First Time

These are some photos that I took a few months ago, when Dan and I visited his great-aunt's cottage for the first time this year. It was a bit chilly and sunny there and I ended up wearing a sweater, hat, sunglasses and scarf the whole weekend....and being more interested in taking photos of dandelions in the sunshine.

























Thank you to everyone who's commented on my last post and e-mailed me to make sure that everything is okay. Things became overwhelming a few months ago and I didn't so much make a decision not to blog anymore, as I decided to see how I felt about it and not push myself into posting. Then a few days turned into two months. I miss it though and am back. In the next few days I'll post the pictures from our road trip last month. I'm looking forward to catching up with all of your blogs as well.

Race Day

Today Dan ran his marathon. He's been training for six months and made it through to the end in pretty good time. It was his first marathon and probably his last full one...at least for a while. I'm so proud of him and was excited to spend the day with his mom and auntie traveling around to various places along the course to cheer him and his fellow runners on. It was a good day, but we were both pretty exhausted by the end. I didn't get any pics of my outfit while we were out, but here are some that I took this evening back home.

(Oh and by the way, I was pretty stoked to carry this straw bag for the first time today. I've been looking for the perfect little woven purse for summer and was lucky enough to find this one when thrifting on Saturday. I love the wooden handles and it actually zips closed, is fully lined and even has a little pocket on the inside. It reminded me a bit of the one that Summer carries in Ikea in (500) Days of Summer.)

Hat: F21
Earrings: Thrifted Vintage
Oxfords: Thrifted Oleg Cassinis
Blouse & Tie Belt: Thrifted Vintage
Shorts: Anthro Sale
Tights: Target
Purse: Thrifted

Dan gave me permission to post some of the photos I took of him during the marathon...so here they are! I'm so proud, wait, did I already write that?:)






That last one is him crossing the finish line. I hope everyone else had a great weekend!

Sweet Dreams

Dress: Thrifted Vintage
Headband: Anthropologie Sale
Sweater: Thrifted Vintage
Necklace: Antique Store
Purse: Thrifted
Shoes: Blowfish
Tights: Hue

This is one of the most modest dresses that I own, and that's saying something for someone who's wardrobe consists mostly of knee-length dresses and skirts! There's something about it that's so appealing to me...I think its probably the pleats and the fabric and the flouncy nature of the whole thing combined with the fact that its actually quite sheer upon inspection. I feel elegant and cozy all at the same time in this and enjoy combining it with various scarves, jewelry, shoes and tights to create different looks.

On a completely different note, I've found the perfect bicycle. After [finally] seeing (500) Days of Summer this week, I felt a sudden urge to replace my old bike. Here's what I found...



I'm currently trying to convince Dan that he (a) would really enjoy bicycling somewhere in our city and (b) that he wants to take my old bicycle for himself after I save up for this beauty. We'll see how that goes. A girl can always dream.

Scrapped

I'd planned to do another outfit post tonight, but after choosing on a whim to forgo the bus and walk home from work in the slight drizzle (which turned into heavy wind and rain) I've decided against it. I arrived home 50 minutes after leaving the library and soaked through, but with a smile on my face and a pack of candy raspberries in my bag.

So now here I am, curled up in bed next to the cat and dog, watching late 80's, early 90's music videos online (ah George Michael! I have to admit that I do love Father Figure and Madonna's Live to Tell:), full of those candies while my dress and coat dry in the shower.

Instead of my planned post, here's something a little bit different. I felt so full of joy walking home today, even though it was raining, the wind was blowing and some drivers attempted to go through the crosswalk when I had the walk signal. And when I feel happy, I always listen to this song by The Fiery Furnaces (sometimes I also listen to it to pep myself up when I'm sad). Its so strange and interesting and catchy. I hope you all like it too.

Old Haunts

I decided to just start taking outfit photos regularly again tonight. (Thanks for the encouragement Leah!) So back to the basement for me:) This outfit is nothing special, really just another take on something I wore not too long ago. It was pretty chilly out today, so I paired this warm green, white and grey dress with one of my thrifted novelty scarves and boots. The jacket I've been wearing constantly lately. I love the puffed sleeves, sweet little collar and loose, but structured fit.

















Jacket: Thrifted Vintage (I'm not sure about the decade)
Dress: 60's Thrifted Vintage
Scarf: Thrifted Vintage
Boots: Stonefly
Tights: Target
Belt: Thrifted

Sunday, Sunday

I'm going to make a concerted effort to post more outfits next week, but for now here are some
gratuitous animal and flora photos that I took before going to work this afternoon. I hope everyone else had a nice weekend! I'll be catching up on comments tomorrow afternoon. I look forward to seeing what everyone's been up to.