A few weeks ago, Isabella and I visited our local foo-foo shopping mall to find her an Easter outfit. We walked in several stores and she was not really satisfied with anything. I know this because she would smile if she approved and frown if she didn't. She's a genius already and has incredible fashion sense. As I decided to give up and take us back home, I saw "it"...not just "it"...but several "its" that would serve as the "Easter Outfit of ALL Time."
I went in and perused all the options. The first one was a silky number with tule that was gorgeous. It cost $180. Scratch that one. The next was a soft light green number with delicate lace flowers....$120 bucks. That one was out too. The third was a beautiful blue dress with soft roses as its print. This one was $88...still too much but now we're being a little more reasonable. I mean, it's Easter, right? Everyone dresses nicely for Easter! I hung that one on the handle of my stroller. "I'm going to think about it," I thought to myself. As I kept looking around, I saw "the one." It cost $120. Damn. In addition to this, I saw the matching sweater which cost $40, the shoes were $20, the tights were $16 and the little bow that matched was $12. I started calculating all of this in my head and realized two things:
(1) If I buy this, Brad could potentially kill me and
(2) girl clothes are a scam
So I did what any reasonable mother-of-a-newborn-whose-lookining-for-an-outfit-for-her-daughter would do....I put it on hold, walked away, and came back the next day to purchase it after deciding that I "really" wanted it.
Let it be known that all I bought was the dress, the tights, and the sweater. You do the Math since I teach English. In addition, I happened to have received a coupon for the store. I also had a credit from a previous purchase. Grand total...$100. Still too much but Isabella is going to wear it again for Tio Brandon's law school graduation. Shazam.
Part II
After purchasing "the one," the girl asks me the following: "Would you like to sign up for a free 8 x 10 photo of your daughter? We have a session available next Wednesday." And I, without hesitation, said "Sign me up...I have the perfect outfit." So the following Wednesday we went and took the pictures. Isabella loved it and so did some of the customers coming into the store. One lady remarked, "She could start paying your bills soon." To which I quickly replied with, "Sounds good to me because I don't think I can afford her future outfits." We had to wait a week to see the pictures and here is where I fell for scam #2. After viewing her pictures, I decided I loved all of them. The saleswoman, smelling this, said "We can burn a CD for you and you'd have all of them." So what I did I do? I bought all of them and I am not disclosing the amount. Suffice it to say that Brad had a series of mini-convulsions but did think the pictures were nice. So there. Below are just a few from her "Glamour Shot" session in her way-to-expense Easter dress. If you want to see the entire ensemble, scroll down to the post titled "Welcome back, Jesus"
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