Happy Friday Friends! Here is a simple look I wore to dinner with the husband last Tuesday. These days, we end up going out on a weekday rather then a weekend. It's easier to get the girls a sitter on a weeknight. We sat in bar at The Sea by Alexander's Steakhouse and ordered all of our favorite appetizers. Yummy! A Little funny but the entire bar was filled with men. All business. To be honest I felt like I stumbled on the set of Silicon Valley....which happens quite a bit in the Bay Area!
Top Banana Republic ( on sale also available in blue) | Jeans also Banana Republic (very similar to what I am wearing) | Bag Similar Here | Shoes Similar | Glasses Gucci | Watch ARVO |
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It's the weekend! Big plans?
We are attending Shaun's 20th high school reunion. It should be interesting and fun:) If you follow me on Instagram you may remember I made a Roasted Tomato Basil Soup. It turned out..
Delicious. You can find the recipe on this Pinterest board. I used beautiful heirloom tomatoes that I had on hand (rather then the plums that are suggested) and basil growing in my garden. This soup is a bit spicy due to the red pepper but adds an intense flavor that you don't get with most tomato soups. I would recommend making this soup while tomatoes are in season.
What I am wearing: A classic linen shirt dress that I will wear summer after summer by Banana Republic | Carrying this season's bag: the bucket bag by Banana Republic( Here in black) Here is a similar style in brown | A closet staple Converse | And a light weight jacket I bought at the Nordstrom Sale | Necklace Stella & Dot | Sunglasses were bought a few seasons ago here is a current style |
Well, here we are the weekend is over it's Monday....boo.
Above is a look I have been wanting to share with you for a whole day. I bought the bag yesterday while out shopping but before I get to the detail of my outfit I wanted to share my recent read. Z ~ A novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler.
Let me start off by saying A. I am a reader not really a writer therefore B. I am not a book critic. I am just going to share a few thoughts and weather or not I would recommend the book.
To sum it up, the story of Z, told in Zelda Fitzgerald's voice, is an account of her life in the south, meeting and falling in love with her husband, living in New York, France, St. Paul, and their very turbulent marriage riddled with alcoholism, jealousy, mental health issues, passion, competition and I would say...love.
The 1920's was such a dynamic period for literature, art and culture, and in this novel you live it all through the eyes of the "first flapper," Mrs. F. Scott Fitzgerald. My take away from the novel is an appreciation for my rights and the choices I can now make 95 years after Zelda's time. I believe she was a women born much to soon. She was a artist, writer, and classical trained ballet dancer, and could not live up to her full potential due to societies ideas of a women role and place in a marriage.
Would I recommend this book? Yes. It is a novel but the author did her homework and I feel I gained some insight to one of the most famous couple in the literary world. And I would like to mention I had no idea Hemingway was so involved with their lives! What a jerk. Just read it and you will see.
Now on to my outfit: I am so happy I bought this dress from Chicwish. I was pleasantly surprised how versatile it ended up being. I have worn it both day, as seen here, and evening. The shoes I purchased at the Nordstrom Anniversary sale which sadly ended last night:( The bag I had my eye on for some months now, and I got it on sale!
Dress Chicwish | Shoes Halogen (low stock) Similar Here | Bag Banana Republic | Earrings Stella & Dot | Glasses Similar |
When I spotted this adorable, striped Tory Burch at Nordstrom Rack, it had to be mine. I have found so many great finds at the Rack and at such a great prices or as my husband would say "good values." Speaking of great prices....
These classic red sailor pants are on sale and only thirty bucks!!!! I had my eye on these pants for a while now, and I am glad I waited because it paid off. We are looking at the end of the season and thinking of Fall but I feel confident that I will wear these red pants and striped sweater next summer. Hurry if you want them stock is low!
Pants LOFT | Sweater Love this one and this one | Shoes Similar | Bracelet Stella & Dot Similar | Sunglasses Tory Burch Similar | Bag Similar |
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