Today was the day, the day to pick up the dresses I had made the first day we arrived. I was really nervous and anxious to see if I liked them and how well they fit. When we got to the tailor a woman took me up to the sewing room and showed me one of my dresses and said the other dress wasn’t quite ready. I tried on my long dress and it was a little too tight and the shoulder straps were a little too short. She said no problem and to give her ten minute before it would be ready. I then asked about my formal cocktail dress she said come with me I will show you. When I went into another room I saw the fabric I had picked out for my dress on the ground and a very small piece of it on a sewing machine a woman was sitting at. She looked at the fabric and then me and said please give me two hours and it will be ready. I didn’t really have a choice so I trusted her said okay. Jeff, Erika, Kelly, and the Ashley’s had all come with me that morning as they had stuff to pick up as well. I was the only one who had things to still be altered or made but it was no big deal we still had the entire day ahead of us.
We were all starving and headed to a place for lunch where we had noodles and spring rolls. Then since Jeff and I didn’t get to buy much in the market the first day Erika, Kelly, Jeff and I went to the market while the Ashley’s went to find an internet café. I quickly realized that both Erika and I were looking for similar things such as souvenir type gifts, shoes and sun dresses while Kelly and Jeff were looking for dvd’s. We all decided to split up because the market is so small and crazy it is hard to walk through even in a group of four. In some spots in the market you could reach your arms out in both directions and be touching both boots and have your arms half way in each booth. Walking through this market was such a fun experience bargaining with people and just looking at all the things for sale. I was on a mission to find a pair of really nice sandals or high heels for the ambassador’s ball that will take place on the ship, because I didn’t bring a pair of heels with me. Although as I was walking through the market and stopped at a few shoes vendors the women would look at my feet look up at me and say “TOO BIG!!” then shoo me away. The first time a woman did it I laughed then as it happened more and more I started to get a little embarrassed not really but was upset that I wasn’t able to buy any of the really cute shoes that were surrounding me.
After walking through the market and getting a few things we headed back to the tailor to pick up my dresses. When we got there I tried on my long dress and it fit perfect. I was so excited for the first time to have a dress with straps that I would have to adjust and they fit my shoulders perfectly!! The dress was gorgeous and I was so pleased with it I knew it was worth the money. Then she brought out my cocktail dress which still had no zipper on it. She put me in it and then pinned up the sides. It looked nice but I still wasn’t sure because it was pinned up the side. She told me to give her five minutes and it would be finished. True to her word in five minutes the dress was downstairs and ready. Erika and I then went back to the ship to enjoy a bbq for dinner on the ship.
When I got back to the ship we all met in Kelly’s room to show each other our dresses. Everyone’s looked so pretty and I finally got to try on my completed yellow cocktail dress. It fit perfectly and was really pretty; again I was extremely pleased and really happy with my choices. Now I will a new dress to wear to formal with Rane so our pictures will look different from freshman year and last year.
I don’t think I could have asked for a better trip while I was in
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