Lipstick Dress

Hello there! Well, I'm back safe & sound from the southern road trip I took with my husband. We got back last night, after ten hours on the road yesterday. Vacations always go so fast, don't they?? It was great to get to explore four cities we had never been to before. Our favorite of the four was Savannah. We were only in Richmond & Raleigh one night each, but found both to be smaller than we had anticipated, so it turned out well that we only had one night in both. I only bought on piece of clothing the whole trip; a Trashy Diva L'amour dress at Bygone's Vintage in Richmond.
The big downside to the trip though, was the extremly hot and humid weather in all four cities. I knew before we went that it'd be like that, but that didn't make it any easier, ha. 
I tried wearing my hair down during the day in the beginning of the trip, but quickly found out that didn't work so well, since I was constantly sweating, and my hair would look end up looking like crap before too long. It was better to wear it down later at night, when it cooled down a bit (it never cooled down too much). Other than that, I had a fun trip. I'll write more about the trip in later blog posts. 
For now I'm going to post pictures of my newest Bernie dress. The dress arrived while we were away. It runs tighter in the bust than my other Bernies in this same style and size. It's very hard to zip it all the way up. So, that's annoying. If I had known ahead of time that it ran smaller in the bust, I definitely would've sized up. Maybe, *hopefully*, it'll stretch out a bit with wear? Fingers crossed. At least it does zip though. But, man, do I love this print! I love a great red lipstick, and the dress has varying shades of red lipstick, and also an orange shade. I'm not normally one for gold, but I don't mind it on this dress. I love Bernies lipstick prints so much, that I'm considering getting the one with the black background, too. I'd obviously size up in that one. 

 
Dress: Bernie Dexter
Necklace: Francesca's Collections
Heels: BAIT Footwear

~Bye bye for now! 

Green Gingham

Hello there! Two more days of work to get through, and then I am in full on vacation mode! My mind is already somewhat in that mode I must admit, ha. I'm seeing my friend Thursday after work for a drink, but other than that don't have plans between now and when we leave Friday morning. I did a lot of packing over the weekend, so I don't have much more to do for that.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my new Bernie Dexter dress I snagged during the Pin Up Girl Clothing 20% off 4th of July sale. I thought about getting this dress ever since it came out on Bernie's site months ago, but never went through with it. The Kelly is my favorite style of her dresses, and I can't resist a Kelly with a good print! I'm also a big lover of gingham, and green gingham is not so common. I sized up a size in this one because I wanted more room in the bust (my other Kellys are all a size smaller). It's definitely much easier to zip over my chest in this size (and bonus: I can zip it without the help of my husband), and is bigger in the waist, but the belt hides that.

Dress: Pin Up Girl Clothing (Bernie Dexter)
Necklace, Brooch, Earrings: Etsy (Scrumptiousdoodle, Luxulite, IncredInedible)
Flats: Shoe Bakery

~Bye bye for now! 

Under The Sea

Hello there! We're not doing much today, just staying at home, like a typical Sunday. We have one more episode to go for season 4 of "Shameless". I can't believe that's it, and then we have to wait until whenever Netflix gets the next season. This season has NOT disappointed! Yesterday was much cooler out and a lot less humid than it had been this whole last week, so it was a much needed reprieve. I'm not sure how long that's going to stick around though! 
I started packing for our trip yesterday. It's so close now, and I just want to be en route already!
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Hell Bunny seahorse print dress I got from Modcloth over a year ago. I don't wear pastel clothing too much, but I really love this adorable print. It's a really comfy dress, too. In the order pictures below are my new BAIT shoes! I actually returned the green, because it was too dull for me; they are more of an olive green. I really LOVE the Roni style I got; those are the round toe ones. The blue ones are such a pretty shade of blue, and it's a new shade I didn't have any other styles in. I'm going to pair them with my Trashy Diva red fans dress that was in my last post. They don't match perfectly, but it's close enough for me. 
BAIT is my favorite shoe brand, if you hadn't noticed. They are so cute, retro looking, and comfy, and I love that they've been releasing more options of new colors and styles lately.

Dress: Modcloth (Hell Bunny)
Necklace: Etsy (Luxulite)
Brooch: Gift from Atomic Lucite
Heels: BAIT Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

Red Fans

Hello there! Last night was nice; Bob and I went to my parent's house to have cake for my mom's birthday. My grandparents and my mom's cousin and her husband were there, too. We had ice cream cake, and it was really good. I hadn't had any in awhile. Normally for all our family birthday parties my mom makes triple layer chcolate cake, but for her birthday, we usually get an ice cream cake. She shouldn't have to bake herself a cake, ha! 
We leave for vacation in A WEEK!!! Ahh, I'm so excited, and happy it's that close now. I'm going to start packing this weekend. It's been super hot and humid here, and I know it'll be even worse in the south, so we'll have to stay in air conditioning a lot, and won't be able to walk too much down there. I'm not looking forward to dealing with my hair there, that's for sure, ha. 
Tonight I'm meeting my friend for a drink, and today I'm running errands, working out, and reading/relaxing. I don't work Fridays in the summer (and I get paid for them), which is amazing, and something I could get used to, ha!
In the pictures below I'm wearing my newest Trashy Diva dress. This one is the Anne style, and is very similar to the Annette style, which I have five of. This one is soooo comfy. It's a stretch cotton blend. The skirt is nice and full. I love the pretty print; it looks like it could be a painting. The background color is a great shade of red too, it's a little different than the typical red I own. I have blue BAIT heels arriving today, and I'm hoping they match this dress perfectly.

Dress: Trashy Diva

Necklace: Modcloth

Bracelet: Splendette

Heels: BAIT Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

Drinks On Me

Hello there! This week is a scorcher here, very hot & humid. It's perfect beach weather, that's for sure. I wish I lived closer to the beach. Bob and I are planning on going there for a day in August. It's just annoying dealing with the traffic and all the people on the beach, so we don't go much. Tonight's going to be low key; staying home in the AC, and watching more "Shameless". Tomorrow night Bob and I are going to my parent's house to celebrate my mom's birthday, and Friday night I'll be meeting up with a friend.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Lindy Bop drinks dress. The print is so fun and adorable. This dress is of surprisingly thick material, and was my first Lindy Bop purchase, so I wasn't sure what to expect when I ordered it a few months ago. I have since gotten one more Lindy Bop dress, and that one is a lot more lightweight. 

Dress: Lindy Bop
Bracelets: Splendette, Etsy (Luxulite)
Brooch: DNJ Retro
Heels: BAIT Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

A Dress Fit For A BBQ

Hello there! Today Bob and I are going to his aunt and uncle's for a bbq. I'm of course wearing my Bernie Dexter bbq dress for the occassion, ha. Because, why wouldn't I? I'm making chocolate chip cookies to bring with us. Even though I didn't do a ton this long weekend, it's still gone quickly! The good thing about going back to work tomorrow is that, it's one day closer to us leaving for our vacation! We leave in a week and a half. It sounds so close! I hope time flies by between then and now. 
We finished re-watching season 3 of Shameless, and watched the first episode of season 4 last night. We hadn't seen any of season 4 before. We had seen all of season 3 awhile ago, but couldn't remember much at all of it, so it was necessary to go over it again.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Bernie bbq dress. It's hard for me to pass up the opportunity to wear it to a bbq, and I usually do wear it to bbqs. 

Dress: Enz's (Bernie Dexter)
Necklace, brooch: Etsy (Luxulite)
Heels: BAIT Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

 

Cherry Blossoms

Hello there! It's gorgeous out! This long weekend is supposed to be hot and sunny. Yesterday was hot and humid, and it was supposed to rain, but we ended up not really getting any. 
Bob and I were excited to find out "Shameless" is now on Netflix! It's one of our favorite shows, but we don't have Showtime, so we always had to wait until seasons came out on DVD, and were at the library, in order to watch it. Now we're catching up on it on Netflix. Such a great, funny, and entertaining show. William H. Macy has been one of my favorite actors for a long time, and he's so funny in that show.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Bernie Dexter Chelsea cherry blossoms dress. Cherry blossom trees are so gorgeous, and so is this print. Bernie seriously picks the most beautiful flower fabrics for her dresses. She hasn't been coming out with many new prints in this Chelsea style, but I hope she does soon. There is a new lipstick print Chelsea I've been eyeing though, which I'm pretty sure I'll be snatching up (it's available for "pre-order" now).

Dress: Bernie Dexter
Necklace and brooch: Etsy (Scrumptiousdoodle and Sodasweehearts)
Heels: BAIT Footwear

~Bye bye for now!