you can plan a pretty picnic

but you can't predict the weather(ms jackson!)

i love this polka dot dress, but i think i've only worn it a handful of times in the almost 5 years i've owned it. there's a lot going on with the polka dots and the tiers of ruffles and it can translate as very young. even though i am young. and painfully hip. 2 painful hips in fact. it's called sciatica nerve pain. thank you babies.

and it was misty raining. so my hair was a big, heavy pile of blah. if the quality of my picture was better you could tell that my shirt is blue pinstripe, not just blahwhite-ish. and my necklace reminds me of the dog collar of a small yappy dog. but i like it. mucho.

button up- jcpenney

dress- ross

shoes- kristin davis via tjmaxx

my fave picture location to date:

and on a different day, un-rainy day:

just your local, run of the mill Georgian-style bed and breakfast that i run past on my monday workout.

and equally stunning is when i originally wore this polka dot dress(thomas is so handsome in this picture). i would never wear that sash or bolero together again, way too high school formal for my tastes.

i bought this dress for thomas' graduation from law school in 2006. i think it cost me something like $13.99. i was so excited to get something new. law school and a new baby at the same time isn't for the faint of heart. and you can see the watch he gave me for our first valentine's together, way back in 2002. plus, you can see on my right eyebrow that this whole "wax off half your eyebrow" problem isn't a recent dilemma for me. i'll never learn.

 memories! like the corner of my mind. misty water-colored memories! of the way we were.