the weekend in review

hello all.

I had a fabulous weekend but could have definitely used another day at least! I have an outfit to post but just haven't gotten around to getting the photos off my camera yet, so I thought I'd recap my weekend and maybe get to that outfit tomorrow.

All photos taken with my iPhone 4 using the Instagram app.




what I wore //
dress: urban outfitters via thrifted
cardi: target
shoes: blowfish






Chris and I drove to Mobile for Art Walk and to see a friend of mine's show, but first we met up with another friend who has the cutest apartment that he's about to move out of (boo!) and Chris bought one of his guitars. We then met up with some more friends, got some sangria and delicious cupcakes from different art galleries and enjoyed each other's company as we sweated our asses off.





We then met up with more friends and went to Samurai J, a neat little sushi joint and Chris and I had out first Sake Bomb. They were more fun and entertaining than tasty, but basically you place a shot of sake on top of chopsticks placed over half a glass a beer, say "1-2-3 Sake BOMB" and pound the table, consequently shaking the chopsticks, knocking the shot glass into the beer, at which time you CHUG. Ha, like I said, it was fun!

How was your weekend?

coliseum pier

dress: old navy
cardi: modcloth
belt/ring: target
shoes: urban outfitters
sunglasses: forever 21
bag: thrifted


Saturday, Chris and I stopped at the Pier across the street from the coliseum and walked down the beach and took some photos. It was hot and humid, but breezy at least, thank God. Ha, I have so many outtake pictures (I guess you can call them that) where my hair completely took over my face! Lots of funny faces and hand gestures as I tried fruitlessly to keep it in place or from eating it inadvertently. We then headed to the bookstore and I got a new book to read about a mystery of a missing person that takes place in post-Katrina New Orleans. I'm already 6 chapters in and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

This week has just been one of those weeks already... where I don't feel like getting dressed all nice, like it's not worth the effort. And I have no energy to do my hair or clean off my makeup (put it on? yes. wash it off? no... go figure). Blargh. It is shark week, which is probably the best excuse. Hopefully things will look up by Friday... Chris and I are headed to Mobile for Art Walk and to see a friend's show in a gallery. I already have a cute outfit picked out, but I'm sure I'll be sweating and nasty and disgruntled by the end of the night after walking around in what will probably be 90° weather with 7584% humidity even at 10 o'clock at night. Oh well, if I get drunk enough on the free wine at the galleries I won't care! Haha, I'm not a drunkard, I swear! Just a wine-o.

a fresh perspective

skirt/cardi: gap
top: ann taylor loft
oxfords/belt: urban outfitters
headband: banana republic outlet
ring: vintage
necklace: etsy via cheep! cheep!


This outfit is so strange to me. I (as usual) came up with this idea whilst drifting off into dreamland last night and thought to myself that I must be crazy, but also that it might just be crazy enough to work, and so it did. I wouldn't normally put purple and green together like this, but for some reason it seems to work. And this skirt has always been an issue for me... I still don't know why I even bought it! I think I was in that omg-I've-lost-weight-so-I-buy-anything-and-everything-that-fits phase a few years ago when it happened. Either way, I think I finally, finally found out how to wear it so it looks good on me!

Furthermore, I'm so glad this week is over! Well, after tomorrow anyway. I love three-day weekends! I have a big strawberry, blueberry, patriotic trifle to make for the 4th of July get-together at my parents' house and I can't wait to see how it turns out! I've only made a trifle once before, but it's so hard to mess up I'm almsot certain it'll turn out okay. As long as your mixing strawberries, blueberries, cool whip, pudding, and strawberry cake together, you can't go wrong. It may not look as pretty as I want it to, but at least it'll taste good, and that's all that matters. What're your Independence Day plans?

nautical

dress: vintage via Eureka Vintage
shoes/flower: urban outfitters
necklace: vintage via my mother :)
ring: forever 21

I finally wore this dress I got from Eureka Vintage! I loved it when I saw it in their store, but had to wait for that ever-elusive paycheck to come in before I could get it. I was so worried it'd be gone by then, but it wasn't! The dress actually fits better than I thought it would. I bought it even with that in mind since I'm trying to (but not actually, apparently, boo) lose weight and figured I'd fit into it sooner or later, but it fit great the first go-around!

It is so freakin' hot down here it's insane. I found this pretty Biloxi-themed mural on the wall of a random restaurant and we jumped out of the car just long enough to take pics and get right back into the car with the A/C. Pathetic. And I'm Southern, born-and-raised.

I am so ready for winter to come that I made pumpkin pancakes for breakfast on Sunday. Yes, pumpkin in the middle of June. It's stuff like this that makes me pretty certain I could survive in a more northern climate. Maybe someday.

Oh, and yes, I dyed my hair again. I loved the purple, but after the first wash or so, you could barely see it anymore. This hot pink stands out a lot more and I love it so. Next time, I'm going to give the teal a try.

smile for the camera

cardigan: target
shirt: graniph via Chris
skirt/flowerpin: forever 21
shoes: urban outfitters
ring: charlotte russe
belt: banana republic outlet

Sorry for all the funny faces. It's so bright outside around the time I get off work, the way the sun sets directly facing our apartment! It makes for purdy pictures, that is, if I can avoid making an ugly face. Speaking of face, however, I decided to give my lipstain another whirl and I'm really starting to like it! I'm using Covergirl Outlast lipstain, and it's like a marker. I've heard a lot of complaints about how dry this makes your lips look, but I just apply the stain, let it dry, then go over it with my trusty Burt's Bees lip-balm. Voila!

And how awesome is this shirt? I saw it while going through some of Chris' things when we were getting stuff sorted to move and it stopped me in my tracks. And, being the bestest boyfriend that he is, he let me have it! I got a ketchup stain on it the first time I wore it (oops) but luckily I got it out and now it's one of my fav's.

Also, today is Fishlick's birthday! At least, according to the vet's estimate. Since since was a stray when I adopted her, I'm not really sure when she was born, but June 20th works for me!



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