Wallace Family Dinner

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thrift Shopping Does Terrible Things To You

I went to a wedding reception with my Mom tonight. I was very excited about wearing one of my latest finds. I went to the DI last week and blew more than I was supposed to on skirts (as ever, skirts was the last thing I intended to buy when I walked in). 

...so if I had seen this skirt a couple of years ago, or even a year ago I would have probably showed it to any chance shopping companion and noted how ugly it was. Now I instantly seized on it and being different, fun, and a bit whimsical. I thought I should buy it and give it to my sister because it would look cute with her cowboy boots.

I tried said skirt on to see if it would fit my sister and almost instantly decided that I liked it too much to give it to her. The western look is not something I wear much, but I fell for this skirt like a ton of bricks (note the single ruffle down the front).

 Better and better my navy shoes went perfectly with it. I couldn't resist these at the vintage store about a year ago, they are rockin' and went perfectly with this navy velvet dress I was wearing to a costume party. They turned out to be a mistake as they didn't quite fit. I always try to remind myself never to buys shoes if they don't fit because no matter how cute they are they hardly ever get worn if wearing them entails significant levels of pain. As it's been a while since their rather painful debut, I've been thinking if I break them to my foot a bit they'll be good as long as I don't wear them to events where I have to walk far or stand for long. Modern shoes do tend to have more amenities such as padding... I've been suspicious about navy previously in my life, it always seemed to be an old woman's color. (If you have ever read Vicky Bliss novels I always cringe when she goes out for the night and the drop-dead hot outfit all the men are panting over is a navy blue pants-suit. I adore Elizabeth Peters books, but even the one came out in 2000-whatever had the infamous navy pants-suit.) Having said that I am developing an excellent relationship with navy. The awesome dress I wore to my sister's wedding was navy and if only these shoes were a tad more comfortable they would look great with so many items in my wardrobe. They did quite respectably on their outing tonight, so hopefully there is a more eventful future in store for them.

Hair

So at Christmas I talked with my cousin and she was telling me how she did a 30 hairstyles in 30 days challenge. It inspired me. I decided to do a modified 25 different hairstyles in 30 days. I failed miserably. I think I lasted a week. Since then I have tried to change my hair up a bit more. These are the pictures I took in January (I was in a hat mood that week) and one from this week.

I would like it noted that the first one was in the car at 6am on the way to work, so i get bonus points for doing my hair at all.
 

 

I Love my Parents - They are so cool!

 

 

 

 

 

 Who needs a tripod when you have teamwork?!

Feet

When I was in the Honolulu airport waiting for my flight to leave there was an E-normous group of Japanese highschool students waiting too all duded up in their school uniforms (suits for the boys, plaid skirts and button ups for the girls). There are the feet of three very trendy boys who were in front of me in the Starbucks' line.

Last of the Hawaii Pictures

 

 

 

Submarine at Pearl Harbor!

Torpedo launches

 Doorway

 cupboard in the officer's mess.

 Captain's Room

 Sink

 Dials, dials, and more dials

Library in the Mess

 Kitchen

 Menu sheet, don't know if you can read it, but lots of the meals don't sound half bad. It was approved by the captain at the bottom.

 Mess (4 tables in all) I think there were about 80 men on the ship, so they ate and slept in shifts.

 Row of beds (4 rows in total, with the center rows chained up to allow a large aisle).

 

 A true mark of wartime...the engines in this sub were brought to you by General Electric.

 View of battleship from the little eye thing you look through...scope?