Good Golly Miss Molly

When I get a new dress I always want to have somewhere good to wear it on its first day out! That can't always happen, but I had a graduation party to go to so I decided to wear my new Modcloth Polite and Day dress. My cousin bought it for me as a graduation present and it's perfect! I can never get enough of peter pan collars. Or the color red.

dress: modcloth.com

shoes: bongo - kmart

earrings: forever 21

sunglasses: kohls

Of course the bouffant had to make an appearance with this 60's-inspired dress. 

I know you like the many elegant jumping poses in my arsenal. 

This dress is so comfy and fit me perfectly. It's always nice to not have to alter something! I'm looking forward to styling it for all the seasons! As for now, it's getting hotter and hotter so I have to start being creative with as few layers as possible.

Happy happy Friday everyone!

Dots, Stripes, Goofy Pictures

This was one of those days when nearly all the pictures were of Jeanie and me goofing around. There were so many strange faces. I tried my best to pick the few that didn't look completely crazy. This just goes to show all outfit pictures can't be perfect and give off an "essence of laid-back cool". (Because I obviously look like the coolest of cool most days. Not.) I prefer my pictures on the silly side anyway! They're more me.

There was a really hilarious picture of me that we laughed over for a long time, but I decided not to share it on the internet since it could haunt me forever. It was a good one though. That's what happens when I just start making faces.

shorts, top, bow, necklace: forever 21

shoes: bongo - kmart

belt: from a Modcloth dress

Cheesin'. But I was showing you my piano necklace.

These pictures are kind of unfortunate, but at least we had a hilarious time taking pictures today. It was just a simple outfit so it's okay. I was feeling the black and white theme. 

The high school kids get out of school today. It's kind of unfortunate because now they'll all be crowding the pools and the mall and annoying me. We still have the thrift stores to ourselves though! Hooray!

Happy Wednesday!

Thrifting Tales & a Red Romper

I woke up today and decided it was a good day for thrifting. It was lucky I did because I found the best vintage dress! I'm kind of in love with it. If you follow me on instagram you saw a picture of me wearing it around the house. I think I may wear it to a wedding in a couple weeks. When I came home I told my mom it was going to be my future wedding dress, but I don't think I can wait that long so I'll have to find another amazing one when that time comes!

I threw on this comfy red romper this morning because I had an urge to wear a romper. We saw at least 5 hand made ones at the St. Vincent de Paul thrift store that must have been made by the same person. Unfortunately they were a bit too big for either me or my sister. It was sad because they had some really cute patterns and colors.

romper: forever 21

shoes: xhileration - target

earrings: avon - from great grandma collection

rings: great grandma collection

Isn't this ring crazy looking? It's like gold coral or something. It's my power ring. Captain Planet style. Clearly.

I'm still on a thrifting high from finding that dress. I can't wait to wear it!

Happy Monday!

Graduation Pictures with Awesome People

My graduation wouldn't have been any fun without my family being there. My favorite pictures were ones with them and with Matt, so I decided I should post some of those.

You'll probably notice we're not a serious bunch.

However this first picture is my favorite picture of me and Matt ever.

Family picture time! We like to think of varied and unique poses to keep the pictures interesting. I like to call this one "check face". It's a classic.

This one is the result of a surprise piggy back ride:

I hope you all had a nice weekend! All of my graduation festivities are over after my party yesterday. I'm pretty sure I won't subject you to any more graduation pictures. Thanks for all the congratulations! 

My Graduation Pictures

Here's some of my non-cap and gown graduation pictures. We took so many pictures it was hard to pick just a few! Maybe I'll throw in some of the more fun ones with me and my family another time, but these are just me. I got to wear my new Shabby Apple red lace dress. It had to be altered a little because I'm short waisted, but I'm really happy with how it looked on me afterward. I want to wear this dress all the time, but that would be frowned upon.

I got to swing on the Chapel Bell again!

I'm a sundial wizard?

Most of my favorite pictures from this day are with my family. There's even a good one of me and Matt (which is a rarity)!  Maybe this weekend I'll share a couple of those.

Looking at these pictures makes me want to go put on this dress again! I really like how classic it is. I also like how I probably won't look back at these pictures in years and wonder what I was thinking. 

I can't believe it's already been a week since graduation. 

Happy Friday!