For a second I thought I might sit around my house this past weekend and wallow knee deep in self pity and other sorrows. Sounds like fun, right? A real riot.
I thought better of it. I kicked myself right in the pants and put on the biggest party dress I could find.
Big party dresses are key to healing any of life’s little hiccups. You think I’m kidding? Put on a dress… you’ll feel way better.
Know what else helps with life’s hiccups? Bourbon. Or wait…. does that cause the hiccups in the first place? I’m not sure. Jury is still out on that one.
Big party dress, check. Bourbon, check. Country funk records spinin’ on the turntable, check. One heck of an afternoon in the sun… success.
Throw in my two best friends Whitney and Rachel. Holy heckballs…. that was one fine weekend.
Please note: this post was just a shameless excuse to show you the fantastic vintage dress I wore this weekend. If this dress or my unabashed love of bourbon and country funk music offends your sensibilities…. well… that’s a real shame. You must admit though… it’s a pretty rad dress.
Tomorrow we discuss pie bars. It’s important. Really important.
Photographs by Marisa Q Photography
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oh…it’s such a pretty dress!!! and you look absolutely gorgeous in it. there’s nothing like a fabulous dress, alcohol, good music and friends to turn a day sunny side up
I’ve made a decision to wear more dresses this year – once it gets warmer. Perhaps I will find it lighten my mood when things go blue. I think it’s lovely and well, drink away – I could use one right now!! actually, I could use about three.
Thomas, Tracy and I are sooo sorry we could not make to the bourbon affair, considering our mutual love of Bulleit! We would love for you and the girls to come to our next little get together to celebrate Tracy’s Cinco de Mayo birthday on May 8th in a little place called San Luis Obispo. There will be plenty of bourbon along with lots of yummy food. And party dresses are always welcome. Just something to think about…
Kim, Tracy and Thomas
Umm, I think I ended up on the wrong web site. Is this The Sartorialist? Because you are a Fashion Diva. Dude. If I swoon any more here, I’m going to electrocute myself on my computer.
So much awesomeness, the tattoo, the dress, the friends.
I was in a horrid funk this past weekend. The chocolate covered banana cake balls didn’t help (I had a few too many).
I need to find me a red dress now (I already have a rose tattoo…).
If only Middle School Joy could see you now. She’d swoon!
p.s. I’ve never had bourbon…
Awesome dress!
Joy, I love the dress and your tattoo! Stay sassy, chica!
you are beautiful!
you make me want to do the things i love.
thank you.
fabulous fabulous dress. I am going to take your example and go put on a fabulous dress tomorrow!
Dress is very rad. You and your friends are so beautiful!
Beautiful dress is most post-worthy, and the hats? Definitely. I am with you on bourbon and brightly colored party dresses, sister. Here’s to making life better!
You look lovely. I wear dresses all the time, but they are for work, so they are not nearly as cool as the one you are sporting :)
You look splendid my dear, total vintage glam! Now all you need is one of those cute old-school tea-cups to drink your Burbon out of! Seriously,isn’t drinking cocktails out of vintage teacups the ultimate cherry on the cake?!
Beautiful dress! Girl, your arms are super toned!
Hi Joy!
I only just found your blog recently and have been trying to catch up with it this past week! I found it by googling red velvet cake! My favourite thing in the whole world… Its not so common here in South Africa.
The dress is lovely, you’re a pleasure to read and the pictures are mouth watering!
Love it!!!
Dress looks awesome. Glad to see you are having a ton of fun!
Looks like a perfect celebration for Derby weekend. What that intentional? Either way, the fancy folks in Louisville would be impressed.
Love the hats and dresses!!
Love the dress, and love this. I also enjoyed myself quite a bit over the weekend, we had a huge derby party for charity and it was a big success! With big hats and mint juleps, you can’t go wrong :) xxSAS
Joy! You look fab and so does everything you bake. When I grow up I want to be like you =)
Love S
(all the way from Sweden!!)
Love the dress!
Your dress blog has me smiling. I’m a 60+ woman who hasn’t worn a dress in eons but always enjoyed it when I did. Today I was at Goodwill today and I always check out the hats because I like to wear one when I walk in the morning. There was this FABULOUS pink and green hat with silk flowers all over it. It was sort of pill box shaped and was made in New York from a Milliner there. Although not a dress, I just couldn’t pass it up. It is so beautiful! We are expecting our first grandchild in a month and I decided she and I will be wearing our hats one day soon when we have tea. I’m more excited about the hat than a new pair of shoes!
Gorgeous dress, Joy! (And fabulous bourbon! Although, I’ll admit, Maker’s Mark is my favorite.)
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!
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