the wedding dress.

 

j crew factory basketweave dress

merona cardigan {thrifted target stock}

merona flats   middot;   forever 21 belt

octavia bloom necklace

{ similar dress / similar cardigan / similar belt / similar flats / exact necklace }

i bought this dress s couple months ago with the intention of wearing it to a friend's november wedding as i mentioned here, but i don't want it to be a dress i only wear to special occasions as those occur pretty infrequently in my life.  i figured it would work for work despite my super casual office.  somehow layering on a cardigan helped me feel more comfortable in it even though its short sleeves lended themselves perfectly to today's 90* high temperature.  my only gripe is the neckline appears to bow out in the front and back and i couldn't get it to lay flat against my clavicle. not sure what that's about (my posture?) but my necklace kept dipping below the neckline!

speaking of this necklace, a couple weekends ago my sister, a friend, and i made our way to not one but two art fairs!  i stumbled upon the designer octavia bloom's booth at one of them and had to go back three times because i kept thinking about this necklace!  the $50 price tag was way beyond what i would ever pay for jewelry, but upon closer examination i realized just how intricate her designs are and how much i appreciated her craft.  plus, it has to be hard being an independent designer traveling around to art and craft shows and manning your booth for 8+ hours, so i felt good about supporting her as well as adding this gorgeous necklace to my collection!

is it fair & festival season where you live?  do you use those events to add something special to your wardrobe or home even if the price tags are usually a bit on the higher end?

four things friday (four things i'm looking forward to)

converse white blouse {thrifted target stock}
merona cardigan {thrifted target stock}
gap 1969 straight jeans
toms desert wedges

get the look:  similar white blouse / similar cardigan / exact jeans / exact wedges / similar necklace

 

you guys, i am still having so fun to answering these questions and showing you what i wear to work on fridays.  i hope you have enjoyed reading my answers and learning more about me in the process.  i think i have one more week to go after today - but today's is kind of a fun one:  four things i am looking forward to this year:

* george ezra concert:  i have been looking forward to this concert since december!  i am out of this world excited to finally see this guy live at his sold out show here next week!  earlier this year he opened up for sam smith and he's currently opening up for hozier but i feel a bit lucky because his tour stop in minneapolis is his own headlining show.  i'm sure i'll gush all about it to you guys later next week!

* baseball!  i love baseball - i love our outdoor stadium, i love picking different seats every game, i love helmet nachos, i love choosing what games i go to based on the giveaways, i love the emotional raising of the american flag by older veterans, i love it all!  the picture above are the giveaways we're getting from the games we ordered tickets to so far.  i have been dreaming about that bomber hat on the far right ever since i missed out on it last season, haha, so i bought tickets to that game right away when i saw they brought it back.  my sister and three of our friends are taking the day off work and hitting up opening day in mid-april, too, which is bound to be a fun time.

* hanson trip in may: i've mentioned many times before that my favorite band, hanson, hosts a weekend of events in their hometown of tulsa, oklahoma for their fanclub members.  i'm really looking forward to attending again this may.  it's really the one "trip" i plan a year and i always have a pretty good time.  plus, i need to stock up on my mmmhops (hanson's beer) that is only distributed around that area of the midwest. :)
 

*day trips to duluth:  i mentioned in one of these other "four things friday" posts that i love going up to northern minnesota, specifically to duluth which is a city that lies on lake superior.  at just over two hours away, it's far enough from what we call "the cities" (shortened for the "twin cities" = minneapolis & st paul/the metro area) that it feels like a refreshing break and mini-vacation whenever i go up there.  i'd like to make it a point to take more day trips through the spring/summer, especially since i have a few friends who live up there and are always up for weekend adventures!

thanks, as always, for visting!  do you have anything extra fun coming up this year that you're looking forward to?