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
Catrina
preheat oven to 80 degrees, the perfect lazy day temperature
take one part pretty frilly dresses
stir in 2 parts bourbon
sprinkle with vinyl
liberally add beautiful friends
sounds like the perfect recipe to cure the blues.
joythebaker
so sweet! can you write my next blog post? you’re super clever!
sarah @ syrupandhoney
the dress is gorgeous and so are you. what a fun post!
Nina T.
Absolutely LOVE the dress!!!! Bourbon….yum….And really love your tattoo too! Glad you had a great time!
JennEJenn
You look beautiful in your vintage dress! Good friends, booze, and music always makes for a great recipe!
janelle
You all look awesome. Your dress if fab. I am glad it cheered you up :)
Pat
LOVE the dress! You look stunning…and happy. Who cares if someone doesn’t like the bourbon and/or music? Gotta make yourself happy.
Rena Frey
I LOVE your dress and the flowers in your hair. Are they real or a headband…because I really want to get one!
joythebaker
it’s two skinny headbands that i glued fake flowers to. super easy! make one!
Sandy
In the words of Wally Amos (Famous Amos) – “When going through hell, don’t stop and take pictures! Ger rid of the camera and focus on peace of mind and freedom”. I think what he meant to say was – when going through hell don’t stop and take pictures, put on a fab party dress, drink bourbon, play Country Funk and love the life your livin’!
joythebaker
Amen!
Ashley
your dress is GORGEOUS!! where did you get it? So summery and fun!!
joythebaker
i got it at Shareen Vintage. There’s one in Los Angeles and New York. Kinda the best place ever.
Louis-Philippe
The dress is beautiful, you’re gorgeous. What a great post! =)
Megan (Best of Fates)
That dress is so awesome it blows my mind.
Patricia Scarpin
I love your dress – anything polka dot has a very special place in my heart.
You look beautiful!
Shushmi
awww you look so pretty! I love dresses too – especially cute ones that cover up thick thighs and manage to skim over hips which might have indulged in a little too much cake…YAY for dresses!
Always nice to see what you are up to – food and non-food related :)
Anu
You look terrific in that gorgeous dress. Good for you for not wallowing and doing something fun instead. I’m going to do that too :)
Carol L. Evans
Everyone is commenting on the dress, I think you are a mighty pretty lady in any dress. You look just beautiful in that particular dress…..I also had a Mint Julip on Derby Day..
joythebaker
mint julips are essential on derby day. i had… several.