You're sweet to ask, Shannon.
I THINK I've decided to keep the dress. I actually have hardly any dresses. In fact, at the moment I think I have ONE dress that is a fall/winter dress. And now that my youngest is 6, we're getting out a lot more, especially to the theater, but also just to dinner. And there are always holidays to dress for. SO, even if I don't end up wearing it to work (I haven't tried it with jackets yet), I still think I can justify the pretty steep price that way : ) Sound convincing? (Plus, Angie deemed it "killer")
(And if Rita reads this, I, too, was thinking it will be perfect with the Fryes. I was just too lazy to get them out of the basement where they've been banished for the hot summer)
I returned the jackets, though. I'm in a bit of a jacket limbo - not knowing quite what my jacket style should be. I'll keep trying different things until I feel like "me".
Thanks for asking!