Eye of the Beholder

I hate having photos taken of me (I think I've mentioned this before) - and especially right now. My hair is in this weird growing out length that is a cross between a bowl cut and a mullet. I've gained about 10 (ok 15) pounds this year as I've focused on way too much crap besides taking care of myself. And I generally think I look like a bloated frog with a wonky eye. But a friend of mine was encouraging me to get over this. That one day when I'm 80 I'll want pictures to pass around the old folks home to show off what a raging beauty I used to be. And then my photographer friend is always begging me to let him take pics. And then I bought this dress. This dress that I LOVE and I had exactly one occasion to wear it and now it hangs in my closet in broken hearted agony (I'm a little crazy about the dress). So I had some pics taken. And I think for the first time since I saw my wedding photos - I thought - wow, I look beautiful. Tell me what you think. . . .