Playing hookey

I had jury duty today so had a day off from work! I didn't have to appear in court until noon thirty so Joe and I ran as well as practiced yoga this morning. We even ate our lunch outside at a little neighborhood park nearby.

Basically I sat in the court house with a bunch of other people for about 2.5 hours before we were dismissed and paid $6. Woo hoo! So Joe and I decided to go check out the Menil this afternoon.
I can't believe how warm it is getting already. Yesterday I was sweating at work in my sweater and tights...I am a bit sad to be shedding all my layers!


The Menil is a cool free museum probably about 1 mile away from our house. We like to go 1-2x a year because they always have some new exhibits up and it's free!


The hubs is looking sharp in his Prada shades!

Color me annoyed

I am unable to locate my Canon point-and-shoot camera. I am hoping it will turn up as we clean up the house but I am afraid it may have been stolen out of my car (which was unlocked this morning). I am keeping my fingers crossed that Joe may find it in the madness of our house, but am really annoyed right now.

I like taking remix photos with my SLR, but the PaS is sometimes so much more convenient! Boo!

It's been a great Monday

The humidity today was not nearly as brutal as yesterday so the hubs and I took a couple walks.


It feels like summer is already here - no more layers for me!


Our first walk was this morning to Inversion Coffee house to check out their giant mushrooms!


We also found a Pac-Man ghost along the sidewalk.

And early this evening we walked to Empire Cafe to eat dinner and enjoy half price cake day. They have been doing it for as long as I can remember. Unfortunately the peanut butter chocolate cake was so good I forgot to snap a photo!

Today also marks the 10th anniversary of Joe moving down here from Arlington. We took a big leap that day and fortunately things have been working out!

My first blog award!

I am a bit amused that I have been blogging for over 3 years and really haven't had much readership besides my family until I started posting outfits! Of course, around this same time I actually got the nerve to start leaving comments on other people's blogs too so I guess you get what you give!Thanks to Lady Cardigan of Fashion Daydreaming for the award.
Instructions for the award:
1. Put the logo on your blog within a post.
2. Pass the award on to 12 bloggers.
3. Link to the nominees within your post.
4. Let them know they received this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award.

Here are my 12 nominees (sorry if you already received this, but my readership in small and I tried to include all the sweet gals who leave comments here!)
1. Tingaling
2. What Would a Nerd Wear
3. The Small Fabric of my Life
4. Already Pretty
5. BlogFashion
6. Both Yellow Animals
7. Respect the Shoes
8. Love at First Shop
9. Clothed Much
10. kelinda.KELINDA
11. Fashion Therapist
12. Confessions of a Wannabe Fashionista

Have a sunshine-y day!

Happy Easter!

We spent the better part of today with our friends for brunch and later Bunnies on the Bayou, an AIDS fundraiser. It was unbelievable hot and humid today but we can sacrifice for a good cause!I thought my dress would be cool enough, but since it actually has a slip inside, the two layers definitely had me sweating!I love the hubs in pink!Unfortunately I didn't get any real group shots this time around, but I do love this photo of me and my favorite bunny!

Some snaps

My friend, let's call him GG, has the coolest Hermes hippo. It was the only one they didn't sell, because in his words, an old rich man is not going to buy is trophy wife/gf/mistress a hippo charm!


We went to dinner on Friday night with K, P, C & C. The Cs were visiting from San Antonio. We feasted on lots of good food and wine at Benjy's on Washington.


I caught the hubs mid-sentence. His expression is priceless!


And what I wore out last night. The whole reason I bought a pair of ankle cowboy boots was because of the fall Shopbop lookbook.


This is the look I based my outfit on!

I may have to get all three

I adore these Cynthia Vincent for Target wedges. And they are only $29.99!

It's been a long day...

but at least Saturday and a work-free weekend is around the corner!
I cannot express how much I adore these pink pants. I think I bought them over 5 years ago and they still fit like a dream and make me feel fabulous (yay me!).

Tonight after yoga we are having dinner with some friends (one couple from San Antonio, C&C, whom I haven't seen since working there in the fall) and we are having Easter brunch at a friend's place on Sunday. Nothing better than good food and good friends!

Save the date

Just when I thought my wallet was safe...April 18th Cynthia Vincent for Target!I adore these wedges and must have them!

Skirt quandry

I like wearing skirts and want to wear more to work, but I am not sure about the whole bare-legged thing.

In theory it should be fine but today I was having difficulty moving around and seeing patients without totally flashing them! The problem is that tights are too dark and opaque...I guess I need to try something more sheer. Any suggestions would be welcome!

Some eye candy

The little peanut is getting cuter by the second. My heart just melts when he smiles at me!So I thought I would post a little eye candy this morning!

Hello spring!

I can't believe it's already the last day of March! I'm not sure where the time has gone...I probably spent more time than I should have deciding what to wear :)

There's nothing like a crisp white shirt to make a girl feel put together!

Too bad we can't work outside

The H-town weather has been glorious this week so far. Sunny, 70s, low humidity. It makes me want to be outside as much as possible because soon enough I will be sweating up a storm. Yesterday the hubs and I did a little grocery shopping, went to Rice Village and did a little regular shopping as well as got some ice cream at The Chocolate Bar (yums!). We even walked to Berry Hill for dinner for $1.99 fish tacos (double yums!).

Today its back to reality and work. I bought this top on sale at Martin and Osa last summer and today is the first time I have worn it! I knew it would come in handy some day :) And the shoes are a recent purchase from Ross on super clearance ($20!).

Call me ("fairy") Godmother!

My dearest nephew, affectionately known as JJ, was baptised yesterday. I was honored to be his godmother, while his uncle M on his dad's side is his godfather. The service went pretty well, JJ was only a little fussy and was really an angel during the actual baptism.

While I am not a very religious person, I feel like I am spiritual and try to lead a decent life so I can be a good role model for JJ. And if anything, I can give him lots of style advice!


I really adore this dress I bought from Anthro. Sometimes I wonder if it is age appropriate, but then sometimes I really don't care!


And these are just a few of the other boys I am "fairy" godmother to ;)!

Work and play

Now that I am having to dress up for work, I am doing my best to wear and buy clothes that I would like to wear in my normal life. Here is an example of being able to transition from work to play without having to change...
I have now worn 2 of the the 3 Liberty of Londton tops purchased recently from Target. I am so in love with the prints I am wondering if I should see if any of the dresses are around still (must stop shopping...must stop shopping...must stop shopping)...I decided to temper the brightness of the top with a neutral cardi, which I think is work-appropriate. The large ruffled collar made me feel a bit like a clown, but in a good way!


Fast foward 8 hours later...I just took off the cardi, pegged the legs of the cords, added some sandals and cool shades and boom! ready to have a relaxing glass of wine before dinner with the fam! I love having a wardrobe that can work double time!

Taking a walk down memory lane

I am so thankful that I love to take photos and scrapbook (although the scrapping has gone by the wayside over the last 6 months!). Tonight the hubs and I ate dinner at home and started reminiscing about our first trip to NYC, which prompted me to bust out some old scrapbooks. I love seeing how things have changed over the last 10+ years that we have been together! This reminds me why I love to scrapbook and why I need to start up my favorite hobby again!

If it's good enough for Naomi Watts,

then it's good enough for me! I would have entirely overlooked this top at Target if not for seeing it on said actress. I think the print is a bit more sophisticated than the others from the Liberty line, which is why I wore it to work today (although I am sure I will wear the other prints as well).


I adore prints and always thought I had many clothes in different prints, but now that I am documenting my outfits I am realizing I wear and own much more solids that I thought! I am slowly starting to bring back the print!

I need some new pants!

Since going to a no-scrub wardrobe at work I have been wearing pretty much the same 2-3 pairs of pants the last few weeks. I really want some new pairs, preferably slimmer cut. It looks like my old standbys, Gap and Old Navy, have some inexpensive pairs I can try out...just need to have some time to shop.

In the meantime, I will keep wearing what I got!
I adored this top, which was a recent puchase from Ann Taylor, so much that I bought it in two colors! My goal with work clothes is to buy what I would wear in my normal life too so they get more wear. (Or maybe it's just another excuse to shop!)

Feeling better

So I woke up yesterday morning feeling less than great. Feeling kind of crappy, really. I managed to shower, get dressed, go to work and even work for a bit. But I didn't eat anything all morning (and anyone who knows me knows I love to eat and eat like a champ so something was definitely wrong). I left work about 11 AM and have been sleeping until about 7 this morning. I am feeling tons better (not quite 100% but maybe about 85%) so I think it was some kind of 24-hour stomach virus. Didn't take any wardrobe pics either so I guess our regularly scheduled programming will begin in the next day or 2!

Back to our regularly scheduled programming

Although we were only gone for the weekend, I feel like I have a lot of catching up to do! I really love Puerto Vallarta - it's only a 2 hour plane ride from home, the weather is perfect, the beaches are beautiful and the drinks are delicious! I kept my wardrobe simple and just brought pink and black - my signature colors :)


Here I am outside of our hotel room, when we first arrived. We had a pretty good view of the water!


I "borrowed" this cowboy hat from one of friends on the trip because I forgot to bring one with me!


And I wore one of my favorite dresses ever twice this trip - for our dinner on Sat night and on the way home as well. {What made the trip even better - first class upgrades both ways!}

Now I am just trying to get back into the swing of things...