Long Daze - Travel, Cats and Floofy Dresses

Hey! The long weekend is, sadly, over. And here I am again.

L and I went to visit his folks over the weekend. As it's finally - finally! - warm here, I did a small travel wardrobe, part of which was...
...this! I also took a graphic tee, another solid top, and my cropped khakis. Same shoes and cardi all weekend. I didn't photograph the other outfits. Believe me, you didn't miss much. And I was still overdressed for L's small town!

I was very glad of my hat:

It stayed on really well, even with the top down on our convertible.

Cardigan (American Rag Cie, consignment), top (Ricki's, consignment), jeans (Jackpot, swap from Caro), shoes (Kenneth Cole Reaction), hat (DeLux).

While waiting in the ferry line-up, I did a beachcombing stroll along the water's edge. Look at all the treasure I found:

Those are all very common shells. I like the limpets (the ones with the stripes/spots) and the tiny moon snail shell.

The colours are so pretty:

I always look at the backs - check out that glorious lavender on the piece of clamshell.

I find when travelling - as in life - it is always good to look where you are going:

Such a rugged coastline!

And it's always good to look back on where you've been:

I love walking up and down the ferry decks.

I particularly liked the little girl in the far distance here, with her hands up:

She's wearing a tiara. Girl after my own heart!

My mother-in-law picked a tray of fresh raspberries, right off the canes for us:

They tasted like sunshine! I ate most of this tray all by myself.

Every time we drive back home, I miss getting a picture of this gnome (we're usually going 120 kmph):

I am sure he must be the world's largest gnome, or at least the Gnome With the Largest Hands.

I love all the trees and greenery along the road:

I count myself lucky to live in such a beautiful place.

I stuck my camera up and took a self-portrait:

No make-up, just a lot of sunblock!

When I got home, I had to prep for my WW meeting that night. I rolled out my flip-chart paper:Inigo immediately attacked it! My flip charts had teeth marks on them.

Vizzini couldn't miss out on the fun either:

He was not too traumatized by being left by us for a few days.

I put on my simple "lettuce" dress for my Tuesday night meeting:

I last wore it here. I tied my stained glass scarf around my neck (I don't think my WW group is quite ready to see my tattoo), and threw on my comfy shoes. I was really only in this outfit for 2 hours, max.

The outside shot:

I like the loose shape of this dress - I certainly needed it after all the food I ate at my inlaws' place!

L and I tossed the Frisbee around one afternoon while we were away, and I got donked right in the shin (how did I miss catching that?):

Look at that bruise.

Dress (Taylor, consignment), scarf (Metropolitan Museum of Art, thrifted), shoes (Kenneth Cole Reaction, consignment), cuff (Shi Studio).

Yesterday, my last day off...*sigh*. I met up with my boss from my old job for lunch. We sat out on the patio in the sun and chatted for a couple of hours. A lovely time.

I wore my pretty sundress:

Last seen here. This time, I belted it and wore flats for walking.

Of course, as well as being covered in sunblock, I also wore a thin jacket:

After lunch, I walked around and browsed in the mall, and checked out a few of my favourite stores. I bought a few things, and am excited to make some new outfits.

Yesterday was also our good friend Nick's birthday, so we met up with him and a bunch of friends for drinks and appies.

All in all, a lovely weekend! And another one is almost here!

Dress (Le Chateau, consignment), jacket (Gap, consignment), shoes (La Canadienne, consignment).