Big Ass Catch Up

Hi there. I realized this weekend that I haven't posted outfit pics in a month!!  So this will be a very text-light and picture heave post. Oh yeah, Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away, where has the year gone?

October 17

Dress: Chicos - Last seen here (8th outfit)  Cardigan: Chicos - Last seen here (5th outfit)

The Stuff

Necklace: Retail - Old  Earrings and Bracelet: Mom

October 18 - Bonus face
     
Top: No label - Last seen here (7th outfit)  Cardi: J Crew - Last seen here (3rd outfit)  Skirt: Tahari - Last seen here (7th outfit)

The Stuff

Necklace and Earrings: GH  Bracelets: Chicos

October 19 - The colors worked better in my head.

Top: Kische - Thrifted 2015?  Skirt: Merona - Last seen here (3rd outfit)  Cardi: Ann Taylor - Last seen here (3rd outfit)

The Stuff

Necklace: Gift  Earrings: Mom Bracelet: Retail - Old Pier One?

October 21

Top: Ann Taylor - Last seen here (3rd outfit)  Jeans: Chicos - Last seen here (5th outfit)

The Stuff

Necklace: Etsy  Bracelet: Chicos

October 24

Top: Banana Republic - Last seen here (2nd outfit)  Skirt: Odille - Last seen here (5th outfit)  Cardi: Banana Republic - Last seen here (10th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Necklace: GH  Bracelet: Mom

October 25

Top: Banana Republic - Last seen here (4th outfit)  Skirt: Merona - Last seen here (2nd outfit)

The Stuff

Necklace: GH   Earrings: Unicef  Bangle: Rosetta

October 26

Top: Chicos - Last seen here (4th outfit)  Skirt: Chicos - Last seen here (4th outfit)  Cardi: Saks 5th Ave - Last seen here (8th outfit)

The Stuff

Necklace: Online  Earrings: Mom Bracelet: Chicos

October 27

Cardi: Merona - Last seen here (5th outfit)  Pants: Banana Republic - Last seen here (3rd outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: T  Necklace and Bracelet: Mom

October 31

Top: Ann Taylor - Last seen here (8th outfit)  Pants: Banana Republic - Last seen here (1st outfit)

I didn't wear a costume, but I borrowed a snake for the afternoon.
     

The Stuff

Necklace: Gift  Earrings: Chicos  Bracelet: Cost Plus

November 1 - Late pictures = bad lighting
        
Top: Banana Republic - Last seen here (7th outfit)  Pants: Nine West - Last seen here (4th outfit)

The Stuff

Necklace: Etsy  Earrings: Gift Bracelet: Mom

November 2

Top: Max Studio - Last seen here (2nd outfit)  Skirt: Max Studio - Last seen here (2nd outfit)

The Stuff

Necklace, Earrings and Ring: Rosetta  Bangle: Mom

November 3 -

Top: Banana Republic - Retail Old  Skirt: Ann Taylor - Last seen here (5th outfit)

The Stuff

All above: Gift from Dad

November 4

Top: Banana Republic: Last seen here (5th outfit)  Jeans: Chicos - Last seen above

The Stuff

Necklace: Etsy  Earrings: Jennifer  Bracelet: Mom

November 6

Top: Peck & Peck - Last seen here (8th outfit)  Skirt: IN Studio - Last seen here (8th outfit)  Cardi: J Crew - Hand me down from T

The Stuff

Necklace: Retail - NY & Co  Bracelet: GH  Earrings: Mom

November 7

Top: Express - Last seen here (2nd outfit)  Skirt: White House Black Market: Last seen here (2nd outfit)

The Stuff

Necklace: Gift  Earrings: GH?  Bracelet: Susie

November 8

Top: Banana Republic - Last seen here (2nd outfit)  Skirt: Uniti - Last seen here (2nd outfit)

The Stuff

Necklace: Gift from Dad  Earrings: Online  Bracelets: Mom & Aunt Jo

November 9 - Yeah, no idea whats up with this look.

Top: Ralph Lauren - Last seen here (6th outfit)  Skirt: Alfani - Last seen here (10th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: BB  Bracelet: Dad

And that was the last four weeks worth of outfits.

As always thank you to blog photographers BB and Mr DC.

See you soon!

Excuse Me If I Have Some Place In My Mind Where I Go Time To Time

Tom Petty. The music he and the Heartbreakers made is such an integral part of the soundtrack of my life. Breakdown, one of my top five Petty songs, may have been recorded in 1976 but it became a hit the year I was born. Both Full Moon Fever and Wildflowers are close to perfect albums. And there are so very many songs before, in between and after that speak to my soul. I spent the week of his death telling people that his was the first big concert that I attended. Memory can be a funny thing and it turns out I was lying, my scrapbook tells me that I saw Aerosmith, the Eagles, Metallica, and the Moody Blues before I saw Tom Petty.

But in my mind Tom Petty's concert, on the Wildflowers tour, stands out as the most memorable. Maybe it was because I was the instigator for seeing the show; I was the one to drive my friends up to Desert Sky Pavilion, I was also the responsible one who turned down the chance to drop acid for the first time because I wasn't sure how it would affect my ability to drive.  I remember that it was Nathan and Mikey for sure who went with me but I don't remember now if Jennifer went too. Another question that I can't ask her and another dip back into the dark hole of her loss. Maybe the reason that I so vividly remember this show is because it was my first transcendent concert moment. The entire audience sang along to every word of every song and it was beautiful. The same thing happened the next two times that I saw him live. Will, (the GH), remembers more detail than I do about the set lists of shows and says that the first time we saw Tom Petty together he opened with Listen To Her Heart and the second time with You Wreck Me. I do remember squealing with delight at the opening notes of You Wreck Me, it is also in my top five Petty favorites.

Another of my top five Petty songs is also my go to karaoke song, You Don't Know How It Feels. I love this song for its simplicity, its universal truth and the fact that most of the karaoke crowd will sing along, at least with the chorus. The final two of my top five are not consistent, instead it's a constant rotation depending on my mood. Honey Bee is a pretty constant contender. Currently I am obsessed with Yer So Bad but any number of other hits rotate in and out of my mental list of favorites.  The last song that Tom Petty played live was American Girl, he ended the last concert of his 40th anniversary tour with it. It seems fitting in a way, but still so achingly sad.

And now on to the stated purpose of this blog. Two weeks of outfits.

September 26 - With bonus headshot
  

Top: Ann Taylor - Thrifted here in June 2016  Skirt: Coldwater Creek - Last seen here (9th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift from T  Bracelet: Mom

September 27 - Full outfit repeat from March

Top: Jean Paul Richard - Last seen here (6th outfit)  Pants: Jones New York - Last seen here (6th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift  Necklace and Bracelet: Rosetta

September 28

Top: Old Navy - Last seen here (3rd outfit)  Jeans: Levis - Last seen here (4th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift from the GH  Necklace: Rosetta  Bracelet: Mom

September 29

Dress: I Love H81 - Last seen here (11th outfit) Cardigan: J Crew - Hand me down from T

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift from Mom  Necklace: Etsy  Bracelets: Gifts

September 30

Top: Chicos - Last seen here (5th outfit) Jeans: Chicos - Last seen here (5th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift from the GH  Bracelet: Chicos  Necklace: Etsy

October 3 - Who knew the blue hair would stay so bright for so long.
  

Cardigan: Ann Taylor - Last seen here (14th outfit)  Skirt: Jones New York - Last seen here (6th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Rosetta  Bracelet: Mom  Necklace: Online

October 4

Top: Banana Republic - Last seen here (5th outfit)  Skirt: Odille - Last seen here (2nd outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift from T  Bracelets: Hand me downs from Jennifer

October 5 - Full outfit repeat from April

Top: Express - Last seen here (14th outfit)  Skirt: Chicos - Last seen here (14th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Old  Necklace: Susie  Bangle: Mom

October 6 - It was bright out
  

Dress: Nine West - Last seen here (4th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Mom  Bracelet: Chicos

October 7

Top: She Said - Last seen here (1st outfit)  Jeans: Levis - last seen above  Cardigan: J Crew - Hand me down from T

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift from the GH  Bracelet: Mom

All about my New Mexico Fall Break trip in the next post.

As always thank you to blog photographers BB, Mr DC and the GH.

See you soon!