Birthday Celebrations!

I celebrated my birthday with friends a few days early.  We went out to Edison in downtown.  Here's some highlights!

      

One Dress Three Ways

I bought this dress from Anthropologie using my 15% birthday discount and it was on sale.  I'm calling it my birthday dress this year.  So far I've worn it two different days, three ways!  I have even more ideas of how to accessorize it.  I think it's a great purchase!  First, I wore it as is, with the sash that came with the dress.  Please pardon my wet hair in this picture.  I wore this to go outlet shopping with friends.

Shoes: Naturalizer

Earrings: Barbara half dollars from a SF artist

Today I wore the dress to work.  After work I took off the cardigan and added my birthday candle necklace from Anthropologie.

 

Belt: Target

Cardigan: LOFT Outlet

Flats: Clarks

Sandals: Target

Angeline's Wedding

On Friday I went to my friend Angeline's wedding.  It was so much fun!  She was a beautiful bride, the ceremony was sweet, and the reception was a great party.

  

 

Dress: Urban Outfitters

Belt: Target

Earrings: Savannah Art Market

Necklace: LOFT Outlet

Ring: Forever 21

Shoes: Target

Flip flops: from the wedding

Happy Birthday Mom!

Fun With Work Outfits

I like putting together new and different work outfits.  Takes me out of the ruts I get into.  Last week I woke up with a strong urge to wear American Apparel to work.  I paired a tunic that I hadn't worn in months with a pair of black khakis.  I prefer this shirt with leggings, but it worked with the pants as well.

  

Tunic: American Apparel

Pants: H&M

Shoes: Naturalizer

Today I wore a new shirt I bought at Anthropologie this week.  I used my 15% off birthday discount to pick up a few sale items.  I've been wanting a striped boat-neck top for a while and this one was too cute to pass up!  It helped me get over my fear of wearing stripes too.

 

Top: Anthropologie, Little Yellow Button Curator Top

Pants: H&M

Shoes: Naturalizer

Summer Berry Cobbler

This afternoon I risked melting in my top floor apartment in order to bake a perfect summer cobbler.  I used this recipe and blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries I purchased at the farmer's market yesterday.  I cut the sugar a little, and added vanilla and cinnamon.  It's so good!  I highly recommend it.

Saturday Outfits

I got to wear one of my new dresses yesterday.  It's so cute!  I wore this to run errands, including the farmer's market and a gym to sign up for personal training.

Dress and headband: Forever 21

Belt: Target

Shoes: gift

In the evening I went to the Ventura county fair.  It was like a traditional country fair but bigger and on the beach.  Unfortunately, it was freezing cold too!

 

Top: Wal-mart (very old)

Jeans: Paige Denim

Cardigan: Anthropologie

Shoes: Target

Headband and necklace: Cost Plus World Market