Double the Polka

Something about polka dots just makes me want to wear more polka dots!  (Exhibit A)  I'll very likely wear these shoes with my polka dot skirt and this sweater at some point.  Maybe with my green tights, like this?

I hope you are all having a lovely weekend!

Cardigan and Belt: Old Navy
Shirt: Gap
Skirt: Limited
Necklace: inPink
Shoes: Madden Girl

Help! What's Your Favorite Perfume?

Pinterest inspired me to pair my bright mullet skirt with earthy colors.  This is the result, and I kind of like it.

On a completely unrelated note, I am almost out of perfume, and I want to try a new scent.  My current favorite is Emporio Armani Diamonds Intense, which I have been rationing for several months.  My every day scent is CK Contradiction, which I don't think they even sell in stores anymore, but I had stockpiled and am at the end of my last bottle.  I also had Lola by Marc Jacobs and really liked that.  I was at Ulta the other day and looked around a little bit, but nothing really jumped out at me.

Any suggestions?  What are your favorite scents?

I've got a birthday coming up in October, so I think I will put perfume on my list, but I need to know what kind to ask for!

Top: Gap
Belt: Francesca's
Skirt: Limited
Shoes: BCBGeneration

Half a Decade

On Saturday, John and I celebrated 5 years of marriage!  If you have been hanging around the blog this week, you knew this was happening.  If you want to know how we spent the last several July 28ths, catch up here:

 2006,  2007,  2008,  2009,  2010,  2011

Anyway, for the big 5 year anniversary, we took a trip to St. Croix.  I tried to trick John into another vacation but he was to smart to fall for it, so on Saturday, we just hung around here.  We went to brunch and then had a lazy afternoon.  John got me a new iPod, so I was playing around getting it set up.  Then we went out for a nice dinner.   Here we are dressed up for dinner: 

At the restaurant, I asked John to take a few outfit photos, which proved more difficult than we expected.  The wind was not cooperating:  

 

We finally got a few good ones:  

We had a lovely dinner and then walked around the outdoor mall.  There was some live music, but I think we were a few decades younger than the intended demographic, so we didn't hang around too long.

On Sunday, we continued the anniversary festivities with Noodles&Company for lunch after church.  

Sunday evening, we went to see Weezer - one of our favorite bands!  I remember listening to the Blue album when it came out (many many years ago).  I thought Buddy Holly and Undone were the coolest songs ever.  It kind of blows my mind that 17 years later, I'm at a Weezer concert with my husband of 5 years, listening to them play those songs.  Ten-year-old Andi would never believe it!   

Anyway, I'd say it was a pretty successful anniversary.  Here's to many more years!

Top: Preston&York
Skirt and Belt: Limited
Necklace: inPink
Shoes: Steve Madden

EBEW: Color Blocking

It's Everybody, Everywear time again!  Pretty much my favorite day of each month, and since I wasn't out of town this month, I actually had a chance to think through my plan for color blocking!

I decided to use my new mullet skirt as my starting point.  The first time I wore this skirt, I stayed within my comfort zone with black and white.  This time, I am going the bright color-blocking route.  It was also a good excuse to wear my crazy new shoes, and my recently dyed yellow cardigan, which is apparently my new favorite thing to wear.        

Go check out the other colorful outfits here. I'm also linking up here today, for more color-blocking fun!

Cardigan: Old Navy (dyed by me)
Shirt: Gap
Skirt: Limited
Shoes: Target

Sporting a Mullet

No, I didn't get a new haircut.  I just got a new skirt!

After months of admiring other bloggers, and searching high and low (get it? high-low!), I've finally found the perfect mullet skirt for me.  I've tried on quite a few options over the past few months, but none were quite right.  Mostly, they were WAY too short in the front.  I mean, scandalously short.  So, I was pretty happy when I happened upon this skirt on the clearance rack at the Limited, and the length was actually reasonable for a taller-than-average classy lady in her mid- late-20s.

Now I just need to think of interesting ways to style this skirt.  What would you wear with it??

Shirt: Gap
Cardigan: Old Navy
Skirt: The Limited
Shoes: Steve Madden via Von Maur