In my mind, when I purchased this Luna Luz dress in the summer at a local boutique, the outfit pictures I would take in this dress would be in an orange and yellow autumn tree setting.

However, I forgot one important fact.

I live in California.

And these trees?

Well, these trees only know one color.

And it ain’t yellow, orange or red.

Oh, well.

I guess this just means that the dress does not have any color competition.

I purchased this dress ((I cannot find my exact dress for sale online, but there is a white Luna Luz dress for sale here. I have seen my dress for sale on eBay previously but I did not see any listed when I wrote this) when I went back-to-school clothes shopping with my children. My daughter spotted the dress in the window with the giant sale sign and urged me to try it on.

“MOM! That dress is perfect for you!”

I know. She is such an enabler!

It’s actually not her fault.

I chanted those words throughout my pregnancy and through her first year of life.

Her first word was, “Muspeftyou.”

My husband just thought she really loved the cat. We’ve worked on her pronunciation since then.

I lie.

Besides her first word was, “nobye,” and you better believe it.

I think I know who is responsible for that one.

Are the leaves changing where you are? Do you own any ombre pieces? Do you actually remember your child’s first word? I forgot to write anything down, so frazzled and depressed was I. But we’re just gonna go with, “Da Da.”

I want you to know that I firmly believe that this has absolutely everything nothing to do with the second phrase that I continuously murmured throughout her childhood, “Did ya see that dress?”

Everything. Nothin’.

*I shared this on The Pleated Poppy and Reasons To Dress.

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