Smith Family Ice Cream Scoop: Save My Wardrobe Fund

Monday, April 14, 2008

Save My Wardrobe Fund

My friends keep telling me about these great places that I have to shop, and now I am in a pickle. I HAVE to have a new dress and a new swimsuit!! Anyone want to donate money? And another problem... how would I choose? They're all so cute! I think I like the brown and orange and yellow polka dot swimsuit best... but I can't decide!

15 comments:

Anonymous said...: I'm voting the polka dot swimsuit or the red one under it, and the first dress, or the blue one. Are those dresses from Down East Basics? They look familiar, I bought a dress there a little bit ago and it was so hard to decide....

-Kate; 5:18 PM
Marci said...: i like the first dress and the swim suit that you like...where on earth did you find them?; 7:23 PM
Brenda said...: I like that blue dress. Very pretty!; 9:38 PM
Annalee Kelly said...: I really REALLY like the polka dot swimsuit, but I'm thinking that the red one underneath it would be more flattering for flat-chested women like myself and I think it's very cute, too and modest!; 10:20 PM
Karey said...: I like all the swimsuits evenly and I like all the dresses as well, but would have to say my favorite dress is the third one. So feminine and pretty. Good luck! Lucky you!; 11:22 PM
Anonymous said...: I liket the blue dress and the polka dot swim suit, tho one above it looks like an outfit not a swim suit.; 11:24 PM
Rachel Holloway said...: Hey--ALL CUTE CLOTHES! I can totally understand your dilema.

As for swimsuit, I love the last one (red)--I think the polkadot one is super cute, but I think the red one looks the best--SO cute!

And I love the first 2 dresses. I would be all over buying one just like it if I could take about 10 inches of my rear! :) jk

GOOD LUCK!!; 4:22 AM
Vicki said...: I like the polk-a-dot or red swimsuit (can't decide) and I like the blue dress.; 7:05 AM
Mindy said...: The swimsuits are from Tawnie's modbe shop (link off of apron girls), and the dresses are from downeast basics.

I'm not really a lucky girl, because I don't know that I'm getting any of this stuff... I only know that I want it! I'll have to see if I can get them for mother's day or something. ;)

And you guys aren't much help with deciding! Now you know my dilemma!; 9:05 AM
Amy said...: Hey Mindy, thanks for commenting on my blog. It is fun to get in touch with people through the wonderful world of blogging. I really can't believe how old your kids are. Amazing. Very cute family and very cute blog. If you don't mind I will be looking at your blog often! Oh, I love the last dress and I love the polka dot swimsuit!!! But I don't think you could go wrong with any of them!
Amy; 1:19 PM
haley said...: i have the red top... LOVE it. it is the only swimsuit that i have ever spent more that $20 on and it is the only swimsuit that i have loved since having children (they suck the sexy right out you, don't they???- at least for me). check out down east swimsuit, too, last year they all but carbon copied all the 'modest' companies and priced them at about 1/2- of course, i found this out after i purchased my red one... but i'm pretty sure i still would have bought the one i did.; 3:31 PM
Charlotte said...: They're all cute. I think the brown polka dot one is fave... it actually looks like it might fit me... I don't have enough "bosom" to fill out any of the others!

Good luck shopping!; 3:12 PM
carol said...: Melinda! It was good to hear from you and catch up with your cute family on your blog! I'm glad to hear Vernal is treating you well. And as far as the fashion vote... I think you ought to go spend another 6 days at the elementary school and get all the dresses and the brown polka dot swimsuit. The sickness you may contract would be worth it!; 11:03 AM
V and Co. said...: all of them, why not? oh same reason why i can't! but seriously just pick a couple that make you feel the prettiest! looooooooooooooooooooove them all!; 6:22 PM
Leslie said...: i love them all. i just wish i looked like the models when i am wearing those clothes.; 8:54 PM

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* Embrace this day with an enthusiastic welcome, no matter how it looks. The covenant with God to which you are true enables you to become enlightened by him, and nothing is impossible for you.
* When you are physically sick, tired, or in despair, steer your thoughts away from yourself and direct them, in gratitude and love, toward God.
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from "Unleashing the Dormant Spirit by F. Enzio Busche