Maxi Dress: $16.99 I promised myself I wouldn't buy a dress this time. I always wind up with a dress whenever I go shopping. I feel like spending $15 on a dress than on say, a shirt is a better deal. Plus, I love dresses. But, I really needed casual everyday clothes. So much for willpower.
I've seen these dresses everywhere and they looked so comfortable . . . but, I had two hang-ups about them: 1. Long dresses or skirts are never long enough for my legs (not to mention I can't pull of the boho look--have you ever seen a pale hippie?), 2. Most of these dresses have gigantic neon flowers on them . . . yuck. BUT . . . I saw this black and white one and I had to have it.
Luckily, the dress had adjustable straps--genius! When adjusted to the lowest level, it's long enough. Plus, the sporty stripes on the waist, straps and pockets makes the dress not as boho and I think it looks fine on me. Not to mention, POCKETS! A cute black and white dress that's long enough AND it has a place to keep my chapstick? I'm in love.
Some day I'll have to do a post about my obsession with black and white. My closet seriously looks like something from a Tim Burton movie. Anyway, not my best deal of the day, but not bad considering I saw a similar dress (only, orange) at Belk earlier for $80.
Gladiator Sandals: $10.99
Loving these. So comfortable, I could totally spear a tiger in these.
Shorts: $8.99 each
I know they're wrinkly, but I wasn't going to iron them for a picture! Anyway, yeah, Pepto pink shorts seem a little weird, but they looked really good on me. It's the pale thing. I'm a blank canvas, so wild colors look good on me, really! I think . . . maybe they just distract the eye from my white legs!
Jeans: $4.99!
This is why I love this store. They're super cute Nine West jeans and they fit great! (It also helps that I'm 3 sizes smaller than I was last summer! Just had to throw that in there . . . heh heh. Makes shopping even more enjoyable!)
It was a great shopping trip. Last time I went shopping, I went nuts. I hadn't gotten out without Charlie in awhile, so I went for like, 8 hours. It was miserable! I realized that about 3 hours is my limit. After that, I'm just hungry, tired and filled with Mom guilt.
Although, I think next time I'll have to take my sis-in-law Mari with me. We almost always go shopping together, but that week her sister was in town. I seriously walked around the store for 30 minutes trying to make a decision. I can't make one without her! She is my voice of reason! But she made a good suggestion for next time . . . she said I should just send her some pics from my phone. Duh! This is why I need her to think for me . . .
I told my mom once that even if I make it big as a screenwriter and I make millions, I'd still shop at Ross. She replies, "I wouldn't!" That's really saying something, because my mom is not into fashion at all. Oh well. I still love Ross. It's great because most of the clothes there are namebrand or designer and better quality than Target or Old Navy. It's not just about the clothes (although I LOVE them), it's about getting the deal. You know, if you compliment me on an outfit I'll immediately tell you how much everything cost. Rude? Probably. But it makes me happy! So take it!
Viva La Ross!
P.S. Can anyone tell me why Blogger won't let me post in paragraphs? Any time I do a return, after I post it, it's gone. Sorry, I'm a blogger idiot.
3 comments:
Wow! You did awesome! I wish I lived closer so we could go shopping together. That would be so fun. We should try it sometime.
On a different note, can I come hang out with you and have you teach me how to make some cute food for a baby shower?
Awesome! I love it all. I'm going to run to Ross now because I need some jeans. Unfortunately I am not 3 sizes smaller than last summer though. Good for you!
I have the same problem with blogger. Not sure why it does that but it's annoying! I also have the same problem with black and white, mostly white. For some reason when I see a shirt I like in multiple colors, I always pick up and try on the white one first and have to force myself to buy something different. White is just so fresh and clean and goes with everything! My favorite store is Maurices but I definitely can't get good deals there. Our Ross here in Cartersville is GETTO!!
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