The inner monologue of an After Party Summer Sale shopper

11 am: Today is the day. I have read about it in tons of blogs. I'm at GMT +1 time, so the sale starts at 2pm, 8am Eastern time. Awesome. I suppose I'll just browse. I mean, I'm planning on getting some Lilly stuff for when school starts. I'm not even there yet. But I could have it sent to my office. No one will steal that. After they stole that cute Tory Burch notebook I got, you never know. Thank God they returned it. I guess thugs aren't preppy.

12 pm: It's 6am in the US. 2 hours away. I need to go to the bank to do some stuff, I probably won't make it. I suppose it's fine. Is it? Ugh but what about that First Impressions scarf that I pinned yesterday? It's so pretty. I bet that if the sale was in real life I'd have to hit some people. Remember that the Target thing could've ended bad. #NeverForget.

1 pm: I assume that they'll have the spring collection in the sale. And part of the summer one. I don't know if I was a fan of the spring one. I mean, I got that spring Iona top and my graduation dress, but what about the rest? Hmm back to Pinterest again.

1:30 pm: 30 minutes for the sale. It's so close. I may have pinned that In the Vias dress. Oops. I'll sit close to the wi-fi router, just in case my internet crashes. OMG like in the January sale. Why did electricity have to go? That murfee was mine. :'( My mom is asking if I want lunch yet. Ermmm maybe later. But how later? What if I can't access the sale early enough? Like seriously, what a weird system they've put up this time. Imagine it crashes again. LOL.

1:45 pm: I opened multiple tabs, just in case. The Facebook page says to refresh it at 8 am. 4 tabs opened.

1:55 pm: Refreshed. Nope. K.

1:58 pm: Two minutes. Refreshed again. Still waiting. A little Facebook won't hurt.

1:59 pm: Refresh, refresh. I'm not the only one waiting for the sale. Refresh. Refresh. REFREEEEEESH. Lol nope.

2 pm: Refresh. Nothing. NOTHING? Refresh. YAY FINALLY.

2:01 pm: There's 21.380 people in front of me. Lol. EXCUSE ME? One hour of wait. Well it looks like I won't be able to get anything.

2:02 pm: I have an hour long wait. Welp this is exciting. NOT.

2:03 pm: Bye dress. OMG definitely bye First Impressions scarf. I have enough scarves anyway.

2:04 pm: Let's be honest, nobody has enough scarves. My mom has a hanger bursting of them.

2:06 pm: 19.000 people!!

2:07 pm: Lovely Michaela from The Monogrammed Midwesterner is in and offers to get me anything while she's in. So sweet. Also, apparently they play music. So solemn.

2:10 pm: I wonder how many things are gone.

2:15 pm: The line stopped at 15043. THE LINE STOPPED. SOS CALL LIFE ALERT. IT FREAKING CRASHED. HYPERVENTILATING.

2:16 pm: False alarm, one hour wait. But it's not moving.

2:20 pm: OMG why isn't it moving? It's been slowly moving. There must be a glitch. OMG don't people have jobs to go to? I'm starting work in a week, now that I remember. EW. Summer holidays for life, please and thank you.

2:24 pm: FINALLY MOVING! Down to 14000. Please don't stop.

2:32 pm: 12000! Maybe I should have some lunch. I'm hungry. But the router is in the living room. What if internet starts going slowly? Come on Ane you can do this. RESIST!

2:35 pm: 9000! Praise. The. Lawd!

2:37 pm: 7000. Wait no 5900. OMG TURBOLILLY. Broom broom!

2:40 pm: Only 4 minutes to go. Oh Jesus Christ protect me and my wallet. 3 minutes. 2. OMG. 1 MINUTE. Music plays. I'm in. I'M INNNNN. YESSSSSSSS!!!

2:41 pm: OK focus. Let's start with dresses. Some are already gone, wow. Aren't some dresses like 2 years old?

2:42 pm: NO WAY. The dress is still here! Sizes S and M available! What size am I? TrueFit says S. Yeah right, like my graduation dress. It said M, I picked S. I had 5 people see which one looked better.

2:43 pm: Reviews say it's snug in the shoulders. OMG I hate being between sizes. What if it's very tight? It looks tight on the girl. I don't want my butt and stomach protruding, thanks. All my dresses are size M. Trust your instincts, Ane, damn it!

2:44 pm: Ok it's in the basket. Let's see tops. Pretty. I like. There's my Iona shell. At least I know that's size M for me, like no doubt.

2:45 pm: OMG they have that beautiful navy Iona shell with flowers. Size M. Add to basket. NEVER F***ING MIND IT'S GONE. Now that makes me very sad. Like really sad. Anyway, moving on.

2:46 pm: Hey that boatneck top is cute. 29$, nice! Hmmm but I don't need it. Out of the basket.

2:48 pm: Accessories. Many and pretty. They have the iPhone 5/5s/5c wristlet! Mine is falling apart :'( In the basket.

2:50 pm: Oh shit I DIDN'T SIGN IN. Bye everything.

2:51 pm: Sign in. It remembers me thank god. Hello Ane! Why hello LP! Everything still in the basket YES! OMG not my old apartment's address. Did I keep my office address? YES IT'S THERE.

2:52 pm: Card is stored, they need the number. Run like Usain Bolt to my bedroom, come back. It's in.

2:53 pm: Review order. All good. Place order. Click. ..... Thanks for shopping with Lilly Pulitzer! YESSSSSSSSSSS MADE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Charlene Shift Dress (188$, 69$) // Let Minnow Wristlet (38$, 19$)

2:54 pm: I can't believe it. I got the dress I pinned and a future wristlet for my phone.

2:55 pm: Double checking shipping address. Everything is fine. YAYAYAYAYAYAYYYYY

2:56 pm: What if the dress is too big? Oh dear lord. Well it's done.

2:57 pm: I could have it hemmed. Or sell it. 400$. Lol jk. But it'd be sad if I had to.

2:59 pm: Asked coworker to keep an eye on my mailbox. She'll do. Absolute love.

3:00 pm: Stomach growling asking for help. Ok ok time to eat.

4:30 pm: How long will the line be?

4:45 pm: Everything cute is pretty much gone. Byeeee

5:30 pm: Waiting for other bloggers to inform. Check out Facebook site. Angry customers everrrrrrrywhere. Jesus ladies, it's not the end of the world.

5:35 pm: What would I do if I wasn't successful though...? LP SUXS FUGLY CRYIN. Ok no. I'd just save up. I'm a lady.

6:00 pm: I forgot about my future popover. Nooooo. I'll have to save. Or not buy it altogether. Will I be able to though?

6:30 pm: Last peek. Oh if only the line was like this at the beginning. Tops. I didn't get any tops. These would be good for going out. Size XXS. Like nope.

6:40 pm: Filter size M. OMG only two scarves left? The craziness.

6:50 pm: Hey this top looks like the kimono that got away. That kimono was pretty. Size M available. Hmmm. To the basket. Nah, back to your place. 148$ to 44$. Hmmmmm. Back to the basket. Check out. Yes? I could wear this to the bars. Party LP. Place order.

6:51 pm: OMG I DID NOT. WHYYYYYY. But it's so pretty. Well bye popover.

Rogan Halter top (148$, 44$)

6:53 pm: OMG I can't wait for this to arrive.

6:55 pm: I'm crazy. Crazy poor.

6:59 pm: Adding www.lillypulitzer.com to my Self Control app. Block for 7 days.

7 pm: See you after my first paycheck this year Lilly P!

Love,

- Ane