in which i wear florals and tweed

It was snowing again today, but I tried to balance the weirdness of the seasons with my wool blazer and some pretty florals :)

(blouse/blazer: from mom; jeans: pacsun; boots: seychelles; glasses: c/o glassesusa.com)

Of course, today was one of the few days when we weren't supposed to wear jeans to the office (prospective clients visiting), and I wore jeans.  And I never wore jeans.  Whatever, I think the blazer makes it look professional enough.

Tonight is laundry night (blech), and then it's Friday and the weekend!!!!  I have a gal pal visiting from Boston this weekend, so that should be fun :)  She's my first real out-of-town visitor!  Speaking of gal pals, I just found out this morning that one of my other Boston friends is engaged!  

Congratulations to Gitte and Chris!!!  

All good things :)

in which there is snow excuse

It is cold, and snowy.  Boo.  I've all but given up trying to "think spring," and retreated back into my woolen skirts and warm coats.

(dress: h&m; skirt: goodwill; scarf: vintage via etsy; shoes: seychelles)

Monday night K and I went on a date, and it was great :)  We hardly ever get to go out anymore because he's always studying or writing papers or working weekend nights, so it was a welcome treat.  We were both craving straight-up Italian food, so we scouted out this homey little place in Winooski called Papa Frank's, where they served all of the basics.  We both got huge helpings of fettucine alfredo with broccoli (his also with chicken), a basket of buttery garlic bread, and a half carafe of chianti for dirt.cheap.  It was just what we needed.  After lingering a while over our wine, we went to the late showing of "Friends with Kids," which I've been wanting to see for ages.  Not only was it written and directed by Jennifer Westfeldt (one of my favorites; she also did "Kissing Jessica Stein" and "Ira & Abby," which are both great), but it was basically a cast-sequel to "Bridesmaids" (starring Jon Hamm [Westfeldt's boyfriend of a decade, who knew!], Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph, in addition to the fabulous Adam Scott ["Party Down" anyone?]). I really enjoyed it (no surprise there).  Her movies are always very much romantic comedies, but they're so much more clever and well-written than most of the crap out there these days.  She seems to write every script with the intention of NOT following the standard rom-com rules (in Jessica Stein she experiments with lesbianism because she's having no luck with men; in Ira & Abby she marries a man within 24 hours of meeting him [because why not?]; and in this latest two friends decide to have a baby together--not because they want to be together, but because they simply want a baby).  Recommended.  Also recommended (for me): more date nights with K.

In other news, you may have noticed that there is snow on the ground.  So much for not sticking.  Ironically, I got my summer tires put on just yesterday... jinx?

in which the stripes and checkers meet

Okay, so remember how I said I would probably cry if it snowed at this point? Well, it did. Nothing is sticking, but the flurries outside my window are infuriating (in-flurri-ating?). Scraping ice from my windshield didn't do much for my Monday, either.

(dress: h&m; cardigan/belt: thrifted; shoes: seychelles)

Luckily, I had a lovely weekend. On Friday evening I met a couple of girlfriends for some speed shopping at Goodwill (I didn't end up buying anything because the line was too long to check out... boo) and W./E. Terrible, terrible movie. Almost comically terrible, though, so I still enjoyed myself. The script failed me on so many fronts, I can't even begin to summarize my disappointment (it was disjointed, the dialogue was shockingly cliche, and neither relationship in the film was believable or had any depth), but the film was still pretty to watch (the costumes, the locations!). If only the characters had just stopped talking altogether and saved themselves the embarrassment of speaking such silly lines. After the movie we got late night tacos and chips and guac at El Cortijo downtown.

On Saturday I got up and met my mother in Montpelier for the Margot George Short Film Competition screening at the Green Mountain Film Festival. My friend Elizabeth (and movie-going, taco-eating partner in crime) had a film showing there that she made over the summer (you can watch "Last Days at Doughboy's" HERE). The story behind the film is that Elizabeth went into Doughboy's for a sort of "last meal" (it would be closing for good in a couple of days) and was struck by the emotion and community there. She felt that someone had to capture the place before it was gone forever, so she went in the next day with a camera and did just that. I'm so proud of her! (And I always cry when I see this film--it's so sad when these little mom and pop places close their doors. They can never really be replaced.)

On Sunday I finished sewing the elastic into my dress (by HAND, because I couldn't get my machine to cooperate) and added straps. Turns out it is WAY too short, even for me, so I'm going to have to go to Joann's and pick up some fabric for a thick hem at the bottom. I'm a little disappointed, but at this point I'm just glad it is almost finished!

K and I didn't get to go on a date last night because he was hard at work--so we're going out tonight! I like outings on weeknights. It makes the week fly by faster! :)

in which i am a wooly watermelon

Apparently warm weather makes me want to dress like a watermelon. Today was a little bit more reasonably cool, so I could bust out the wool and the long sleeves, but the spirit is there. And my little black shoes look like seeds. Right? Maybe I went a bit too literal with the whole thing. No matter. Also, I am apparently the same color as my shirt. What am I going to do about this springtime lighting situation?? It makes everything look crazy weird.

(jumper: vintage via etsy; blouse/belt: thrifted; shoes: payless)

At last Friday has arrived. It's going to be a busy weekend! Tonight I'm going to see W.E. and to shop Goodwill with a couple of gal pals, tomorrow one of those same pals is having her short film screened at the Green Mountain Film Festival, so I'm definitely going to that, and then on Sunday I might finally get to hang out with K for once (date night????) unless he's still hard at work on his paper... boo hiss. Whew, I'm wiped out just writing all of that.

I've been doing one final readthrough of the novel before I print it out and scatter it to the wind, and it's been really helpful in identifying those sections that are super weak and will need major revisions, and which are actually pretty good (in my rather biased opinion, of course). Hopefully I'll be able to print some copies on Sunday at the UVM computer lab (sneaky, sneaky), so they won't cost me $1455324677 (seriously, FedEx, you are ridiculously overpriced).

Happy weekend, friends!

in which i get lazy when the days are warm

So these photos are actually from a couple of days ago, before I swore off standing in the sunshine (and actually, the reason why). But today I just wanted to wear an appropriate outfit for the insanely unseasonable weather (80 degrees!?!) we've been having this week (think: striped boatneck dress and airy lace flats).

(dress: h&m; glasses: c/o glassesusa.com; socks: gap; heels: lulu*s)

This dress is way too hot for the summer weather. I'll probably have to retire it until next fall, when it will once again be perfection.

I don't have much else to say, except that I'M SO READY FOR THE WEEKEND!!!

in which i've got new shoes in the shade

It seems a shame to take photos in the shade when it is so gloriously sunny outside, but the blinding light just isn't working out. There has to be some sort of happy medium, but I haven't discovered what it might be yet. I need a yard.

(dress/tunic: tjmaxx; hat/belt: thrifted; necklace: diy; shoes: tilly's)

I received an enormous box of shoes in the mail yesterday--hooray! These wedges are basically meant to replace my favorite sandals from last summer, which are looking a little bit worse for wear (and wedges are more fun anyway, right?). I do have to exchange one pair of the wedges I ordered because they don't fit, even though they were the same size as the other two pairs. Such is life and sizing.

This dress was part of another major haul (I'm buying in bulk lately--whoops), which also resulted in this dress. I almost didn't buy it because the apples are rather autumnal, and, well--wrong season. But obviously I bought it anyway. I think I can probably get some good use out of it while it's warm, since it is sleeveless and all, and it will be perfect when autumn eventually rolls around again (as it tends to do).

Hope you're all having wonderful Wednesdays, and that it's as warm where you are as it is here!

in which i've got the mediterranean on my mind

The weather is supposed to be positively summery all week. I am delighted.

(skirt/shirt: thrifted; trench: h&m; shoes: seychelles)

As you can see, I have officially switched coats--the first sartorial sign of spring (well, and bare legs, but sometimes those happen in the middle of the winter, so they don't really count)! I love this trench, even though the buckle broke off the belt. Instant classic.

Speaking of classic, on Sunday I was incredibly exhausted. I could hardly read my book without drifting into Nod after every other page, so there wasn't much to do but be lazy (plus K was off on his first fishing adventure of the season). That evening I watched "And God Created Woman" with Brigitte Bardot, and totally loved it. Now all I want to watch are foreign films from the 'fifties and 'sixties, preferably set in pretty seaside locales (where I want to be):

Happy First Day of Spring!