1996 called...

She wants you to have a Happy 4th of July. 

Dang.

Here the deal: When I was out of town earlier this week I left my car keys and the card reader to get photos off a camera onto my computer. Do not do this if you ever need photos off a computer or you need to drive somewhere. So the bad news is I won't be able to post an outfit until later today (fingers crossed!). The good news is that sometimes I like to put my dog in a swing and film him. So here you go:

dog in a swing > outfit posts.

My Best Friend's Wedding

Sorry for the silence over the weekend, my best friend was getting married. I wore the title matron of honor proudly, although the term matron makes me feel immediately frumpy. Honorably frumpy though. 

I lost my phone over the weekend so these were the only shots I caught. Luckily my husband was there to catch her big day and then luckily he found my phone. I promise to be back later today with an outfit. 

(PS -- Isn't she a doll? She was the prettiest bride I've ever seen.)

Texas Style Council Conference

The Texas Style Council Conference was....so.much.fun. It was like adult summer camp packed into three days. I didn't want to leave all of my new friends, I slept in a tent, and I only showered once. See? Just like adult summer camp. I can not wait to go back. 
We didn't snap too many photos throughout the weekend, as we just...kind of forgot. But here are a few that we did take. 




And then for some reason, I was handed a mic and put on a panel about community in blogging. This is the face I make when I'm nervous.


(Look at my expertise, it's just oozing from me, isn't it?) 
And then I won the Texas Social Media Award. Cue the dramatic lights and proud dad. 


And now for something completely different. Me being an idiot in front of a camera. Okay so not totally different.










The end. 
{Photobooth photos by nathan russell, Blue Dress above courtesy of 81 Poppies)

My Weekend in a Nutshell

The Texas Style Council Conference was this past weekend in Austin and it might have been the best weekend of my life. 

Even Bryan had fun. See? 

{Photo booth by Nathan Russell Photography}

Copy Much?

{Shop: Similar Turtleneck, Shoes, Necklace}
Yesterday I accidentally said "It's 2001, for goodness sake!" To which Bryan replied, "No, it's not. It's 2011." It's going to take some time to catch me up on the last ten years, but if anyone is up for the task it's Bryan. Tonight he's going to teach about YouTube and Snuggies. Tomorrow, Facebook.
So I copied Elaine from Clothed Much again. (Yeah, I said again.) She tweeted about these pants one day and I immediately got shopper's envy, which some people use the word covet for. But I prefer shopper's envy, because it doesn't sound like I want to knock her unconscious and take what she has. It doesn't sound like that, but that doesn't mean I won't do it. Lucky for Elaine she is many miles away from me and also, she is tiny. One day I will hold you in my giant girl arms, Elaine, one day. Till then I'll just steal your clothes. 
I could have named this post so many things. One would have been "How to get dressed for $50 or less." As my pants were a wooping $16, down from $98.  But then the rest of my outfit costs something like $36, so that title would have been a lie. Another could have been "My feet are cold but I refuse to wear trouser socks." But somehow that just didn't have quite the ring to it that I was looking for.