closerthanthis

okay folks this is likely going to be my last post before the show. for those of you who don't know its saturday.

on the good news/isn't it ironic front. i called canada post yesterday morning and was told in no uncertain terms that my suits were on their way back to texas and there was nothing that could be done. then the lovely gentleman in question asked me if there was anything else he could help me with. he did not seem to enjoy my request that he make me a couple of suits before saturday. sense of humour sunshine... get one!

so then i had an epiphany. i remembered that at the shows there are always suit designers there and they always have booths with suits on display. figured it was a long shot but on the off chance that there was a suit that would fit, it would likely look better on me than something off the rack. one of my friends from the boards hooked me up with passion fruit designs and i gave her a call. okay now i must gush. rather than laugh hysterically at my plight and hang up, berns was compassionate and more than willing to step in and help me out.

i raced across the city and she had me go through some of the suits she had. there were more than a few that would have worked or only needed a simple modification, (her words not mine... i know nothing of this stuff). but in the end she decided that would not do, that i had to have my own suits made for me. and so she went and got some material and made some colour choices, (don't get me wrong she attempted to get my input but since i am more than willing to admit i know sh*t about that i let her make the call). i paid her and i drove home.

and here is where the irony comes in. guess what is sitting on my bed? yup my purolator package. the suits finally did arrive i actually laughed. so what am i going to do? well i am going to wear the passion fruit suits. why?? well i liked the way her suits fit, they are hella easy to put on, based on passion fruit reputation those suits will not need to be glued on and finally one of the suits that came in the mail was the wrong colour. i was expecting a teal blue and a guess what you might call a royal blue. instead i ended up with a royal blue and a greenish suit, i don't really like the look of the green suit against my skin.

but the upside is, should my coach and my online friends be right... that this is just the beginning well i now have suits for next time. i met a fantastic designer who taught me so much about how to properly wear the suit, the kind of stuff i would never have learned without the 'fitting'.

so now its just time to focus on the job at hand... and as my friend tg from the board said 'hold your head up and flex hard'.

time to get 'er done people.

next stop... tim horton's cookies!!!!!