What a fabulous turn out of over 4,500 visitors over the two day, first time event! If you'd like to see photos, click here and here If you made it to the event, what did you learn? What did you enjoy most?

Maire_cate, I love L&T! My favorite place to shop for special occasion dresses, but there is no location near me. There is one in my hometown. No weddings this summer, but I needed a dress for an awards ceremony at my conference (I became recognized as a Fellow in my professional organization) and dinner. I went to the largest location of local dept store since they have a giant special occasion dress section figuring *something* had to work. I found this Ann Klein dress that is very figure flattering--though I normally have trouble with sheath styles, and I am not at the size I would like to be. I did not feel either overdressed or under-dressed. Plus, It is a knit. Then I went upstairs and tried on some shapewear with it. I felt as good as I could. It was the first dress I tried on out of a whole bunch. Many of the Anne Klein dresses were very flattering. I have a similar-looking vintage cocktail handbag from my mom, and I forgot to pack it. Here is a link that might be useful: Anne Klein dress

Yeah......Sweeby, Raek really is right on the money. She brought up a point that none of us really ever thought of. I'm sorry that DS chose the "prison" over the "park", but it really was his choice to make. My heart would break for my DS if he was in that situation, but, as I tell my DS all the time, think through your decisions because they may not turn out like you think. Is the extra effort worth the part-time use of the car? Probably not, but he probably didn't think about that when he was offered the Lexus. Heck, I made the same stupid decision once. I took a job that was a 90 mile round trip every day for only $.50 more! I guess I thought it was worth it at first. Little did I know.......... On a side note, I would've crawled on my hands and knees and kissed the feet of anyone who offered me a car at 17. ESPECIALLY a free one! I didn't get a car until I was 18 or 19. My mom, my X (boyfriend at the time) and my X's mom drove me everywhere I needed to go, even after I was working full-time.

Thank you for posting this. I have some clothes that I'd like to donate and happen to be going right by Talbot's today!