Marriage and Measurements

My friend, Elizabeth, that I rarely get to see came into town this morning for a wedding dress fitting. I'm a farmer so I can safely say that wedding dresses are not really my thing. Since I don't get to see her very often I decided to tag along for the fitting. I must admit that I was bored to tears at first. Watching her walk out and show me her dress and shoes were not exciting. Then the seamstress started taking measurements and my attention peaked.

The first time Elizabeth got her measurements her waist was a 40 inches and her hips measured at 42 inches. She was not happy! She had a couple months and she took advantage of it by trying to lose weight. She started running and taking a closer look at what she was eating. Before she knew it her clothes were fitting better and she was feeling good about herself. At her second fitting her waist was 36 inches and her hips were 39 inches. She lost four inches on her waist and three on her hips.

When I was in school we talked about measurements and I never thought I would see it in this setting. I talked to the seamstress while she worked on Elizabeth's dress. She explained to me that math and measurement play a very big role in her job. If she is off a little bit from improperly measuring or she did not get her math correct she would would lose customers. I decided to take a closer look at measurements. The instrument you measure with plays a HUGE role. The seamstress could not measure Elizabeth with a ruler, but where else do you see inches? The seamstress uses what is called a sewing tape measure.

When I think of measurements in real life I always think of cooking. It would have never crossed my mind to think about wedding dresses when thinking about measurements. I wonder if there is something in your life that makes you think about measurements besides cooking? Now I am seeing nothing but numbers in my everyday life.