Verdant

Happy Saturday! I hope you all are well. I've had quite a busy week, but I'm happy because the weekend is finally here, the sun is shining, and my brother is doing great! He had a rough few days earlier in the week, but seems to be doing really well today. He had a skin graft surgery on Tuesday and another surgery on Thursday. I won't go into too much detail, but the skin graft surgery ended up being more intense than they originally thought (they had to take more skin than expected). So, as you can imagine, he was in terrible pain afterwards and wasn't able to move around, etc. He has gotten a little bit better each day, and seems to be feeling great today!

I spent Wednesday and Thursday in Denver, Colorado. I was there on business, and only had a few hours to walk around/explore. I have to say, it wasn't a very pleasant experience. I have been to Colorado before on vacation, camping in the Rocky Mountains, and I absolutely loved it. It was gorgeous, green, and vibrant. Denver, not so much! I'm sure it was just because I was in a crappy part of town or something and really didn't have time to figure out where to go (I just started walking). Anyways, I was very happy to get back to Oregon on Thursday night!

Last Saturday, Ben and I drove out to Joy Creek Nursery to find some plants for our front yard. I think the Verdant Slip dress fit right in:)




















Dress: Anthropologie Verdant Slip Dress
Cardigan: J. Crew Jackie
Belt: Anthropologie Snakebite
Tights: J. Crew
Shoes: Anthropologie
Necklace: Gift

Homegrown

Thank you all so much for all of the sweet and supportive comments on my last post regarding my brother. He is doing great! He is healing well and is in good spirits. His skin graft surgery is scheduled for Tuesday. The next couple of weeks will be rough for him, but his doctor feels like he will be 100% healed in another 5 weeks or so, if everything goes well. I am so happy, relieved, and thankful that he is doing so well!

I wore this outfit last weekend to a baby shower. I was excited to pull this dress out for the first time this year!













Dress: Anthropologie Homegrown Dress
Cardigan: Anthropologie Abuzz Cardigan
Shoes: Anthropologie
Bobby Pins: Honey Bee Bobby Pins

You can't see them in the photos, but I have these cute little pins in my hair. As most of you know, I LOVE bees and when I saw these bobby pins I knew I had to have them:) Aren't they perfect with the Abuzz cardigan?


Hope you all are having a great weekend!

Thankful

It's been a rough weekend. My little brother (he's 19) fell into a fire on Friday night and was burned very badly. He he had to be air lifted to a burn center in Georgia (he lives in NC). Thankfully, as the weekend progressed, we learned that his burns are not nearly as bad as we originally thought. He is awake and doing well. He had his first surgery today, to debride the area. He will have to have skin grafts on his back and the backs of his arms. Those were really the only areas that were significantly affected (thank goodness). The surgeon said today that if all goes well, he will be fully healed in 6 weeks! He is in a lot of pain right now, especially after his surgery, but otherwise he is doing well. I was worried sick all morning yesterday, but then I got to speak with him in the afternoon and I felt much better. I know that he is going to be okay. It will be a rough 6 weeks, but in the end, all will be well. He is the best brother ever and I love him dearly. I'm so thankful that he is going to be okay and that the situation is not as bad as we originally thought.


This is an outfit I wore to work last week (this dress also worn here). The Buds and Bunches tee is one of my favorite purchases and one of my most worn items. I also have it in orange, which I love, but this color gets a lot more wear.











Top: Anthropologie Buds and Bunches tee
Dress: Anthropologie
Cardigan: J. Crew Jacke
Belt: Anthropologie Snakebite
Tights: J. Crew
Shoes: Seychelles

(Sugar) Work it

After reading JG's posts about the 30 day shred over at Stuff Jewish Girls Like, I was inspired to give it a try myself. I'm 4 days into level 2 and man oh man, it's tough. Level 1 was definitely challenging, but do-able. The first couple of days were hard (holy soreness!), but I made it through the rest of it fairly easily. I started level 2 on Sunday and it is so much harder than level 1 (I'm kind of scared to see what level 3 is all about). Ben is doing it with me and after the workout on Sunday, we contemplated going back to level 1 for a few more days. We ended up deciding to stick with level 2, and I'm glad we did. It is so hard, but it feels great! I love that the workout is only 20-25 minutes, but is seriously intense (as in lots of sweat and sore muscles), and effective. I am starting to feel stronger and I can see a little bit of definition in my arms!

In other news, I was a bit let down by the "huge" anthro tag sale. Nothing on my wishlist even made it to sale. When I woke up on Tuesday, the first thing I did was check my wishlist. Nothing was different. I thought maybe I had made a mistake (wrong day?). I did end up going by my local store to see if the in-store sale was any better. I tried on the Sugar Work skirt, even though I had never paid much attention to it previously. I'm so glad I did because I love it! It is a beautiful skirt, it fits nicely and is very flattering, and it has pockets!

I love the skirt so much, I just had to wear it yesterday! I rode my bike to the park to meet up with Ben after work yesterday. It was a gorgeous day.



















Top: Anthropologie
Cardigan: J. Crew Jackie
Skirt: Anthropologie Sugar Work Skirt
Belt: Anthropologie Snakebite
Tights: Hue
Shoes: Anthropologie

Review of BHLDN Tracy Reese Limoncello Lace Dress

I fell in love with the Tracy Reese Limoncello Lace dress when I first saw it on the BHLDN website. I am getting married later this year and I thought this dress could be "the one". I shopped around a bit, but I kept going back to this one again and again, so I decided to order it.


The dress arrived a few days ago, and unfortunately, it is not "the one". I was immediately disappointed by the color of the dress. Based on the product shots, I was expecting a very pale yellow. IRL, the dress is a very bright greenish-yellow. The pictures below are not edited at all, but I don't think they accurately depict just how green the color is. I was shocked when I opened the package. These pictures were taken in natural light, but in indoor lighting, the color is even more harsh/bright/green.

Otherwise, the dress is very nice. The lace is beautiful and I love the back of the dress. It feels quite a bit lighter than the Spinning Lace dress - the material is thin (not in a bad way - it is lined very well) and doesn't have that super soft feel like the Spinning Lace dress does.

The fit is very similar to the Tracy Reese Spinning Lace dress, although this dress is a little bit tighter in the bust/shoulders.

Overall, I love the lace, the back of the dress, and the waist. I hate the color, and feel like the top is not flattering on me. I really wish the product shots were more accurate (color).






I believe this color is exclusive to BHLDN, but I did find this dress in pink on the Tracy Reese website (here).

Feel free to let me know if you have any specific questions about the dress.

If you know of any or see any beautiful, pale yellow, lace dresses, let me know!