Story of a clothing swap

Saturday was great. I went to the park with Ryan and then wondered around Findlay Market for a while trying out my lovely new camera (Canon Rebel T3).

Auggie

Blackberry blossoms at the park

Findlay Market

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After that I went to a clothing swap. It was super fun and there were lots of cool clothes.

Here's what I brought to swap...

I invited my friends Cece and Kelly (who you can see being goofy in the following pictures). I also saw my friend Megan there and she, Cece, and I went out for food and drink after (as well as discussion of OCD and the worst weddings ever attended). All in all, it was a wonderful night

Cece

Kelly

Everything Kelly's wearing, she got at the swap! Cute, huh? Here's what I got...

Cute, cotton sundress (Maxi dresses are really growing on me lately, and I love thin, woven, cotton in the summer.):

Cotton minidress (Kelly has one like it in another color):

Emerald jersey t-shirt dress (shown with a thrifted belt I already had):

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All right, that's all for now. I'm off to swim a few laps and sit by the pool with Marie Claire.

(Vintage maillot circa 1960s, thrift store find from high school)

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Experimenting with O.P.I. "Black Shatter" nail polish

"Black Shatter" nail polish by Katy Perry for O.P.I. is pretty much the sh!t. It's fun to use (though it takes a bit of practice to get the feel for it) and looks edgy and fun. I tried it earlier this week on top of yellow and right now I'm wearing it on top of pink. I do wish it were available in more colors though. So far the only color besides black I've seen is silver.

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A few post-wedding things

So, I hinted about a surprise that I couldn't tell you about until after the wedding. Here it is...

I made this quilt (my first ever) as a gift for Ben and Jenn. It's all different shades off-white and off white and different textures. It has many imperfections, but I'm still proud.

Also, here's a bit of a peak at my full wedding look. More wedding pictures to come in a few weeks.

Take care!

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Preparations for the wedding

The past few days have been crazy getting ready for my brother's wedding, which is tomorrow. In fact, I barely have time to write this post -- I'm about to leave for Hocking Hills where the ceremony will be tomorrow -- but I just had to keep you all updated on the excitement.

Inspired by all the hats at Kate and Will's wedding, my mom and I spontaneously drove to Louisville to buys hats for the wedding. We knew there would be a ton of great hats there since it's derby week.

Plus, it was a good excuse to go to our favorite Mexican food place, El Mundo.

Mmmmmm... prickly pear margaritas.

So many hats, hats, hats...

(About half a second after this picture was taken, that lady made us stop taking pictures.)

I adore the way this Brook's Brother's mannequin is dressed. More people should wear khaki suits in the summer. They are so classic preppy and Gatsby-esque.

This hat was cute and came in exactly the shades of green and blue that are in my dress, but I decided it looked a little too "old."

Instead I bought this one. If felt more "me."

All happy with my new hat boxed up and ready to go:

You know what's crazy. I realized after I bought my hat that it looks a lot like the one I saw Kate Middleton wearing the first time I even stopped and thought what nice style she had.

Don't you think?

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Today, I finally finished the dress I made for myself to wear to the wedding. Sorry I couldn't do a step-by-step with photos for you, but my camera's been on the fritz lately.

I finished it in two days and I only burned myself with the iron twice!

(Aloe helps.)

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My mom left me this cute note to remind me to bring my nail things.

Well, I'm off. Stayed tuned for another big wedding-related surprise that I can't talk about yet in case Jenn's reading. ;)

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