Helena's dress has arrived!

Helena has been waiting in various states of impatience and anticipation for her Preference dress to arrive.  Today, while she was on the phone with her Aunt Kirsten, she checked the front porch and discovered that it had arrived!

After nearly shouting Kirsten's ear off, she abruptly ended her conversation and hung up in order to call her best friend, Megan, and tell her to get over to our house RIGHT AWAY!  Sorry, Kirsten.  She's a teenager and can't be held responsible for her actions in a state of ball gown ecstasy.

Megan arrived, the box (which said "Light in the Box; Delivering Happiness" on it) was opened.  Out came the dress.  The first moment was awkward, because Helena couldn't figure out why it didn't look like the online picture, until I pointed out that they had shipped it inside out to preserve all the delicate parts of the dress.  The girls both melted once I helped them to turn the dress right side out.

They raced downstairs with the dress for the fitting.  We had an anxious moment with the zipper and her rib cage, but got it fully on finally and declared it a perfect fit!  She then spent the remainder of the evening wearing it, only taking it off a few minutes ago.  It will probably be put back on again tonight to show her daddy.

 a quick candid of Megan.  The girls are planning a shopping trip to get Megan's dress, now.

She is one fully happy girl tonight.