I used to have a classmate in elementary school (way back in Athens, Georgia - GO DAWGS!) who took horseback riding lessons after school and I was so pea-green with envy that she got to do that. She was also one of the "cool girls" in 4th grade who got custom made high top Converse sneakers to match her Brownie uniform (another reason that I was jealous) and she had one of those cool Coca-Cola rugby shirts way before everyone else did (just realized this may have been a regional thing, since we were so close to Atlanta). My parents, being the responsible, but poor graduate students that they were told me we could not by any means afford horseback riding lessons.
Little did I know that I not only do not like horses, I especially do not like their smell or having to do the hard work that is often required to clean up after them. I probably even at the tender age of nine knew that that I would have probably only been in it for the clothes (go figure). The outfit below is an ode to my equestrian aspirations.
Ruffle Plaid top from TJMaxx - no name brand Banana Republic straight leg jeans Boots from DSW, last year (detail pics here)
Dress by H&M, patent leather peep toe heels by Guess?, both from a few years ago
We have a couple more parties this week and this is the one I am likely wearing to a church Christmas party (it is the most comfortable and most appropriate of all of the holiday options, I think). This is one of those dresses that is super comfortable, but you can probably only get away with wearing once per group of friends, because it is such a distinctive print. I wore at my old job's Christmas party, so I probably have a couple more wears before it gets retired.
Or I could wear it for Halloween next year with white boots and an Afro wig (or my natural hair on a humid day, say what?) and be a 60's go-go dancer.
Humming...I feel pretty, oh so pretty, I feel pretty and witty and bright...
So I am not usually a pink person, as we all know. I have a million other colors I'd rather wear, but this dress is the shiznit. I love this dress so, so much. Why can't we have dress up time more often, huh? I posted before in this post, thinking I would wear the faceted collar necklace with it, but I think the proportion of the necklace is too heavy IRL.
This silver graduated bead necklace (maybe from Claire's or some other teenager-y type store?) looks a little better to me.
Shoes are from TJMaxx, I think these are pretty similar. Dress by J.Crew. I ordered up a size to size 8, anticipating that I will be eating myself into a happy food place by the end of the party, and that I still want to be comfortable at the end of the night. Thoughts on which necklace to pick?
J'adore! Since this house we are in is so stinking tiny with its post war 1950's ranch layout, we have sacrificed our coffee table, a lamp and a chair for this tree. Totally worth it.
Gold spray painted pinecones from the backyard, attached to the tree with ornament hooks from Target.
Ornaments from Target and Wal-Mart.
A closeup of the bow on top. I think this tree is a keeper.
I hope you have a good time shopping today or watching football (my personal preference) or just hanging out with friends!
Here is a likely candidate for MrDrama's office Christmas party. I don't have the shoes or purse above, but I am confident I can unearth something similar from the depths of my closet. I had originally wanted to find the dress in gray, as below, but I couldn't find that dress in my size. We are left with a bubblegum pink option that is a great complement to the gray faceted collar necklace.
I am a wife, mama, pediatrician and all-around renaissance gal, if that includes an unhealthy addiction to carbs and J. Crew and a penchant for sarcasm.
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