day three hundred hundred forty-eight.

Day Three Hundred Forty-eight Thursday 8/12/10

Dress:  Black and Purple Houndstooth Dress

Purchased From: Rica's bag of clothing swap stuff

Year or Era Purchased: Summer 2010
Price: $FREE

Accessories:  Black knee highs, Hunter wellies, black belt, black lace headband
Hair and Makeup: Pulled back and with a black headband, usual makeup

Comments/Compliments/Complaints: 

I am a tired little bunny so this is probably going to be a crap entry.  Sorry.  It was a boring day anyway.  I woke up early and took Michael to the El since it was overcast and the internets said it would rain.  I knew it would be cooler so I opted for this dress that I stole from the bag Rica sent to the clothing swap.  I added a belt, and of course wore my wellies since when it rains, it's wellie time! 

I came home and somehow started cleaning the refrigerator.  Apparently a bottle of Soyaki spilled underneath the drawers. Also apparently I am disgusting and never clean my fridge.  It is now spankin' spotless and organized. 

The gross stuff like processed cheese singles and bologna belongs to my roommate, Steve.  I really feel like I need to add that disclaimer.  The whole thing took me freaking forever, like almost two hours and I so of course I was running late.  I hurriedly got ready and spent the day working. I headed to school for a one on one conference with my professor, which went well I guess.  I came home and made bbq seitan and a mix of sauteed asparagus, mushrooms, artichokes and tomatoes.  It was yum.  Michael fell asleep on me while I watched bad tv.  See, boring. Sorry.  

day two hundred forty-seven.

Two Hundred Forty-seven Sunday 5/2/10
Dress:  Houndstooth Jumper Dress

Purchased From: Thrift Fair
Year or Era Purchased: Spring 2010
Price: $3.95
Accessories:  I <3 Boosh pin, red knee socks, black flats, big black sunglasses
Hair and Makeup: Rag curled with bangs in mini buns, usual makeup
Comments/Compliments/Complaints:  Michael liked the dress, Nicole complimented my hair

So I am absolutely in love with this dress. Houndstooth, sort of overallesque, short but not clingy so I felt cute and a little sexy with the addition of knee socks but still self conscious at all since it hid all the right spots.  I scored this at Thrift Fair and almost squealed in glee when I found it.  I thought I was going to a roller derby bout so I threw on these cute red knee socks to support my friend Kristin's team,  The Broad Street Butchers.  Sadly we didn't make it...

Sunday proved to be just as awesome as Saturday, despite the early Summer like humidity.  I slept in and after a leisurely morning of coffee, internets and sandwiches Michael and I headed to Ikea for mater bedroom closet solutions, lighting, etc.  Somehow we ended up in an Ikea time warp and we were there for almost two hours.  This unfortunately made us miss the Roller Derby bout we had planned to attend. While in Ikea I got a phone call from my sister-in-law asking if we wanted her Phillies tickets since she got ahold of some box seats.   Score.   We finished our shopping and came home with two free standing closets of the Pax variety.  We also got two globe lights, some curtain rods, fabric with a squirrel standing on a birdcage and some other random stuff.   We came home and lugged it all inside, sweating profusely since it was almost ninety degrees and super humid.  Good day to lug two closets up two flights of stairs.  Ouch and gross.  I ran out to feed a turtle while Michael started constructing the beasts.  Once I got home we left for the game, which turned out to be the best game I've ever seen.  With two outs and two strikes everyone just started hitting.  It was amazing.  By the time the inning was over the Phils were up by 8.  My hands hurt from clapping so much.  I got an ice cream cone to celebrate, something I regretted later.   During the 8th inning we got a text from Colie that she could get us into  their suite so we headed over to see it.  It was insane! I need to get rich and get one.  We hung out there for a while and then Michael and I headed home watched The Pacific and quickly retired to bed.  It was an absolutely superb weekend. 

day two hundred and two.

Day Two Hundred Two 3/18/10 
Dress: Houndstooth Overall Dress

Purchased From: Thrift Fair
Year or Era Purchased: Winter 2010
Price: $3.95
Accessories: blue fishnety tights, black boots,grey cardigan, birdcage necklace, black sting belt
Hair and Makeup: Double buns with curled sideburns, purple eyeshadow 
Comments/Compliments/Complaints: 
Day: 


Thursday was my bachelorette day.  Michael was working and skating in the burbs so I dropped him at the train and then headed to Thrift Fair.  I got four dresses, an awesome record holder piece of furniture and lots of knick knacks and other things I needed or didn't need.  I spent the rest of my day working and then ran some errands, went to the gym and came home to make myself pasta for dinner, Michael's least favorite.  It was soo yummy by accident. I intended to make red sauce and some sort of noodle, boring and to the point and just fine but the sauce was moldy and my panty was bare.  So I threw some portobello mushrooms, asparagus, hearts of palm, cherry tomatoes, white wine, half and half and fresh mozzarella in a sauté pan and had at it. I served it with a steamed artichoke, garlic bread and a mixed green salad.   It was so delicious I ate too much and watched four Law and Order episodes on the couch.  Nice.  I got this dress at my morning thrift store run.  It was crazy warm so I just paired it with a cardigan in case I wanted to shed it later in the day.  

day one hundred sixty-two.

 

Day One Hundred Sixty-two 2/6/10
Dress: Houndstooth Overall Dress
Purchased From: Super Thrift
Year or Era Purchased: Winter 2010
Price: $1.95
Accessories:  grey tank top, black cardigan, black tights, grey socks, hunter wellies, rib cage necklace, grey waist belt
Hair and Makeup: Half bun, half down, usual makeup
Comments/Compliments/Complaints: Jody liked my overall outfit, I think Michael called me beautiful
Day: 


I stayed up way too late last night and because of that slept until noon today, missing a large chunk of the snowfall.  I finally got out of bed and got bundled, too bundled, and headed out to shovel the twenty plus inches of snow that had fallen overnight.   Michael and I worked quickly and efficiently and I only cursed the snow about eight times.  I spent the next few hours packing up some books, making the components of a macaroni and cheese bar and getting clean and dressed.   We headed over to Spano and Jody's for a yummy dinner.  Jody made baked potato soup and it was so good, like unbelievably good.  I love soup.  I made penne pasta, cheese sauce, kale, swiss chard, toasted almonds and pine nuts, and sauteed mushrooms and brought pyrex dishes so we could each build our ideal mac n' cheeses.  To add to the gluttony Jody made brownies with cream cheese frosting.  I am very full now.  We watched Zombieland, the first episode of the new Kids in the Hall and played Mario Wii.  It was a really lovely night.  I'm debating if we should walk over to KFN for England Belongs to Twee tonight...Hmm. 


This dress was a recent purchase.  I find that I can go into Super Thrift and purchase mulitple dresses even if I've already been there once that week.  That's some serious inventory.  I wasn't totally in love with this dress until I added the belt, that's when I knew.