In my dreams...

Oh wow, got the new J. Crew catalog yesterday and I am in love.

The perfect twist on a little black dress...

In the catalog it's shown without the rosette belt which I prefer.


These shoes are adorable, I'd love them in bright blue.


I'll take this skirt in bright rhubarb,
and this bag.


Audrey would look adorable in this.



Now I just need to come up with a few thousand to blow on over-priced clothes!

Another cute find...

Just tried on this dress at Ann Taylor Loft and it's adorable.

It's also the softest, lightest, most comfortable garment I've tried on in a long while. But because I had a huge lunch it felt a little bit maternity, which made it easy to resist. They are evidently stocking a new designer called Trulli--it had different tags than everything else. I'd love to see what else Trulli has to offer!

Thinking about bridesmaids dresses

Black Sarah and I have been looking through magazines for bridesmaid dress ideas. Sarah has fallen in love with this one.

I think it's adorable but would prefer the extra little pleats at the knee go away. That's a little bit over-the-top for my style.

I love this one...

and this one...

I normally think strapless dresses are super boring but I loved this sash and big box pleats. Any other suggestions?

Cute new dress

Well I wasn't planning on splurging but Fur-Fur came home today from Austin with this dress (she found it on clearance) and it's adorable. I'm hoping Laura will help me accessorize. I'm hoping it will work for lots of weddings, reunions, etc. There's a cute little cropped short-sleeve cardigan that coordinates with it so I won't be strappy in church.

Petite Woes

I'm mildly obsessed with these shorts. My mom and I went to Macy's last week and saw these (except in a darker wash). I love the big hem, the straight leg--they are adorable. But because I am less than 5 feet 4 inches tall, they hit me in an awkward spot, right below the knee cap. Black Sarah hems everything including denim but I was too scared to try.

We have had a pretty much continuous string of company for the last week and it has been so much fun. After spending the fourth in Nacogdoches, we brought JPB home with us. Patrick and Fur-fur really hit it off--he is like the little brother she never knew she wanted! Then Danny came by Monday on his way home from Fort Worth and spent Monday and Tuesday with us. Wednesday my mom came for the day and Jason, Kendra, Gavin, Jeremiah, and Cathy all came for dinner. (Patrick had made me a birthday cake almost all by himself--once he figured out the frosting goes on after baking, he was good to go.) Kendra spent a couple of days with us and Thursday Stephers came over too. My mom picked up Kelly and Black Sarah and we had a nice big crowd at Texas Roadhouse for my birthday dinner. I just love--LOVE--how our families mix--it really made it so much fun. Jacob is here now and Audrey is over the moon. She started begging to wake him up at 8:30 and I held her off until 10:39. She hasn't stopped talking since.