With my pink velvet dress, even pinker fur coat, shimmering kawaii shoes, and my fur bag, I looked ready for a fashion show not for aquatic madness.

But there it was in the backyard: the inflatable pool, so innocent, so inviting, so crowded.

I was only going to touch the water with the tip of my shoe. That's all.

But I couldn't resist that sparkling water that I love so much.

The dress clung like wet velcro, the fur of the coat looked like melted cotton candy, and the kawaii shoes? They floated gloriously, like two mini pink boats, not to mention that my bag looked like a sponge.

And me? Laughing, soaked, looking like an aquatic version of Barbie after a storm.

Conclusion: pink can be cute, but it also knows how to make a splash.