Nautical Navy

Why hello there pals, how are ya this fine Friday? I'm pretty darn great, just happily luxuriating in the wonderful warm weather with my fave shorts on,  sipping a deliciously sweet guava mojito I made with mint from my garden.  I was feeling pretty nautical (these sailor shorts sure have that tendency) until I mixed in the blue and pink floral shoes with the blue-toned outfit. No way would a real sailor have swabbed the deck in short-shorts and kitten heels... or would they?

I'm also really really looking forward to tomorrow. For months now, Eric and I have only had one day off work together each week, and the few hours we squeeze in at night don't always add up as  great "quality time." Tomorrow, we will get to spend the entire day together, at a baseball game in San Francisco. There might even be a little stop into a Sephora, if I can manage it! Life is sweet ♥

vintage dooney & bourke bag  

bdg sailor shorts 

thrifted polka dot blouse

forever 21 floral kitten heels {similar}

 a.j. morgan feline sunglasses in leopard

golden deer skull necklace

Blue Belle

Good morning Monday ya'll. Isn't it wonderful when random perfect items make their way to you, without you needing to search? That's kind of true for everything I'm wearing today. After pining for affordable lace shorts for a year, I was lucky enough to be approached by oasap.com and wham! there those comfy black babies were on my first shopping trip. Thanks again, gals! My work has had these cat's-eye sunglasses for weeks and I ignored them, but then I caved and tried them on  and fell for them. Lucky for me, I get to pay wholesale for my cheap plastic sunnies!

black lace shorts & studded bag c/o oasap ♥ vintage blouse & shoes via 

crossroads trading co. ♥ a.j. morgan cat-eye sunglasses ♥ brown hue tights

The pink velvet loafs were a Crossroads find from a different day. Finding choice items at secondhand stores means you pretty much need to work there (I was employed at Crossroads in Santa Cruz for several months and had practically no paychecks!). Either that or you have to know someone who works there or visit a lot (I work across the street from said Crossroads, which means four days I week I can potentially run through the store on my lunch hour, getting a feel for what's there and what's new). The vintage navy blouse with delicate crochet accent was an amazing find a different day, one that mixes two trends I've been meaning to try: sheer fabric and collars!

Morning Glory

I'm so so so enamored of this sweetly collared floral dress. I haven't been so excited about an article of clothing since the bold hued cable knit Forever 21 sweaters I kept buying in January. I picked up this gem a few weeks ago before my shopping ban, originally thinking it could make it into the shop. But when I tried it on, it fit so perfectly that I don't think I'll part with it. The colors are lovely, and while I know that the flowers aren't, the blues and plummy shades remind me of morning glory flowers, one of my favorites. And if you can't tell from my excited pointing, it does the amazing job of giving an illusion of a waist to a "ruler" gal.

 

There's going to be a few more outfit posts with this background, but I'm excited to find new places to take photos in my yard, since I'm writing this outfit post from the blissful comfort of our new digs! We moved most of the heavy furniture in with a friend's help {thanks Pat!} and I'm lounging on a new comfy bed with my computer on my lap, a blueberry muffin on one hand, and an amazing guy on the other hand, who is reciting along to Monty Python.  

♦ floral dress from Crossroads Trading Co.
♦ vintage velvet slippers from Crossroads
♦ vintage basket bag from an estate sale
♦ Forever 21 neon studded bracelet

I can't quite decide if the dress is vintage or a reproduction. The fabric is really soft and nice and seems much too new and it's entirely possible the faded lace collar and rumpled vintage label were added to make it seem older than it is. Either way, I got it for less than ten dollars so it doesn't really matter. It's still my favorite new dress!

Our clothes our scattered everywhere in garbage bags and piles and we have no seating for company yet, but I'm really looking forward to getting set up for my birthday party/housewarming on Friday. I'm thinking limeade-mojitos or a Bloody Mary bar, Chicago-style hot dogs, a makeshift photo booth, candy candy candy everywhere, card games on the table, Archer on the television, dance music on the stereo and darts in the garage. 

I'm also trying to come up with a dress code theme for this random shindig, since I finally have my own place to demand such silly things of my reluctant friends. Maybe I'll wear this dress again, and have my pals wear blue and purple or florals. What are some fun themes you know of?