so.. i did it

sorry for the super goofy close-up, but look! half of my hair is gone! my hair appointment was last thursday, and i honestly did not think that i'd have the guts. i showed my hairdresser the same picture that i posted here and she freaked out (in a good way), which i think gave me the confidence that i needed. so, here it is. my short and sweet summer cut (unless i decide to keep it longer!).

today was my day off, and austin and i did what has become our sundays off ritual: estate sales! we also cooked a yummy dinner, and now he's with his brother while i blog/watch gossip girl/eavesdrop on the fireworks outside. ;)

i'm pretty open about how much i dislike getting dressed for the summer weather, because layering is my thing. outfits like this just usually feel so boring that i over-accessorize, or spend 2 hours changing a million times (and ending up in cut-offs and a tshirt..). thankfully, i was in a rush this morning and couldn't do that, because now i really like the simplicity in this outfit.

top: jason wu for target (yep. i was one of THOSE girls that sunday morning..)

skirt: many belles down via modcloth

wedges: urban outfitters (not online anymore, but they were $19.99 in store!)

sunglasses: leopard print via journeys

purse: fossil

i LOVE the flatforms as much as everyone said that i would.. now i have my heart set on this pair.

days off are so relaxing, i'm off to read one of the new books on my kindle (aimee bender's "the particular sadness of lemon cake," in case you were curious). have a good week! <3

sunny sundays

today was the first day since nashville that austin and i have had off together. so we had big plans: laundry. all day. like 5 loads. thankfully, those plans were postponed (for a couple of hours) so that we could stop by an estate sale. i mostly like estate sales because i think i'm kind of a creep?, but also because they're awesome places to shop a little for the store/my life. i ended up with a lot of adorable vintage kids' clothes, a handbag, some pretty books, a pink/white striped crocheted blanket, and an embroidered wall hanging. austin was the clear winner today, because he found a working/perfect record player for $8.

i use days off to dress up a little bit more than i can do for work, too, so i thought today would be a good day to start outfit pictures!! austin took these, and i think it's really obvious how new we both are to the concept of outfit pictures. ;) here's to hoping we get better as time goes on!

throughout the day, i was told what a good "church-going" outfit this was, as well as that i was reminiscent of "1970s dolly parton." neither of those compliments(?) wholly resonate to me (in regards to this outfit..), but i'll take em both.

sunglasses: uo
necklace: CM via local honey
top: target
cardigan: american eagle
belt: american eagle (similar)
skirt: thrifted
shoes: crochet toms


tonight, i'm planning on going to visit my grandma while austin has band practice. then i'm hoping we'll meet back up here for a little ice cream date before bed. :)

hope you had a good weekend. <3