day three hundred twenty-one.

Day Three Hundred Twenty-one Friday  7/16/10

Dress:  Black Puffy Sleeve Cotton Dress

Purchased From:  Thrift Fair but from the tag I know it was originally Target

Year or Era Purchased: Summer 2010
Price: $2.95
Accessories:  Green flats, Bow hair clip, fireflies Kurt Halsey necklace. 

Hair and Makeup:  Bangs pulled back in bow clip, usual makeup with lots of black eyestuffs

Comments/Compliments/Complaints:  One of my clients complimented my necklace.  

Somehow in my forgetfulness and bad blogging memories I forgot to mention that on Thursday, yesterday to this blog, but almost a week ago in real life, Michael got it into his head to push a motorcycle almost a mile from our friend Bill's old house that sold to our house. The bike is Bill's brother's bike but our friend Orsborn and Michael will be working on it and riding or something.  I don't know.  These boys confuse me sometimes. So, I drove him there and followed him back to be sure no one fucked with him.   It took some serious time and a lot of sweat but he did it, possibly with a brake stuck on a bit.  I helped push it for about two blocks and realized I probably should've helped most of the time.  Oops.   I mention this because when I woke up on Friday I was shocked to find that my arms hurt quite a bit for so little work. So sad. 

I got this dress from Thrift Fair and I quite enjoy it.  The puffy sleeves help to fancy it up a bit and it's super comfortable and flowy- perfect for a gazillion degree day like Friday was.  I paired it with this cute Kurt Halsey necklace that you can purchase from Art Star or if you spend $50 on their site right now you can get it for free.  

I spent my day working with an unusual break in the middle where I came home for a late lunch. Orsborn came over to change the spark plugs on the newly pushed to our home motorcycle and I forced him to watch dvr'd episodes of So You Think You Can Dance.  He did not like it one bit.  I headed back out to work around 6, cat jobs galore.  After working I hung out with the Steves and Michael and we headed to El Camino for dinner and drinks.  I had mac and cheese and broccoli rabe.  Nom, nom, nom.  We came home and watched episodes of Invader Zim on Netflix and then went to bed.  Good Friday. 

day three hundred twenty.

Day Three Hundred Twenty Thursday  7/15/10

Dress:  Grey Jacked inspired Dress

Purchased From:  MOLLY DELANEY

Year or Era Purchased: Spring 2010
Price: $FREE
Accessories:  Green flats, flower hair clip

Hair and Makeup:  Double buns and bangs pinned to the side, usual makeup

Comments/Compliments/Complaints:  One of the desk guys at a building I work in called me "99" from Get Smart since I look different all the time and he calls me a spy. That's pretty cool. 

This dress is cute and it has pockets so I liked it even more.  I've totally gained about three pounds back of my recent weight loss so it's  teensy bit tighter than when Molly first gave it to me.  I need to get on that.  I like to eat way too much and this new affinity for beers is not helping.  Quitting the gym and not working out is also not helping.  I either need to actually join the gym or start going to the one at my school.  I spent the day working, went to class and handed in some small pieces, came home and made dinner.  We had smart dogs, corn on the cob with lime herb butter and potato salad.  So yeah, didn't really get on that diet train so much on Thursday.  Such is life. 

day three hundred and three.

Day Three Hundred Three Monday  6/28/10 

Dress:  Yellow Sundress

Purchased From:  Thrift Fair

Year or Era Purchased: Summer 2010
Price: $4.95
Accessories:  Red polka dot hair kerchief, Kurt Halsey necklace from Art Star, black flats

Hair and Makeup: Double buns and kerchief, usual makeup 

Comments/Compliments/Complaints:  A necklace compliment and that's all I can remember. I'm a bad blogger.

So yeah, sorry. I was busy this week.  It was my last week of school and I had a project due so this blog was kicked to the curb a little.  I wish I could remember Monday more but I really can't.  I know that it was hot, I worked, I went to school and came home and made dinner.  Typical Monday.  This dress is from Thrift Fair and it's originally a Target dress.  I dig the color and the fact that I stayed cool in it throughout the day.  I'm a fan of ketchup and mustard colors so I paired this dress with a red handkerchief to give it a fun 50's vibe.  I dug it, though my head did sweat a bit.  At least it kept the hair out of my eyes. 

day three hundred one.

Day Three Hundred and One Saturday  6/26/10 

Dress:  Pinkish Purple Dress

Purchased From:  Thrift Fair

Year or Era Purchased: Summer 2010
Price: $4.95
Accessories:  Pink flower wedges, beige hair bow

Hair and Makeup: Bangs pulled back into a hair bow, usual makeup with bright purple eyeshadow

Comments/Compliments/Complaints: My Mom liked the dress and told me I do have Alice in Wonderland hair, I think I got a few overall you look cute or dress or shoe compliments at Rica's birthday party

Saturday was crazy hectic but fun.  It was Rica's third annual 30th birthday pool party and I had a lot to do. I woke up and headed to the grocery store to get stuff to make potato salad and a cake for my father's day since I didn't get out to see my Dad on actual Father's Day.  I cooked, baked and readied a ton of stuff for Rica's big day.  Somehow we didn't leave the city until after 3 and I had a cat job to do before we left.  We also still had to go to the liquor store, beer store, Wegman's for an ice cream cake and my parent's house for a visit.  Yeesh.  The liquor store in Exton proved to me the funniest of our stops.  I was met with a overly confident hardcore gum chewing choad.  My goodness.  He must have been an Applebee's employee at some point in his life. He just gave off that vibe.  He was trying so hard to impress with me with his tequila knowledge.  It was hilarious.  He was beyond confused when I explained to him that I was making my margarita mix from scratch and then even more confused when I said they'd be of the strawberry basil variety.  No fucking joke he said to me, "You mean like oregano."  Wow! Finally we finished our traveling and made it to the party around 7.  I immediately started in on making several pitchers of margaritas and one pitcher of Basil Gin Lemonade.  All were delicious.  Michael almost immediately jumped in the pool.  I swear that man is part fish. Eventually I changed out of my party dress (yay for Super Thrift/Thrift Fair opening again!) and into my swimsuit for a dip in the hot tub.  It was a lovely day celebrating the lovely Rica and seeing friends, the margaritas didn't hurt either. 

day two hundred eighty-nine.

Day Two Hundred Eighty-nine Monday  6/14/10 

Dress: Liberty of London Floral Chemise

Purchased From:  Target

Year or Era Purchased: Spring 2010
Price: $12.58
Accessories: Black flats, at times but not pictured, a light green cardigan

Hair and Makeup: Three low bun twists with some front tendrils that did not so much photograph well, usual makeup with some pink frosty eyeshadow that I thought better of after applying but was too lazy to do over. 

Comments/Compliments/Complaints:  Michael was a big fan of this dress, a guy that works at a building I go to daily said I should be a spy because I always look different.  I'd be a terrible spy. 

This dress is an example of a dress I loved but then hated every single photograph I attempted in it.  Such is life.  I also should have removed my giant sunglasses and the one picture I did my hair was a hot mess of flyaways.  Oh well, I felt cute so whatevs.  I got this gem from the clearance rack at Target on Friday.  It's not an actual dress I guess sine it's marked "chemise" on the tag, a fancy way of saying slip or undergarment.  I wore a slip underneath of it, see it peeking out unbeknownst to me, to prove I have a shred of modesty.  I was a really big fan of most of the Liberty of London products at target, especially the dresses, but not many of them came through once in the dressing room- ill fitting indeed. 

Monday was good, it was hot but I tolerated it, mostly because this dress is nice and cool.  I spent the day working, stealing a few moments in a park doing homework and then went to class.  We're still on poetry and we discussed meter, something I'm not very fond of but I still gave it my full attention and might appreciate it a fraction more than the day before.  

I came home and made ravioli, salads and sautéed mushrooms.  Yum.  We watched some television and I forced Michael and Steve (ok, Steve was a willing participant) to watch half an episode of Toddlers and Tiaras.  What a hot mess of a show.  I was specifically obsessed with this mini Fairuza Balk demon child, enjoy: 

day two hundred thirty-nine.

Day Two Hundred Thirty-nine 4/24/10
Dress:  Black Sheath Dress w/ Pockets!

Purchased From: Circle Thrift (but it's a Target/Merona dress)
Year or Era Purchased: Spring 2010
Price: $5
Accessories:  Black tights, black and cream maryjane heels, 
Hair and Makeup:  Curled with hot rollers, rolled bangs, usual makeup with extra fun blue eyeshadow 
Comments/Compliments/Complaints: Several dress and shoe and hair compliments from my lovely friends


I woke up late on Saturday as I did indeed have a little bit too much to drink on Friday night.  Around 11 I rolled out of bed but didn't get going much until almost three when I left the house for a cat job.  I came home and got ready for dinner at Horizon's with a group of friends.  I got this dress at Circle Thrift but I was first privy to it at Target a few months ago.   Someone must have donated recently.  I believe it sold for either $29.99 or $34.99.  I got it for $5.  I paired it with black tights and one of my most expensive pairs of shoes, a pair of Steven Madden maryjanes that I purchased for $40 at DSW.  I was enamored with them and I still sort of am, despite the fact that they hurt like a motherfucker.  I think it's plausible that I actually broke them in on Saturday though.  That, or I drank enough to keep to them on for twelve hours straight.  I used to call them my two hour shoes since my feet for screaming for surrender almost immediately after donning them.  Sorry feet.  


We enjoyed a lovely dinner at Horizon's. I got a new menu addition, the mushroom crepe, and Michael and I split the Vietnamese Tacos.  The crepe was meh but the tacos were divine!  After dinner we headed to the suburbs for a night of poker, dice and general gambling at our friends Jared and Orsy's house.  It was tons of fun with two massive hands on my part.  First Orsborn went all in before the flop and I had an A, J hearts and diamonds respectively.  I had more money than him so I called it and won with two pair, taking Orsborn's $16.75.  I then lost an epic hand of near $20 to one Mister Mike Cummings.  Ugh. I am seriously still stewing over it.  He put me all in when I had a full house, Jacks high.  He had one too, tens high.  I was winning until the last card, the river card, was flipped to reveal his win of FOUR TENS!  Blargh.  I was left chipless but still even since I had cashed out my initial investment so I wasn't too pissed, just my pride was wounded.  I know I did the right thing based on odds but man, oh man it hurt.  Later I won a few hands of dice, putting me up $5 for the night, better than losing.  We kept drinking Black Label on the rocks and I slugged at a bottle of white wine until we all gave up around 6am and Michael and I curled up in our sleeping bags.  It was a nice change of pace and super fun even though Cameron kept referring to me as pterodactyl voice.  Such a nice boy. 

day two hundred nineteen.

Day Two Hundred Nineteen 4/4/10 
Dress: Pink Floral Kimono Sleeve Dress

Purchased From: Target
Year or Era Purchased: Winter 2010
Price: $12.97
Accessories: White flower hair clip, birds nest/egg necklace, black heels
Hair and Makeup: Down and curled with a hair clip, pulled back into a low bun for some of the day, usual makeup
Comments/Compliments/Complaints: Lots of family members liked my dress and flower hair clip


Easter!  It feels like just yesterday I was typing Merry Christmas.  Somehow Michael and I both forgot to set alarms and slept in super late.  We were supposed to be in the burbs around 11 but we woke up at 10:40.  Oops.  We hurriedly got ready and headed out to the burbs for an Easter egg hunt, yes you read that correctly.  Every year Michael and his sister (32, and 26 respectively) participate in an Easter egg hunt.  Colie's (Michael's sister) boyfriend and I have recently started to participate in the shennanigans.  I used to think it was a little crazy but now I just feel like I'm partaking in a scene from a Wes Anderson movie.  I lost, but at least I beat Mike, Colie's boyfriend, as I have one more year experience on him.  Since my birthday is this week I got Easter and birthday presents, pretty rad.  For Easter my mother-in-law gave me a metal bird wall hook and for my birthday the Alice in Wonderland Urban Decay set.  Amazing!

After the hunt I spent some time cooking for the Klotz family Easter appetizer dinner.  Most of it went well but I tried to make fried soyrizo dumplings and lost half of them to the bottom of a frying pan.  Blargh.  I attempted zen and mostly succeeded.  I'm trying.   We then headed to my Mom and Dads for our second stop on the Easter express.  Again I was bratty and got birthday and Easter gifts.  My Mom gave me a copy of Alice, an amazing tray filled with sweet goodies that reminded me of something you'd see in a catalog or magazine.   It's a light greenish tray with middle handle and in it was a crystal dish filled with fake bird eggs and feathers and a little nest, a beautiful blue and floral hangable plate, a brass or bronze squirrel and babies, a bunny figurine and an amazing black vintage hat.   She also gave us an awesome rug that will go perfectly in our new turquoise bathroom.  It was a pretty good day gift wise.  We gave the Moms rose plants and their own Easter baskets.  We had dinner and hung out a bit and then headed to see my 93.75 year old grandmother.  We sat with her for almost two hours talking and listening to stories. It was lovely.  We then headed to our final destination and enjoyed Easter appetizers aplenty.  

I got my Easter dress on the Target clearance rack, a place I'm quite familiar with.  It was loose and comfortable and girly, perfect for Easter.  It was unseasonably hot for Easter so I went sans tights and rocked my super comfy heels.  

day two hundred and twelve.

Day Two Hundred Twelve 3/28/10 
Dress: White and black polka dot party dress

Purchased From: Target Year or Era Purchased: Winter 2010 Price: $19.97 Accessories: black mary jane pumps, grey short sleeve cardigan shrug Hair and Makeup: Brushed and curled a bit worn down, usual makeup w/out eyeliner because I ran out of time.   Comments/Compliments/Complaints: A few dress compliments Day: 

Sunday was spent baby showerin'.  I bought this dress a few weeks ago from the Target clearance rack and thought it was a great baby shower hostess dress.  Unfortunately I was in such a chaotic state I somehow forgot to bring my black tights so I had to rock some hairy legs with this pretty dress.  D'oh.  

The baby shower went really well, even though we were still making food and drinks as the guests were arriving.  We quickly finished and swept all of the prep evidence away.  

I am so far behind on blogging so I'll let the pictures do most of the talking on this one: 

Son of bitch. The photo loader isn't working. Blargh. I'll try again later. 

Later: 

The baby shower was diy with an owl/bird theme: 

Train initials purchased from AC Moore and painted pink.  

Bird wishes- cut out birds and instructions to write well wishes to the 

parents-to-be then placed into the bird cage. 

Cute fridge and an L for Lemon

Totally vegan and some raw foods baby shower menu included satay seitan skewers, lemon pasta chicken, mushroom pate, caeser salad, tea sandwiches, eggplant napoleons from vegan yum yum,stuffed jalapenos, etc. etc.  Food labels printed on card stock, cut with fancy scissors, attached to a paper clip and stuck into a lemon. 

Baby Clothesline with banner of babies name

Gift/Favor table

Katy and Drew made terrariums from empty jars with painted pink lids and

Katy ordered owl figures on Etsy.

We made flour sack towel favors by buying towels in bulk and then Kristin made a screen 

from this cute owl and silk screened them.  I made , labels made with rubber stamps 

The rest of the decor was nests and moss with fake eggs, random thrifted and handmade owl decorations, wooden birds, lots of white, pink and clear vases filled with fresh flowers and terrariums placed all around the apartment.  

handmade felt owl plushies

Handmade quilt by seewhatimade

the daddy and mommy-to-be Jake and Sue

day one hundred seventy.

Day One Hundred Seventy 2/14/10 
Dress: Black and White Striped Sweater Dress
Purchased From: Target
Year or Era Purchased: Winter 2010
Price: $14.99
Accessories:
Hair and Makeup: fancy pants hair by Salon Blush , usual makeup
Comments/Compliments/Complaints: Michael
Day: 


I love this dress.  It was one of the few things that made me happy today.  I have wanted it for months but didn't want to pay full price.  The stars aligned and I found it on the clearance rack last week.  My hair stayed in all night.  I am impressed. 


Valentine's Day turned out to be an epic fail because we tried our hand at making ravioli.  Four hours later we had a mess of dinner on our plates.  I'm too exhausted to go into detail right now so I'll save that story for tomorrow.  We're going to have a Valentine's Day redo date night to make up for this stupid day.   We did find out that our friends Bill and Marissa got engaged today so that restored my faith in the day.  Congrats! 

day one hundred fifty-one.

Day One Hundred Fifty-one 1/26/2010 

Dress: Brown Cotton Sundress

Purchased From:  Port Richmond Super Thrift (originally from target)

Year or Era Purchased:  Winter 2010

Price: $3.95
Accessories:  blue tights, hunter wellies, grey knee socks, navy blue cardigan, pink hat
Hair and Makeup: Braids, usual makeup with extra grey eyeshadow
Comments/Compliments/Complaints: 
Day: 

I'm too tired. I'll update in the morning.