<p><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_2543-1" border="0" alt="IMG_2543-1" src="http://ionlyweardresses.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/IMG_25431.jpg" width="525" height="711" /><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_2553" border="0" alt="IMG_2553" src="http://ionlyweardresses.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/IMG_2553.jpg" width="525" height="350" /><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_2542-1" border="0" alt="IMG_2542-1" src="http://ionlyweardresses.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/IMG_25421.jpg" width="525" height="308" /><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_2544-1" border="0" alt="IMG_2544-1" src="http://ionlyweardresses.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/IMG_25441.jpg" width="525" height="350" /><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_2540-1" border="0" alt="IMG_2540-1" src="http://ionlyweardresses.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/IMG_25401.jpg" width="525" height="425" /> </p>  <p></p>  <p align="center">{Lace Dress, <em>White House, Black Market</em>, Green Satin Heels, <em>Max Studio</em>}</p>  <p>I bought this dress three years ago when I started dating the Boy. Do you get excited buying dresses you think your significant other will like?&#160; Everyone says women dress for other women – I dress to make the Boy smile.</p>  <p>This dress was even the subject of my <a href="http://ionlyweardresses.com/2010/01/my-first-post/">inaugural</a> post for my blog.&#160; It’s fun to see how much I haven’t and have changed from three years ago. I can’t believe my hair is that much longer!&#160;&#160; I’m less enamored with the <em>White House, Black Market</em> brand but that’s not the reason I didn’t wear this dress since I rocked it on my birthday.&#160; I love the dress but I’m a hector the collector with my clothes and shoes.&#160; I buy, wear once, hang up and just make it part of the collection because I don’t want anything to happen to them.&#160; The Boy tries to remind me to enjoy everything in moderation because there’s no reason not to but I definitely find it difficult.&#160; </p>  <p>This dress felt perfect for a wedding rehearsal dinner and for the church where we enjoyed the antics of a very entertaining priest.&#160; We found ourselves at a dive bar after and I couldn’t believe they had this tucked in patio in the back.&#160; I might have to borrow some ideas for the Boy’s patio.&#160; </p>  <p>How about you?&#160; Do you purchase things you want to enjoy but want to keep perfect too?</p>