'A little Summer Loving', Sian suggested as a theme.....a tenuous link here, as the picture is from a Wedding- not our wedding but that of my brother and SIL, who celebrate their 21st Anniversary in a couple of weeks.
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Did I REALLY look like that 21 years ago?!
I love this picture on many levels..the fact that Craig's lovely Gran is in it, that my nephew Graeme looks so sweet in his kilt, that Stuart, Kirsty and said nephew are obviously much more interested in what's happening off to the side...not to mention that I felt really good in that outfit..I had lost weight and the dress was a UK size 12!!!!
But what REALLY makes me smile is what you can't see..and an incident which took place the following year!
Like I said, I really LOVED this dress, and wore it over Christmas a few times, before it went away over the Winter. It made a re-appearance round about Easter the next year, when I wore it to Church quite a few times.
One Sunday morning I ended up doing 'Creche Duty' with my friend Janette, who suddenly piped up as I was checking the baby in one of the prams:
'Alison, were they the shoes you wore to David's Wedding, or do you have another pair?'
'No, it was these ones..why?'
'They're odd shoes you know'
I looked down and saw two perfectly matching shoes...or were they? Surely one didn't have a slightly less pointed toe than the other..off came the shoes (by which time Janette was almost crying with laughter)..and only then did I see that the heels were TOTALLY different- there was even about a quarter of an inch difference in height!! How on earth could I have FAILED to notice the difference?! I was mortified and hysterical with laughter all at once. not only had I worn the blessed things to a Wedding, but at various other times too!
Unfortunately, as this was pre-blogging, pre-scrapbooking days, I didn't take a photograph, but every time I look at this picture I'm reminded...so now I'm off to start a layout to get this story down for posterity!
If you have a story to tell, or if you just wish to sit and enjoy a story or two (or more!), please consider stopping by HERE ...you are sure to find a great collection to while away some time with!
Thanks for dropping by!
Take care of you
Alison xx
I love how we can connect so many stores to photographs! Happy Sunday! It is still Saturday afternoon as I am reading this in California. :)
ReplyDeleteOh Alison, this is hilarious! I am going to say that it is an easy mistake to make!
ReplyDeleteWhat a hilarious story!!! And you and Craig look very much the same. I'm enjoying all the young love stories cropping up this week.
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how embarrassing but what a great story and a size 12, oh to be that slim again!!
ReplyDeleteAlison that is soooo funny! A similar thing happened with Ds when we went to get him a new pair of shoes and they asked what size his current ones were and looked inside and they were 2 different sizes! The shop had made a mistake and they felt so awful they gave me money off his next pair!
ReplyDeleteOh how hilarious! What a shame they aren't showing in the photo! This is a brilliant story - I absolutely love it!
ReplyDeleteSo glad that the photograph triggered off so many memories. I can imagine how you must have felt but glad you saw the funny side too. Great outfit!
ReplyDeleteJust catching up on your posts as we have been away. Have a great day! x
That is hilarious...and a great picture
ReplyDeleteI know the feeling. When I find an article of clothing I like, I tend to buy two or three in various colors, etc. Shoes are no exception to that rule, so it's not surprising that when I found a pair of white sandals at a nice low price that I also bought the same style in brown and blue. And, of course, they all felt the same on my feet...so you can imagine my dismay while I was at the grocery store one day when another shopper pointed out my mismatched footwear. I replied, honestly enough, "I have another pair just like them at home!"
ReplyDeleteThat's so funny Alison! I love being able to look at a photo and sparking off so many memories.
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That's laugh out loud funny! what a perfect example of a story behind a picture. And it's funny, the year that the photo in my post was taken, my sister made me a formal dress. She only told me last year that one of the panels was sewn in inside out and my Mum had said I'd never notice. and I hadn't!
ReplyDeleteYou look fabulous - I'm not surprised this picture is a favourite Alison. Thanks for adding it to our collection today
So funny,Alison....hope you found the 'pair'.
ReplyDeletelol....enjoyed your story Alison and i'm sure you are not on your own with this one. Brilliant story behind your photo - look forward to seeing the layout x
ReplyDeleteWhat a hoot and fancy not noticing the difference in the height of the heels lol
ReplyDeleteSo funny! I had to have sneaky look again at the photo to check you weren't lop-sided. :-)
ReplyDeleteHaha! You'd think you'd have felt a bit wonky! I have certain pictures that I lvoe as I was feeling super slim (my wedding for example!) and I refer to them as my thinspiration!
ReplyDeleteLove your hats!!! Loved the story. What a great photo!
ReplyDeleteLove the photo and the story is priceless!
ReplyDeleteThis is just too funny! I can understand it as a one off but always wearing those odd shoes together, well that is just priceless! Did you buy them like that?!
ReplyDeleteOh Allison, this is soooo hilarious!! Thanks for my laugh for the day!! Have a blessed week my friend. ~ Blessings, Tracey
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ohmygoodness, that is hilarious! It does seem like you might have noticed the different heights! You do look beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteThat is a great story! I also love the photo. I was especially drawn to the hats. You just don't see women wearing hats much anymore. That's too bad.
ReplyDeleteThat is to funny. I bet your friends just thought you were very fashion forward.
ReplyDeleteGreat story Alison! How funny that you didn't notice LOL!
ReplyDeleteOh Alison this is hysterical! What a great memory.
ReplyDeleteOh Alison, what a fantastic story! It reminds me of the time my red shoes were different colors (I must make a note about it for another Storytelling Sunday!). I, too, love the fact that three kids are looking off - must have been something interesting going on over that way!
ReplyDeleteThat is hilarious!!!! It is a shame that you can't see your feet in the photo or you would have a picture to zoom in on and blow up :-) What are the children looking at?????
ReplyDeleteHahaha - that is soooo funny!! That's just the kind of thing I'd do - unless I'm scrapbooking I'm also really unobservant!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised you couldn't tell when you were walking around. I know the difference in heel height would have totally thrown me! Great story.
ReplyDeleteLOL.... now that's some funny stuff! I can definitely admit that I am guilty of something similar. However, I can't say I did it more than once!! You have me beat but you are such a good sport about it.
ReplyDeleteThat's hilarious that you didn't notice until she told you - you were walking in them after all - or maybe it was a sexy slightly off-balance saunter that made you feel so great in that dress!
ReplyDeleteLOL. I couldn't help but laughout loud. What a super picture of the family.
ReplyDeleteHaha - great story, Alison. You do look might sharp in that outfit, I must say. And I'll confess to having two different shoes one time. I used to have a pair of heels and had a pair in black and a pair in navy. I wore one of each to work one day and didn't even notice until the day was almost over! ;o)
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