The Cruise

My Mr and I went out the other night

for our towns "cruise night"

we had a lot of fun

watching hundreds of classic car drive up and down the strip

I thought it would be fun to get into the spirit of the cruise

and wear a new dress my grandmother recently gave me

My grandmother is so funny

she is quite a bit shorter than I am

so I am sure this dress fit her a bit different

but she said and I quote

"I was brave enough"

well my husband wasn't about to let me out if the house

unless I added some length

- thank goodness I had this little girl slip I picked up at Old Navy

I just think its astonishing that in the 50's

anything above the Knee was considered scandalous,

to a mere decade latter the invention of the mini!

My grandmother gave me quite a few dresses the other day

I'm so glad she kept them all these years!

This dress was terribly stained

but it came through the dry cleaners perfectly

well almost - I could hardly believe it

but the dry cleaner took out all the pleats in the skirt

I was just baffled -

she apologized but said she just couldn't get them back in

So SAD! Oh-well!!!

It's not like me to get all fired up and cause a seen

so I just let it go

but honestly, wouldn't you think

a dry cleaner of all people could iron in pleats

or have the brains enough to pin them in before hand?

I just love how these pictures turned out!

I can't wait to show them to my grandmother

and I'm even more excited to share the rest

of the dresses she gave me with you!

I got a chance to sit in my first hot rod

oh don't ask me what it was?

but I think when hubby retires

I can see us going from town to town

showing off our hot rod!

Hubby already knows how to rebuild and paint cars

so it's a natural fit!

It's fun getting to know a new town

and new people

My new friend Kayla and I went out the other day

to check out the local shops

well... that didn't take very long haha

and so we spent the rest of the afternoon

looking for good places to take pictures

we found the alleys to be the most intriguing

my mother-in-law is going to just die

when she sees this picture

she LOVES all things Coca Cola

It amazes me the detail and workmanship that went into

advertising on the back sides of buildings

if only we put such care and craftsmanship into things today

the world would be a far more photogenic place that is for sure!