Dress Drama

Turns out, it's not easy to order a bridesmaid's dress from overseas. I've been trying to find the dress online, order it online, and call David's Bridal futilely for a couple of hours now. It's not looking positive.

Out of nowhere they declared that we had to have our dresses ordered by today in order to have them back by March 5th. Four months seems a little extreme, but you never really want to mess with the people who control the taffeta when it comes to weddings.

Anyway, it's after midnight, and I am still trying to make this work...so a better blog tomorrow maybe? In the mean time, if you see this:

in cornflower blue...let me know! The things I do for my friends!

Adventures of the Traveling Fleece

Yesterday after staying up until almost 5 in the morning to take Hary to the airport (he's in Syria for 2 weeks now) and taking a nap, Janee and I went to do a little shopping. We went to Decathalon, which is more or less like an Acadamy, and I decided to pick up a new fleece. When I was living in Spain I could never get warm so I finally went to the Decathalon there and bought a pink pullover Quechua fleece.

And then never stopped wearing it.

If you have paid any attention at all, you have seen me wearing it. When I travel, I almost always take it with me. In fact, it is almost comical to look through my travel pictures (from any that are not in the absolute middle of summer) because I am wearing it in almost every picture.

Anyway, the new one is almost exactly the same but black and oh-so-soft. And I think I bought it just in time--it's getting chilly! So here is the new fleece, get used to it!

Some pictures of me in my old fleece. It got around.

My fleece peaking out in Santorini

My fleece and me in a Scottish glen

Wearing my fleece in Portugal

Fleece in Casa Blanca

Me in my fleece with our Berber guide out in the Sahara

Me, my fleece and a Viennese fountain

And finally, me wearing my fleece getting really excited about a kebab.

Hello New Shoes, Bye Bye Blues

Before I left the for Brussels I had to buy a few colder weather layering items. I also decided I needed to buy a new pair of tennis shoes. You walk so much in Europe and with it being cold and rainy here I knew I had better buy a pair before I left.

It has been a really long time since I bought a new pair of tennis shoes. They feel very back-to-school-ish. And...I really like them. I know that I am very easily amused, but I can't help it. I partially am just enjoying having something new. I find myself being a bit poetic about it--thinking about all the places I will walk in these tennis shoes--but then again, I just mostly think they are snazzy. And so far my toes have stayed warm and dry. Unlike these guys.

So as I put Paulo Nutini on my September playlist I thought I would share them. : )

In a semi-related note, I also heard a French version of "These Boots Are Made For Walking" today...