Hi there. It's been a while. I'm going to do a couple of catch up posts rather than try to fit a months worth of stuff into just one.
First up the outfits I wore in the second half of January.
January 17
Cardigan: August Silk - Last seen
here (4th outfit) Jeans: Levis - Last seen
here (1st outfit)
The Stuff
Necklace: Gift Earrings: Gift Bracelet: Chicos
January 18
Sweater: Banana Republic - Last seen
here (7th outfit) Jeans: Levis - Last seen
here (3rd outfit)
The Stuff
Necklace: Online Earrings: Mom Bracelet: Chicos
January 19 - Full outfit repeat
Top: Elle - Last seen
here (1st outfit) Skirt: No Label - Last seen
here (1st outfit)
The Stuff
Earrings: Unicef Bracelet: Mom
January 23
Sweater: Planet Gold - Last seen
here (12th outfit) Jeans: Levis - Last seen above
The Stuff
Earrings: Gift from T Bracelet: Grandma T
January 24
Cardigan: Old Navy - Last seen
here (10th outfit) Jeans: Levis - Last seen
here (7th outfit)
The Stuff
Necklace: Etsy Earrings: GH Bracelet: Mom
January 25
Top: Ann Taylor - Last seen
here (6th outfit) Skirt: Ann Taylor - Bought
here in NOLA
The Stuff
Earrings: Mom Bracelet: Chicos
January 26
Sweater: Charter Club - Last seen
here (1st outfit) Jeans: Chicos - Last seen
here (2nd outfit)
The Stuff
Necklace: Mom Pendant:Gift Earrings: Chicos Bracelet: Gift
January 27
Top: Banana Republic - Thrifted
here last June Jeans: Levis - Last seen above
The Stuff
Necklace: Susie Earrings and Bracelets: Mom
And Now about Las Vegas. I drove to Phoenix with Mom the night we said goodbye to Fiona. Wednesday we drove to Vegas, checked into the Monte Carlo and proceeded to get ready to see Cher.
The extra bright lights on the sides of the mirror were a bit much. The silver shoes I'm wearing here are now in my donation pile. While three inch heels can rarely, if ever, be described as comfortable these flat out hurt. The dress is by BCBG Girls and I've owned it for probably close to ten years.
The show was great! At 71 years old Cher is still an amazing performer. She danced, sang live, and changed costumes at least a dozen times. After the show Mom and I went over to the Planet Hollywood to check into our room there and had a late dinner of appetizers at the bar in PF Chang's.
On Thursday ate a late lunch at Primrose in the Monte Carlo before heading to the Jo Malone counter at Nordstrom. Mom managed to snag us both a bagful of samples while she ordered a new scent. By that time the rest of the Birthday crew were in town. Mom dropped me at the Bellagio to get ready for dinner with the Birthday Girl and company.
Tamara, Julia, Tricia and me
We went to Rao's at Ceasers for dinner and it was wonderful. After antipasti, meatballs, birthday cake and an amazing cocktail it was time to think about where to go for the Birthday Girl's first night out as a 21 year old. We ended up going to Tao at the Venetian.
I'm wearing a 2 piece dress by BCBG Max Azria that Tamara let me borrow. The skirt on Julia was handmade by her exceedingly talented Uncle Justun.
I hadn't been out to a club in Vegas in a few years and I think it's safe to say that not much has changed. The music is loud, the drinks are overpriced and the dance floor is too small.
Late night club selfie.
The next afternoon we met for Tea at the Mandarin Oriental.
Scones and sandwiches
Desserts
It was a lovely way to spend an afternoon.
On Friday evening we saw Zumanity at New York New York. I was lucky enough to be given an extra ticket by Justun. It was a phenomenal show.
Tamara's dress was also made by Justun. Isn't it beautiful.
Selfie in the theater.
After the show a couple of us ate at Greenberg's Deli at New York New York. They make a great brisket sandwich. After depositing leftover food, Julia and Tricia in their hotel room Fil and I went to find Tamara and Justun. By this point my feet were pretty much done with Las Vegas. Wearing heels for three nights in a row had caught up to me and the balls of my feet were starting to blister. I borrowed a pair of Tamara's flats before tracking her down. We had a drink somewhere in the Bellagio and then we went to Hyde.
The bar did not have the best lighting.
After Hyde, I went back to Tamara's room to get my leftover food and my heels and I headed across the street to Planet Hollywood. Once I got there I made a rookie Vegas mistake and put the bag with all my stuff in it under the machine I sat at and promptly forgot about it. I was in the hotel room washing my face when I remembered and of course by the time I went to look for it it was gone. I lost the tea leftovers, the brisket, a pair of burgundy velvet heels and one of my favorite scarves. Oh well, you win some and you lose some. All in all it was a great trip.
I'll be back with outfits and bits of randomness from the first couple of weeks in February.
See you soon.
As always thank you blog photographer BB. A few of the Vegas pictures I used came from other people's Facebook posts so I'm not sure who actually took those pictures. Whoever it was, thanks!
