A Very Wisco Weekend

This weekend we headed to our neighboring cheese state to see Rob's brother, his wife & their baby {our Godson}. We also took a day trip to Rob's parents' place and hit up an anniversary party. It was sunny, breezy & beautiful.

The party was held in the couples' gorgeous barn & outside on the farm which had a barn roof slide, an awesome balcony, large spools tipped on their side, stocked with snacks & a nearby root beer keg.

I wore lots of thin garments, piled into layers, thick socks and boots & had a jacket handy.

It kept me perfectly toasty.

dress: H&M, long sleeved tee + cardigan: Merona, boots, leggings + shades: Target, earrings: Forever21 {gift from mom}, bag: Miche.

My sweet 'sconie boy.

photos by Peanut.

pretty nice little saturday

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On this day three years ago, it was a Saturday. It was a date that was a palindrome. It was warm.

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On this day three years ago, the whole entire world existed in one small Minnesota town.

Happy Anniversary.

To being in the same country for the next one.

To another 1,095 days of love.

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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 It's a a largely outdated notion, according to my sources.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.

Under the Sea

This was not intended as a fish costume. It did, however, come out a little aquatic life waitstaff.

Oh, well. Maybe it was the rainy weekend that had me feeling all swimmy.

I had a sweet weekend. Got to see a lil bit of friends, a lil bit of fam and have a lil bit of quiet time. It was very balanced. Y'all's?

tee: blah blah blah, skirt: be bop, cardigan, tights, boots & belt: Target, scarf: thrifted, earrings: The Electric Fetus, nail polish: Sally Hanson Salon Series ~ Yellow Kitty.

photos by Peanut.

Weekend Wonderment

Another joyous weekend... we saw Renegade Theatre's production of The Lieutenant of Inishmore on Saturday night at the Teatro Zuccone. Anyone in the area who has not seen this darkly hilarious piece of entertainment should absolutely see it. It was great. This is what I wore to the show. P said I looked like an IRA wife. I also suped up this hat with a few baubles before donning it on Sat. night. Just for funsies. dress: The Electric Fetus, cardigan & hat {embellishments by me}: Forever21, tank: Mossimo {a gajillion years old}, tights: We Love Colors, knee-highs: Target, earrings: Very Bloggy Beth, cowgirl boots: Vintage Duluth, nail polish: Essie ~ Nice is nice. photos by Peanut.

::Thirteen=of=Thirty::

I'm back! It has been such a whirlwind since I started this challenge a month and a half ago. I am ready to finish it and move on with my bloggin' life!

It's about to storm here. They're talking in legend talk right now. I've heard everything from 8"-25" and crazy, crazy wind. I will have to dress warmer tomorrow.

dress: vintage, thrifted {Rewind, NE Minneapolis}, cardigan, tights & belt: Target, red ballet flats: SM Steve Madden, earrings: The Electric Fetus, nail polish: Essie ~ Mochacino.

photos by Peanut.

Erin Go Bragh

Well, I did promise the return of the 30-for-30 in my next outfit post, but I decided that I just had to make one exception for the holiday I love so dearly; St. Patrick's Day!

I did it up Oscar style this year {no, I didn't wear a green gown -- though that would've been awesome}, but I did do a mid-evening ensemble switch. Here is my first go; what I wore to work + out for our first stop at an Irish pub {coffee & Bailey's for this tired working girl} and dinner {Smithwick's & wings}...

tee, cardigan, scarf & belt: Target, skirt: Wet Seal {about 7 yrs old}, tights: We Love Colors, cuffed ballet flats: Geneva, Switzerland, earrings: Electric Fetus {gift}, headband: Forever21 {gift}

And this was my latter-half of the night getup. We headed over to a friend's place and walked to a party {Jameson was passed around. I did not partake}, so I needed something a little more comfy. Enter: the green sundress {"Old Reliable"}...

tee, dress, scarf, & cardigan: Target, earrings: Electric Fetus {gift}, tights: We Love Colors, boots: Minnetonka, frillie: handmade by Adeline :)

McPhotos by O'Peanut.

::Eleven=of=Thirty::

I love Valentine's Day. A lot. We had a wonderful & perfect one. I won't say too much about it {to avoid the barf factor}, but details-spared; we exchanged gifts + cards, had dinner and watched a movie. The gifts we gave each other were both for things we get to go do as a pair at later dates ~ which, to me, shows how much we really like each other.

white tunic {worn as blouse}: solitaire, cardigan: Mossimo, tights & belt: Target, skirt: United Colors of Benetton, earrings: Forever21, ballet flats: Steve Madden NYC, nail polish: Sally Hanson Salon Series ~ Pat on the Black

photos by Peanut.

::Eight=of=Thirty::

This is one of my favorite dresses. It was given to me as a birthday gift from my bestie a couple of years ago. It's very lightweight, so it's great for the summer. But I like to rock it in the winter too.

I saved this dress for this particular day in the 30-for-30 because the very friend who gave it to me is coming to visit! I'm so excited!! We're seeing the And Then There Were None {the show that I have been designing & executing '40's 'dos for} and we'll be seeing P's show, Frost/Nixon, with the lovely, amazing JennieB & her main squeeze.

When I first chose this, I had P tell me what color tights I should wear. He said, "red comes to mind". I concurred. Then I grabbed this peachy scarf. He said, "You're such a daredevil." To which I replied, "I'm not jumping out of an airplane." Color swatches must terrify some people.

dress: Anthropologie (gift), cardigan, tights & boots: Target, scarf: gift, earrings: vintage (gift)

photos by Peanut.

::Four=of=Thirty::

This is what I wore to watch the Superbowl at a friend's place. That is pretty much the only thing I did in this outfit as I spent the rest of the day lounging around in shoulders-to-shins sweatpant material.

tunic: Solitaire, cardigan, leggings & knee highs: Target, shorts & earrings: Charlotte Russe, boots: Minnetonka, nail polish: China Glaze ~ Refresh-Mint

photos by Peanut.