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
Kim
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
Heather
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.
crazybaker
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
Jessanna
I agree with Jessie- I WANT TO SEE YOU ON THE FOOD NETWORK!!
on one condition- you keep this blog- because it is AWESOME!
p.s your Fabulous! Youd make a paper bag look vogue- however that was one kickin dress!
Stiffler
you look fabulous.
Zom G.
Hi Joy,
I was having such a terrible day and then I read this post. Thanks for making me put on a dress, in which I then mowed the lawn and pulled weeds. It gave the neighbors something to talk about, but I felt like a million 50’s housewife bucks {which is like 8 million today, so, SHAZAM.}
Hope your woes disappeared with the bourbon & thank goodness for awesome music & friends.
Hugs,
Zom G.
P.S. Your dress is fabulous.
Amy
You are so right about the euphoric effects that a party dress can have on ones mind, I think the bourbon helps a little too!!! Love your dress = )
Jen
Love it. Yes. All.
Jenn
That is an AMAZING dress… you look beautiful, woman!!
Shannon @ bakeandbloom.com
Just lovely.
jnugget
WOW . .you look awesome!
sher
p.s…oops…that’s ‘tatooooo’, not ‘tatto”… :-)
sher
What a beautiful pic of you and your dress! You should frame it for Mother’s Day & send it! A rose(tatto) within a secret garden! Or is it…a rose by any other name?
And good for you for turning the day around! I’ve got mostly sons, 16 years on up to thirties. None of their shenanigans are worth wasting a glorious day! LOL!
Have a great week, Rosey! :-)
Rhonda
Great dress and glad you had a grand old time…I miss girl parties like that. Bourbon pie bars?????? Please.
Fernanda
Joy!! I Loooooooooooooooooove your dress, it’s too pretty for words. I’m a big fan of dresses too, and you just gave a great idea!! (though i’m more of a red-wine person)
Lots of love and cupcakes!!
Ps: I’m going vintage dress-shopping NOW!