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my very own shopping montage!!!! OMG!
i have been DYING to tell you guys about this but i had to wait until it was ready. but GUESS WHAT IT’S FINALLY READY!
let me start by saying that, when it comes to cinema, my most favorite quality in a film is, hands down, the Shopping Montage. i mean, sure, beautiful scenery is nice, and i love to swoon over a romance as much as the next gal, but when a movie pulls out the Shopping Montage, I AM TRANSFIXED. i immediately jump to the edge of my seat, nod my head to the beat of the music and basically SALIVATE over every second of glamorous mass consumption. the clothes! the “how do i look?” turn/hair toss! the obliging salespeople! the heaps of shopping bags (complete with a hat box, which makes no sense in this day and age but really adds a nice symmetry, in my opinion)!
since i’ve forced henri to see some girlie movies over the past few years, he is WELL aware of my deeply abiding love for the shopping montage. which is why, for my birthday this year, he decided to give me MY VERY OWN SHOPPING MONTAGE!!! I KNOW!!! I TOTALLY FREAKED OUT!! like, it already happened and i am STILL FREAKING OUT!!!
the packaging of the montage plan was a piece of art in and of itself. henri gave me a dvd, and when i pressed play, a series of shopping montages began to play, from “mannequin” to “pretty woman” (obvs!) to “the brady bunch.” in other words, it was a SHOPPING MONTAGE MONTAGE. and then, at the end, the text on the screen informed me that not only would i be receiving my own shopping montage, but it would come complete with a pantser (meredith!), a limo (WHAT!!) and champers (a vital ingredient for any and all fancy pants activities, obvs). y’all my heart almost exploded with squee cos I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT!!!
so, a few weeks ago, henri and meredith showed up at my apartment, followed by a limo driven by none other than jerry, our chauffeur from the winery tour!! it was such a delightful surprise to see him again! he asked what we were doing, and i simply replied, “going SHOPPING!” and by the end of the night, he was like, “you weren’t kidding about the shopping!” oh jerry, after the winery tour, you should know that when it comes to fun, I DO NOT MESS AROUND.
i’ll stop writing and let the actual video do the montaging, but i will say that IT WAS THE BEST NIGHT EVER!!! not only did i get to try on lots of gorgeous clothes (and actually keep a few things!), but i was able experience my top favorite feelings: 1. Being Friends 2. Being Rich 3. Being In a Movie.
and now, pantsers and pantserettes, i present to you: MY SHOPPING MONTAGE!!!!!!
“BIG MISTAKE. HUGE.”
p.s. “what a feeling” is basically meredith’s and my theme song, and it RANDOMLY CAME ON THE RADIO! IT WAS LIKE A SIGN! A SIGN OF AWESOME!
p.p.s. speaking of serendipity, we ran into trish at the domain! so i finally got to say something i’ve never had the chance to: “you’re about to be MONTAGED!”
p.p.p.s. yes, henri really is the best boyfriend in the whole pants.
p.p.p.p.s. maybe next year, i can get my own battle-ready montage? that way, i could finally learn how to shoot a gun/throw a punch/climb a wall/look really badass in less than five minutes!
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Which Betsey Johnson dress did you buy?!? The pants world needs to know!
O. M. G. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was the highlight of my day. My day was full of an ear infected fussy baby and laundry, so this video just made my day sparkle!
My faves of the video:
**”Here’s to shopping! And being rich!”
**Meredith is so freakin cute. Posh is too!
** When the two of y’all appeared in the blue and pink dresses at the 2nd store, that was the best moment of the montage!
**Gross! You touched money to your eyes!! Gross!
** The bikini!
** The pink dress!
**Henri!
Ok, I am done squeeing. Thanks Posh and Henri and Meredith. Y’all have accomplished what so many teen movies have tried so hard to do; make me feel like I went shopping with my BFFs!! Y’all rock.
So fun!!! Tell us what you kept!
I hope you got that blue dress with the black bows, or the pink Betsey Johnson dress – both gorgeous on you!
well, unlike julia roberts, i didn’t get to keep everything i tried on (sigh). here’s what i ended up buying:
1. the blue dress with the black bows
2. the tiger shirt (RAR!)
3. a pair of posh jeans (not in montage)
4. black shirt (not in montage cos it was declared “too boring” by henri)
5. the AMAZING SILVER GLITTER HEELS that i’m wearing with every betsey johnson dress (my fave item cos not only are they glam deluxe, they’re COMFORTABLE. WHAT!!!).
6. and, finally, drum roll please, the blue flowery dress from betsey johnson (i adored the pink one, but decided to go with a dress i could actually wear, like, a lot).
YAY!
michelle, i’m glad it made you feel like you were there!!! that makes me happy. and also, yes, meredith is unbelievably cute. esp. when she almost runs into a mirror.
oh yeah, and those sunglasses!
OMG is right!!! Wow, wow, and wow!! First of all, Henri wins the award for best and sweetest present ever! Gooo Henri! I am so jealous! That looked like so much fun. I am so glad you bought the dress with the bows…its super elegant and looks great on you. The Bestey Johnson dress is super cute too. Yay Yay!
Montage madness. The song was indeed, total fate, yet I wouldn’t put it past Henri to have orchestrated that piece as well. Maybe he happened to plan Trish being there, too. “I was just thinking about you…” Yeah right, she was hiding, ready to pounce and make your montage that much more friend-tastic!
Also, puppy?! Cuteness!!
First, there was nothing. But a small, glowing dream. That our fear seemed to hide deep inside our minds.
And then! There was shopping! And champers! And limos! And puppies! And also GOLD IN THE CHAMPERS.
Henri is the best fairy godfather a girl could have.
p.s. Aww thanks, Michelle!
Henri, thank you for being so good to Sarah.
love love love love!!!
a hundred million squees!
OMF. this is the best thing ever!!! and the puppy cameo was amazing. loves it.
by the by *OMF=OMG*
oopsies
I can’t believe I’m only seeing the montage JUST NOW!!
And Sally, I promise, it was just a superamazing coincidence! Although, I just might have a little spidey sense when it comes to helping other people spend money. I’m really good at that.
My favorite part:
“Take your passion and make it happen.”
“THAT’S WHAT WE DOOOOO!” (“all the time”)
hilarious.