Out the Door With What I Wore: Nine West Resort Report

Flower clips: Capelli: ULTA

Bag: The Shoppes at the Asbury; Shoes: Chinese Laundry, Zulily

Dress: Nine West, Kohl's

Skirt: Wallflower, Marshalls; Shoes: Katy Perry Collection, Amazon

Bag: Dolls Kill

Top: Nine West, Kohl's

Skirt: So, Kohl's; Shoes: Rocket Dog, Marshalls

Bag: So, Kohl's; Bag charm: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Top: Nine West, Kohl's

Sunglasses: Nordstrom Rack

I finally convinced the husband to -- safely, carefully, lovingly -- place Charlotte in the pack n' play to take these blink-and-you'll-miss-them porch pics.  She was fine, it was fine, and I learned a lesson about not obsessing over the perfect shot.  Gone are the days when I'd insist that the husband retake this or that pic because of bad lighting, bad hair, or, yes, my sometimes bad attitude.  Now I make my peace with a couple of snaps and move on.

See?  Baby girl and I are both growing up.        

Anyway, this is what I wore to the husband's birthday dinner, Labcorp (diabetes has left the building!), and my first post-baby trip to Kohl's, Michaels, and Target.  I was excited to break out my new Nine West clothes.  Bold and tropical, they remind me of things that you'd wear on vacation.

Or that I'd wear to Target. 🌺🌴

Daisies and the Deep Blue Sea, the Pirate's Life is Not for Me

Top: Delia's, Dolls Kill

Fish Kitsch Necklace

Black and white bracelet: Mixit, JCPenney; Lime bracelet: Amrita Singh, Zulily; Bag: Mix No. 6, DSW; Purple bracelet: Etsy; Ring: Making Waves, Ocean City; Rainbow bracelet: So, Kohl's; Barrettes: So, Kohl's

Shoes: Ami Clubwear

Jeans: Arizona Jeans, JCPenney

Necklace: The Tote Trove; Bag: SHEIN; Rainbow bracelet: Zulily; Clip: SHEIN; Purple ring: Claire's; Blue bracelet: Cloud Nine, Ocean City; Dragonfly ring: Miami accessories cart

Top: Rebellious One, Macy's

Flip flops: Rocket Dog, Marshalls

Twee If By Sea Necklace

Dress: Rewind, Kohl's

Barrettes: SHEIN; Bag: Wild Fable, Target; Yellow and lime bangles: B Fabulous; Blue bangle: So, Kohl's; Coral bangle: Silver Lining, Ocean City

Shoes: Not Rated, Journeys

Today's outfits are all about daisies and sea life.  Because whether wedded to water or grown in the ground, both natural wonders bring the wow.  The fabrics are rooted in florals; the necklaces hang at the aquarium.  It's a real "Octopus's Garden" situation, only with fish and dolphins instead of octopi.  And landlubber flowers instead of seaweed.  

Still, my favorite item isn't anchored to any of it.  Because it's this pair of kind-of-'60s-kind-of-'90s, black and yellow plaid pants!  

Pants: Almost Famous, Macy's

Although not super low rise (no whale tails here), they were a super low price, just $6.96.  Unfortunately, they're also super long, swallowing my five-foot self even in four-inch heels.  Now, as you know, I'm no seamstress.  So I turned to my packing tape.  Not just for Tote Trove packages anymore, this very sticky adhesive did the trick, holding up my insta-cuffs -- at least until after the picture. 

That said, I'd rather deal with daisies and the deep blue sea than the devil.  Somehow I don't think that  packing tape would stand up to a peg leg.

Fruit Suit Hoot

Sunglasses: Zulily; Yellow and red bangles: B Fabulous; Mint bangle: Decree, JCPenney

Top: Candie's, Kohl's

Bag: Luv Betsey, Macy's Backstage

Shorts: Merona, Target

Flip Flops: Rocket Dog, Marshalls

Bag: Amazon

Bangles, top to bottom: Target; B Fabulous; Target; Mixit, JCPenney

Top: Cool Melon, Zulily

Flats: Wanted, Modcloth

Leggings: Lula Roe

Necklace and bracelet: Amrita Singh, Zulily; Green bracelet: Parade of Shoes

Top: Rebellious One, Macy's

Bag: Circus for Sam Edelman, Kohl's

Skirt: Mudd, Kohl's

Bag charm: Michaels

Now that it's officially summer, it's time for a picnic of prints!  Yes, I'm all about fruit salad ensembles ripe with watermelons, kiwis (Remember Lula Roe?  Her legacy lives on in these leggings.), lemons, palm trees, and pineapples good enough to eat.  Not that anyone wants to chow down on a palm tree.  So let's just say coconuts.

I was excited to plant a couple of farm market pics in between the outfits. The husband went to our local stand, Joe's, all last summer, but this was my first trip back since the pandemic.  And it was delightful!  Seeing all that color up close and personal is always uplifting. 

Speaking of celebratory occasions, nearly eight years ago, the husband and I received these champagne glasses as a wedding gift.  They were beautiful, but neither one of us likes the bubbly, so I stuffed them with plastic produce.

Now that's my kind of fruit cocktail!

B Reel Spiel: Surprise! It's Summer

Towel: JCPenney

Bag: Mix No. 6, DSW

Dress: LC Lauren Conrad, Kohl's

Skirt: Dollhouse, Macy's

Dress: ELLE, Kohl's

Skirt: Xhilaration, Target

Bag: Sugar Thrillz, Dolls Kill

Tights: Zulily

Flip flops: Rocket Dog, Marshalls

Shoes: Impo, DSW

It's almost the first day of summer!  So I thought, why not get pumped with some B reel?  Here are my top ten unposted poses from last summer (and, okay, one from Easter).  Some are staged (I'm looking at you, Carmen Miranda and pink princess phone), but most are not.  Instead, I'm caught unawares by the husband between takes, as real as B reel can be -- well, as real as can be wearing makeup.  In most, I'm preoccupied with my purse; in others I'm sort of doing the robot.  But they're fun to look at and give me a laugh.  Hopefully, they give you one too.

So here's to another summer of colorful outfits and other happy, hot weather things.  Like ice cream.  

And hustling people at potato sack races.