I am in search of a nice pair of semi-casual white pants. This seems like a straight-forward request, doesn’t it? Nothing could be further from the truth!
Why, oh why, can’t they make a decent pair of white pants? Is it really that hard? Some are too tight around the butt, and therefore allow you to share your choice of thong with the world. Then there’s the issue of the pocket outline. They can send people to the moon, but they have yet to invent a white fabric that won’t allow the imprint of the pockets to show through. *sigh* Have they ever considered pants without pockets? Is it really that hard, people?
I went to the mall to buy a pair of white pants. I left with a dress, a pair of orange pants, a sweater, a shirt, and a very cool vest. But no white pants.
And while we’re on the topic of malls, have I ever mentioned that I hate automatically flushing toilets? Yes, they make for a cleaner potty experience. After all, nobody enjoys a floater. But, please tell me I’m not the only one who has encountered a flush-happy toilet. You know the ones. You carefully extract a seat cover, position it gingerly over the seat, and just as you’re about to sit down… BA-WOOSH!! There goes your seat cover and your butt gets a nice misting!! @#$%^&!
And speaking of things you’d like to flush down toilets, I checked my e-mail this afternoon only to find out that I now have competition. WTF? See, for three years, I have been the only person in my neck of the woods who puts up with neurotic bitches hell bent on avoiding spinsterhood coordinates weddings for foreigners. But today my friend A., the director of operations at a hotel where I do weddings, informed me that a local girl contacted her and mentioned that she was thinking of starting a wedding planning service for foreigners.
Of course, she has a lot of catching up to do. I’m fortunate to have a trustworthy group of vendors and many satisfied clients. But this irks me to no end because I am SURE that she’s going to sell herself very cheaply (as most Mexicans are prone to do), and this is just going to result in a lot of cheap couples taking up my time doing comparison shopping. I can see it now: “But, what’s-her-face charges half what you do.” Yeah, but you get what you pay for. Ah, well… My monopoly couldn’t last forever, right?
But it’s funny, just this morning I was thinking how incredibly perfect my life is right now. I have a stable business, a healthy lifestyle, and a loving relationship. Now I have to worry about a little competition. But who knows? It might spice things up a bit!
And speaking of spicing things up a bit, look what I got for myself as a “You’ve come a long way, baby” present.
Pretty, isn’t it?
Dog is My Co-Pilot 
April 10, 2007 at 3:26 am
The only time I’ve ever found decent white pants is at Old Navy. Before that major, accidental find, I just decided to do without. And believe me, it can be done. Get a casual white skirt instead if you must.
And that’s a lovely ring. Enjoy it.
*********
Oh, I didn’t even think of Old Navy. THANK YOU, NANCE! And, the ring is even prettier in real life (my camera sucks).
April 10, 2007 at 3:59 am
Ooh, pretty indeed! Good for you! A girl’s gotta treat herself.
********
Yeah, I decided I had it coming. 😀
April 10, 2007 at 3:39 pm
Oh good God…I’d never buy a pair of white pants!! I’m too much a doofus…as soon as I’d have them on, I’d drop something on ’em….an ink pen, a blob of ketchup or mustard….something VERY colorful and guaranteed to stain FOREVER!!!
That’s a GORGEOUS ring, by the way! Good for you! 🙂
*******
You know, Stacy, that’s my big concern, too! But I have this vision of me in Italy wearing white pants (minus spaghetti sauce, please!). Thanks, I’m glad you liked the ring.
April 10, 2007 at 4:37 pm
That IS pretty! What a lovely present to yourself! No clue on the white pants. They’ve gotta be as hard to find as perfect, simple black pants.
*********
Oh, believe me, I did the black pants search, too. It is soooooooo frustrating!
April 10, 2007 at 5:44 pm
The ring is fantastic. The blog is even better.
I used to work at an office building and I swear Moaning Myrtle was in one of those auto-flush toilets. It would go and go and then it would make this low rumbling groan that would last about 5 minutes.
Rather creepy when you’re trying to do your business in the stall next door.
********
Hi Lianne, thanks for stopping by! OMG, you cracked me up… “Moaning Myrtle”!! So true! Glad to hear I’m not the only one who suffers from public toilet anxiety. 🙂
April 10, 2007 at 10:36 pm
Beautiful ring!! Well done.
About the pants…do you mind if they are more similar to jean material than a trouser? I got a pair last year that were Citizens of Humanity (the Kelly version) that were white, fit well, were NOT see-through and had no colored/flashy stitching. They were not cheap by any standard but (for my purposes) fell smack between casual and dressy white pants and I love them.
*******
I just checked them out, they look promising! Thanks, Julie… Ah, it’s tough to be a woman. 😉
April 14, 2007 at 3:04 am
Let me break the trend and comment on the new competition rather than the pants or ring.
Don’t be afraid of competition. In fact, you should welcome a “cut rate” “cheap, cheap, cheap” “we charge almost nothing because we do almost nothing and we screw up what little we do do” type.
The client you discuss in your Friday April 13 post is a perfect candidate to send to this other person. The more they screw up, the more the word gets around about the importance of having someone who knows what they are doing (you,/b>).
TAG
April 17, 2007 at 3:58 pm
I had the same dilemma when i was looking for navy blue wool slacks