Cocktail Dresses

I love a good cocktail dress- and I have the perfect occasion for it.  There's a big family holiday party coming up on the 20th at Pier 66 in Ft. Laud, and it is going to be a cocktail dress affair.

The room itself is pretty sweet.

It's at the top...

Anyway, I have a lot of dress options already, but as always, I'm debating getting a new dress... the holidays are the only time you can get away with something fantastically sparkly.

But, I do have A LOT of red dresses, which are equally apropos.

I think this is the current forerunner.

I think this one is out because, well, you know.

and a basic gray, and a basic black.

The rest I think are a little off for the holidays.

Exam One, Down. Plus some impressive wedding tricks.

Our first exam is done- we have two more to go.  One more that is shared, and one more each on our own.  My boyfriend has federal income tax (yuck) and I have Admin Law (double yuck).  Admin would be horrible-- but luckily mine is pass/fail.  So, yay.

Anyway, if you've ever been to a bridal shower, you've had to endure the "Toilet Paper Bridal Dress" game.  It's really just a disaster and it's insulting.  HOWEVER, some kids have put that game on its head and created some toilet paper wedding gowns worthy of Project Runway challenges.  Because they make you do that sort of thing on that show.

Anyway, a good friend is now a teacher at Dreyfoos School of the Arts, and it was some of the kids at his school who created these masterpieces.   (He also sent me the link)  Here are some highlights:

I'd give any of these kids real material to design my dress, sheesh!  If you want to go see them in person, they are on display at the Ritz - Palm Beach.  See original article here.  (It's worth watching the slideshow because they give different angles.)