Monday, June 20, 2011

in which i have awesome people in my life

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I declared this week "Chambray Week" because my friend Steph is awesome and sent me a lovely little denim dress that she bought on etsy. But I didn't really like the way I styled it and the photos were not great, so I kind of want a do-over. I also took photos this weekend which were equally bad, but I wanted to make sure to have a full week of outfits to post while I'm away! We'll see. I might just have to do a little photo shoot this evening. The photos from this morning were the only ones that turned out well, so here you go. Steph also sent me this beautiful dream of a blouse in the denim dress package, so I had to make sure that both were worn right away (I love new-to-me clothes)!

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(blouse: gift from steph; shorts/belt: thrifted; shoes: seychelles; feather headpiece: gift from k)

I found these chambray shorts at Goodwill a few weeks ago and when I asked K what he thought of them he said they looked like something his grandmother would wear. So I bought them, naturally. Speaking of K, he is a gem! I picked him up on Friday after a particularly frustrating afternoon at work, and he was waiting with this little feather fastener in hand. It's so pretty and a nice replacement for my headband from UO, which is falling to pieces. We continued on to meet my family at the White Rock in Woodbury (home sweet home!) for an early Father's Day celebration (my little brother was leaving for Denver on Saturday night so we wouldn't be able to celebrate all together on the actual day). After plenty of pizza and sangria, we headed back to the house to play Irish tunes. It was a wonderful evening in honor of the best dad ever!

On the way home, we discovered that K's car had been vandalized. I just want to touch on this because it enrages me a little bit. It is no secret that I basically don't care if my car just looks like a rusty pipe--as long as it runs, I'm not too concerned with cosmetics. K, on the other hand, devotes a lot of time and energy to making sure his car is shiny and rust-free, and while I don't necessarily understand and often wish that he wouldn't park all the way in the back of the parking lot so that someone won't open their door into his, I do respect it. So for someone to cause $3000+ worth of damage to his car just for kicks makes me want to kick them in the eyeball a little bit. It's not like they even stole anything! At least if they had stolen something it might have made more sense, but clearly they just thought they were being little rebels or something, which makes me very disappointed in the human race. Anyway, rant over about that.

After doing quite a bit of pre-trip shopping on Saturday, K and I took a little day trip to Portsmouth, NH on Sunday. More about that later :)

9 comments:

  1. Out of all your themed weeks so far I think I am most excited for chambray week, since I love pretty much any and all chambray clothing. Great 'grandma' shorts! That sucks about the car, people can be so mean spirited! Also I clicked on your best Dad ever thing, and i have to say your dad looks like one cool Dad. I like the banjo + hitch hiking advice the best.

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  2. These shorts are awesome, also your fascinator story is super sweet it looks so cute on you.
    That really sucks about the car. I don't know what it is about 'clean' cars that draws the stupid vandals. I've never cleaned my car, or been vandalized. My sister keeps her's spotless and has been broken into roughly 10 times in the last four years. CRAZY.

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  3. That blouse is wonderful! So many cute details on it and it looks great with the chambray shorts. I also love that feather hair accessory. Can't wait to see more of Chambray Week!

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  4. That shirt is so pretty! I love the little lace shoulder detail! :)

    And sorry about the car :p That's awful!

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  5. those shorts are so cute.the top is great with
    them.love your oxfords and those white socks are perfect and so adorable with them.

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  6. These kinds of things make me so angry! I just don't see the point! If you're gonna vandalize something, at least do it to like a big corporation or something...it's so rude. I'm sorry!

    You look lovely though. Really like the feather thing in your hair!

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  7. steph sounds like a real sweetheart. Sorry about Ks car. I just dont understand people that think ruining someones car is a good time. I mean were they raised by wolves or something.

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  8. you just have the best hair. every time i read your blog i just love your hair.

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