1. I have completed my first blog post for the Fabric Mart blog. Eventually you will see all the pieces I made for that blog post dissected here in separate "made by me" files and in a special packing post, but for now head on over to see the pieces I slaved over the past week. :-) I love the end result, and am very excited that I have these for my trip to Mississippi in a couple weeks.
2. Boden's 25% off sale ends tomorrow. For more information on that one, please do check out this post.
Onto celebrating!
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| Mr. Dina didn't intend to make this look like a catalog shot, but it turned out that way. He probably thinks he is a "photographer" now. |
Where: Rex's baseball team's championship win celebration.
Ease of Wear: (4 of 5 stars--5 being the most easy to wear.) The party was at 3 at a local Italian restaurant and even though I ate well (although that time--weird, right--hard to decide, late lunch or early dinner), I didn't feel like I was being pinched or pulled, so I would give this one a thumbs up for comfort.
The New Balance 620 shoes are a recent purchase. I have to say even though J. Crew has been falling down style-wise for me of late (too blah and not enough color), their shoe collaborations are awesome. I took these in a 9.5 and they fit perfectly true to size.
Cool Factor: (4.5 of 5 stars--5 being the coolest.) This one is pretty cool. For me. :-)
Anecdote from the day: Since I spent all of last weekend celebrating, any moment I had free at the house was sewing. It was a weird situation to be in, I far prefer to do all my sewing at home for an extended time (cocoon-like and hiding away), but this put me in a different frame of mind. I didn't dislike it, but my hyper-focus had to be shut down, which was a little unnerving. It was probably good for me.
Where: Mass and El Paso for my dad's birthday dinner.
Ease of Wear: (4 of 5 stars--5 being the most easy to wear.) This dress was made by me, so it fits perfectly, so that made it very easy to wear. That said, the Naturalizer booties were not my best choice of footwear for that night, though (see the anecdote for more on that).
Cool Factor: (3.5 of 5 stars--5 being the coolest.) Nice, but very buttoned up. The scarf is fun and the boots put a fresh spin on an outfit with a tailored sheath, but it is still very conservative.
Anecdote from the day: I suffer from weird hip pain in my left hip, and it flares up once a year without fail. I have had this since the very end of my pregnancy with CW and it makes walking very difficult when it comes around. It usually is around for a week and then disappears. This is why choosing booties was probably not smart. This was the first night I experienced it, btw, and have been in a bit of pain since then (though it gets worse at night than during the day).
I haven't seen my brother in ages he has been working so hard. It was good to just be able to sit and chill with him. He is starting a new job, so we are very excited for him.
And how cool is it that the Berlin Wall has been down for 25 years? I remember when it came down in 1989. Since I had been there many times as a girl (my dad's dad lived in Berlin and that is where my mom's mom is from), the idea that the horrible barrier was gone was truly uplifting. (One more cool fact--my mom's mom and my mom's dad met during the Berlin Airlift!)
Where: Dinner out with my besties from high school.
Ease of Wear: (4.5 of 5 stars--5 being the most easy to wear.) This one was very easy to wear, the only bummer was the scarf which I needed to keep warm. I think it looks fine and definitely helped keep the biting cold winds from my neck, but blah for style in this particular outfit.
Cool Factor: (3 of 5 stars--5 being the coolest.) Necessity is the downfall here. I just don't love the scarf with it and can't see beyond it. Really glad I still have this Boden dress in my wardrobe from all those years ago, I still love it as much as when I first bought it.
Anecdote from the day: I love that I can still hang out with my friends from high school. They are some amazing women. I can't get over how much more I laugh and let loose around them than I do with other adults I have met since then. I don't know what it is, but it is just easy to be fully me around them. Maybe I feel less judged by them? I also let my hair down around my kids and my brother, so maybe the "no judgment" thing is a huge part of it.
Okay, that's all for now! I hope you all are having a great Wednesday!
