I totally stole that from Savage Garden, but these photos show couples who are absolutely in love. GAWD! So cute!

grace kelly is so elegant, regal, glamourous, and natural. i hope i can be all this during my wedding! something about wearing a veil is so dramatic and traditional i LOVE it! other than gloriying her top choice veil g. kelly is perfect. the thing about wearing a veil is weather i would wear it up like g. kelly or down with some braids or dramatic waves. oh the choices!

Theresa's my name.

And bikinis are my game.

So I definitely stole that from somewhere but it's okay because it hasn't been copyrighted, yet. I know the summer is almost over but the best time to buy a brand new bikini for non retail value is during the pre-fall sales when every store, outlet, and online site is getting rid of the season's products and putting silly fall stuff on their shelves. Living in the south there is no need for that many winter coats and long sleeved anything. I would wear a bikini everyday if I wanted to and I probably could. SO what you need to know about when and how to foresee some great deals on swimwear you have to shop around summer holidays and freak sales!

The first bikini and second that I bought this summer was, of course, from Victoria's Secret online. The one on top is from a brand called "Hot Tuna." It is trendy cause it's bandage-esque. It is complimentary on my skin tone because of the popping red to orange hues. And it was a deal of a lifetime if you bought $100 worth of merchandise from VS. That is how the tye dye one on bottom came to be one of my little babies. I haven't seen a tye dye bikini and thought I should get it since its so cheap. So the deal I got on the left bikini was 20% of extra on that, the one on the right was already clearance, and buying swimwear gave me a new FREE beach towel and all of that was free shipping included. So of course at the end of that purchase I had to strategically buy the right amount of bikinis and got a little free gift on the side. And I am very happy with what I got in the end and they still had my size in this two dainty fresh bikinis! GO SALES!

(My third bikini cannot be shown but it was from AE on sale, plus additional 30%, and I had two coupons to add on more to my savings!)

This last bikini was an online purchase also. I actually fell in love with this bikini in May. I was visiting some friends in Florida and we went to the malls and stopped in a VANS store. I tried this on and fell in love with the slim cut, fun design, and the quirky pattern. Low and behold I found this on karmaloop.com, my shopping love, and it was on sale. Now if that wasn't a sign to buy the darn thing I don't know what is. So this became the last of my bikini frenzy. And so you know I base my shopping methods on crazy ass coincidences like this one all the time. GO ME!

Today's lesson: Never pay retail! LOL.