Saturday, July 30, 2011

always falling behind

Once again I'm falling behind on blogging! These pictures are from Monday. And now it's Saturday night. Where did the week go? Oh yeah, it went to work and physical therapy for my stupid knee and going to the hospital because my boyfriend had to get his appendix out. (If you remember, my cousin had hers out not long ago and I was her hospital-buddy too. If you're having your appendix out let me know, I'm good at keeping people company! Or maybe I'm the cause...)



Oh, yeah, so, outfit. Not much to say about it except I like it. I have been wearing lots of light neutrals (nude, grey, white) and blue together lately. All my favorite work outfits right now fit that color scheme. I think I might need to branch out and get some skirts that are neither blue nor black, I don't seem to have any that are work-appropriate.

(P.S. I just realized I really am always falling behind, our two year blog-iversary was almost 2 weeks ago! I'm so proud of Sasha and myself for sticking with this even though we are so far form each other now. I can't believe 2 years ago we were about to start our last year of college and now we are both "adults" with jobs and everything. Time flies!)

Friday, July 29, 2011

pajamas for work



I got these fun, super-comfy pants in Spain. They feel like wearing pajamas to work (except the shoes, of course), but they look great! Kind of make me think of something Kyla from Blue Collar Catwalk would wear. 







pink toes!

These photos are actually from the courtyard of my old apartment a few weeks ago - I moved this week! I'm sad to see my old roommate leave Worcester, but she's headed back to Colorado for exciting law school adventures. I'm around the corner with two of my favorite ladies and our lovable cat Max. (Kitty photos to come, no doubt.) 

Who's going to the swap in Boston tomorrow? I'm super excited for my first swap finally!

Monday, July 25, 2011

Papa


Guess where I went this weekend! Give up? I know it's a tough one....Ok, I'll tell you. I went to Key West (where the Ernest Hemingway Home is, of course!)

I know the whole country is having a heat wave right now, but I'm pretty sure Key West is always that hot. I don't think I was ever sweat-free, not even in the pool or the shower or the hotel room with the air conditioner and fan all the way up.

But, I did have a really great time hanging out with my boyfriend while he scouted and did preliminary shooting for a documentary he's working on (and looking at cute cats at the Hemingway Home!) He's working on a movie tentatively called "Papa" about the Hemingway look-alike contest that happens in Key West every year. It's pretty cool and hilarious.


Sunday, July 24, 2011

before the heat wave

These are from a beautiful summer work day before this ridiculous heat wave. The sort of day that makes me love my walk to work and take every excuse to run outside mid-day. 


I have just 2 thing to say about this heat: my New England body does not know how to handle it. I didn't realize how much sweat I can produce in such a short period of time.


I really like this outfit! Simple, easy and so fun with my Ghana jacket (thanks Mom, the seamstress). 

Pretty toes!

I'm lounging in my living room with a wonderful group of friends for the morning after of my roommate's birthday/going away party. Last night included grilling, laughing, cake & pie, so much beer (that I didn't drink any of...way to hot for me to drink anything without ice), and walking to two of our favorite bars. This morning so far has been iced tea & west wing. Soon we're relocating to a diner for brunch. We'll miss you Sam! Law school is lucky to have you!

Saturday, July 16, 2011

until the very end


This is what I wore to go see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 with my mom today. It seems to rain every time I go to the movies with my mom lately (ok, it rains almost every day in the summer) and I seem to always get caught in the rain with a long skirt! But I don't mind, I get to lift it up and feel like a princess.


After the movie we popped into Old Navy so I could get a white skirt, which my mom insisted I have to wear in Key West next weekend. I never argue with shopping! And I think it will be a good thing to have, it's SO HOT in the Keys in the summer.

Point being, I took these pictures in the fitting room at Old Navy because it was raining and was getting dark anyway, so no nice outside pictures today.



By the way, today was my second time seeing HPDHpt2. I went to the midnight showing Thursday night and wore a more theme appropriate outfit. (Needless to say, I am a Harry Potter Nut!)


Friday, July 15, 2011

day outfit, night outfit

There are not the best ever outfit photos, but I really liked both outfits:

Perfect for a summer Friday at work


Outfit for a casual benefit concert for YouthGrow - 
a local program to get kids involved in gardening and environmental things



I'm off to New York City for a long weekend with my little sister and visiting a good friend. Plans include everything from The Russian Tea Room (thanks to restaurant week) to a Brooklyn Cyclone baseball game. Can't wait!

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

black, white & gold



Here's a story about me and Marshall's. I went there once to return something and meandered over to the purses, where I found a gorgeous leather tote bag with a long gold chain handle. It cost $200 and I bought it. About an hour later I realized I was crazy for spending that much on something when I had just bought new tires (ugh) and am trying to save money. So I went back to Marshall's to return the bag and meandered into the dress department, where I found this dress. It cost $19.99 and I bought it. And I'm keeping it.





I felt kind of French and kind of chic in this outfit, although I also felt kind of scandalous wearing an over-the-knee skirt to work. In a place where 90% of the women wear black pants every day, I like standing out. And knees? They stand out. (Actually, I don't know if anyone even cared, by in my mind I pretended they thought, "oh she's so young so she can wear such a short skirt and it's OK.")

Sidenote, this is one of my favorite necklaces of all time. Got in at H&M in London 2 years ago and I feel like it's kind of Harry Potter-ish. Speaking of Harry Potter, I'm going to the midnight showing of the FINAL movie on Thursday, oh my gosh!

Monday, July 11, 2011

all my red, white & blue

I did 4th of July weekend this year, with all of the festivities and red, white and blue everything. 

watermelon mojitos to kick off the weekend

outfit 1: 
red and white necklace
white lace crop top
blue and white striped tank
jean bermuda shorts
red canvas shoes

veggie burgers for dinner with appropriately dressed friends

blueberries, strawberries and whipped cream to bring to the fireworks

on the way to Worcester's fireworks

yay! freedom! independence! fire! 

I'm from NH where fireworks are legal, so we usually set off our own. My dad does quite a good fireworks show, but it was fun to see the city show with everyone else. I haven't done city/town sponsored fireworks in a while. 

post-fireworks smiles


outfit 2:
red and white necklace
blue shirt
cut-off jean shorts
(can't remember what shoes I was wearing)

Annie's Clark Brunch (a favorite of most Clarkies and Worcester-ites)

beach!

outfit 3 (which you can't really see):
black bikini and black cotton dress cover-up
red cut-off tee
nautical red tote (same one that Anna has here)
blue beach towel

more lovely times with friends

outfit 4:
blue dress
white belt
blue beaded necklace
natural/bronze flip flops
red tote bag

There was so much excitement, fun, and sun, and so little sleep that I actually went to Boston for dinner on Monday and left before the fireworks. A good long sleep seemed so much more appealing. 

A delightful weekend! Thanks to our founding fathers for the excuse to celebrate :-)

Sunday, July 10, 2011

just an outfit post

Signs of beautiful summer weather (finally): I am really behind on indoor things, like reading blogs (seriously, so many posts in my google reader), reading magazines, ironing, and laundry. It's great. 


new shoes! 10% off, my favorite way


I've been doing so many great summer things between 4th of July weekend and this past weekend. Pictures and stories to come, of course.

nightblogging

This is a post-lounging in the pool with snacks and drinks and then getting rained out and watching Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix outfit. Which is what I did on Friday, and what I wore.





I love when something effortless actually works on me and doesn't make me look like a shlub. Usually what I wear is effort-ful. I don't mind that, but the effortless look is one I usually envy. So I'm giving myself an A+ and a pat on the back for effortlessness!


Wednesday, July 6, 2011

in the details

Today's bracelet, slip & epaulette...(the slip wasn't showing, but it's just so pretty!)



another summer day...

...another cotton dress, same straw hat


This was a feel good, lots of compliments outfit and so perfect for a summer day. 


Turns out, riding your bike is not just good for you and good for the environment, it's even good for the economy! Not just your personal, less-gas-buying economy, the national jobs-needed economy. Check it out! :-)

Monday, July 4, 2011

rock, flag & eagle!


Happy Independence Day! The United States of America is 235 years old! Well kind of...we weren't really independent until the British surrendered in 1781, right? And then the Constitution didn't even go into effect for another 7 or so years...but hooray for independence and patriotism nonetheless, right?




It seems that I don't have very much red to wear, so I had to rely on my glasses and bag to get in the holiday spirit, clothing-wise. Thanks to our friend Pia, Sasha and I both have these awesome nautical red totes! For some reason nautical and patriotic go together. If only I had a sailboat, the look would be complete.




Most of my day off has been spent watching the HBO John Adams miniseries and doing stuff around the house, but there might be some fireworks in my future if it doesn't rain too much.




I think this clip from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia pretty much sums up America, don't you?