The Modern Pilgram?

And the blustery days just keep on coming!!!  I don't want to resort to pants all fall/winter long just because the wind is strong, but at the same time, I've gotta keep my modesty, right?  Haha..sure.  Anyways, I was having a pretty hard time styling this dress, since it's one that I wear a lot and I need to find different ways to style it.  At first, I paired it with some brown tights and brown brogues, but I instantly looked like a guest at the first Thanksgiving in 1621.  Something about a high lace collar and some grandma shoes didn't scream modern to me.  So I threw the dress together with my heeled Aldo boots and called it a day.

Speaking of Thanksgiving I can't help but be a bit bummed out this year.  I couldn't take vacation off for the holiday and both Zach and my families will be out of town.  So that leaves just Zach and I plus our two dogs and my parent's three dogs.  I need to figure out something so it's not a day where Zach and I sit in the living room eating pizza and watching a football game.  I love helping my mom cook for the holiday so it'll just be sad when she's not in there with me helping me make sweet potato pie or cranberry sauce. 

Do any of you have ideas for a Thanksgiving that includes just two people?  One person in particular (that being me) is a vegetarian and I have no experience cooking a turkey.  Or gravy. 

Dress, Vintage

Aldo Boots, Thrifted

Belt, Hummingbird Vintage

Vintage Hat, Gift

A Blusterous Fall Day

 

Hello all you lovely people who read my blog!!!!  Have I told you guys how much I love you lately?!!  Cause I do:)  I am gearing up for a wonderfully awesome three day weekend and celebrating all things Veteran.  My Dad is a veteran so I am sure he'll be busy on his Friday off polishing all his plagues and giving his Navy room a proper clean up.  Military habits die hard I suppose.  Anywho, its important to really appreciate all the people who protect our country and their sacrifices.

Okay, so this outfit is something I threw on while making a quick dash to a coffee joint with Zach and I find that it really wasn't conducive to the super windy weather.  This dress has pockets and I had to keep my hands in them the whole time, so my dress wouldn't fly up over my head.  But being the super stubborn person that I am, I refused to change my outfit for Mother Nature.  Silly of me? Yes, but I showed her who was boss. 

So do any of you have plans if you're enjoying a three day weekend?  I will be spending most of it just hanging around.  Maybe Zach and I will see a movie or go to the zoo.  Who knows:)

Dress, ModSWAP event @ NYC
Dolce Vita Boots, Target
Olive Tights, JC Penney
Hat and Sweater, Vintage
Necklace, Lavender and Lace Vintage

HANAair Hair Dryer Review

(the after)

Like anything I would do a review of, I like to give myself a couple of weeks to really get the feel for the product and make sure that all their claims are true, that way I can give a fair product review!  When Misikko contacted me to try out their hair dryer I figured it would be fun to give a different perspective on how I get ready and put together a total look.  Half of my style comes down to my hair and makeup routine, so why not?

Here's a photographic journey of myself blowing my hair.

1.  Slather on some heat protectant (just a pea sized amount in your palm).

2.  Brush it through.

3.  Now get to drying and styling.

(Gratuitous hair flipping...just like the commercials!!!)..heehee

The verdict?
Pros:  My HANAair Professional hair dryer is AMAZING!!!  Nothing can beat it's super fast drying time, the cooling and heating elements, and it's lightweight design.  It left my hair soft and the heat doesn't have to be super hot to dry your hair completely, which is a huge plus for my hair's health and my electric bill! 

Cons:  It's a tad pricier than most other types of hair dryers out there, but I found in my past experiences with appliances and electronic goods, that you get what you pay for.  It's quality fits the price range in my opinion, but I know that not everyone would be able to afford one.

My old Conair has nothing to compare to the HANAair Professional hair dryer.  It's in the trash now.

All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go

Hello Monday!!!  Bye-bye weekend.  It was a pretty low key weekend for both Zach and I, but that doesn't mean I can't get dressed up.  Faux fur collar, check.  Mini 60s velvet dress, check.  Super crazy high platform clogs, check!!  Yeah, I basically dressed up like this to read a huge stack of magazines while doing laundry at my parent's place.  There's never anything wrong with getting a little more put together for absolutely nothing, right?  Oh and don't you love this necklace?  I received a gift certificate via Morgan's blog to Tree and Kimball and bought this pretty lace necklace but I had a hard time finding the right thing to wear with it.  I wanted it to be a focal point in the outfit so I chose this dress with a high collar and it became to the perfect way to wear it.

 

So I was in serious need of some heeled black shoes, no thanks to my sweet little angle, Archie.  He managed to chew up 2 pairs of my black heels that I would wear in the winter.  I can't really blame him though.  I left them out in the living room.  Anywho, I needed new shoes.  Instead of going the super boring and basic route I decided to look for a shoe with a little more architectural inspiration.  Then I came across these on Piperlime!!!  Sold!!  I can't even begin to tell you how much I love these thick platform shoes!!  Although, when I wear them I instantly become taller than my dad and Zach.  haha!! 

Oh and if you've never ordered from Piperlime, let me tell you how great it is.  Usually if I want free shipping in 3-5 days I go with Zappos, but their site is really cluttered and unorganized.  So I went to Piperlime and became enamored with the clean layout of the site and the awesome options for certain budget ranges.  Oh and the packaging is fabulous too.

Coat and Dress, Vintage

Necklace, Tree and Kimball

Tights, JC Penney

Clogs, Piperlime

Dating Stories

Remember that new little feature I wanted to do on my blog?  I mentioned it weeks ago I think.  Anyways, this is it.  Admittedly, I probably put about 2-3 hours into my blogging a day!!  Add that to the 9 hours I'm away from home every day at work, it adds a lot of time spent not really communicating with my hubby.  It  sounds weird, but Zach and I enjoy the silence.  We eat dinner together, take walks together and have our little rituals every night where we converse and have fun, but we also like to enjoy alone time too.  Most of that time is spent on the internet. 

So where is this all leading?  Well, Zach and I decided we'd spend one to two nights a week as date nights!!  Or date days:) Here is our latest pictorial of our date. 

First we stopped at one of our favorite cafes for breakfast.  We love this place!!!  They have board games, books, antique booths, in house roasted coffee, ohmygod!!! It's our fave place ever for Saturday morning hangouts. 

Next we shot on over to our neighbhorhood Stockley Garden Art Festival.  So many wonderful people and artwork.  We also have a Rothko exhibit going on, hence the bits of red in the photos. 

Oh and we walk everywhere on these little excursions!

And lastly, it was time for lunch!!  Ten Top is a little niche in our neighbhorhood that offers amazing soups and sandwiches and fancy sodas.  We like to treat ourselves to Ten Top about once a month.  It's not expensive either, we just like to save Ten Top for fun occasions. 

A Thrifting Fairy Tale

Once again, the thrift gods have smiled upon me!!  My local favorite thrift haunt had a Groupon a couple of weeks ago and I snagged it within seconds of receiving my email from Groupon.  So like most things with cash value, it was burning a hole in my pocket, so on Sunday I trotted my way down to Thrift Store USA to see what I could find and I found so many wonderful things.  Including these super comfy, never worn a day in their life, Cole Haan loafers.  I seriously giggled like an evil villian when I discovered my find and then threw them into my basket before anyone could notice.  Oh and they were only $6!!  So that's my thrift story of the week;)

Alrighty, so the rest of my outfit is a menagerie of different thrift finds.  This pretty french terry dress felt like a million bucks when I was riffling through the racks at another thrift store.  To my complete surprise it was actually from Charlotte Russe.  Usually I avoid that store like the plague because I always find the construction and quality to be crap, but this dress was a completely different story.  To add a vintage flair to it, I added my 1950s floral cardigan.

Oh and never in my life have I received more compliments on a piece of jewellery!!  This necklace from In Pink came to me a few weeks ago and I was waiting to find the perfect outfit for it.  The scoop neck from the dress seemed fitting so I threw it on.  It is quite the eye catching piece seeing as it's beads are very large, but its eye catching in a good way.  Plus the older ladies who came to visit me at work were mesmerized by the fact that it wasn't vintage.  If you're in the market for a good piece of costume jewellery I definitely suggest looking into In Pink. 

Dress and Shoes, Thrifted
Cardigan, Vintage
Belt and Tights, H&M
Necklace, In Pink via a Gift Certificate from Adored Austin