Hello there! Well, spring is TOMORROW, as per the calendar....but, not so much feeling like it here in NJ. We are supposed to be getting hit with a big snowstorm on Wednesday, and if so, I won't be having work that day. I just can not wait until it actually looks and feels like spring here! It's been a crazy long, painful winter. I have cold fatigue and snow fatigue, big time. I'd love to start seeing flowers blooming, too!
Tomorrow I have an out of office meeting I'm going to, which my mom is also going to, so we're carpooling. So, depending on the weather, I may not be back in the office until Thursday.
I had quite a full weekend. Friday night Bob and I went went to my grandmother's for pizza, and my dad met us there. Later on that night I went to my friend's apartment to visit. Saturday night Bob's friend and his wife and their son came over for dinner. The baby is six months old, and the cutest thing!! We hadn't seen him since he was a month and a half. Sunday I met my friend for lunch at Cheesecake Factory. My chicken salad sandwich was quite good, and it had big pieces of tomato, mmm! The friend I was with is the one whose going to Charleston with me in three and a half weeks. She's driving us down there, and I'm very lucky/grateful she offered to do that. I don't like driving in places I'm not familiar with, so I wouldn't drive there myself, and the plane ticket was crazy expensive.
Tomorrow afternoon I'm meeting a friend at Panera, and Wednesday I was planning on going to the board meeting, but won't be going if we have a snow day that day. Saturday is my sister's bridal shower, so I'll be getting ready for that Friday evening and all day Saturday.
In the pictures below I'm wearing one of my Retrospec'd poodle print dresses (I have two).
While poodles are definitely not one of my favorite dog breeds, the print is super cute! The shoes I'm wearing are BAIT (of course), and I just got them from Modcloth. I hadn't ordered from Modcloth in forever, but I got a coupon code for the site, and they ended up being cheaper to get them from Modcloth than BAITs own site.
Dress: A Classic Paradise (Retrospec'd)
Necklace: Etsy (Luxulite)
Brooch: Erstwilder
Heels: Modcloth (BAIT Footwear)
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Hello there! Well, it's felt pretty spring like so far this week, and I'm not ready for it to go away! I've had my windows down in my car in the afternoons. The one downside to having my windows down on my lunch break (I was sitting in my car at a park) is that since it's so nice out, ore people than normal are walking, bike riding, etc. at the park, and it's noisier, with people talking/babies crying, etc. Don't they know I'm trying to read?!
But, alas, it's supposed to be windy and snow on Friday. March: in like a lion, out like a lamb, right? We'll see about that, but it will be coming in like a lion, if the forecast is right. It's just so happy this is the last day of rotten February!! It went much faster than January did. Spring is only 20 days away now. I just can't to see all the flowers in bloom, and feel the warm sunshine here to stay.
Tonight I'm meeting my dad and grandmother for dinner at Panera, and I'm meeting a friend tomorrow after work for pizza. I'm really looking forward to Saturday, when I'm going out to Pennsylvania with my mom to go antique shopping/Easter decoration shopping. I do have to wake up around 6:30 that morning to get ready to meet her, but it's worth it.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Retrospec'd Field Flowers Vivian dress that I got a couple of months or so ago, and blogged about back then. I adore this beautiful print so much, and I also love the Vivian style dress, and have it in one other print. It's a very comfortable style. I think my green vintage flower pin pairs nicely with the dress. This dress, topped with a light cardi, is perfect for spring!
Dress: A Classic Paradise (Retrospec'd)
Brooch: Antique mall
Bangles: Splendette
Heels: BAIT Footwear
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Hello there! Well, this weekend has been nice weatherwise! Yesterday got up to the mid 40's, & so will today. Bob and I went out for an early dinner and drinks to a pub about ten minutes from us. It's a nice, quiet little place that we like to go to. The bar itself is quite small, so we try go there between the typical lunch and dinner times, so that it won't be packed. We've tried to go there a couple of times when we had to leave, because it was to full.
My outfit got a lot of attention at the pub yesterday, which is a bit overwhelming for me, as I'm shy. We did end up talking to a very nice couple my parents' age, for about twenty minutes. They started talking to us, because the husband complimented my purse. I get endless compliments on my Pinup Girl amoeba purses, from men and women; it's crazy!
Trying to explain to people about why I dress the way I do, and about what rockabilly is, can be difficult.
I met my friend after work on Friday for pizza, and then we went and got a drink afterwards. We rescheduled a couple of times, due to me being sick, and to the snow, so it was nice to finally see her. Our other former co-worker stopped by for a bit, too.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my new Retrospec'd flower pot sun dress, that I got from A Classic Paradise's online shop. I try to order my Retrospec'd dresses through them, as it's cheaper to do it that way, than direct from Retrospec'd. Retrospec'd is an Australian brand, so their website has pricey shipping, but A Classic Paradise has free shipping! Plus, A Classic Paradise often has 20% off codes.
I love this print! Retrospec'd really chooses gorgeous floral prints. They had released this print, but in different dress styles, a few years ago, but I missed out on it before it sold out.
So, I was happy they brought this print back. I bought this dress mostly with money I got for Christmas too, which was a nice bonus, of course!
Dress: A Classic Paradise (Retrospec'd)
Bangles: Splendette
Earrings: Etsy (Luxulite)
Heels: BAIT Footwear
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Hello there! Hope you all had a lovely Christmas Eve & Christmas, if you celebrate; mine was good. Bob did have to go out and salt; he worked a couple of hours on Christmas Eve & Christmas, which was annoying. I slept over my parents' on Christmas Eve, and Bob came up Christmas Day around 5:00 p.m. All of my grandparents came over at 1:00 p.m. We didn't get much snow, maybe two inches, but it was enough to make a white Chrsitmas, which we hadn't had in a long time.
My parents gave me some Christmas antiques, which is the first time I've gotten any antiques for Christmas. I also got a wallet, jewelry, calendars, etc. from them. My mom really surprised me with the blue bottle brush tree she gave me, and the antique snowman and snowwoman she gave me.
I had been with her at both Christmas antique shows where vendors were selling them, and she knew I liked them. I never thought she bought them for me, though! In fact, the snowman and woma were already sold to someone else, but it was a friend of hers, and she contacted her to ask if the friend would be keeping or selling them (she's an antique dealer).
My dad also gave me money to go antiquing with my mom this Saturday, so I'm happy about that! Hopefully I won't need to spend too much of my own money.
This morning I went to my sister's wedding venue with her and my mom, and then we went to a cake tasting at the bakery she'll be using for her cake.
It's so frigidly cold this week, that it makes me not want to leave my apartment, ugh!! It's not getting out of the twenties for at last another week, either.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Retrospec'd flamenco print Elizabeth dress. I got this one a few months or so ago, via A Classic Paradise. I love the colors in this one, especially that background shade of pink. It's quite tight on my bust, so the Elizabeth is not my favorite Retrospec'd style. The Vivian is a similar style, but fits me better in the bust.
Dress: A Classic Paradise (Retrospec'd)
Bangles & necklace: Splendette
Earrings: Etsy (Luxulite)
Heels" BAIT Footwear
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Hello there! Ah, what a crappy Monday it's been...it was raining, cold, and dreary all day, and it's always rough going back to work after a long weekend! It seems the last of the warm weather is probably gone until spring, unfortunately. We had an Indian summer, and it's hard to say goodbye to it, that's for sure.
Tonight I'm just taking it easy, tomorrow I am leaving work early, for a doctor's appointment, Wednesday night I'm going to a board meeting at work, Friday I'll be going to Panera for dinner with my dad, grandmother, and Bob, and Saturday is the Retro Market in Lancaster, which I have been looking forward to for months, and am so excited for!
In the pictures below I'm wearing my newest Retrospec'd dress, in their new field flowers print in the Vivian style. This is my second Vivian, and I love this style. I think it's one of the more flattering Retrospec'd styles on me, and it's also really comfortable, and easy to wear. I think this big flower print is absolutely gorgeous, and I already got a few compliments on it. As soon as I saw it online, I fell in love with it, but I didn't want to pay for the shipping from Australia (Retrospec'd is an Australian brand, and their dresses are made there, as well). So, I contacted an American shop that carries the brand, and who I have bought from many times before, A Classic Paradise. Luckily, they ordered it, and it did take about three weeks to get it into my hands, but it was definitely worth the wait!
Dress: A Classic Paradise (Retrospec'd)
Necklace, bangles: Splendette
Earrings: Etsy (Luxulite)
Heels: BAIT Footwear
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Hello there! It's been so wonderful to have this extra long (4 day) weekend! I didn't do too much during it, either. On Sunday Bob and I went to a family BBQ all day at my parents' house. Today Bob is back to work, but the school I work at was closed today too, so I'm home by myself. I worked out and did some reading, and I'm going to run a couple of errands. I like getting to relax, but I also like getting things done. I like a nice balance of the two, ha. I can never just stay home all day and do nothing at home; that makes me feel too lazy. So, I enjoy getting to do activities at home like writing blog posts, reading, and working out.
I'm going over my friends' apartment tomorrow for dinner, and this Saturday my mom and I are hitting yard sales in a town about half an hour from where I live. It's the townwide yard sale day. Neither of us have been to it before, and I'm looking forward to it. Hope I find some good mid century antiques! I haven't been to yard sales in years, and I don't know why, ha. I know plenty of them have a lot of junk, but there's always a chance you'll find something great, and for cheap!
Can I just say how excited I am that it's the end of May?! My favorite months weather wise are May-September, and especially June-August. The weather this month was even cooler than it was in April, which is very odd. So, it hasn't been staying cosistently warm here, or I should stay warm enough for me, ha. Of course, summer always FLYS by, but I do try to always make the most of it by going on Saturday day trips. I like to go more than Bob does ha, so it's always a struggle between the two of us to find that balance. I know I'll be going out to Adamstown, PA one Saturday or Sunday this summer with my mom, to go antiquing. So, at least Bob is off the hook for an Adamstown trip, ha!
In the pictures below I'm wearing one of my Retrospec'd fruit print dresses. I have two Retrospec'd fruit print dresses, both with the same print, ha. This one has very thin straps, and I'm not a fan of really thin straps, so I usually pair a cropped cardi with it. I got this dress last summer from A Classic Paradise, and this style is called "Sundress". This fruit print is my favorite fruit print in my wardrobe (and I obviously have A LOT!).
Dress: A Classic Paradise (Retrospec'd)
Necklace, brooch: Etsy (Luxulite)
Bangles: Etsy (BrighterBakelite)
Heels: Sourpuss Clothing (Bettie Page Shoes)
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Hello there! Yesterday I saw some family in the afternoon, and for dinner Bob and I went to my parent's house. My mom had this super cute antique Easter sign, and I told her how much I loved it, and she gave it to me! I posted a picture below. The graphics are soooo darn cute! I'm so glad she gave it to me. She said she's never seen it for sale anywhere after she bought it. My mom has an excellent holiday antique collection (Halloween, Christmas, & Easter), and she's given me a few of her pieces so far.
Today I'm not doing much. I'll be packing a little more today (only 3 more days!!!), and working out and reading. I may run to an antique store, but I've been putting off going there, since I have two vacations coming up, and I don't want to spend more money, ha. There's one booth in particular there that I love, and would probably have at least one item I want.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my new Retrospec'd dress that I purchased from A Classic Paradise. I had seen this print on a different Retrospec'd style dress awhile ago, and loved it, but never ended up buying the dress, and eventually it sold out. They just recently released the print in this sun dress style, and I didn't want to miss out again, so I went for it. I love the beautiful Asian pagoda and mountain print. There are a lot of Asian prints that I love. I have a few gorgeous Trashy Diva Asian prints, but I think this is my only non-TD Asian print.
I ordered my normal Retrospec'd size in this dress, and I'd say it runs pretty true to size; it fits my bust, but is big on my waist. The only weird thing with this dress is that the straps are very short. The straps are adjustable, but even wearing them as long as possible, they are still short. If they were any shorter, I don't think I could get the dress on. It may have just been a fluke on my particular dress. I have one other dress in ths style, and the straps are definitely longer.
Dress: A Classic Paradise (Retrospec'd)
Sweater: Trashy Diva
Necklace: Modcloth
Bangles: Splendette
Earrings: Etsy (Luxulite)
Heels: Facebook group (BAIT Footwear)
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Hello there! Well, yesterday I had a busier Saturday than usual. I cleaned the apartment, did laundry, and worked out in the morning and early afternoon. Bob and I went over to his parents' house for dinner. Bob made tacos over there. After we got back home, I left shortly to go meet my friend for a drink. I got back home a little after 11:00. Today will be a lot quieter; Bob and I will just be at home.
I don't have plans yet for the upcoming week, except that this Saturday Bob and I will be going to Bethlehem for an early dinner and to go to a couple of shops. We were supposed to go last weekend, but ended up not, because of the snow prediction. It ended up not snowing, and so that was annoying!
In the pictures below I'm wearing my newest Retrospec'd dress. These COLORS! I just adore this color palette, and the background shade of pink is sooo perfect. The print looks like it really could've been a vintage print, AND it may just have been, because very often Retrospec'd releases exact copies of vintage prints. If you can't make out what the print is: it's flamenco dancers and matadors.
This style is called the Elizabeth, and it's my first Retrospec'd Elizabeth. It fits pretty well; it's a little tight on my chest, and a little loose in the waist, but that's par for the course for me. I ordered my normal Retrospec'd size, but sizing does vary somewhat in their styles. Their size charts are pretty accurate though; they individual size charts for each dress.
Dress: A Classic Paradise (Retrospec'd)
Hair piece: Etsy (StardustDamesBoutique)
Bangles: Splendette
Earrings: Etsy (Luxulite)
Heels: Facebook group (BAIT Footwear)
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