Oh, Honey

Hello there! Yesterday afternoon Bob and I went out to an early dinner at an Irish pub about half an hour from us that we had never been to before. Irish pubs are a favorite of ours for eating out. We both liked our entrees (although the appetizer wasn't great), and then I got a chocolate lava cake for dessert. I never get dessert when we eat out, but I love lava cake, and hadn't had it in years. It was really good, but I was so full, I couldn't eat it all (came with ice cream, too). We're not going out to eat on Valentine's Day or anything, so this was our night out instead.
After we finished dinner, we headed over to a rockabilly show. We got there a few minutes after six (doors opened at six), and there were only a few people there then, so we grabbed seats at a table close to the dance floor. First a DJ played oldies for about an hour and a half, until the first band came on. The first band played mostly (maybe all?) covers, but they were quite good, and the second band was playing originals. 
There were a lot of people who danced, and they even did a dance lesson while the DJ was playing oldies. Bob and I danced to one song; a slow song. He doesn't like dancing at all, unfortunately. So, he surprised me by even doing that! Overall, we had a good time at the event, and I was glad to find one so close to us! Hopefully we'll be able to find some more soon.
Today I met my parents and grandmother for lunch at Panera, and ran an errand. The rest of the day I'll just be hanging out at the apartment.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my beloved Trashy Diva Geisha Fans Honey dress that I got three years ago. It's my favorite "fancy" dress that I own. I definitely don't get as much use out of it as shirt dresses, for instance, but I do pick this one often when I need something dressier. I love everything about this dress: the colors, the print, the combo of the bright blue background and bright red bust line, and the nice, full skirt and flattering shape. I got so many compliments on my outfit last night.

 
 
Dress: Trashy Diva
Necklace, earrings: Etsy (Luxulite)
Bangles: Etsy (BrighterBakelite)
Heels: BAIT Footwear 

~Bye bye for now!

29 & Feeling Fine

Hello there! Bob & I had an eventful weekend. We went to the New England Shake Up, in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. We got there Friday night (it's a four hour drive), and left late Sunday morning. The nicest thing about going to these types of events, is blending into the crowd, so to speak. I hate getting stared at, and at these events, if people are looking at me, it's because they appreciate/like my outfits, not because they dont "get it"/think I look weird. It's kind of a surreal feeling, actually, because no one in my area dresses anything like me. I live in quite a rural area. But, even when I've gone into NYC, I haven't seen women dressed "pin-up" ish. I know there are definitely some there, but I just haven't seen them. It's kind of a hard feeling to explain really (being at these events), but it's awesome! It makes me feel less alone...less alone in my interests, I guess I would say. Seeing tons of lovely "pin-up" ladies on Instagram is one thing, but it's a whole other thing in person! Luckily, my husband is so sweet and patient, that he tags along with me to these events. This is only our second time going to an event like this. Viva Las Vegas in April was the first, and I'm pushing to go back this April!! Although, I think he is getting more interested, because this time we listened to a lot of bands, and both really liked all of the music. At Viva, we didn't watch any bands. Going to the NESU, makes me very excited at the possibility of going back to Viva in April! 
I met some lovely ladies this weekend. One of them, Sara, I knew would be going, and we had planned to meet up at some point. She has a blog here, http://saralilyphoto.blogspot.com/. I'm so glad we finally met in person! She's so sweet and nice, just like I thought she would be. Another girl, Christina, introduced herself to me, and told me has been following me on Instagram, and wanted to take a picture with me. Sara and I got to talk to her for awhile. She's also such a sweetheart. The first night, I met two girls who recognized me from the Trashy Diva group I'm in on Facebook. They were also really nice. I'm glad I got to meet all of them. 
The event itself was a lot smaller than Bob & I thought it would be. We knew it would obviously be smaller than Viva, but it really paled in comparision. There were only about 30 cars at the car show, and not a lot of vendors. But, we still had fun! I found a few things to buy too, of course. I had birthday money burning a hole in my pocket! (My birthdays is today). I got a "retroversible" skirt from Julie Mollo. It's yellow one on side & pink on the other! I love it! I've been wanting a sunshine-y shade of yellow skirt for awhile now, as well as a pink one. Now I have two in one! I'm wearing both sides in the pitures below. Bob bought me a bright blue circle skirt from Mode Merr for my birthday. I also bought a cupcake bolero for $20(!), a pair of sunglasses, and a red top, all from Mode Merr. Oh yea, and a cupcake print skirt from Strange Beauty Bombshell, but I don't have it in my possession yet, because she's going to take it in & then ship it to me. (She didn't have my size available at the show.)
The title of my post is because I'm 29 today! Sounds weird to say that!

"Retroversible" skirt!

Christina, Sara and I

Other side of the "retroversible" skirt & my cupcake bolero!