Sunday funday

Outfit details

cardigan: Old Navy, thrifted (similar)

dress: very old SJP line (similar cut - and super cute!)

Although the Monday before my surgery was less than fun (see here), the Sunday before my surgery was pretty darn great.  I attended a Creative Connections meet-up at Cork It in Grapevine, where I got to network, chat, and drink some yummy wine with other DFW creatives.  One of my favorite local fashion blogger pals, Elissa of Dress With Courage, attended as well, so it was great to see her.  Seriously guys...if you don't already subscribe to Elissa's blog, head over there now!  She always has interesting, thoughtful content, and she's an excellent thrifter.  Also, if you're a DFW blogger, please attend the meet-up in December!  You won't regret it!  Elise Ostermann of Hey Sweet Pea does a wonderful job of putting these things together.

Afterward, Caleb and I met up with my Uncle Bob and Aunt Lisa, who were visiting us from England.  I hadn't seen them in over 20 years, when I was just a wee bit of a thing, so it was really great to get to spend time with them and get to know them a lot better.  We chatted at their hotel for awhile, and then we headed for some good ol' fashion Texas cooking at the Stockyards in Fort Worth.  The food was delicious, the conversation was fantastic, and I was with terrific company.  What more can you ask for?  Bob and Lisa have invited us to come spend some time with them in England, so we've got that in the works now.  We hope to visit the other side of the pond in the not-to-distant future.

In other news, I get my stitches removed tomorrow!  Hooray!

How is your week going?



Remember that time I had surgery and disappeared for a while?

Outfit details:

sweater: via TJ Maxx (sequins and lace)

skirt: Sparkle & Fade, via UO (exact)

tights: Kohl's (similar)

flats: via Burlington (similar)

scarf: left behind by an old roomie (similar)

belt: Betsey Johnson, via Marshall's (similar)

Hello, hello!

I am back (again) after an unexpected hiatus.  I had surgery last Monday to remove a mass above my thyroid, and recovery was a little more trying than I anticipated.  I thought I'd be back to normally scheduled blogging in no time, but, quite obviously, that did not happen.  I am feeling so much better now, but I still have stitches across the front of my neck.  The first thing I remember hearing Caleb say to me after I got out of surgery was, "It looks like someone slit your throat!"  Thanks, dear.  That was quite appreciated.  I experienced a LOT of swelling afterward, but most of that has gone down now.  I'm looking forward to getting my stitches removed this Thursday so I can feel normal again and take pretty outfit photos - I don't want to expose any more people than necessary to the gnarliness that has become my neck.  The stitching technique used involved leaving 'wiskars' poking out from the incision, and it's definitely not pretty.

But on to brighter things!

These photos were taken before my throat was slit surgery.  It was a pretty cloudy day, but I didn't mind.  As long as it's tight-wearing weather, I'm happy.  Unfortunately, the lighting wasn't the best because of the lack of sunlight.  This sweater is actually a pretty light lavender, but it looks pretty close to white in the pictures.  I love the lace details on the shoulders and the buttons on the back!  Don't you just love small touches?

Anywho...I hope you (Americans) had a fantastic Thanksgiving.  I was just relieved that I could chew and swallow normal people food by Turkey Day!  No surgery was going to hold me back!

I'd also just like to say that, now that Thanksgiving has passed, we can officially start celebrating Christmas.  I like to give Thanksgiving its due time, but now I'm in full Christmas mode.  Is it too early to start saying "merry Christmas" to strangers on the street?