in which i get sheepish

I think I'm going to have to bring back Sweater Monday... it's that time of year! Surprisingly, it was incredibly easy to get out of bed this morning. I'm guessing that's because of Daylight Savings and the fact that it wasn't completely black as night when my alarm went off this AM. I had almost forgotten about this spectacular sheep sweater, but I'm so glad I remembered I had it! Sheep are awesome. And it's pretty appropriate to knit a sheep scene on a wool sweater--like an homage to the fluffy little donors :)

(sweater/skirt/belt: thrifted; tights: hue; shoes: lulu*s)

I had a really fun weekend with friends on the New York side of the lake! We took the ferry over on Saturday afternoon (and who doesn't love ferries?) and drove down to Keeseville to see my friend Nancy's new apartment. We sat around and snacked for a while (several hours...) before heading into Plattsburgh for a wild night on the town. By wild, I mean not really. But it was fun! We had Thai food at Sawatdee (food was great, service was slow and sporadic), and then started bar hopping. Our first stop was Monopole, where I really wanted to play darts but a large group of rowdy middle-aged women were dominating both boards. After sipping a single cider to my friends' rounds of tequila sunrises, we decided to scout out Rumours, where we started a dance party by ourselves in the back room (the best kind). The music didn't really impress us, so after an hour or so we decided to move on to Peabody's, where we danced like wildwomen for several hours. We finally emerged around 12:30 AM and happened upon Olive Ridley's, where we saw that a live band (Party Wolf) was playing. It was by far the best part of the night--they played all of the same popular music/hits that we had been hearing all night, but it was such much more fun live and the energy in the crowd was electric (plus they played Lady Gaga and Ke$ha, which I admit I love to dance to!). Anyway, really good times. I think we pretty much experienced all that Plattsburgh has to offer!

The next morning we had breakfast at a diner in Keeseville and briefly went to check out Ausable Chasm (I have been wanting to go and will definitely go back and make a day of it during the summer months--hiking and tubing and camping, oh my!) before hopping back on the ferry and driving home. It was really great to have a girl's weekend away and to catch up with everyone (and although I think I'm getting too old for sleeping bags on the floor, I'm definitely still able to dance all night!).

in which it was all yellow

I guess I'm ending the week with an overdose of yellow. That's okay with me, it's my favorite color!

(dress: h&m; belt/shoes/scarf: thrifted; socks: uo; coat: sears)

This weekend is shaping up to be pretty fun! I've been super lazy and self-indulgent lately, so it will be nice to get out and socialize. Tomorrow I'm crossing the lake with some gal pals to visit one of our old friends who moved to Keeseville this year. I imagine there will be lots of eating and drinking (and hopefully some dancing???) as we tool around Plattsburgh tomorrow night. I've only been to Plattsburgh once before in my life, and I have a very, very early memory of stepping off the ferry and noticing that the trees had doughnuts hanging from their branches. Is this a real thing? I don't know. You can bet I'll be checking the trees for doughnuts this time around. Tonight K and I have to go to the laundromat, which is positively the most uncool thing we could possibly do on a Friday night, but I suppose that's what we get for putting it off all week.

Hope you all have wonderful weekends!

in which i fancy november florals

I love this dress. It's so over-the-top bohemian and the bright colors make me smile. Dresses like this are the reason etsy is awesome. In other news, my bouffant just keeps getting bigger and bigger. K laughed at me this morning. I feel like Ms. J on America's Next Top Model, as her afro grows larger each episode (or shoulder pads, or whatever other tumorous growth she chooses to add to her getup that season).

(dress: leasvintage via etsy; tights: hue; necklace: flea market; boots: seychelles; belt: thrifted)

Last night I drank wine and made pumpkin soup but unfortunately did not do any writing. I'm so bad. The soup was the best it has even been, though! It was such a pretty, vibrant mustard yellow and so flavorful! I used this recipe, but I left out the tahini (mostly because it seemed extraneous) and actually used the red lentils this time (in the past I've only been able to find boring brown). I think it made a huge difference. I also used a small pumpkin instead of a regular big one, which probably helped the flavor. I added a little cayenne while it was cooking and sprinkled some chili powder on top (but it didn't really even need any).

in which a wednesday is a wednesday

I wonder what would happen if the people who own the woodshed behind me ever happened to read my blog. They would probably be totally confused.

(jumper: VintageStore123 via etsy; tunic: tjmaxx; socks: sox market; shoes: lulu*s; jacket: delia*s via plato's closet; earrings: flea market)

Tonight I am making pumpkin soup and who knows what else. I've been feeling pretty uninspired lately (maybe because I'm not feeling so melancholy?--there does seem to be a direct correlation), so maybe I'll try to force myself through a few pages of the novel. I guess that probably means I should pick up some wine...

in which november has begun...

... and it's cold. Too cold for sheer&sleeveless in the open air.

(dress: vintage; slip: uo; skirt/belt: thrifted; shoes: seychelles)

Halloween was wonderful! K and I didn't try to do anything too fancy, which I think is key. We carved our funny pumpkin...

... and then ordered a pizza and cuddled on the couch watching scary movies and drinking wine (and playing with matches). It was the absolute perfect way to spend the scariest night of the year, especially after such a busy weekend!