Beautiful Butterflies

Helo there! It's a beautiful, sunny SPRING day out! I'm SO glad that spring has finally arrived. It's still pretty cold in the morings, but the daily highs have slowly been inching up, which makes me a very happy girl. I don't know about you, but when springtime rolls around, my mood/general outlook definitely improves. It also smells really nice outside now, so I love having our windows open. I haven't noticed any flowers blooming yet, but hopefulyl very soon!
This weeked has been relatively quiet. Bob and I went out to dinner Friday night with his brother and father, to a local Italian restaurant that we frequent. I got a personal plain pizza, which is what I always get there, and it's so yummy. They did burn it a bit this time though, which I'm not a fan of burnt anything, but it wasn't too badly burnt that it ruined it. Yesterday Bob worked on a shed he's building on our property, and then he met a friend for dinner. I just stayed home, and did super fun things like cleaning, laundry, and working out! 
Oh, and I also started watching a Netflix show about the dissapearance of Madeleine McClain. I'm a little over halfway through. I'm a sucker for true crime stories.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my new Bernie Dexter butterfly Kelly dress. I've never owned a dress with butterflies, and I love this print. The colors are amazing. Butterflies are so gorgeous, aren't they?? I think this is a very appropriate dress for spring, too!

Dress: Bernie Dexter
Bangles, earrings: Etsy (BrighterBakelite, Luxulite)
Purse: eBay (vintage)
Heels: BAIT Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

Pennsylvania Trip

Hello there! Yesterday I spent the whole day shopping with my mom in Pennsylvania. We went to an antique mall, an antique show, a holiday shop, went to lunch, and picked up my Heywood Wakefield coffee table from a dealer's mother's house (where he stores the pieces he restores). The coffee table spins, which is really neat! My parents are going to drop it off to us this week, and we're going to put it in our apartment now, instead of waiting to put it in our house we're building. It was a fun day, plus the sun was shining the whole time, and it wasn't bitterly cold out! 
I bought some Easter bunnies (newly made out of antique molds), my mom bought me a gorgeous pink feather tree, which I already put up, a $3 vintage "Good Housekeeping" Christmas magazine (from 1949),  a vintage Christmas pop-up children's book (from 1951), a small vintage plastic bunny, and an Easter card from the 20's. I have a few feather trees now, but this pink one is definitely my favorite!
Friday night I went over my friend's apartment to visit, and today Bob and I will just be hanging out at home. I'm glad the clocks went ahead last night! I won't be getting blinded by sun glare on my commutes anymore, which is great; that was getting old. Spring really is just around the corner now!
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Bernie Dexter landscape print Kelly dress. I got this back in September, and have worn it every week or every other week since then! It's truly a staple in my closet. The print is absolutely stunning, and I love pairing it with pops of red. 

SO cute! I wanted to buy it, but resisted

I wanted this blue tree, too!

Dress: Bernie Dexter
Bangles, earrings: Etsy (BrighterBakelite, Luxulite)
Heels: BAIT Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

Red Roses

Hello there! I went so long this winter without getting sick, but I finally got a cold a few days ago. I just hope it doesn't get worse. I had a three day weekend, because I took a vacation day Friday, just to stay home and relax. Friday night Bob and I went out to dinner and for drinks. We checked out a restaurant we had never been to together before. I got a chicken salad wrap, and it was small, but I really liked it. Yesteday I met my friend at Panera for lunch, and today I'll just be staying in. 
We're getting a snowstorm starting this late afternoon.; we're supposed to get five to eight inches. The past couple of days we got snow too; two or three inches on two different days.
It seems like winter is now trying to make up for the lack of snow we had the rest of it, but I find that super annoying, because it's FINALLY March, and I am beyond READY for spring!!! I want to see flowers and feel the beaming sun. We had the rainiest summer and fall in a long time, with plenty of dreary days, and then of course, a very gray, typical winter. 
Next Saturday my mom and I are going antiquing in Mifflinburg and Lewisburg, PA, and I can't wait! We always have a great time out there. She'll of course be bringing her doggy, Heidi, with us. We are also picking up a Heywood Wakefield vintage coffee table that Bob and I are buying to go in our new house, but for now, we'll be putting it in our living room in our current home. I'm in love with it; it spins!!
In the pictures below I'm wearing the outfit I wore out Friday night. This Trashy Diva Red Roses Honey is such a beautiful print. I'm definitely bringing this to Vegas with me NEXT MONTH!! 
The purse in the pictures is an Enid Collins; I have quite a budding collectin of EC purses now. I got my first one back in June. I of course seek out the brightly colored ones. They're so cheery, and I love using them. I got this one and another EC colorful box purse together from eBay for such a great price! It makes me so happy to find one in good conidition, that's colorful and adorable, and for a great price!

Dress: Facebook group (Trashy Diva)
Earrings, bangles: Splendette
Purse: eBay (Enid Collins)
Heels: BAIT Footwear 

~Bye bye for now!

Grand Canal

Hello there! Only twenty four more days until spring, but who's counting?? Winter always feel incredibly long to me, and spring never comes soon enough. Even the warmer days we've been having here, like today, it's usually dreary and rainy on those days. I'm ready for the weather to be as bright as my outfits! 
Yesterday my mom and I went to a local antique show together. At this show, there's not as many holiday vendors as there are at the holiday shows we go to in November & December, so we usually don't see as much items we want to buy. My mom got antique Easter tin toy, and I got a couple of small holiday antiques: a vintage tree topper for a small table top tree, and two little plastic bunnies. 
Last night Bob and I went to his dad's house for a family dinner; some of his extended family came over, too. His aunt and uncle who live in Georgia were in town, so they were there, too. 
In the pictures below I'm wearing my beloved Retrospec'd Grand Canal Connie dress. I got this over a year ago, and have gotten a ton of wear out of it. I wear it to work a lot. The Connie dresses are super comfortable. This rich, bright shade of blue is just divine; you don't see it too often. I really love prints of cities, like this Venice print. I have a couple of New Orleans prints, too, but I think that's it so far.
Isn't this atomic brooch fabulous? It's from Luxulite, and came with two other smaller ones in the set, and I also got a neon coral set.

Dress: Retrospec'd
Brooch, earrings: Etsy (Luxulite)
Bangles: Splendette
Purse: Tatyana Boutique
Heels: BAIT Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

Joy

Hello there! I'm so glad I have a three day weekend this weekend, even though I already had a short week, due to the school I work at being closed for a snow day on Tuesday (we didn't end up getting much snow at all, but did get freezing rain), and then we had a delayed opening on Wednesday). 
Last night Bob and I went out with my extended family to dinner, for my grandfather's birthday, and because my aunt, uncle, and cousin who live in Texas are up here for a visit. We only see my Texas relatives once or twice a year, so it's always really nice to get to see them. Tonight I'll be going to my parents' house for dinner, with my extended family again.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my newest Bernie Dexter dress, in a brand new style of hers. This dress is called the Joy dress. She first released this print probably close to a year ago, and even though I LOVED the print, I didn't like the style she released it in, so I crossed my fingers in hopes she'd end up releasing it in a style I loved. Well, it took awhile, but eventually she released the Joy. 
I love the adorable faux buttons, and am so glad she used faux buttons, since I have issues with the dreaded button gaping. She also released a Joy dress in a redish/orangeish gingham print, which is super cute, but I think I'm going to restrain myself from getting it.
I also love that there's pink in this dress, and that my pink BAIT heels match. I don't get to wear these pink heels too often, as most of my dresses don't match them. But, the shoes are probably my favorite shade of pink. 

Dress: Bernie Dexter 
Brooch: Antique shop
Earrings, bangles: Etsy (Luxulite & BrighterBakelite)
Heels: BAIT Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

Darlin' Darlene

Hello there! There's only two and a half weeks left of February, which makes me excited! January and February are my least favorite months, and I can't wait for spring to arrive next month. Winter always seems to last so very long. As many great things that there are about living in the area we live in; to me, the winters are the worst thing about it. 
Friday night Bob and I went out to have dinner and drinks to celebrate Valentine's Day; we didn't want to go on the actual day, when it'd be really busy, and we are going out to eat next Saturday with my family. Yesterday I went out to lunch with some friends who I used to work with, and I see every month or two. I also went to an antique mall after that, and I got two pieces of Pyrex for $13! I love getting deals. 
Next weekend my aunt, uncle, and cousin who live in Texas will be coming here, so that's why my extended family is going out to dinner then; it's also my grandfather's birthday on Friday. 
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Bernie Dexter kitty print Darlene dress that I bought about two years ago. I don't think Bernie made any other Darlene style dresses; although this style is quite similar to her other shirt dresses. I love pink, it's one of my favorite colors, but believe it or not, I don't have many dresses with a lot of pink in them. I'd say most of my dresses have a lot of red and blue in them. I also LOVE kitties, so this is obviously a great print for me. 

Dress: Bernie Dexter
Brooch: Etsy (Luxulite)
Heels: BAIT Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

Record Keeping

Hello there! It was a miserably cold week, but it's FINALLY starting to ease up a bit, and by tomorrow it'll be fifty degrees, which I'm very excited about! I actually went outside and started my car two of the mornings and let it run for a bit before leaving to go to work, which I never do. This winter I've also taken to wearing a blanket over my legs while driving, which probably makes me like an old lady, but I don't care! I have leather seats, and am usually wearing a dress with leggings underneath, so I still really feel the freezing seats, and while I have seated heats, they take a little while to warm up. 
Bob and I are going to Vegas in two and a half months, and I am most definitely counting down, and planning outfits, as well as planning what we'll be doing. We haven't been in two years, which is the longet we've gone without going, since we started going about nine years ago. We have our hotel and flights booked now. Our hotel is The Gold Coast, which we've never stayed at before, but convienently has free shuttle service back and forth to The Orleans, which is where Viva is held. 
Things have been pretty quiet recently, which I suppose is typical for winter time. We did go to my parents' house last night for a turkey dinner, and my grandparents came as well. 
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Bernie Dexter record print dress. I got this a couple of years ago, and love the fun 50's print. I have a lot of Bernie Kelly dresses, but the ones she's been releasing lately haven't been must haves for me. They're really comfortable dresses, and I wear them to work all the time, as well as outside of work. 

Dress: Bernie Dexter
Bangles, earrings: Etsy (BrighterBakelite, Lxulite)
Brooch: Erstwilder
Heels: BAIT Footwear

~Bye bye for now!