Hello long-sleeved, long length'ed, high-necked dress!! Definitely some Little House on the Prairie business happening today for sure!

I had a little birthday brunch to attend and I definitely couldn't leave my house looking like this!

I grabbed my scissors and got chopping!

Now that the length was tweaked, I got to chopping off the sleeves...

...and the top of the dress...

...because I'm going all the way strapless!! Everything got trimmed but there was some pinning to be done before the sewing machine made an appearance.

We just got pinned...

...and now we're getting sewing! I took care of the top of the dress and got a new hem taken care of.

All in a morning's work...got on my new dress and headed over to the Smoke House to celebrate the birthin' of my pal JMT!!

Let's just say we got there at 10:30 and stayed until close to 3.

They had a fabu omelet station, crab legs for the grabbing, crepes made on the fly doused with Grand Marnier for some flame action, and the below...

I mean. You really can't go wrong with chocolate fountains. Ever. We covered strawberries, marshmallows, rice krispie treats, and even...wait for it...BACON!!

I know, I know...don't hate until you try it! I think I may have mentioned it before, but I took a page from the saliva inducing Vosges Chocolate who brought the bacon/chocolate combo into my vernacular (my mother tongue...pun intended)!

We cheersed, caught up, grubbed and ended it with a little celebration, World Cup style!!