Happy Anniversary!

January 2nd was the 7 year anniversary of my employment with the company I work for. The same day happened to be Ala's 8th anniversary with the company and the 10 year anniversary of the start of the business. A couple of weeks ago my boss announced that we were going out to celebrate the anniversary.....to a very swanky Manhattan restaraunt and then to a jazz club afterward. This is an evening complete with car service (a seperate one for each of us) and the whole nine. I have been planning my attire for a month.

Now, when I say "planning" I need you to understand that I'd start to think about it, then panic and then ignore it because I didn't want to think about it anymore. Finally, I got a dress (ok, I got 4 dresses before deciding which one I was actually going to wear) and decided on accessories. I have a million really dressy pants suits, but I really wanted to wear a dress.

Most of the time at work I am giving people orders,negotiating pricing, arguing with vendors and managing a thousand different things at once. People here only ever see me in pants (oftentimes yoga pants) and sneakers. I want to wear a dress and put on make-up and perfume and just once, be a girl and not have anybody call me "Bosslady" or "El Jefe".


Then, this morning, I was on the Interwebs looking at pictures from the People's Choice Awards and here it is. Dr. Callie Torres is wearing my outfit (dress and shoes). OK, almost. My dress is a wee bit longer and made of silk (I know that silk is generally not the most forgiving fabric, but this seems to work on me). Callie and I look alot alike. We have the same build, hair color and skin tone. Also, Callie Torres looks HOT! So, if I look even one tenth this good I will consider myself a success!

What I am reading: Websites that give me directions on how to put on eyeshadow.
What I am listening to: Headlights - Everybody Needs A Fence To Lean On