This Life, Redefined...: Out on the Town

Monday, June 13, 2011

Out on the Town

I love going out with friends for a few drinks on a Friday night. I do not love staying out much later than I should and having to get up the next morning to tend to a toddler. One of these days, I will remember that I am over 30, and late nights are not my friend anymore.

Luckily, my toddler is the most awesome toddler ever, and she understands the joys of sleeping in on the weekends, so it really wasn't so bad. I actually had a harder time dealing with my dear husband, who is apparently not on board with the sleeping in trend we're trying to start around here, because he got up at the crack of dawn to do yard work, before waking Brigid and I both up so we could go to the Farmer's Market on Saturday morning.

I'm pretty sure he's trying to teach me a lesson or something...

Dress: Thakoon for Target

Cardigan: Express

Shoes: DV for Target

6 comments:

TiffanyJune 13, 2011 at 10:44 AM
Cute dress!!! I really love it paired with those awesome wedges! Yes, indeed you look fantastic! Did you get all kinds of hit on? hehe

I went out with friends Friday night too. I got home around 1 (entirely too late for this momma!) and what did I find when I got there? Little Guy was sick! He had thrown up once while I was gone and proceeded to throw up three more times before morning! Needless to say... I was exhausted Saturday!
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rlutzJune 13, 2011 at 11:37 AM
love the way you styled that dress with the black and those killer wedges. My house is the opposite, the boys get up at 6:30 and the hubby sleeps until 11.
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oomph.June 13, 2011 at 5:25 PM
what a cute color-blocked dress! i love these two colors together. i don't get many nights out, but when i do, i tend to overdo it, too!

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MelissaJune 13, 2011 at 6:56 PM
Look how adorable you are with the color blocking! I love this!

You are NOT over 30. Really? Are we the same age?

One of my friends asked today about getting together and said something about any weeknight being good for her. Really? A weeknight? Because I'm old and that's no good for me.

Fridays aren't much better, to be honest.

Anyway. YOU are adorable. That's all. :)

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CJune 13, 2011 at 11:31 PM
I'm not 30 yet and I don't have a kid, but I already can't stay up on Fri nights, hahaha. I shudder to think what I'll be like when I do hit 30. Sigh.

Colorblocking + wedges = you're so on top of trends for this summer :)
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ClaireJune 14, 2011 at 12:32 AM
this looks great! you so didn't steal my look!!! you made this your own with the black cardi and the cool necklace. though i hope i inspired you a little :)

i love that we always pick the same clothes! we should go shopping together!!! we're like clothing soul sisters. haha.

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2014 List

1) Send more mail...thank you notes, birthday cards, and 'just because' messages.

2) Be nicer, in general, to my husband and family. They deserve a much less crabby me than the one they were stuck with for most of 2013.

3) Make more of an effort to communicate with the long-distance people in my life. I got away from facetiming with my sister on a regular basis, and I miss it. Plus, now that she's making me an aunt, I think it's even more important that we get back into the habit of seeing each other every week. I do not need her new baby asking 'are you SURE you have more than one sister?', just because Aunt Mary lives in Indiana and Aunt Tara lives all of the way in Georgia.

4) Call or email or even text my friends from college more than I do now, which is hardly at all. Just because we can pick up after not talking to each other for months like no time has passed at all does not mean I should keep letting all of those months pass without the talking. I'm afraid the picking back up can't keep happening in a friendship like that.

5) Do one fitness/health related challenge each month. - You know all of those '0 to 1,000 sit-ups in just 30 days!!' kind of schedules that pop up on Pinterest all of the time? I'm going to start doing those. One each month. Fifteen minute plank? I'M COMING FOR YOU. I'm also throwing my meat-free/sugar-free/alcohol-free months in this category, as well.

6) Run another organized 5K. - It was so much more fun than I expected. Minus the running up a hill part, anyway.

7) Renew my vows with Steve, in Vegas, by Elvis, for our 10th anniversary in October.

8) Create an art wall somewhere in my house.

9) Organize a workspace for me

10) Attend The Blathering in Seattle. - Charleston was such a great time, I'd love to make it back for the Seattle trip.

11) Read at least two books a month.

12) Take Brigid camping.

13) Find a yoga studio and start taking classes regularly.

14) Write something, anything, not blog related.

15) No spending money on new clothes this year. Using gift cards and rewards points are fine, but I need to get out of the habit of spending money on new stuff, just to make myself feel better. I swear, shopping is my addiction, but the high I get from buying a new sweater probably isn't enough to justify the amount of money I spend on clothes I don't need.

16) No buying anything at all unless I absolutely need it. I have a bad habit of stocking up on things at sales (candles, lotions, make-up, beauty products), even if I have a cabinet full of the same stuff already at home. I will use the cabinet full of crap before I add more crap.

17) Be more consistent in updating my family blog, because my parents give me a hard time when I let it lag, and my personal blog, because I'm not as happy with myself when I let it lag.

18) Find a general practitioner and get a physical.

19) Post at least one picture a day on Instagram, to get myself into the habit of taking more pictures of my sweet girls, since I find entire events have passed where I've forgotten to photograph said events. Like Christmas. Sadly.

20) Get a haircut. - You can laugh at this one, if you must, but I did not get one single haircut in 2013. In fact, I haven't had a haircut since before Caitlin was born in November of 2012. I do not even know how this happens, but I know it must end. Soon. I think a Locks of Love kind of donation might be in order. My hair, it is long.

21) Make an effort to get to know the neighbors. - I tend to not get dressed/leave the house on the weekends, and this extends to not fraternizing with anyone who lives near me, because I'm afraid people will judge me for my make-up free, sweatpants clad weekend laze. I should probably get over that.

22) Write more thank you notes. - I am terrible at writing thank you notes. I should not be so terrible.

23) Buy new rugs for my new house. - The sunroom and foyer, in particular, need something fun.

24) Be more fearless in forming and maintaining relationships. - There are many times where I think of something I want to send to someone, whether it's an email, text, card, or what have you, and I don't, because I'm afraid I've maybe overestimated whether we have the type of friendship where I can do something like that. I don't want to worry about stuff like that anymore.

25) Put together an Advent/Christmas activity calendar for Brigid and Caitlin. - I did that for Brigid when I was home on maternity leave after Caitlin's birth, and it was so much fun. I didn't get the chance to do it this year, and I feel like I missed out on some part of the excitement of the season. I'm bringing it back.

26) Institute a once-a-month date night with Steve. Or date lunch, I guess, if necessary.

27) Institute a once-a-month girls' night, whether it be with my old college roommate, my SiLs, or the neighbors. I should get out of the house at least once a month with people who do not live in my house.