- dress: Calvin Klein [via Marshalls]
- heels: Nine West [via TJMaxx]
- watch: Target
- earrings: gift
I originally wore this dress today in pseudo-mourning of having graduated from college two years ago this weekend, since that’s what I wore then. I always think of this as my watercolor dress, but I think I’m gonna have to rename it my compliment dress: coworkers and students both, allll day long, were like “I loooove that dress!” “You look so pretty!” “Where did you get that?! It’s soooo cute!” Definite self-esteem booster :) I’m always excited when one of the kids tells me they like what I’m wearing, too!
- dress: Taylor via JCPenney Outlet
- cardigan: J.Crew (thrifted)
- shoes: Ruche
- purse: Coach (vintage & thrifted)
- earrings: craft show
- watch: Eddie Bauer
Check out the cutest little vintage Coach purse ya ever did see that I scored for five bucks at Goodwill earlier this week. I kinda like it. Plus it matches my shoes. Whose black toes also happen to match my dress. Happy coincidence. I had dinner tonight with three of my best friends, which was pretty great. And please excuse my large and unsightly bug bite on my leg. Sign of the season.
- dress: Liz Claiborne via JCPenney Outlet
- cardigan: J.Crew
- belt: thrifted
- shoes: Target
Here’s last Friday’s outfit - which seems like a long time ago now! I had a busy weekend between house/dog sitting, day trips, Mother’s Day, my brother returning home from college for the summer, and a mini family reunion with uncles, aunt, cousins, and grandparents. This dress reminds me of my mom, who loves denim in any form, and always has at least one denim dress and skirt in her closet.
- dress: TJMaxx
- shirt: Gap (thrifted)
- belt: thrifted
- shoes: Target
Well, hello! I accidentally haven’t blogged in six days. Oops. My grandmother was in a serious accident last week, so our household has been out of sorts. She’s still in the hospital, and needs another surgery, but she’s going to be ok. In other news, it’s been raining. A lot. And my mother had a birthday yesterday! We had an unexpectedly long evening out of town for her birthday dinner, courtesy of my brother’s car running out of fuel on the way to meet us. Ohhhh well. Thus is life. Tomorrow, I hear the sun will be shining. Things are looking up.
- blazer: The Limited [thrifted]
- dress & scarf: Target
- leggings: Hue
- boots: Zara
- earrings: gift
My outfit matches the weather… but the scarf is me hoping that the sun will decide to come back asap! All this rain is definitely putting a damper [heh look at me making puns] on taking outfit pictures. At least today has downgraded to a light rain vs the downpour/intermittent hail that was happening when I got home from work yesterday. Ain’t nobody got time for being out in that mess.
- blouse, belt, watch: Target
- dress: Matty M [gift]
- wedges: Forever 21
- earrings: vintage
Going with a pretty heavy nautical theme seemed appropriate for today’s monsoon-y at times weather. Today would have been a good day to drink tea and read all day long… so after I finish this, I’ll probably do that for a couple of hours to make up for lost time :D
- sweater: Cable & Gauge [via TJMaxx]
- dress: Loft
- flats: Seychelles
- purse [Fossil] & bracelet: gift [via Marshalls]
Today was another busy day, but made better by getting Mexican for lunch with SB, and again for dinner at a trade show I had to work tonight! Any day with multiple Mexican meals is a good one in my book :D Also, any day involving spontaneous dance parties at said trade shows makes it pretty awesome too! I’m so glad tomorrow’s Friday, because it sure seemed like it should have been Friday today. But Monday and Tuesday felt like they were swapped, so I guess it’s just been one of those weird weeks where your days never seem to match up for whatever reason.
- dress: Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit via TJMaxx
- cardigan & shoes: JCPenney Outlet
- belt: thrifted
- necklace: gift
I had the privilege of having lunch today with a great supporter of our college, who just happened to celebrate his 96th birthday yesterday. He’s a WWII vet and his grandmother was born in 1806. He told us stories about his war experiences, what it was like growing up in North Carolina, and recited multiple poems and a wealth of facts and dates throughout lunch. I wish I had his memory. In other news, I had my eyes dilated at my annual eye exam (and was told by a coworker that I looked like a panther due to my huge black pupils). And I gave a presentation, tried to balance an impossible budget for a grant, ate cheesecake (at said lunch), and caught up on Mad Men.
- dress: H&M [thrifted]
- shoes: Kelly & Katie [via DSW]
- earrings: vintage
- necklace: Charming Charlie
- watch: Target
Today was another day that felt like Friday all day… also another pretty busy day - they seem to be getting marginally less busy by the day, though [marginally being the operative word]. As long as that continues to be the trend I think I’ll make it, ha. I’m so excited for this weekend! Gonna make a road trip to the beach to see some lovely college amigas :D
- dress: J.Crew (thrifted)
- scarf: thrifted
- shoes: Call It Spring via JCPenney Outlet
My neighbor’s azalea bush was in full bloom, so I sort of helped myself and borrowed the landscape for these pictures. I actually wore the jacket from this post most of the day, but it was finally warm enough when I left work to ditch it for the ride home. I had a really nice evening involving Mexican food and a walk by the river after work today. And I’m reading this book, which is really good - the chic-lit style cover doesn’t do it justice!
