top: american apparel wholesaleskirt: vintage, borrowed from the shop
belt: vintage
shoes: seychelles
necklace: cheap-o from NYC
this outfit is from a couple of weeks ago (maybe you can tell from my long-ish bangs?) that i never got around to posting. not super exciting, and sort of a variation of this, but it's comfortable and i've been dying to wear the skirt before it sells. how neat is that braided waistband? the last couple of days have been so busy around my house that i haven't gotten a chance to take any photos whatsoever. it's not like you're missing much anyway; with the last couple of days being over 100 degrees, i've been wearing my running clothes all day. the pups and i have been sharing a tub of rita's sugar-free grapefruit water ice, and that's the only thing that's making the hot weather bearable. and lots of law and order. annnd watermelon.
i'm trying to figure out a new time in the day for me to do outfit pictures. it was perfect the last 2 months because bryan and i stopped at a park on the way to work (we worked for the same company, no, we did not meet there), but now that's not possible. i'm leaving the house at 8:30 and going to the opposite end of the city, and have a much longer commute. riding in heels was realistic when the ride was 10 minutes, not so much when i'm riding uphill for 20 minutes. perhaps i'll have to switch to pictures later at night, which means a possible location change. decisions, decisions.
i visited my mom and grandma this weekend outside of washington, DC to help my grandma find a dress for my wedding and rehearsal dinner. that poor lady - she's 4'10" (maybe - probably a bit shorter) and a little plump. her waist is tiny, and so are her arms, but she (like my mom, my aunt, and myself) has a larger bum. my grandma lives in the sticks (middle of nowhere, ohio) and was very frustrated that she couldn't find anything to fit her at the stores near her. my mom and i encouraged her to come to the east coast, where shopping is a bit better. we found two dresses that really flatter her figure: a empire waist dress with a matching jacket, and wrap dress with a v-neck and collar. she needs the hem taken up a lot, but overall, it looks great.
my grandma and my mom at the YMCA. my grandma - who is 80 years old - does a cardio kickboxing class every week. when she can't do some of the moves (like touching her toes, kicking her leg over her head, etc. etc.), she makes up her own. she is easily the oldest lady in the class by 30 years. i can only hope that i'm as energetic as her when i'm that old.
