65 degrees

It was fairly chilly outside on Sunday, so I put a sweater over my dress, and when I went outside I found myself wishing I had tights on. I think it was only 65 degrees (so not actually that cold), but when you're used to 85 degrees, 65 degrees feels like tights weather! I love summer, but I will admit it: I miss layering.

I can't believe I only posted on this blog twice last week - I think that's the least I've posted since I started this thing more than a year ago. Even though my new tax class only takes an extra 12 hours a week, that's still 12 hours of free time I don't have anymore, and I've had to re-evaluate my priorities. I've been focusing on doing my favorite things in my free time, which means reading and hanging out with Josh, and maybe once I get used to my new schedule I'll be able to start catching up on all the blog reading I've missed.

Blue sweater: Anthropologie

Floral dress: Target

Red wedges: Jeffrey Campbell from Lulu's

Sunglasses: Oscar de la Renta from TJ Maxx

Red earrings: gift

Necklace: free from my aunt

Floral embroidered bracelet: thrifted from Village Merchants

Red belt: free from my aunt

French nautical

On Saturday we had a nice, leisurely day. In the morning we walked to the farmer's market for some fresh berries, and in the afternoon we went out for ice cream at our beloved Salt & Straw. There were also some episodes of How I Met Your Mother thrown in there. I wore this outfit all day, and couldn't decide if I felt more French or more nautical in it - the tied scarf felt very French, but the red and white stripes with the blue skirt felt nautical.

And, because it would have felt weird to have a post with only one photo, here's a shot of a pretty little cosmos that I took on Saturday:

Red striped top: Old Navy

Blue skirt: Anthropologie

Red wedges: Jeffrey Campbell from Lulu's

Red scarf: thrifted

White bracelet: H&M

Polka dots and mah jongg

Rarely do I match my shoes, belt, shirt and hat, because that generally makes for a dull outfit, but in this case I think the matching worked because the shoes, top and hat are all so interesting looking. This outfit felt really fun, so I decided to throw on some quirky bracelets and mah jongg tile earrings to add to the effect. And maybe the side ponytail belongs back in the 80's, but I am a child of the 80's, so that makes it kind of okay, right?

Red polka dot tank top: Urban Outfitters

Denim skirt: Gap

Red wedges: Jeffrey Campbell from Lulu's

Red hat: Nine West, thrifted from Village Merchants

Sunglasses: Oscar de la Renta from TJ Maxx

Mah jongg tile earrings: free from my aunt

White bubble bracelet: free from my aunt

Other white bracelet: H&M

Red belt: free from my aunt

Salt & Straw

I think choosing outfits would be a lot easier if I didn't have this blog. Instead of just throwing on whatever is comfortable for an evening stroll with Josh, I spend twenty minutes agonizing over my outfit, trying to find something that is Totally Innovative and Never Seen Before By My Blog Readers. The other evening, though, I got so tired of trying to be creative that I just threw on what I really wanted to wear, which was this.

And on our walk we stopped at a new ice cream shop that opened in our area called Salt & Straw. Oh. My. Goodness. I've never had better ice cream in my life. It was so good I wanted to cry. If you're ever in the Portland area, you really should try it. We shared the sea salt ice cream with caramel ribbons - the salt was, surprisingly, the perfect touch. If I could, I'd eat that flavor every day for the rest of my life.

Floral shirt: Marshall's

Jean shorts: free from a family member

Red wedges: Jeffrey Campbell from Lulu's

Gold necklace: Evidence Jewelry, won in a giveaway

Gold cuff bracelet: In Pink

"S" pin: vintage, gift from my mom

I took this photo on our walk; lately I've been obsessed with photographing flowers with the evening light shining through them...