peaches & dream

what i wore - navy, black and mustard

happy wednesday my little lovers! yesterday i wore my hair down for the first time in over a year - no joke. and this includes while i sleep! it's going to take a bit of time to get used to it but it was an immediate hit with the dream - he was playing with it all day!

yesterday we decided to head to my parents' house for dinner and drinks. it was rainy and chilly and made me want fall so much! i'm waiting on a wireless remote & tripod for my dslr so i can start posting more outfit photos... but yesterday my dreamy boyfriend was kind enough to take some shots. enjoy!

outfit details

dress & jacket, thrifted

booties & ankle socks, forever 21

yellow enamel hippo necklace, j.crew

armor rings, charlotte russe

double-finger ring, forever 21

rhinestone heart studs, gap

nail color, flirt by sally hansen

friday faves - divorce party dresses

happy friday, peaches! are you all so excited that it's almost the weekend?! it's not my weekend yet but i am very excited for those of you who have the next couple of days off!

today's friday faves is made up of my current top contenders in the 'party dresses' category... specifically, i'm trying to figure out what lovely little number to wear to my divorce party. yes, little loves, you read that correctly. here are my top eight, and a little bit of information for you below...

1 tulikki maxi dress, $256 via allsaints

2 morningstar dress, $130 via french connection

3 vibrant cloud v-neck dress, $465 via nicole miller

4 preston embellished dress, $550 via alice+olivia

8 lace panel dress, $100 via topshop

7 lamia maxi dress, $265 via allsaints

6 poetic penumbra dress, $109.99 via modcloth

5 samantha sleeve dress, $168 via french connection*

yes, yes, i know they are not in the correct order... that's because my silly computer wouldn't let me fix them! so, the basic idea is that i married someone who was not very nice to me and now we're getting divorced (we've been separated for a while) and it's reason for me to celebrate! i am intending on wearing the steve madden annnie-l booties because they are super fabulous and i love them... so what do you think? which dress do you think i should wear for this very special celebration?

*this is funny because it happens to be the name of the person i'm divorcing!

love love love!

i just wanted to post a couple of sweet photos that courtney took of my dreamboat and me. he got to wear his new j.crew ludlow suit and he looked so handsome in it... i'm such a lucky lady!

(ps - do you like the new signature stamp?)

dreamy outfit - peach's most wanted

today's dreamy outfit is composed of the items that i want so badly for my fall wardrobe! ah, if only i had a magic wallet that produced endless amounts of money but for now i'll just daydream about this dreamiest of outfits...

outfit details

1 lycia blouse, $198 via anthropologie

2 pigment ring, $360 via swarovski

3 marc jacobs heart necklace, $28.90 via nordstrom

4 maria high rise jean, $158-$180 via j brand

5 mixed-metal boyfriend watch, $68.96 via asos

6 alexander wang darcy hobo, $850 via saks

7 iosselliani skull earrings, $245 via barneys

8 feline shades in tortoise, $18 via need supply co.

9 seashell cocktail bag, $49 via urban outfitters

10 current obsession heel, $197.99 via modcloth

girl's night in!

usually monday nights are my girl's night as the dream usually has band practice on mondays. this week, though, he had practice wednesday night - and last night he played a show in boston. i normally go to all of his shows (what can i say, i love the guy) but he had to head down there before i was out of work so i ended up with a girl's night in... and this is how i spent it!

(photo from here)

watching pretty little liars! have you seen this show? i have a real softspot for teen dramas. my first love was gossip girl and this is my second... it's about a group of four high school girls trying to solve the cold-case murder of their best friend. so good!

(photos from here and here)

painting my nails! this is a girl's night must for me. i work in retail and if i don't keep my nails painted in an opaque color they get dirty very easily - and that is not something i want my customers to see. this specific color is called "wet cement" and that's just what it looks like. i love sally hansen hard as nails xtreme wear nail color - it goes for about $4 a pop at your local drug store and lasts for a week! i use a clear revlon top coat et voila - a pro looking manicure at home.

(photo from here)

eating maple's gelato! my favorite flavors are cardamom-ginger and, tonight's pick, maine sea salt caramel-almond. so delish! i hope you all had a great night!

what we wore - bbq lunch date

okay, now that you saw what we ate, maybe you'd like to see what we wore! i can always count on bee and nicole to look adorable and stylish, so i brought my camera along for documentation...

outfit details

dress - thrifted

leggings - target

sandals - clarks, $49.99

gold leaf headband - target

silver feather bracelet - target

bag - made by bee!

sunglasses - jcpenney, $15

outfit details

shirt - gap

skirt - gap

sunglasses - forever 21

shoes - thrifted

seashell necklace - thrifted

bag - vintage duegi pelletterie

outfit details

shorts - $4.99, thrifted

tank top - $9.97, gap factory outlet

long cardigan - $2.50, thrifted

belt - $1.99, thrifted

pour le victoire gladiator sandals - gifted from marissa

sunglasses - $16, aj morgan

wooden heart necklace - $1.99, thrifted

plastic horn hoops - $3.80, forever 21

rings (left to right) - h&m, homemade & forever 21

thrifty thursday!

hello, lovelies! a couple of days ago lona and i had a ladydate to go hunting for possible bridesmaid dresses for seth & isis' wedding in august. no bridesmaid dresses were purchased but we ended up at the j. crew factory store and i found some really great deals... and then as we were leaving i got an email on my phone from the banana republic factory store and so obviously we had to stop in there, too!

scores! left to right:

j.crew striped tank - originally $29.50, snagged for $9.99

banana republic fringe chain necklace - originally $39.50, snagged for $3.04

banana republic striped open vest - originally $69, snagged for $6.61

banana republic coral dress - originally $110, snagged for $9.67

j.crew yellow enamel hippo necklace - originally $24.50, snagged for $14.70

banana republic silk chiffon blouse - originally $79.50, snagged for $8.66

j.crew army green tank - originally $34.50, snagged for $4.98

j.crew striped tie (for the dream!) - originally $29.50, snagged for $7.48

so many goodies!

what we wore - matthew gray gubler slumber party

a couple of months ago my friends nicole, bee and i went to see matthew gray gubler (of criminal minds fame and wes anderson beginnings) speak at unh. his lecture was "pajama party" themed! we didn't want to wear pj pants that say PINK on the bum or short shorts (not that we'd wear them anyway) so we opted for vintage nightgowns and fur. enjoy!

bee!

nicole!

me!

we three!

 

dreamy outfit - his and hers date night via jcrew.com

hello, hello, hello. did you love the picnic post? i really hope so! i love love love date night because it's a pretty nice excuse to get all gussied up! (let's be honest, though, those of you who know us know that neither the dream nor i need much of an excuse to get dressed up). in the spirit of that post, i decided to create a couple's dreamy outfit post, and i did all of my "shopping" in the sale section of jcrew.com!

for her

1 vivette dress, $69.99

2 cashmere shawl cardigan, $129.99

3 indio pursette, $129.99

4 crystal trio ring, $24.99

5 quorra high heel oxfords, $119.99

6 crystal wildfire necklace, $59.99

7 crystal petal ring, $39.99

for him

1 baird mcnutt linen camp shirt, $49.99

2 herringbone linen vest, $99.99

3 levi's 511 jean in rinsed indigo, $79.99

4 sperry topsiders, $120

5 herringbone linen sportcoat, $279.99

6 rugged boot laces, 2 for $6

the things i love about this for her look are as follows: mustard paired with navy is one of my favorite color combinations at the moment. i can't even handle a sweet, feminine dress paired with oxfords or booties - it's an impossibly perfect coupling. i love the raw edged silk on the bodice of the dress paired with big costume jewels and the geometric bib necklace plays perfectly against the gentle shawl collar of the cardigan.

the things i love about this for him look are as follows: brown and blue paired together, the casual feel of a gingham linen shirt and jeans balancing the formality of both a vest and suit jacket. topsiders are such a wonderful summer shoe and i love the idea of lacing them with colored laces. also, can i just say - these are the jeans that my dreamboat actually wears and dang do they make his cakes look fantastic!

what we ate - picnic dinner

hello sweetie baby darlings! hope you all had a great weekend and a lovely start to your week! i worked all day yesterday (hence no blog posts) and monday is actually my friday since i have tuesdays and wednesdays off from work so the dream and i decided to celebrate the start of the "weekend" (as well as the gorgeous weather) by having a picnic dinner!

we are super lucky to live where we do... we live a stone's throw away from the water and around the corner from our house is a beautiful park on a little peninsula which is where we decided to eat. we bought yummy treats at the health food store after i got out of work and walked over to have dinner in the grass.

perfect picnic setting!

dreamy boyfriend with delicious sesame beet salad!

we are both total suckers for beets... delicious AND gorgeous.

nom nom nom

... yes, it is absolutely as delicious as you think it would be.

... and pie happened.

admiring the vegan chocolate peanut butter pie...

oh. hi!

pretty anthropologie headband!

date nights are so much fun - especially when you get to have some serious alone time with your sweetie! there's something to be said for sitting alone in a field of grass with the person you're smitten with sharing delicious foods and stealing kisses. what's your favorite way to spend date night?