We were in and out of the bridal shop in no time this afternoon! My sister already had a bridesmaid dress in mind, so we all tried it on (and loved it!), got our measurements taken, and placed our orders. We were done just like that! The whole process was quick and painless!
On my way to the bridal shop, I made a travel mug of peppermint tea and grabbed a ”just-in-case” Luna bar, which I never ended up eating.
My sister picked this dress in a deep purple/burgundy. It’s so pretty and flattering!
Lunch at the Dockside
After all of our “hard work” at the bridal shop, we were hungry for lunch. The 5 of us headed to the nearby Dockside Restaurant in Malden. The Dockside is your typical sports bar with a big ol’ bar, lots of TVs, and tons of sports memorabilia on the walls.
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Like your typical sports bar, the food was decent, but nothing special. For lunch, I started with a cup of coffee with 2 containers of cream and a packet of sugar mixed in.
Our table split an order of sweet potato fries, which were more fry than sweet potato. I munched on about 10 fries or so.
My main meal was the Garden House Salad, which included lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, and shredded carrots. The salad was just meh. 
On the side, I used some honey mustard for dipping. It had HFCS and lots of other “scary” ingredients, so I tried to limit my dips.
Now that I am home, I just snacked on two Medjool dates, and I am headed to the gym to pump some iron.
Hope you are enjoying your Saturday!!!
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Love the dresses! Very pretty.
Question – I have the same exact mug as you and have a problem with it leaking every time I take a sip…does this happen to you too, or am I not putting the lid on right?
@Julie: I’ve had the same problem! The top is actually a screw top, so make sure you screw it down all of the way.
Oooh…very pretty dress, what a nice color! I don’t knot if it is my screen but it seems to have a bit of sage green in it? Is it just me? Either way, very nice
@Lara: That’s actually the sample. My sister ordered it in a plum color.
Yeah, sports bar food is often just “meh.” Hope you have a great workout!
So pretty! I love the dress she chose!
Nice dress, and that does sound quick and painless
Have a nice gym session!
Very pretty dresses. The waist and neckline are definitely flattering. Hope you enjoyed the gym.
That dress is pretty, you are so lucky that it was quick and painless!!!
Love the dresses, super cute, sounds like your sister is an easy to please bride! Those sweet potato fries (while fried) – look pretty darn good!
i love sweet potato fries!!! always better homemade, of course, but fries are my greasy food weakness…
and sorry about your salad! i hate it when restaurants use ice berg lettuce (where’s the spinach, arugula, baby greens…) i’ve ordered disappointing salads like that before, too
Aww she looks so pretty!
love the dress!
Great dresses! Are you trying to reduce calories at the moment? House salad with no dressing for lunch is tres low!
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Love the dress and the color she picked!
The dress is cute!I love those fries, and I love how you capture all the details of the resteraunts you vistt!
GREAT dress choice!
I loveeeeeeeeee sweet potato fries!
thats a very flattering dress choice! and purple sounds lovely and unique.
i lije the combo of the men with silver-gray vests and ties with purple dresses. 
@runninghigh: Nope. I ate some sweet potato fries too, but I guess it was just a low-cal meal.
Pretty dress! That looks like a good cut for any body type, which is nice.
LOVE the bridesmaids dress. You look gorgeous in it, too!
@Katie: Haha! That’s not me!
I am glad the dress shopping was painless. There is nothing like trying on a million dresses. The dress is very pretty and I am sure the color will be gorgeous!!