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For a second I thought I might sit around my house this past weekend and wallow knee deep in self pity and other sorrows. ย Sounds like fun, right? ย A real riot. ย
I thought better of it. ย I kicked myself right in the pants and put on the biggest party dress I could find. ย
Big party dresses are key to healing any of life’s little hiccups. ย You think I’m kidding? ย Put on a dress… you’ll feel way better. ย ย
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Know what else helps with life’s hiccups? ย Bourbon. ย Or wait…. does that cause the hiccups in the first place? ย I’m not sure. ย Jury is still out on that one. ย
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Big party dress, check. ย Bourbon, check. ย Country funk records spinin’ on the turntable, check. ย One heck of an afternoon in the sun… success. ย
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Throw in my two best friends Whitney and Rachel. ย Holy heckballs…. that was one fine weekend. ย
Please note: ย this post was just a shameless excuse to show you the fantastic vintage dress I wore this weekend. ย If this dress or my unabashed love of bourbon and country funk music offends your sensibilities…. well… that’s a real shame. ย You must admit though… it’s a pretty rad dress. ย
Tomorrow we discuss pie bars. ย It’s important. ย Really important.ย
Photographs by Marisa Q Photography
153 Responses
I hope the dress did make you feel better! Another cure for sorrow is going to Maui, which is where I am right now. Not that I was knee deep in pity, I just felt like going to Hawaii! The shaved ice here with a plethora of flavors and colors is a pretty good reason too:)
You inspired me to go out and get a party dress today! It’s seafoam green with white polkadots! And a ruffle!
high five!
You look GORGEOUS! I love getting out of the kitchen and fancying up every now and then :-).
I covet (from afar) your very lovely dress. You looked fantastic! Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to surf Unique Vintage for a party dress of my own.
Joy, you are beautiful. Your dress is gorgeous [and I want to know the (vintage) brand and where you got it]. I hope all your weekends and all your weeks this summer and from there on out are this wonderful and pretty.
Beautiful You !!!
WOW. Your gorgeous! And i LOVE your vintage dress, verrry pretty. I’m in lovee with your blog by the way! just wanted to let you know :) I’m about to go into culinary school and am getting so inspired by not only your delectable recipes but by your sheer love for the food, something i’ve always felt, but I have never met another person with the same passion. It’s nice to see a fellow foodie love food as much as I do :) BTW i’m baking your berry pie bars as I type, they smell like heaven!
That is seriously beautiful!! Wow!
I agree that wearing a dress can always make you feel special. Something about being frilly and pretty that can get you out of a slump!
And you look fabulous in the super rad dress!
That is one fabulous dress!
When I’m in doubt, I always try to wear a dress!