Oh, Blogger, Where Art Thou?

I've been basking in every moment of alone time I've been able to steal with my dear husband who is venturing out for a big adventure and very soon. The blog has taken on some inevitable neglect in the wake of this. Naturally.

I wore this dress recently when we attended my stepsister's wedding at a vineyard & winery {photos to follow}. It was $20 at a little vendor stand during Sidewalk Days. Her tent had no name. She was just a quiet woman with lovely, affordable dresses. Magical.

The wedding color was purple, so it was fun to have something breezy to match. I did do quite a bit of surveying about the questionable tact of wearing white to a wedding. It's a a largely outdated notion, according to my sources. So, I wore it happily. What do you all think about dress rules for wedding attendees? Is this a polarizing issue?

I got to have him with me on this pretty day.

ps: I colored my hair red{ish-goldish}.

dress: the mysterious vendor, cardigan: Merona, belt: Charlotte Russe, earrings: Forever21, sandal wedges: Attention, nail polish: Sally Hansen Salon Series ~ Thinking of Blue.

photos by Peanut.

Forfa Jewel-eye.

Things I Learned This 4th of July; babies are the best addition to any weekend • doritos taste even better than I remember them • I am not good at bean bag toss • SPF 50 is not a guarantee • sparklers don't burn every person who holds them • I like sleeping in tents • I like coming home.

I'm rekindling my love affair with our window AC. It's hot in herr.

earrings: The Electric Fetus {gift}, flower pin: Vintage Duluth {gift}, everything else: Target, nail polish {toes}: Sally Hanson Salon Series ~ Thinking of Blue, {fingies}: SH Salon Series ~ Gilty Pleasure.

photos by Peanut.

Highs in the 70's

Things are glorious up in here. My new job is smooshing up my brain quite a bit {in a good way}, and I really really like it + everyone I work with is really coolsmartfunnynice.

Summer is creeping in slowly {which I actually prefer... hotter than hot temps spend plenty of time around the big lake, and with no a/c, I'm more than fine with lows in the high 40's to highs in the low 70's}. Speaking of 70's, I just got these jeans last weekend and I'm super into them. It's not often I buy jeans with plans to tailor them, but these comfy pups were more than worth the few pennies it cost to have it done!

These earrings were a gift from a dear, dear friend of mine. Aren't they special? And they move so well...

blouse: fun+flirt, cardigan: Mossimo, jeans: Epic Blue, clogs: Sanita, earrings: The Electric Fetus {gift}, nail polish: Sally Hanson Salon Series ~ Yellow Kitty.

photos by Peanut.

::Fourteen=of=Thirty::

False alarm. There was no storm. Annoying.

Here's my 14th ensemble. Almost to the half way mark (over a month later -- embarrassing).

blouse: Gentle Fawn, cardigan: Mossimo, vest: Charlotte Russe, jeans: Refuge, heels: Born {gift}, earrings: Electric Fetus {gift}, nail polish: Essie ~ Mochacino.

Bonus shot of my favorite film buff.

photos by Peanut.

::Two=of=Thirty::

Outfit 2! This was my ensemble for P's opening night. It was a great time, the show was wonderful, we stayed out too late, I was really tired at work the next day and it was totally worth it.

I'm not a big fan of heels. I realize their multiple benefits to posture + leg-lengthening and I acknowledge that their place in wardrobe design is a high one. I've just always had a weakness for the gamine vibe of a ballet flat and, consequently, never mastered heels. I generally look like a young girl trying to walk in her mother's shoes when I attempt them {in all honesty, my mom prefers flats}.

But a special gift-giving treasure angel recently gave me these barely-used mary-jane heels by Born -- and wow, am I lucky. They are so sturdy, so squishy & so wonderful. I feel like I won the heel lottery. I actually wore these heels from 7:30am to 2:00am and my feet weren't sore at all.

Miraculous!

dress: Nice, France, cardigan & tights: Target, mary-jane heels: Born (gift), flower pin: Forever21, earrings: Charlotte Russe.

photos by Peanut.

::One=of=Thirty::

So here we go -- Day 1. While I really like the way this outfit turned out, the photos are the definition of rushed. I did P's hair for him before he left for the final dress rehearsal of his show, and just as he was putting on his coat, and really needing to leave, he was nice enough to snap these pics.

It's hard to interpret through the lighting issues, but the shorts are olive, the leggings are black & the top is giraffe print (but a literal print of little whimsical, cartoony giraffes). Normally I would try to retake these later & wait to post the outfit - but in this case, we need to move on to Day 2!

Besides, something tells me you'll be seeing these items again soon...

blouse & shorts: Charlotte Russe, cardigan & headband: TJ Maxx, leggings & earrings: gifts, boots: Target.

photos by Peanut.

Saturdays Are for Singing

On Saturday we sang karaoke with a bundle of wonderful people.

It was so very much fun. I love Saturdays.

I was excited to try leggings with jean shorts for the first time, and a Saturday night out seemed like the perfect time to try it. To maintain an appropriate Northern MN bundle-up, I wore a knee-length down trench and lined wool mittens when I was outside. And that coupled with the cowl and the Minnetonkas (warmest boots on earth), actually felt just right in the cold

plaid tank: Sik Su, cardigan: Forever 21 (gift from my mom), leggings & headband: Target, boots: Minnetonka, earrings: ND hotel gift shop, nail polish: Urban Outfitters ~ Purple 1, cowl: knitted by my mom :)

photos by Peanut.

Cold Comfort

It was 16 degrees out this morning. In a few months I will get out a sarong and sip margaritas at the mere notion of this temperature. But right now I'm not acclimated and I'm not thrilled. Brrr.

This outfit wasn't really warm enough, but I wore my new boots, and I got my herr did (if you don't know me personally, you will quickly learn that salons are my Mother Ship. If you do know me personally and you didn't know that nugget, then you don't really know me personally. Sorry, it's true). Anyway, my joy kept me warm. That and about 8 cups too many of coffee. Which is a wretched torture that I will take care to avoid in the future. Yikes!

sweater: thrifted ($2!), skirt: H&M, leggings: a mart of some variety, boots: heaven, earrings: gift from my mother-in-law.

photos by Peanut.