Stinky, Worn Sandals and Creepy Neighbors

I got up this morning and did my usual summer routine; make a cup of coffee and sit down to read the blogs. Gigi posted about white skirts so that's where the inspiration for this outfit came from.

Skirt: Banana Republic
Top: Banana Republic
Belt: Joe Fresh
Sandals: Naturalizer - I wore these shoes A LOT last summer but they were kind of forgotten so far this summer. I found them at the bottom of my stinky shoe tote this morning and had an aha moment. Stinky, worn sandals; oh how I've missed you. To those who are grossed out by this, don't worry. I am on the look out for a beige wedge sandal to replace these.

I'm giving outdoor pictures another try. Last year I didn't do it too often as I was creeped out my our neighbor directly behind us. He sits in his kitchen which overlooks my yard and just watches. I'm sure he is mystified about what I am doing here. But this year, I'm not going to be so paranoid because . . . (drum roll please) our house officially went on the market today! Soon I will (hopefully) have no creepy neighbors and I will have woods and 2 acres to frolic around about. Creepy neighbor, get your fill of me now while you can!

Shampoo, Cityline, and Picasa

It's another hot one here today. It was too hot to go through the blow drying and flat ironing of the hair so I tried out some dry shampoo I bought last week at Well.ca. It's called Klorane Oil-Supressing Dry Shampoo.

I bought it because I think I should start giving my hair a break, especially as I am growing it out now. Blow drying and flat ironing is probably not attractive for hair that will no longer be getting a trim every five weeks. I think dry shampoo will be great for those days when I just throw my hair up (and it's getting easier every week - only 2 bobby pins today!) My hair doesn't look exactly like it does when it's been freshly washed but it's not greasy either.

Does anyone else out there use dry shampoo? Any tips/recommendation?

On to the outfit. It's a bit wrinkled because I was lazying around on the couch watching my summer time tv treat show, Cityline. I miss all the day time shows during the school year.

Top: Martin and Osa
Skirt: Old Navy
Belt: Gap - not so sure about this color with this outfit but too lazy to find something better.
Shoes: Clark's
Headband: The Bay
Shades: Raybans

I played around with Picasa to make my head a little blurry so I won't feel as paranoid about posting my face on the interweb. Seriously, how great is Picasa? It's so much easier than Photoshop to use. I can't believe I didn't discover it until last week!

Ruby Steals the Show

It's a hot one today. My body is not built to withstand temperatures of +33 Celsius. I've been thinking of all kinds of errands I can do simply so I can go for a drive in my air conditioned car. We do not have air conditioning in our house.

The cats have been feeling the heat too. They spend most of their time stretched out on the floor with their limbs askew. When I took this picture, I thought Ruby was stretched out beside me. It wasn't until I started to edit that I realized she was doing something much different. Oh Ruby. . .

Tank: Lacoste
Shorts: J Crew
Wedges: Old Navy

Anniversary Dinner

Last night, RDog took me out for dinner to celebrate our second anniversary. It was a hot and muggy day, so I wanted to keep it cool with my outfit choice.

Dress: Christopher Deane from Revolve
Shoes: Sears

I don't nearly wear his dress enough. One reason why is because it is silk and every time I wear it, I get some sort of stain on it. Not wanting to wash silk myself, I get it dry clean. Last night was no different. The lovely vinaigrette from my salad ended up on my dress. I think I have spent more in dry cleaning this dress then in buying it. Other than my spilling food all over myself, it was a great night.

Happy Anniversay RDog

Today is our second wedding anniversary. Here are a few pictures from our special day. It feels like it was only a few months ago; it's hard to believe it has been two years.

I wanted a rustic sign pointing the way to the wedding. This is what my Dad came up with.

The setting was my parents' back yard.

I always knew I wanted to get married here. My parents worked so hard to make that happen for me.

It's my favorite place in this world. So peaceful and quiet.

Holidays, Weddings and Sand

I hope all Canadians and Americans had a great holiday weekend. We went to Nova Scotia for my cousin's wedding (yay, I love weddings!). I don't have an outfit picture because I wore basically the same thing as here. It was a success so I thought why not do it again.

The next day, RDog and I went for a walk on one of Nova Scotia's great beaches. Here is my windblown picture.

T-shirt: J Crew
Skirt: J Crew via EBay
Shoes: Aerosoles which are now full of sand

Easy Summer Days

Dress: Old Navy
Hat: H&M
Flats: Gap
Shades: Raybans
Purse: Burberry