Black’n’Yellow

(My best friend from grad school is getting married and has asked me to be her maid of honor. I’m her only attendant.)

Friend: “So since it’s just you, I figured I’d let you pick out your own dress.”

Me: *relieved* “Sounds good to me!”

Friend: “So, how do you feel about yellow?”

Me: *horrified* “Dude, you’re black. You look great in yellow, but I’m a pasty white chick and will look like I’m sick as a dog.”

Friend: *pause* “Good point. The other color is blue, how’s that?”

Me: “Now THAT I can do. Blue it is!”

(That’s one bridesmaid dress I’ve actually been able to wear again – and ‘no yellow’ has become girlfriend code in our whole circle for ‘you’re going to marry this one and I will NOT wear a yellow bridesmaid dress’ when meeting someone’s new boyfriend!)