Burning It at Both Ends

Last night, we went to our local BBQ, called Famous Dave's. It is located up in Long Beach, at an attraction called The Pike. I have been there many times before. But last night, I got a surprise. Remember when I went to Kansas City and ate at Arthur Bryant's? I had the burnt ends.

Well, guess what? They now have burnt ends at Famous Dave's. They have them both as an appetizer, and as one of the choices available in their BBQ combos. So of course, I had them. They came sitting on white bread, just like Arthur Bryant's. I also got a 1/3 slab of St Louis style ribs (6 of them), and for my sides, I got grilled pineapple and steamed broccoli, and a corn muffin. They were absolutely delicious!!! The combo cost $19.99. In KC, the burnt ends were $9.95, and then the fries were $1.49 more. So a bit of a price difference.

Enough about my belly. How about what I am wearing? I got home kinda late last night (9PM). That's late for me, especially on a school night. So I wanted to wear something that needed no ironing, no fussing, and would be comfy all day long. Voila !!!

This is a polyester knit sundress that I have had for years. It has a nice sweeping skirt, and one of my coworkers said that the colors seemed extremely vibrant. I can roll this dress up into a ball and stuff it in my closet for weeks, and it still looks just as you see it here. The satin ribbon sash is attached, and doesn't wiggle around. I knew that I would be spending quite a bit of time out on the floor at the hospital today, as well as sitting for a few meetings, so I brought my trusty satin swing jacket as a coverup. I also wear my exam jacket on top if I am doing actual clinical work. Here's how it looks with the jacket.

For shoes, I knew that I needed closed toes with hosiery for the same reasons, so I went with a recently neglected pair made by Isaac Mizrahi.

They are a Mary Jane style with an ankle strap, and they are part suede and part patent. They are comfy, and I tend to wear them in spurts. Since the print is done in tones of lavender and purple, I dug through my collection of amethyst and tanzanite jewelry, and this is the end result.

These two necklaces are light colored amethyst and silver. On my left arm,

My bracelet is my amethyst, agate and sugilite number, and the ring is a tanzanite band. You have seen both of these pieces before. On my right hand,

I have another tanzanite ring, this one more elaborate, and two silver bracelets.

Also today, I am linking to Fashion Friday, which is hosted by Jo-Lynne at www.musingsofahousewife.com. Jump on over there and visit. Jo-Lynne is a very sweet lady and you will see lots of very cute clothes. Now, I am going to take my very fat belly over to a very delicious summer lunch event hosted by the hospital. See you all soon!!!