Daddy's First Dress Purchase

About a week ago, I went to Orlando for an educational tech conference. While we were there, we went to Downtown Disney so Suzan, my coworker, could buy Tinkerbell stuff for her 5 year old daughter's birthday. Our destination in this giant outdoor Disney money trap was the "official" Disney Store. We ventured inside where they pump happy gas through the vents and all the classic Disney tunes you know by heart softly emerge from the mouse-shaped speakers. Oh and of course, everyone is smiling! I swore I wasn't going to succumb to their immersion tactics, as irresistible as they are, and buy any of their overpriced "stuff." But as you can see from the picture, I caved...as did the 2 other men in my group who also swore that they wouldn't buy anything. I mean come on...could I really go into a store that sells stuff from the "Happiest Place on Earth" -Janet...no comment necessary- and not buy something for my kids? Wouldn't that qualify as child abuse? Well, the boys didn't get anything (well, nothing from the Disney Store but they did each get a surprise) but as I walked through the little girls' section, I couldn't help but think about how cute some of the little dresses would look on my "little princess." I looked around for a few minutes, asked for the opinions of Suzan and Kathy, and picked out the one she's wearing. I think I did pretty good. In fact, I was so proud that I had to try it on her within minutes of arriving home.
By the way, did I mention we didn't get there until 11:00pm...and they close at 11:30?! But ya know what? Sticking with the unspoken Disney Motto-We never disappoint...OR miss a chance to sell something to someone that they can't live without- they don't ever announce that they are closing like they do at the Wal-Marts or Hardees. They simply don't let anyone else in and those inside are free to shop until sunrise if they want. How do I know this, you ask? One of the sweet little girls working there told me, with a smile on her face of course! But her eyes said "will you please pick out a dress and get the h@!! out of here so I can ditch this smile and go have a drink!"