The Saga of the Blue Dress

So. I ordered a terrific wrap-style blue dress for my nephew's wedding from the Gap. I really don't need a new dress, but it's gorgeous, reasonably priced, and appropriate for conferences as well as weddings. And wrap-around dresses have been my favorite since the first one Diane von Furstenberg whipped up. When I ordered it, they said the free shipping would take 7-10 days. No problem - the wedding was then two weeks away. But guess what? they meant 7-10 days from the shipping date, not the ordering date. I got the email that said it had been shipped yesterday, October 11, and it said that it was guaranteed to arrive by October 23.

Well. The wedding is October 21. And how is that 10 days from anything? I suppose they mean 10 business days, but couldn't they have said so? I'm an avid Amazon shopper, so I'm used to free 2-day shipping on everything from books to televisions to pasta (yes, really, pasta). So it seems as if I actually might "fall into The Gap," for anyone old enough to remember that advertising campaign.

I took my car for service today, then went to a mall north of Clarksburg. It was such a thrill - shopping at Target, Marshall's, J.C. Penney . . .  I've been in the mountains two months now, so it doesn't take much to excite me.

Last night, the conversational Spanish class for faculty went to a fabulous Mexican restaurant in Weston. I can never imagine how people from just outside Mexico City land where they do - especially when it's Weston, West Virginia.

Wait, what's that? This is supposed to be a Steelers' blog you say? Ha!

I would never in a million years be grateful for the vice presidential debate, but this time, I am - because it tied up the networks so that the game was only on the NFL Network, which I don't get. So I didn't have to watch it. (Before the game, I said, I don't GET to watch it.) I see from various sources that there were records matched or broken, that players are outdoing the dynasty players of the 1970s.

But the difference is the teams of the 1970s WON. And usually with touchdowns, not field goals.

That is all.

Oh. And that darned dress better get here in time.