The first red dress

Once upon a time there was a dress. It wasn't just any dress, it was a red dress. My MBM girls, you know what I am talking about and maybe you can help with the story. So circa 1999, I went shopping for dresses with my mother. This wasn't just any dress shopping trip, it was for dresses for my mission. I saw this pure red dress with red buttons up the entire front. It had a collar and was kinda like a blouse that went to the tops of my ankles. It had tie backs around the middle and was 100% polyester. My mother wasn't a huge fan. But she liked it enough and there was no talking me out if it. It was a very durable dress but also looked very professional (for the day and age.) I wore this dress to any mission event as I felt like I was "putting on my best." I didn't realize how often I wore this dress to mission conferences etc.. until it somehow became my signature dress. This photo is the only picture I have of me in it that is currently scanned on my computer. It isn't very good but you get the idea! It not only became my signature dress but red became my favorite color and still is to this day. Well, so when I saw this tiny red Christmas dress I fell in love with it for my daughter. I knew that she would look adorable in it (and she does!) I know that this will be the first of many red dresses that I buy for this little girl. She will probably hate red dresses when she is older. But I think she is darling!