To the lovely women with the 'Say Yes to the Dress' signs supporting a gorgeous bride at Sophie's Gown Shoppe at 1:30-2:30 on Saturday September 12th....

....Thank you so much!

You had no idea that I had received news of my mother's spinal fractures and spreading cancer only days before. You had no idea that I'd barely slept all week, driven 3 hours from Stratford the day before, had only seen my awesome 3 year old son for about 20 minutes that day and you had no idea that I left my mom's bedside in Leamington while she was in excruciating pain to have my first fitting for my wedding in 5 weeks. You had no idea that the pictures my mother in law was taking was so that my mom could see me in my dress.

I must have looked strange (It was clear that I didn't do anything to look pretty that day) or too solemn to you all. Smiling felt awkward and innappropriate. Or maybe you just really loved my dress (I sure do! It's even prettier than I remember!). Regardless, as I stood alone in front of the mirror while my mother in law attempted to capture the moment in pictures and video for my mom, I heard you call out and when I looked in the mirror, you all had your 'Say Yes to the Dress' signs held up. For a moment I thought your bride had come out in another stunning dress and you (a wonderfully enthusiastic bunch) were just reacting. It took a moment to realize that you meant it for me! You gave me the pomp and circumstance that I didn't have fo myself in that moment....so THANK YOU!

I like to think of myself as a rock, but I had a moment standing there where I became overwhelmed and started to cry. When I brought my hands down from my face, I had someone placing a tissue in my hand and smiling as she told me that it had come from her pocket. She reassured me that it wasn't used lol. THANK YOU again!

When I showed the special details that I had added to my gown, you all oohed and aahed as if you knew me. Again THANK YOU!

As I changed back into the t-shirt and jeans that I threw on in the morning hoping to get to the hospital early enough to catch the doctor (I failed!) I REALLY wanted to thank you all in person, but I decided not to because I REALLY didn't want to detract from your bride's moment with my drama. It would not have been fair to her

Regardless, you ladies brightened what was a stressful, exhausting and otherwise miserable day. You gave me a bit of the experience that I'd dreamed about and had been looking forward to. These last weeks before my wedding are very different than I thought they'd be a year ago, or even a month ago!

You wonderful, loud,enthusiastic bold women are amazing! You remind me of my awesome aunts, 2/ 6 of which were with my mom so that I could have my fitting. The bride you came to support really did look beautiful in everything so it's no wonder you were all pumped up....but for what it's worth I liked the ivory one with the fitted sparkly bodice and the full skirt ;) I hope she ended up Saying Yes to the Dress!

Thank you all so much...you have no idea how your kindness impacted me yesterday.

Lost my passport and drivers licence at live in color event Sat night...I was in the vip area if anyone has found it please email me...clajeunesse1@hotmail.com thank yoy

Last night while running the stage at Life In Color at Festival Plaza, my laptop went missing. 13" MacBook Pro Retina, iPad Air 2, 4 bottles of medication, iLok 2.

I'll offer a reward to anyone who can help it return. The MacBook was remotely locked through the Internet today at 9:22pm by whoever has it, and is now a paper weight. All of this stuff is completely useless without my passwords.

I leave for California tomorrow night, and all my meds are in there. If you have any information or know anyone trying to sell these items please contact Ian Hind ianhind@hotmail.com Thank You

I really need this stuff back, please spread he word and reach out. Thanks

Son lost his wallet last night downtown at the river. Please return you can keep money in it.
Jakobe Browne
Just would like Id back

Yesterday we decided spontaneously to stop into the Windsor Essex County Humane Society to show our children where our dog was rescued from. There we witnessed the sweetest connection between two 4 year old chocolate lab/ retriever mix dogs Cocoa and Brownie. While it was sort of chaotic in there with lots of dogs barking and jumping around in their pens, Cocoa and Brownie were just laying down quietly cuddling together in the sun. They are a bonded pair and the WECHS would like them to go to a good home together ideally. If you know anyone with a good home looking for two great dogs, please suggest they come visit these two. They seemed like really loving, gentle dogs. If we had room for 3 dogs we would have brought them home in a heartbeat!

Link: windsorhumane.org/adoption/adoptable-animals/adoptable-animals-dogs/

To the 3 bike riders who crossed the road at McHugh and Darfield against the red light. You all were in the wrong crossing on a red light. I'm glad the old lady who almost got hit didn't and is ok but all 3 of you are old enough to know the rules and not cross in front of traffic. Shame on you for feeling the truck on McHugh that honked at you for crossing in front of them was wrong. IT WAS ALL 3 OF YOU IN THE WRONG!! Not the truck driver. YOU MAKE BIKE RIDERS LOK BAD WHEN YOU DON'T FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE ROAD!! Again SHAME ON ALL OF YOU!!

Listen up people. My little sister has lost her engagement ring. Near or in Zehers on Lauzon today around 1pm. There is a cash reward if it's returned. $$$$. Do the right thing. Praying there are still good people out there. She is heartbroken.

I just want to give a big shout out to the South Windsor urgent care and pharmacy, My daughter was very sick this afternoon and the clinic was closed but the doctor on staff agreed to see her, to avoid me taking her to the ER. He was so incredibly good with her, even through all her sickness, this amazing doctor managed to make her smile and laugh! He was incredibly thorough and even called the pharmacy to follow up to make sure that we got everything we needed. His name is Dr. Abubaker and he is excepting patients if anyone is looking for a family physician,you won't be disappointed especially if you have children! The pharmacist Robin played a huge part in getting us into see the doctor, South Windsor residents if you're looking for a new pharmacy please go see him! I know we will be transferring all of our scripts to him in the future. A big thank you to Matt McShane from Valente Realty for calling in to see if they could see her, it saved us a trip to the ER and now we have a happy baby on the mend!!! I am overwhelmed with gratitude to all involved! A true case of Windsor professionals coming together to ensure the healthy and safety of one of it's tiniest citizens!! I am proud to say these exemplary professionals conduct their businesses in South Windsor!