My vacation in Charlotte continues. I have been here for more than a week, and yet the time has flown past. Two more days and I’m headed back to Texas, even if it will be another few days in Corpus Christi before I finally return to Houston.
Yesterday was the annual trek to Chapel Hill to spend the afternoon eating whatever interesting food my Aunt Nancy has cooked for us. That sounds like I mean interesting in a bad way, but I don’t — it’s always yummy. Yesterday included potato soup, turkey, green bean casserole, and a tasty shrimp dip. Dessert was pear gingerbread cake and it was delicious! The only downer to the day is that I made the mistake of taking Benedryl on the drive up. My mom had brought it along because my aunt was cat-sitting, and since I’d been sneezing a lot already, I decided it couldn’t hurt. Wrong. Quickly, I remembered the reason I never take Benedryl: it makes me tired and woozy. My head felt like it was in a fog for much of the afternoon, and I didn’t really recover until I slept the whole way home to Charlotte.
This morning I was up early to have breakfast with my high school friends, followed by the “mother-daughter” lunch with my mom, sister, and their friends. I only ate an english muffin at breakfast, so I had plenty of room for a very yummy tuna steak salad for lunch.
We spent the rest of the afternoon at the mall exchanging things that didn’t fit or just didn’t work, and I came away with a new pair of work pants, a sweater, a new brown purse — and the not-related-to-Christmas item that I was fortunate enough to find in the Ann Taylor store: my bridesmaid dress for Karen’s wedding in April. Sadly it was no longer on sale (or maybe I’m just remembering incorrectly that it was), but oh well. I have a dress, and it fits. Well, sort of. It fits in the hips, but the top is a size too big. Seriously, I am far too pear-shaped for this dress. The top needs to be taken in by at least an inch or more. Coincidentally, one of the salespeople in the store who we’d begun talking to about alterations heard me mention Houston. Turns out her grandmother lives in Houston, and she offered to call her grandmother to see if she could recommend a good place for alterations. Score! The two places are both over by the Galleria, but better than nothing.
Speaking of which, if anybody out there can recommend any additional places for alterations in the Houston area, let me know. I don’t want to take the dress just anywhere, and I want to make sure it’s done right.
txrunnergirl says
Sarah, I’ve been using a place on West Gray near the Souper Salad and Marshall’s off and on for years. They’ve fixed zippers, taken in clothes and hemmed many pairs of pants for me. I can get you the exact address if you want it…I know it’s still not exactly in your neck of the woods though.
Tiggs says
Sarah- I use 2 different places. For work suits and casual wear I use Classic Alterations in the West Gray Kroger shopping center. It’s is run by a cute little Vietnamese guy and he does a great job.
However- for formal wear (that sounds funny!) such as my wedding party attire, ball gowns for Mardi Gras each year, and for my jeans I only trust Marcello. He is located by Visible Changes in the lower level of the Galleria. He is *the best*.
I go to Classic mostly b/c I can’t stand driving to the Galleria or I would use Marcello for everything. Both are pretty even re: price. Alterations are not cheap so prepare for sticker shock! LOL!
Karen says
Sarah, Becca says she’s got the name of a good tailor in League City and she’ll give it to you when she gets home.