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
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!