced Shari to try on her wedding
dress and veil. It's a beautiful ensemble and I can't wait to see her with
her hair and make-up done, too! She'll make a beautiful bride. |
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on the subject of BOOBS... |
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Boobs. When I tried on the dress (see
right), the tailor asked me if I would be wearing a bra at the event.
Somewhat aghast by the question, I replied in the affirmative. (Uh, hello,
I never leave the house without a bra!) So she clarified herself, "I mean
a padded bra" giving me the distinct feeling that if I wasn't
planning on it -- that I really should.
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Before and after? Here's a photo of
me in the dress (left), the one that solicited the padded bra comment. The
photo on the right shows a more well-endowed Donna at a touristy booth in
Waikele that had these awful t-shirts for sale. Yes, there was a backside
to the shirt as well... but unlike my front side, I do possess a
padded backend.
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