Splendor's Game

I'm the kind of girl who can spend hours online looking at beautiful dresses.
I usually don't, of course. Who has time for that?
For Christmas, though, my mom gave me the prom issue of Seventeen. Cue the fanfare, the obsession has arrived.
So, this Christmas break has included not only a huge amount of sleeping and TV (my sci-fi staples in addition to "Parks and Recreation," my current comfort-food show), but also an insane amount of Pinteresting dresses. I've become a mad internet shopper, bargain-hunting like a pro and analyzing every detail of every gown. But none of them really grabbed me. They were all so pretty, but nothing made my heart skip. I couldn't really see myself in any of them.
And then, one day, I saw it: Splendor's Game.
Those silly dress names the companies use typically elicit no more than a vague half-smile from me, but I knew when I saw this one that it was destiny. Not only was it the prettiest lace sheath dress I'd ever seen in the most delicate cream color, its name was a nod at one of my favorite books of all time. And it was very inexpensive to boot! I continued searching, but Splendor's Game had already built its little nest of hope and possibility in the far branches of my mind.
Later, I came back to the dress to show my mom, and tried to determine what size I needed. Unfortunately, the size chart that accompanied the multi-angled photos and product description listed measurements that could only be achieved by an eight-year old. My tiniest friend  rebecca, later confirmed this notion, saying that even the largest size wouldn't fit her. I was crushed; how could this be?
I couldn't bring myself to delete the dress from my board, but I'd resigned myself to beginning the search anew. It wasn't until this morning, when the topic of prom came up at Mandi's and I showed my friends the dress I'd pined after, that a glimmer of hope appeared: Mandi, the web expert that she is, found another size chart link that listed the official site measurements. A later examination proved that yes, the dress should fit perfectly!
So now my dress is in the mail. I know it's a few months early, but it's worth it. I checked the return policy, but if Fate is on my side I'll arrive at prom this spring bedecked in Splendor.