Well, apparently I had A LOT on my mind, because we were 2 hours down the road, 7:30 pm in the middle of Nowhere, Missouri, when I looked in the back seat to discover I had forgotten EVERYTHING. Oh, no, not everything....not the bag of snacks (heaven forbid, don't forget the snacks!) I had in my hands and not my purse, but everything else...my overnight bag, temple clothes, running clothes, toothbrush, makeup, etc. Agony!
I did not drive 5 hours to Keokuk, Iowa, just because I wanted to be with my husband, as delightful as he is (although I love to be with him, but I did have ulterior motives here). I was disappointed. Todd, trying not to laugh, suggested that we stop in the next town and buy something I could wear to the temple.
Lucky for me Chillicothie was only 10 miles down the road. And even luckier, they had a Wal-mart. Now, don't get me wrong. I love new clothes. However, Walmart does not sell a large variety of dresses and/or skirts. Also, because I'm tall, Walmart dresses/skirts never work. They hit me too high in the waist and are too short. Couple that with my desire to be careful with our money, and I was not happy about spending money I didn't want to spend on an outfit from Walmart that I was pretty sure I'd never wear again.
Are you ready for the fashion show? Here's what $4.99 at Walmart gets you for Sunday dress...
And here's the shoes:
I won't tell you what I found to run in. It was so ugly I couldn't even take a picture of it! And the $1 makeup?!
The peace and beauty of the temple was worth the $9.99 Walmart outfit (did I hear faint snickering and laughter from a few of those temple workers at my outfit as I was leaving?).
I leave you with a look at down Parley's Street as it was last Monday:
