Hello there! This week is a fairly quiet one for me. I'm meeting a friend for lunch on Saturday. This past weekend was busier than usual for me, with a lot of family time. I saw my sister for the first time since Christmas. I went with her and my mom to look at a couple of wedding venues on Friday. Saturday Bob and I went to my parent's house for my grandmother's 90th birthday party. As long as my mind is okay and my health, I hope I make it that long! We do have really good genes/longevity on both sides of the family, so that's a great thing. I can't imagine how it feels though to have lived almost a whole century; what a lot of change, and hopefully progress you must see! Hopefully I see more progress in my lifetime than my grandmother has seen.
Trashy Diva launched a new collection today, but unfortunately, I don't care for the new print, so I won't be buying anything. TD is my favorite vintage repro brand, and I always am very excited for new launches! So, it was disappointing for me, but good for my wallet, ha.
The background color is olive green, which is not a color I like, and the print itself is of bicycles and mimes, with a lot of white in it. Oh well, hopefully I love the next launch!
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Heart of Haute harlequin dress. I got this dress a couple of years or so ago, and still ADORE this print! Harlequin is one of my favorite prints, period, and I really love this bright color palette. My Splendette purple & teal bangles match the dress really well. I don't wear much purple at all, so I don't get to wear my Splendette purple bangles too often. I'm also wearing my Shoe Bakery ice cream flats in these pics. These were my first Shoe Bakery shoes, probably about three years ago. I have one other pair of SB flats currently. Their shoes are so darn cute!
Oh, and Bob cut my hair about a week ago, so, when curly, it's super short now! I'm so lucky I have an amazing man who cuts my hair and cooks for me!!
Dress: Cats Like Us (Heart of Haute)
Brooch: Etsy (Luxulite)
Bangles: Splendette
Flats: Shoe Bakery
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Hello there! Today was a nice spring day, it started out coldish, but ended up around 65 degrees. I saw daffodils that have bloomed! That makes me heart happy. I can't wait until the tree in front of our apartment blooms with its pink blossoms; so gorgeous, however fleeting it is.
On Saturday Bob and I are heading to Bethlehem to go to lunch and have drinks, and go to the Moravian Bookstore (oldest bookstore in the U.S.). We're going to a restaurant we've never tried before, that Bob really wants to try. It's an Irish/British place. Bob loves trying new places/new food, me, not so much. Once I know what I love, I rarely deviate. But, I do compromise from time to time, ha. It's supposed to be about 60 and sunny Saturday too, so that's great.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Heart of Haute kitty shirtdress. I LOVE this dress. I wore it to work today, and my co-worker loved it, too. I wasn't sure how my new job would feel about my crazy wardrobe, so I've started it off slowly there, so as not to shock them too much, haha. Evidently, my bright colors and kooky prints don't bother them, as I've heard nothing negative. That makes me VERY happy! I would be devestated if I had to stifle myself. A vendor came in today, and he also complimented me on my outfit. It's nice when guys appreciate my outfits too; in a way it's more of a compliment, since they don't usually notice prints/bright colors, or if they do, they seem to be ambivalent towards them.
Dress: Cats Like Us (Heart of Haute)
Cardi: Vendor at VLV
Necklace, Brooch: Etsy
Heels: Modcloth (BAIT Footwear)
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Hello there! We are currently getting walloped with snow. I have to say, since the weather people usually get it wrong (usually overestimate), I wasn't so sure we'd really get majorly hit. We woke up to 6 inches of snow, with it still snowing hard, and it's windy. My sister, who moved to Nashville in August, got the snow before we did. This is our first real snowfall this season. She sent me a picture yesterday morning of the snow they had there, plus since they hardly get snow there, they are not equipped to take care of the roads well. So, the roads were a disaster. Bob left a little bit ago, to do his first round of plowing. I worry when he goes out in awful conditions like this. He will probably have to do three rounds of plowing all of his customers. I think he'll be coming in between each round though. Some of the driveways he does are very steep. Plus, he won't even get to have a weekend!
I'll be at home relaxing, and getting some things done, like cleaning, laundry, and working out. I'm definitely going to watch the movie "Everest". It's based on the book "Into Thin Air", which I just read.
In the pictures below I'm wearing a Heart of Haute dress I got back in September. I love the print on it, and also the style. It's a different style than any of my other dresses. The skirt isn't as full as most of my dresses, and it's on the short side for me. My orange cropped cardi from PUG goes with it perfectly though. This cardi doesn't match many other items in my wardrobe.
Dress: Catslikeus.com (Heart of Haute)
Cardi: Pin Up Girl Clothing
Necklace: Etsy
Brooch: Deer Arrow
Heels: B.A.I.T. Footwear
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Hello there! Tonight I worked out, and just am going to relax now. Monday night, Bob and I went over to my grandmother's/great uncle's house to visit, and my dad was there as well. Last night we went out to dinner with my grandparents, parents, aunt, uncle & cousin, for my Nana's birthday. We had a good time. My mom baked her triple layer chocolate cake with chocolate icing, and brought it to the restaurant for our dessert. It's my favourite chocolate cake, ever. Pretty much everyone that tries it feels the same way! I can't wait to have it for my bithday. I know a lot of peple with September-December birthdays, including myself, ha!
My order from Catslikeus.com arrived today. I got a Heart of Haute skirt & dress. I just LOVE the dress! I had first spotted it on the site when it was a new arrival, about a month or so ago. I wasn't 100% sure I loved it enough to order it. Once I had a discount code, I decided to go for it, and I'm so glad I did. I love the print, and think the cut of the dress is very flattering on me. It's obviously low cut, so I'll wear it work with a bandeau. I'm going to wear it tomorrow to work, actually. This is the first Heart of Haute dress I've gotten in this particular style, and I think it's the most flattering on me out of all the styles I own. I'm going to return the skirt though, as it is quite tight on me. Oh well, at least one item worked out for me!
Dress: Catslikeus.com (Heart of Haute)
Necklace: Etsy (Scrumptiousdoodle)
Brooch: Deer Arrow
Heels: B.A.I.T. Footwear
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Hello there! I'm so glad that the weekend is here, once again. I don't have a lot going on this weekend either, and once again, Bob is working on a Satuday. But, three Saturdays and two Sundays in September I already have plans for, so that'll be a nice change of pace. In the beginning of September Bob and I are going to New Orleans for a short trip. I'm extremly excited to go back to my favorite city. We'll only be there three full days and part of a night. But, it's better than nothing obviously. One good thing is, we know all the spots we want to hit, since we were there for ten days last time. We got to see a lot last time. There is at least one new place we'll be going to though; there's a new tiki bar/resturant that's opened up earlier this year.
In the pictures below I'm wearing one of my very favorite prints. I also have this print in a skirt. I wear them both frequently, and this color scheme is my favorite of all my harlequin prints. I didn't discover it until it was sold out on the Heart of Haute site, and they were pretty hard to track down, but I'm so glad I eventually found both in my size. It's such a bright, fun print, and it just makes me feel good when I'm wearing it! My Shoe Bakery ice cream flats match this dress really well, since there's a cream color and tan color in the dress.
Dress: Cats Like Us (Heart of Haute)
Necklace, Brooch: Etsy (Luxulite)
Earrings: Etsy (IncredInedible)
Flats: Shoe Bakery
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Hello there! Happy New Year! Today's been a pretty lazy day for Bob and me. We went to bed around 3 a.m., so I'm a little tired today. He's leaving in a little while though to go to a friend's birthday party. I'm just staying here.
Three months from today we will be in Las Vegas! It can't come soon enough. I miss Vegas so much. It'll have been two years since we were there.
In the pictures below I'm wearing one of my very favourite dresses! It's made by Heart of Haute, and was the first item I bought of that brand. I just love how bright and fun the print is! I also have this print in a skirt. I can't get enough of harlequin prints.
Dress: Cats Like Us (Heart of Haute)
Necklace, Brooch, Earrings : Etsy (Luxulite & Scrumptiousdoodle)
Heels: Modcloth (B.A.I.T. Footwear)
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Hello there!
In the pictures below I'm wearing another dress I bought with some of my birthday money. I really lucked out with the three I received so far, I love them all! I had thought about ordering this dress for awhile, but wasn't sure how bright it would look in person (obviously, I love clothes to be pretty bright!), and also wasn't sure how the sizing ran with this brand (Heart of Haute). The dress is a little big in the waist, but the chest fits. Just like my other dresses that are big in the waist, wearing a belt with it solves the problem! Also, I was happily surprised to see that the dress was quite bright, in spite of some of the colours in the dress being black, tan, and ivory.
This dress also is a great length. This is to me, the perfect length. It also has a nice, full skirt.
I love the cropped sweater and belt I paired the dress with. The pink and orange of the sweater and belt match almost perfectly with the shades of pink & orange in the dress. Also, pink & orange are my favourite colour combo, so I love wearing them together.
Dress: Catslikeus.com (Heart of Haute)
Cropped cardigan: Old Navy
Belt: From another dress
Necklace: Francesca's Collections
Bracelet, Brooch, Earrings: Etsy
Flats: Shoebakery.com
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