Vintage Baby Blue

I dragged my husband thrifting this weekend and came across a couple amazing finds. Maybe I should bring him more often... This one the most awesome find:

Remember a post awhile back about my discovery of a little store in downtown Marquette, called Curious Cargo? Found this beautiful wool skirt there for six bucks! Gorgeous vintage here!

Oh what a cute little outfit I have on...

And there's my puppy.

Cardigan: American Eagle

T-Shirt: Forever 21

Skirt: Curious Cargo

Tights: Kohls

Watch: American Eagle

Bracelet: Forever 21

These pictures were taken late, thus the barefoot-ness of me. I just wore flats because I left my black heels back at my parent's home after the wedding. But...today I just bought a pretty badass pair that I will definitely be wearing them tomorrow. Which hopefully will result in another post.

The skirt, upon purchasing it and carrying it joyfully home, I had no idea how to wear it. The length is a little longer than I am used to. I feel I have to wear heels with it to balance out the length. And something delicately pretty. When I couldn't find these items to match the skirt, I decided to pull out every shade of blue and throw it together. Ta-dah! Outfit. Still working on something a little better, but I loved how the blues actually looked great together. Anyone have ideas on how to wear longer skirts?

Sooo...I know I have been absent lately, but I have been working up a few archives and hopefully I will have time this week to get some more posts up! Hint, hint...I got some awesome pictures this weekend of the U.P.'s fall.

Then there was Blazer and Bridesmaid

And so my dear sister is married and off traveling the world with her love...

Blazer: American Eagle

Tank: Maurices

Dress: Bridesmaid dress worn previously by my sister

Here is my outfit for the rehearsal dinner. I wore a bridesmaid dress hemmed much shorter than it was originally. It's actually an eggplant purple. It's hard to tell in the pictures. These pictures were taken at the end of the night when I was so exhausted I wanted to crawl into bed, but, alas, the night before a wedding there is much to prepare for. We watched Bridesmaids. And you know, prepared...But, mostly I wanted to show that it is possible to re-wear a bridesmaid dress. I would hem it a little shorter, this was hemmed for my sister and she's way taller than I am. But the outfit turned out pretty nice, eh? Blazers are just such an outfit changer.

The wedding went absolutely great, no major problems. The reception was so much fun. And I got no pictures. I was the maid of honor so I didn't have much time to snap pictures. I was the party leader! Once my sister gets some pictures back from the photographer I will try and get some up here. She was gorgeous, all the bridesmaids were hot. I just can't believe its all over with now. It went by quickly and I miss all the fun already.

Kitchitikipi and Fayette

Okay, here are those red tights again. I can't get away from them. I've been trying to find an outfit that looks perfect with the red tights and I feel like I've failed. So here I am going to share some awesome pictures of two great places in the Yoop that my husband and I visited on our anniversary two weekends ago: Kitchitikipi and Fayette.

Bright red tights with a darker winey sweater. Yay or nay? Does anyone have an opinion on wearing different shades of the same color? I am sometimes on the fence about this. Occasionally I can get it to look really well, but other times, not so much.

My lovely husband and I in front of the spring.

Fayette - a ghost town

I'm standing on front of something that had to do with the shipping of some sort of mine material. I don't remember. Go visit and find out.

An original building in Fayette

Kitchitikipi is one of the most beautiful spots I have ever been to. Seriously worth checking out if you are ever in the area. Kitchitikipi is outside Manistique and Fayette is about a half hour away from there. We didn't have as much time to wander at Fayette, as it was a spring of the moment decision to go, but there are quite a few buildings you can wander in and out of, a beach, trails, fun stuff. Great place to go if you like history.

This week was hectic. I had some great outfits for work. They were pretty awesome and I wish I got pictures of them but by the time I got home...I will offer no excuses. I failed as a blogger this week. But, this weekend will be my redeeming moment. Hopefully. My sister is getting married and I have an awesome outfit planned for the rehearsal dinner, then, of course, the bridesmaid dress...and maybe I could get some pictures of B-Riv wedding style. Come on, girls, I know you can bring it. You know who you are...

Study outfit and a plethora of stripes

With the start of school, Sunday is usually not fun day. I sit there for long hours pouring over whatever chapter I have to have read, or homework assignment, or test to study for. So then does it matter what I end up wearing when I'm just huddled on the couch clinging to a pen and notebook, studiously taking notes?
Yes.
Reason One) It's fun to put different outfits together with clothing one never thought to put together before. 
Reason Two) I now work at a pretty conservative place, so the weekends are my time to get a little crazy with my clothing.
Reason Three) It bears repeating, it's fun. I never was a sweatpants/sweatshirt type of girl.


Here is my study outfit for this Sunday:

Both Tanks: Forever 21

Cardigan: Target

Scarf: Not sure...

Spandex: Under Armor

Shoes: Really, you can't tell?

I have to show you the inside of my shoes. You will not find this in any store that sells Nike. My husband made me these and I like to show these off to anyone who will look at the inside of my shoes. He is an orthotist and makes braces and inserts for flat footed people like me! (and more, google what an orthotist does if you want). They match my shoes! How awesome is this! Lets give my husband a few more explanation points!!!

Stripes, stripes anyone? Comfy outfit, really. The stripes just made it more so. I love this look for some reason and I can't tell you why. Just layer on a bunch of stripes, add slightly disheveled hair and see how you feel. Fun, that's what that feeling is.

Harlow Lake and Red Tights

It has been a long week! Sooo...long. But now it is Friday and I can sleep in tomorrow!


I am sitting here waiting for my chicken noodle soup to finish delish-ifying itself in a crock pot. Yep, a crock pot, we'll have to see how that goes. And I want to share some pictures of the beautiful Harlow Lake, which is located just outside of Marquette, that was taken a couple weekends ago.


I feel like I am failing a little in the outfit area, especially since I haven't posted all week, I should come back with something amazing right? Well, I'm hoping the red tights and the scenery make up for the, in my opinion, a mediocre outfit. 

Cabins you can stay at, I would love to do it next summer for a weekend. 

Glasses I found on the ground, and I felt like I was finding the ancient artifact of a lost people by coming across this piece of lost civilization in the middle of the woods, thus the picture.

Dress: Forever 21

Cardigan: Target

Tights: Vera Wang via Kohls

Boots: Madden Girl

Belt: Kohls

Sunglasses: Target

I don't know if anyone out there does this, but play with outfits until it finally looks perfect. Well, this outfit needs some tweeking. But I love the red tights. Love colored tights so much! But what about colored tights at work? Any opinions? Yay or nay?

Sister's wedding is next weekend so hopefully I will get some great posts up, especially one on rewearing the bridesmaid dress. Yes, it is possible.