1. It's rainy again. Of course it chooses to rain on a bunch of consecutive days during Fashion Week. Bah. I hope it clears up because my dress today is SO FUN and it really calls for outdoor pictures. Pretty sure we can call this a #firstworldproblem
2. Last night I dreamed that I was getting married again...while still married to Matt. As in, taking on a second husband. I didn't really want to, in the dream, but all of my real-life friends were pressuring me to, as well as the (cute) guy. I couldn't seem to articulate why I just really only wanted one husband, so I let myself be pressured into the polygamy, but the whole time I was like I am NOT talking about this on my blog. They would NEVER understand! So...there's that.
Yes, I told Matt the dream this morning. He confirmed he really didn't want any brother-husbands (male equivalent of sister-wives?), so it looks like my polygamystic lifestyle will be confined to last night's dream. Whew. Still, I'm slightly disturbed. What does this dream say about me??! Armchair psychologist opinions are welcomed.
3. Since five people (at last count) made comments about this, I feel compelled to overshare/shrug off the compliments/explain:
And it's true. In high school, my friends affectionately referred to my legs as The Man Legs. They were so muscle-y and not-delicate...they were the Man Legs. (Hey, at least I shaved them...) I wish I could tell you that the scary calves are a result of tri-training or Zumba or anything else, but I'm afraid that I was pretty much born this way, and despite years of purposefully neglecting leg-specific workouts, they never really go away. And why would I want them to go away? Because I LOOK LIKE A TRANNY WHEN I WEAR HEELS!! And because in my mind, they're still the Man Legs. At home in workout clothes. Not much else.
So anyways. Now you all know one of my silly insecurities. Thanks for being nice and not calling them Man Legs, at least. ;)
4. Does anyone besides me and Aubrey watch Shark Tank? Dude, I LOVE that show, which is kinda weird because I'm not much of a business person and I have no desire to be an entrepreneur or own my own business...but Matt and I DVR every single episode of Shark Tank and nothing makes me happier than spending a night watching people debate valuation and business models and utility patents and cost of customer acquisition. GOOD STUFF. Last night one of the stories totally had me bawling (Me-Maw's Gumbo Bricks...anyone seen that one?). I just felt like you should know that I watch non-trashy reality TV sometimes, too. I'm very diverse.
That's it. You're bored to death and I need to work. Until tomorrow, ladies.
Hahaha...I can relate to the man legs! I'm a rock climber so I certainly do not have nice feminine legs and yeah...me in high heels, not pretty...not pretty at all! But I say "Let's rock our awesome legs"
ReplyDeleteRaining here too and that makes me sad...I have new skull leggings to show off!
Raining here too :( Blah.
ReplyDeleteI have to say I've been disappointed with the women's clothing at Canadian Target but maybe I just need to keep looking. That dress is awesome and seriously?! $10! That's amazing.
And I didn't comment on your legs but now feel compelled to say, You have nothing to feel self-conscious about! Otherwise how could you get a second husband!!!!! :)
Your legs are gorgeous and I never once thought "man legs"...yuck! I've seen man legs and you do not sport such awful extremities!
ReplyDeleteAgain, girl...Twirl on Fashionista, twirl on! ;-)
TOTALLY not manly! In fact, you just look like you run about 5 miles a day! :)
ReplyDelete"Man legs" never entered my mind, either. But at least it's not man hands, right? Then how would you showcase two wedding rings?
ReplyDeleteShark Tank is my go-to Friday night show--the Gumbo Bricks made me teary, too. Did you see the Rabbi last week? He was a hoot. Outside of the Bachelorette (sorry), we could totally be TV friends between this show and The Walking Dead!
You do not have man legs! You just made me think about the Seinfeld episode about man hands.....if you haven't seen it, you need to look it up. We all have that insecurity from high school. My husband was called wolfy arms. Kids are mean!
ReplyDeleteMe-maw's gumbo!! That one WAS sad! We're all caugh up on Shark Tank and I'm in depression over the fact that they're now all re-runs until the new season starts. Nick can't get over the fact that they all wear the same outfits/suits every single episode. He especially gets mad about Robert Herjavec's blue tie and gray suit that he wears on every single episode. HA!
ReplyDeleteWow, I would not have thought man legs at all. One of my best friends can't wear tall boots because her calves are so big.
ReplyDeleteWow that is so true! When someone compliments me on something I always end up saying something back instead of just "Thank you". And you DO NOT have man legs lol, they look fab! Twirl on!
ReplyDeleteGirl, you haven't seen man calves until you've witnessed mine! I've always had huge calves and I HATE them! Your legs look great and you've worked hard to get those awesome gams--flaunt them!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love Shark Tank. The hubby and I watch it whenever it is on! Alas, we do not have DVR, so I'm sure we have missed some great episodes. It seems like I always think they have a great idea, like a week ago, some couple had these sandle flip flops things. And I was all, "Cool! Let's order some." And the sharks are all "This is a piece of rubber with some string. No one will buy it. I'm out." Boo.
ReplyDeleteman legs?!?! are you kidding me?? whatever. I looked at my twirling pics kinda jealous that my legs didn't look muscular, only fat.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely NOT man legs- strong sexy woman legs! Wear heels confidently!
ReplyDeleteI love Shark Tank too!!
ReplyDeleteMaybe you should blame/thank your marching band days for the legs?!
ReplyDeleteThis is SO WEIRD, but I also dreamt last night that James and I were getting married again! We were getting married at my parents' house, and it was a disaster. My brother was hanging up balloons and totally inappropriate decorations, and I was trying to clean the bathrooms. SO WEIRD.
ReplyDeleteAnd, we love the Shark Tank!! I was yelling at SOMEONE to take on the Gumbo Bricks. I hope I find them at Costco next time I go...
We watch Shark Tank too! Don't know if you remember the episode with the 2 guys that did Tie Try (like the necktie equivalent of Netflix) but one of them was my friend's husband! So basically I'm famous by association.
ReplyDeleteAlso, one time in high school my mom's manicurist told me and Allison he could tell us apart by our legs- she being a dancer and me being a soccer player. I couldn't help but think that wasn't a compliment.
Well, I've always thought you had great legs!
ReplyDeleteI am going to have to check out Shark Tank, because of all the people in the world I trust you and Aubrey's TV advice the most. i.e. we all love the same trash!
ReplyDeleteI love Shark Tank! My mom hates listening to them argue but I love seeing how competitive the sharks get. It's nice to watch something on tv not about love/racing/surviving.
ReplyDeleteps. I think your legs look awesome and you should be proud to have such great muscles!
My first thought when I saw that pic was "gorgeous, fit legs and I'm jealous." Take it for what it's worth and not deflect the compliment because you're beautiful and you should be told you are regularly. :)
ReplyDeleteDo women get to have more than one husband? I just have never heard of that happening. I think brother husbands would probably get along a lot better than sister wives.
ReplyDeleteI also have pretty beastly legs. I've always said I have power calves. That makes me feel better.
Firstly, I have the same type of legs...except way shorter than yours, which makes it worse.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Shark Tank is literally my favorite show. (Well, my favorite show that's currently on tv.) I absolutely LOVE it. But it bugs me so much that Robert never makes a deal with anyone! What's that about!?! Robert, man up!! Also, it's weird but I have this slight crush on Mark Cuban. I think it's the power/confidence thing. Anyways...I love that show and am so glad I'm not the only one. Sometimes I even have these daydreams about bringing some amazing product in there and blowing their minds. So...so...dorky, I know. And yeah, I saw the gumbo bricks episode. Tears.