On the final day of 2010, K and I took a little trip :)
I wore a vintage mink hat (which I found hanging from my stocking on Christmas morning!) and my new blue swing coat. I felt very classy.
Our only plans for the 'Eve involved Indian food and bubbly by the fireplace, so we slept in as late as we wanted and hit the road around noontime. This was our first day trip in such a long time, and I was super excited!
Along the way, we stopped briefly at Kohl's so that I could find a pair of shoes to wear with my new dress. I decided on these royal blue beauties, and onward we went!
We arrived at our hotel, Inn by the Sea, just as the sun was setting over the water--a beautiful start to an equally lovely evening. We were greeted by an incredible view of the ocean (above), and s'mores on a stick (marshmallows dipped in chocolate and graham cracker):
We relaxed by the fireside in our luxurious hotel room... 
...then got gussied up for some spicy food in downtown Portland!TO BE CONTINUED
I remember being utterly charmed by this book as a youngster... doesn't a lazy day in a wild blueberry patch sound lovely? I think so!
Alas, all blueberry patches happen to be buried in heavy snow on this particular day, so I must resort to channeling the frolicking spirit of a summer day in Maine on my cardigan (disclaimer: 
I don't much like the way that the cardigan fits (in fact, I don't like it at all--not one bit), and I toyed with the idea of sending it back but my laziness wouldn't allow it. It's a crying shame, because I really do like everything else about it--the color, the pattern, the ruffles...
I'm hoping that it will shrink in the wash so I look a little less square with my arms down. Seriously though... who makes a sweater that gets wider at the waist?
