Summer is for grilling

This outfit was from a few days ago, and every time I sat down to blog, something else came up. So now, I'm blogging!

I wore this outfit when we went to see The Thin Red Line at the Belcourt with my mom and dad. It was such a wonderful movie! It was made in 1998, but the Belcourt is running all of Malick's films in celebration of his newest movie The Tree of Life, which is coming out this Friday (which we are also going to see this weekend).

blouse made by me
shorts thrifted
tights target
shoes nine west 
belt thrifted 


Tyler and I got a grill today, and we're venturing into the wild unknown of grilling meats. Well, Tyler is, I'm just watching. He's putting together the grill as I type in hopes that we might have a tasty dinner of grilled pork chops, yumm. 

Also, I got another job doing therapy with a little boy who is autistic! (I don't think I've ever mentioned that's what I do for work. I do ABA therapy with this little boy, and through his mother have now found a second job as well, yay!) So, I'm really excited about that.


I hope you are all have a marvelous week! (it's almost Friday!!)

xo,
 Em

Simplicity.

Whenever I think about summer I always think about how wonderful relaxing it is, what a simple time it can be. I feel like summer outfits often reflect that, and mine certainly did today. 

I love flowing skirts and dresses during the hot summer months. They keeps you cool and comfy. I'd love to get some maxi dresses, maybe I could even make one!

tank top gap
skirt american apparel
shoes urban outfitters
 
After my last little sewing project I think I'm addicted. I've already started my next one. A little pair of shorts made out of a light blue seer sucker. I hope they turn out well.

xo,
 Em 

Finished.

I actually made my blouse! It took me a good 45 minutes to mull over the pattern so I could understand it, but I did it. Here is the end result!

blouse made by me!
skirt american apparel
shoes thrifted
sunnies flashbacks

There are a few things I know I didn't do quite right, but I'll know better for next time. I've gotten a few more fabrics and patterns, so hopefully next week I'll have at least one more project to show you guys.

xo,
 Em

Five Things I Love Friday!

1. Olive and Orange's spring and summer line. SO adorable!

2. This amazing dress by Chloe. I want it soo much!

here

here

3. I adore rainy days. Today is a lovely rainy day; just so relaxing.

4. This sweet playsuit.

5. This blogger. Oh my goodness her pictures are breath taking.

Today I'm trying to work on my blouse I started a while back. I'm not very good at reading patterns yet so I'm pretty confused, but I think I'll still be able to do it. Right now I'm off to do a bit of thrifting with Ty. I'm trying to find some pretty little storage pieces so I can put my make up and jewelry out and not have them in a big mess around my room.

I hope you all are having a fantastic Friday!

xo,

 Em

Date Night!

Tonight Tyler and I are heading out on a date. Even though we eat most meals together, it's always nice to make that time to go out an official "date". We're going to see the new Woody Allen movie Midnight in Paris. Have any of you seen it?

blouse vintage/the hip zipper
skirt american apparel
tights american apparel
shoes thrifted
belt thrifted
earrings antrhopologie

I found these earrings recently and realized I got them as a gift last Christmas and had never worn them! What a shame, they are so lovely, I'll have to be wearing them more often. Something else I was excited to find were these shoes the other day when I was thrifting, I think they're such a find.

xo,
 Em

Blondie

Last night Tyler helped me (well he actually just did everything) strip my hair of color and then dye it blond! It's still redish, and I think it finally looks like the strawberry blond I really wanted. He's just the sweetest thing to take on the job of dying my hair. Good job Tyler!

dress banana republic 
shoes nine west
socks american apparel

xo,
 Em

Hot Pink

I got inspired to paint my nails hot pink today, and since I was doing the hot pink thing I thought I might as well keep it going with my lip color too. The reason shoes are lacking in these pictures is because I used OPI for my hot pink fingers and toes, but sadly my toes were taking quite a while to dry (I find OPI sometimes takes a long while to really dry) so I had to go shoe-less.

 

This is the blouse my sister thrifted for me, I think it's wonderful! I adore the collar, and the color is lovely. Also, I'm really loving this little wicker lunchbox/purse that Ty got for me. It's supposed to be a lunch box, but I think I might end up carrying it as a purse.

blouse thrifted
skirt american apparel
lunch basket thrifted/gift 

On a very different note, I've noticed this blog post going around, and it really made me quite angry, I'm not going to lie. I know there are woman out there who dumb themselves down for men, but woman who like pink, cup cakes, and rompers aren't necessarily those women. I'm a strong minded woman, who happens to love girly things, and that doesn't make me less of a woman or someone who lets men trample her. I won't dedicate a whole post to this, as others have given rebuttals far better than I could, if you'd to check some of them out head on over to Delightfully Tacky or Little Chief Honeybee, they had some great things to say. All I'll say is: keep on being who you are no matter what anybody else says!


I hope you all are having a great day!


xo,
 Em