We are not talking age here, folks. Let me tell you how this came to be, though…
I am at Wal-Mart with my older daughter Thursday night. It was just the two of us (since I had to keep her up until midnight for a sleep-deprived EEG Friday morning) and I decide I am going to try on some pants. I grabbed a size 20 and a size 18, just in case. In the dressing room, I look at my daughter and ask her which one I should try on first. She said, “The smaller one Mommy because I know it will fit.” (Have to love that kind of support!)
So, I did…and they did! I was *so* happy I started dancing right there in the middle of the dressing room singing a little ditty. The lady outside the dressing room had to think I was absolutely nuts. Little did she know the situation was going to get even more strange…
I walk out of the dressing room and proceed to ask the lady if the jeans look bad on me. “You know, like you would look at me and think I must be crazy for trying to wear *those* jeans outside of the house.” I was expecting her to pretty much just ignore me, but that is not what happened at all. She came back with, “Can you squat?” So, I did. “Can you bend over?” So, I did. “They look just fine to me and, obviously, they aren’t too tight. I say go for it.” She still has this semi-confused look on her face as to why I would be so excited about jeans…and why I would ask her to judge what they look like on me. I explained my situation and then she was like, “Oh! Well, congrats! You look great in those jeans.”
What a great feeling. Really. So, I left Wal-Mart with a pair of size-18 jeans in tow. I was *so* happy! I wore those jeans to my graduation party last night…and, again, I was *so* happy! I still have a hard time wrapping my head around this all. Six and a half months ago I was a size 28. Today I can very comfortably wear a size 18. Who knew?!
Of course…this means I crossed that one of my list of goals, too!
What goal have you met recently? Which one are you working toward right now?
-Erica
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Woohoo!!!! Love it:)
Thanks, Karen! I was/am pretty excited! 😉
-Erica
So Awesome!!! 🙂 I have to share that I had to get another pair of jeans because my 22’s had holes in them. I saw a pair I loved but they only had a pair of 24’s which were way too big. So, I asked if they could check a different store. They said the store in the next town had a 20..I asked if they could hold them. The whole way there I was mentally preparing myself that if they didn’t fit I could use them as a goal to hopefully be in soon….well I got to the store. Went to the dressing room…and low and behold they fit!!! It was such a nice feeling! I love the feeling of being able to go down in pants! 🙂
That is seriously exciting, Charity! I am so happy for you…and I hope you allowed yourself a little celebratory dance in the dressing room after you pulled those suckers up! 😉
-Erica
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