My husband and I went out for lunch with another couple and their kid. We went to a new restaurant that only serves various types of peanut butter sandwiches!
I wish I either could take clearer pictures in the mirror, or had a place at this height to sit my camera for timer pictures. I usually don't mind shooting down from above a little bit, but it does make my legs look stumpy and sometimes I prefer a more straight-on angle.
After a few teaser days of fall, we're back to summer at the moment. So I revived one of my summer outfits. I thought I was done with sandals for this year!
I'm back! I had a weekend and a couple vacation days and a day of working from home, but today I was back in the office for the first time in almost a week.
I kind of preferred my face this other picture, but didn't like my hair...
It seems like nobody is in the office on Fridays! Which I like, actually - I got things done that have been on my to-do list for a couple weeks. But we did have a large meeting for our entire site this morning, so I knew I'd be in a room with a couple hundred other people, and also that I'd probably get cold.
Yes, I am wearing Gap pants and CL shoes again. But this is a different pair of pants - black, not gray.
I remembered at the last minute that I had a meeting with someone I hadn't before, so I went with my patterned cardigan and one of my favorite purple shirts. And after wearing the gray Gap pants and Chinese Laundry flats twice already this week, I decided to give them a break.
I don't usually go into the office on Wednesdays, but I had to be there today to do some work. I figured I'd just keep it casual since I didn't have any meetings or anything.
I ended up finishing my work early, so I took the afternoon off and had time to relax at home before going out to band practice for the evening.
I started a new job a few weeks ago, and I think it's finally starting to catch up with me - suddenly it's like I'm in non-stop meetings! This might be the end of wearing fitted t-shirts to work.
My husband took me out to one of our favorite restaurants to celebrate my birthday. I was going to wear a different top, but it just didn't look right... and then neither did the next one I tried, or the next one. So in the end, I just went with one of my double-layer ones from Target.
When I bought this sweater thing (still not exactly sure what to call it), I wasn't totally sure about the style or the ruffles. But when I wore it to work today I got a lot of compliments on it! So I guess it was a good choice. (Speaking of compliments, I also got lots of compliments on my new purse [you saw it here yesterday], which I was also unsure of, so I feel better about that choice, too.)
Today was the second and final day of meetings at work. I didn't have to be there the whole time, but the parts I attended fit around the other appointments I already had scheduled. So I was busy!
After work I got changed and then went out for an early birthday dinner with my mother. It was also the debut of my new purse! Not my usual style, but I wanted to break out of my purse rut...
We had visitors from out of town and all-day meetings today, followed by a group dinner, so I needed an outfit that would be comfortable and put-together. I decided to wear my magical brown pants that make my legs look long and slim.
I bought new pants this weekend! The Gap was having a huge sale (they were like half off), so get ready to see something other than New York & Company under the pants category :o)
This was my only day in the office this week, so I wanted to look decent - even though with the holiday weekend coming up, there were even fewer people in the office than there usually are on Fridays.
This was the second day of my trip, but the first day of my two-day class. We had been told to wear "summer business casual" attire, but there was actually a lot of variety in what people ended up wearing to class, from suits to jeans.
I just picked up this purple piece at Ross last weekend. It's not a sweater, but I'm not sure what to call it - it's just a long-sleeved, knit, cardigan-like top with ruffles around the neck. I figured it was a good way to get in on the ruffle trend. And I love the color! This outfit was specifically chosen because I went straight from day two of my class to the several-hour train ride home, so I wanted to be comfy.
