Hello there! Yesterday Bob and I went to New Hope, PA. We hadn't been in a year, and I was itching to go back. The weather was perfect; warm and sunny. We sat at an outdoor bar, and I had a delicious after-Thanksgiving sandwich; turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. We went to the same outdoor bar last time we were there, and ordered the same meals as last time, too. I'm definitely a creature of habit, ha.
We also went in a couple of vintage shops, and Bob found a button down shirt. We stopped at an antique mall/flea market on our way back, which was supposed to be open until four p.m., but when we got there around 3:15, there were only a couple of vendors at the flea market left, and only a few vendors open inside. How annoying is that?! It wasn't 3:55. We didn't buy anything, which wasn't surprising!
Today I've been doing A LOT of research on Ireland, which is the first stop of our UK trip in three(!!) months. I can't believe how much research it takes, and I'm still not done looking.
I haven't even started in on England or Scotladn, either. As far as Ireland goes, I'm most excited about going to Galway, it seems right up my alley. It's a city, with tons of pubs, restaurants, live Irish music, shops, and is on the water. Right now, we're thinking of going for three nights. It would be nice to stay in one place for three nights, as we'll be doing a lot of moving around throghout our trip. I think we'll also be in London for three nights.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Psychedelic Dragons Trashy Diva dress I got a year ago. With all of the color on it, it's as "me" as a dress could be! It's definitely more of a 70's print, which is my only 70's item in my wardrobe. With all of the color, I thought it was a great choice to wear in New Hope too, because it's a very gay friendly town. The sandals I'm wearing only match a few of my dresses, but I just adore them, and will be wearing them as often as I can this summer!
Dress: Trashy Diva
Necklace: Match Accessories
Bangles: Etsy (BrighterBakelite)
Earrings: Etsy (Luxulite)
Purse: eBay (Enid Collins)
Sandals: Trashy Diva (Remix-Vintage Shoes)
~Bye bye for now!
Hello there! This weekend is a thee day weekend for me; as I took off on Friday, and next weekend I have a lovely FOUR day weekend!! We have off for Memorial Day, and then we also have off Friday, because we had an unused snow day, so they gave it back to the students and staff, which is awesome. I've also been having a busier/been doing more socializing this weekend than usual. It started with Thursday night, when I met a couple of friends for dinner, and then Friday I went over to a friend's place, and yesterday Bob and I went to my parents' house for dinner, along with my grandparents and aunt and uncle.
It seems like it's always all or nothing for me, that I'll go a little while without getting together with friends or seeing much family, and then all in one weekend, I'll do a lot.
Yesterday was an absolutely stunning day. It was 75 and very sunny, but not humid. A rare perfect day in New Jersey. In the afternoon, Bob and I went out for drinks, and we sat at a bar that kept the door open, and it was really nice. I'm REALLY loving getting to where my dresses without ANY layers on! In the mornings I do have a jacket on, and I go back and forth between three different ones, depending on how cold it is. But, by lunchtime, I don't need any layers.
We booked our long weekend getaway in June for our fith anniversary; we're going to Wildwood and Cape May, and staying in Wildwood at the fabulously 50's Caribbean Motel. Cape May is only 15 minutes from Wildwood. While Cape May is more beautiful than Wildwood, with lovely Victorian homes, it does not have the 50's feel and 50's motels of Wildwood, so that's why we stay in Wildwood.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Trashy Diva Pirate Treasure Trixie dress. I got it over a year ago, and I've worn it so much since then. It's a go to dress for me in warmer months.
I just adore the print on it, and have to pair it with my fishy necklace, naturally. This new Splendette shade of tropical punch (bangles) matches the coral in the dress spot on.
Dress: Facebook group (Trashy Diva)
Necklace: Match Accessories
Bangles: Splendette
Earrings: Etsy (Luxulite)
Wedges: BAIT Footwear
~Bye bye for now!
Hello there! April went by so quickly, and I'm glad it's May! The weather is consistently staying warmer, although there can be days where the high is 55, and days where it's almost 80. I'm so glad it's not freeizing cold in the mornings anymore, though. Usually the jacket or coat I picked out to wear in the morning, I definitely don't need in the afternoon.
Our trip to Vegas for Viva was so much fun, but as usual, went by in a blur, because we did so much. The highlights were going to the Neon Museum for our first time (which has a graveyard of old neon signs from Vegas hotels, restaurants, bars, etc.), meeting up with two longtime Instagram friends of mine; I had never met them in person before, going to Frankie's Tiki Room, which is our favorite bar anywhere, going to Peppermill, my favorite restaurant in Vegas (so kitschy and cute!), seeing the Charles Phoenix slideshow (our third time doing so), and of course shopping and seeing the live music!
We also visited a couple of restaurants we had never been to in Vegas before, and we loved both of them so much that we went a few times to each of them. McMullan's is an Irish pub located next to the Orleans (where Viva is held); the food, drink, and service are great, and we heard a wonderful Irish singer the one night we were there. I'm so charmed by the Irish accent and Irish music. I just know I'm going to cry when we get to Ireland; I'll be so overwhelmed by it all.
I really waned to go to the Nashville Boogie this month, even though Bob won't go this time, I was going to go by myself, but in the end I decided I shouldn't spend the money. I'm hoping we'll be going away to Cape May and Wildwood for a long weekend for our 5th wedding anniversary next month, possibly going to Massachusetts in July for a weekend, and then of course our Europe trip in the fall, so between all of that, that's a substanial amount of money we'll be spending in the near future.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Charles Phoenix/Pinup Girl Clothing collaboration fish Jenny dress that I got a year ago. I seriously love wearing this dress. It fits better than the rest of my Jennys, too. I love a good theme, so naturally I can't resist pairing the dress with my Match Accessories fish necklace and my Enid Collins fishy purse! Too much?? NEVER!
I really only wear this dress in the late spring and summer, so I want to get as much wear out of it as possible during that time.
Dress: Pinup Girl Clothing
Necklace: Match Accessories
Bangles: Etsy (BrighterBakelite)
Earrings: Etsy (Luxulite)
Purse: Vintage (Enid Collins)
Heels: Lucky Lou
~Bye bye for now!
