skirt: vintageshirt: american apparel wholesale
sweater: french connection
belt: vintage
tights: H&M
shoes: anthropologie
bryan and i are currently in middle of nowhere, ohio (more specifically: boardman, right outside of youngstown). here's some things i find curious about the area:
1. alcohol can't be over 20 proof in grocery stores. i didn't realize this until i bought gin and got home and tasted it. just like drinking a glass of water.
2. the top rated beer retailer in the united states (by ratebeer.com) is in boardman. this is an area that doesn't stray beyond miller lite and bud light. vintage estate wine and beer has a cooler dedicated just to sour beers.
3. the park near my grandma's house has a hill specifically for sledding.
4. despite the awful economy in the area (or lack thereof), there are an astounding amount of small businesses.
once a very prominent area in the 40's and 50's, the area has now completely gone to shit. when servicemen came home after world war II, the area was booming; lots of new houses went up and jobs were easy to come by. when the steel mills shut in the 70's, youngstown started to die out. by now, it seems like half of the houses in youngstown are either abandoned or completely falling apart. bryan and i drove through the city yesterday and we counted more abandoned houses than inhabited one; the front doors were kicked in and the windows were boarded up. it's sad to see such gorgeous homes in total disrepair. apparently, clergy from catholic churches around the city are pushing to have all of the abandoned houses knocked down so - get this - people can feel safe coming to church again. church being at 9 a.m. it's such a disaster, and so similar to some of the old steel citys in pennsylvania (bethlehem comes to mind). we're going to take a drive around youngstown tomorrow to snap some pictures. it reminds me a lot of the abandoned but not forgotten houses in detroit (if you're interested in this sort of thing, be sure to check out 100 abandoned houses).
not the most lighthearted post for thanksgiving, right? anyway, we're having a fabulous time with my grandmother (who really is the sassiest petite italian lady you'll ever meet) and my godfather. thrifting is amazing, and i can't wait to share my finds with y'all. my favorite so far has been a 1950's striped day dress.
how has your thanksgiving been? bryan and i cooked everything, and we feasted like kings. my favorite dish was the garlic-cheddar biscuits. time for pie!
