Bikini Season Is Coming

Don't worry - I'm not going to focus on me. We have someone else in the family who needs an intervention even more than I do.

This ball of flab is supposed to be a svelte, muscular miniature pinscher. But our Kenni has become very round. Wanna know why?

He is constantly in this position - head in bowl. I know, I leave the food for him. But Vinni is very thin, and the food is supposed to be his. But Kenni goes all kamikaze and wolfs it down. This week,  we started a new exercise challenge at work, and we all got new pedometers. As you well know, I wear one all the time anyway. So guess what I did with mine?

 

 

That's right!!! We will see if our resident beachball does anything besides eat the live long day. I'll keep you updated.

Onto more crucial issues. What am I wearing?

This jacket is made by Caribbean Joe. It's ivory satin. I have washed and pummeled this thing to death, and it still looks great. I highly recommend this brand. Underneath,

A faux wrap dress made by Alfani. The print is various shades of brown and tan on a black background. There is also a touch of ivory, therefore the jacket choice. I gussied it up with a lot of accessories. First, my Versace belt.

 

 

I continued the black and gold with my necklace, made of black coral.

I didn't want to wash my hair two nights in a row, so I twisted it up in an elastic and it came out all curly. Then I just put it up with a stick barrette.

The black and gold continued with these large hoop earrings. They aren't heavy.

 

After that, the brown took over. I wore my brown suede boots with the gold chains.

They coordinate nicely. On my right arm,

 

 

A ring made of an agate chunk, and a costume bangle with little green stones. On my left,

A stretchy metal cuff by INC, and a ring that I got in Baltimore as a souvenir. Onto the links!!! As always, lovely Alice at www.happinessatmidlife.com for Throwback Thursday. Then, Linda Lou at www.alabouroflife.com for  A Labour of Fashion. Lastly, Tameka at www.pastirespumpsandpi.blogspot.com is hosting Who's Wearing What Wednesday. I know, a day late and a dollar short - what else is new? But hop over and check these dolls out!!! See you all later!!!

Back From The Dead

This is a terrible title for a post, but I am having some small degree of writers block. The reason for the title is because the last time I wore this outfit was to a funeral of a distant relative.

I had hung it up and kinda forgot about it until I was poking through my cavernous closet looking for something or other. The jacket is raw silk, made by Coldwater Creek.

I actually like this jacket, mostly because of the colors. The dress underneath is made by Studio M, and it's all knit, made of layers of ruffles.

You can't see them here, so I took a shot of me pulling one out to illustrate. They start right below the empire seam at the bust and continue down to the hem. This style was popular about 5 years ago. I have a few skirts that are made this way.

For shoes, I had a lot of options, since I have a lot of black shoes. I went with a pair made by Kathy Levine that I like, but don't wear too much because they squeak when I walk. The name is cute - they are called Panda's Delite, because of the bamboo heel.

I made a game day substitution with my necklace. The one I had originally picked didn't really go well with the jacket, so I went with my green and bronze statement necklace from Nordstrom that I have had for a very long time.

 

See, this one goes perfectly. My jewelry is in all kinds of mixed stones. On the left,

I have a green enamel cuff with tiny crystals and my Montana peridot ring. On my right,

one silver bracelet with peridot and rose quartz, and one with smoky topaz. I also have a blue topaz pinky ring, because I feel like a Mafia wife in this getup.

Onto the links. As always on Wednesday, I am joining Lindsey at www.thepleatedpoppy.com for What I Wore. She always gets a huge turnout. And for the second time, Gracey at www.fashionforgiants.BlogSpot.com for Literary Stylings.  The only book I have read that I could even possibly link this outfit to would be Anne of Green Gables. Gracey is really cute, so go check her out.  And that is about if for today, my friends. Have a good one!!!!

A Visit Back To The 60s

Let's start today with a pretty picture.

There's a rose bush in my back yard that produces these GIANT, extremely fragrant roses. The last couple of years have kind of been a drought on big roses, because we have been having a drought here in California. But it has rained a fairly substantial amount in the last few months, and they are starting to reappear.

Also, I took a picture of the workout videos that I did last night, just for something else besides my outfit. It was all Billy Blanks, all the time.

These two workouts are primarily body shaping and strengthening. Not much aerobic activity, but I ran on Sunday and I play tennis tonight, so I wanted to stuff some weight training and fitness band training in between.

What am I wearing that prompted this title?

This. I remind myself of Goldie Hawn from Laugh In. When I was a kid, I thought she was the coolest. For my birthday in 3rd grade, my mom made me a hot pink and lime green minidress, and I got white gogo boots. I was the ultimate. Fast forward 45 years, and here is the grandma version.

This knit dress is by Ali and Ro. The black leather jacket is by Clio. With it, I am wearing black tights and black suede boots.

I love my suede scrunchy pirate boots. Here's a closeup of the wedge heel, which makes them very comfy.

I coordinated this dress with a necklace of many colors.

 

 

For some reason, I always think of this necklace as having yellow in it, but as you can see, it doesn't. It still matches perfectly. On my left hand,

My YSL Arty in lapis, and a plastic bracelet from Macy's. I love this bracelet, even though it's just plastic. On my right,

A diamond dust bracelet and my creepy green ring from Nordstrom.  That just about does it for today, except for the links. First, as always on Tuesday, Amber at www.induffinitely.blogspot.com
for Tremendous Tuesday. Then, Cortney at www.cortinsession.com is co-hosting Trend Spin. The trend today is pink. I am definitely not wearing pink, so I included this picture bursting with love. It will be interesting to see how many of Cort's readers click over when they see this.

Have a great Tuesday, and spread the love!!

There's Got To Be A Morning After

Well, I suppose that everyone out there watched the Super Bowl, too. I really didn't care who won, but I kinda hoped that the Seahawks would make it two in a row. But, as you know, it turned out that the Seahawks lost the game, and they did it to themselves. It also turned out that Kenni and Vinni made a huge bet on the game, and Vinni took the Seahawks. Here he was, after the last play.

Doesn't look too good, does it? As for Elli, she really didn't catch on too well at all.

When I told her we were going to watch a football game, she mistook it for her national sport of futbol. Oh well, the good intentions were there.

So what am I wearing today? Well, another one of the dresses that my  MIL, Mimi, gave me.

 

 

I topped it with a blazer from Merona. The dress itself is by Kimchi Blue.

Underneath it, I am wearing a black lurex shell made by INC. The dress is kind of an abstract/reptile print in earth tones. I wore brown tights and a black belt with a silver buckle. Here's a closer look.

I'm not sure I like this dress - I don't think it's very flattering.  I wore my buffalo turquoise and smoky topaz statement necklace with it.

I also wore my new burgundy booties from Forever 21 with this dress, just for something a little different.

Since the top has long sleeves, I went light on the jewelry. On the left, my RJ Graziano rose gold watch and an amber ring.

On the right, just my Swarovksi Nirvana in Black Diamond.

I am wearing Concrete Evidence by Ulta on my nails. So that's about it, except for the links. First, we have Cary Lee hosting Manic Monday at www.morepiecesofme.com, and then Cherie at www.stylenudge.com for Shoe and Tell. Hop over and check out these cool ladies!!!

The Scavenger Hunt

So we were all set to take my mom and my MIL to lunch. This auspicious occasion was to celebrate my birthday, and my mom's birthday (Feb 4) . I was all ready to go to a beautiful upscale Italian restaurant called the Anaheim White House. But when we got there, it was closed for a wedding. Boo Hoo Hoo. So we called Orange County Mining Company and Orange Hills Restaurant, because we were in the area. Both were also closed for lunch. BooHoo Hoo Hoo. Since we were near Disneyland, we just drove down the street until we spied a Tony Roma's.  We all agreed that we like Tony Roma's. It's a rib and steak place, but they have burgers, chicken and salads. Mimi got a full slab of baby backs, Mom got a half BBQ chicken, I got Stacked Spinach Chicken ( 2 chicken breasts, creamed spinach, artichoke hearts, 4 cheeses) and Doc got a Steakhouse Burger with a Caesar Salad.
So all's well that ends well in the birthday lunch Scavenger Hunt.

So before all this happened, Mimi, Doc and I went to see our grandson Preston get his green belt in Mixed Martial Arts.

 

 

There were about 30 kids, all under 7, since this is a PeeWee class.

 

 

They showed us the techniques that they need to learn to progress with their belts, then lined up to get a stripe, a belt, or a certificate.
Preston went from an orange belt to a green belt. After that, there is blue, red, purple, brown and black. None of the PeeWees are above a purple.

 

 

 

This will be Preston's last class at this gym, since Luke, Ashley and Preston moved to another part of SoCal. So Ashley brought donuts for everyone and a mat for a picture frame for everyone to sign.

The donuts were a huge hit. And what did I wear for this double gala? Well, of course, one of the dresses Mimi got me for my birthday. She gave me four dresses. And I also wore a necklace that my mom gave me, so no need for any jealousy.

 

 

This is a knit shift made by Old Navy. It is totally straight up and down. It is a size Small. It is primarily tan, brown, and white, so I wore brown tights. I also wore a tan suede jacket by Belle Sport, and carried a Beverly Hills Bag Lady purse.

 

I have learned how to prop my camera on the hood of my car to get selfies in front of the garage door. So let's get a look at the necklace.

 

 

This beautiful necklace is a torsade of freshwater pearls that range from ivory to rose to brown. My mom gave it to me many years ago. The dress needed some shape, which I provided with a gold and brown leather belt.

 

 

My cool new brown suede boots with the gold chains were perfect for this outfit.

 

 

My jewelry was a no brainer. On the left, my wedding set, along with an RJ Graziano rose gold watch with two of the bangles that came in the set of 10 that match the watch. I picked two with clear crystals. On my right hand, my matching Swarovski Nirvana in Black Diamond and my Platinum bracelet.

 

 

 

 

So that's that. I was very comfy today, and felt like I looked pretty good, too. This last shot is of the amaryllis that my SIL, Tawn, gave me and my mom for Xmas. This white one sat in the sunlight that comes through my mom's sliding glass door at Villa Valencia. Apparently, it LOVED that spot. This was only one if the blossoms that it simultaneously produced.

 

 

One last thing - remember the David Aaron shoes that I wore on Friday? I mentioned that it was sad that they were falling apart. I have had them for a long time, and thought that I would never find a new pair. Well, then I thought that I can find anything on Ebay, and lo and behold:

 

Brand new, never worn, my size. The trifecta of shoes. And because of that, I am going to use my spectacular find to join up with Sheila at www.sheilaephemera.blogspot.com for Shoe Shine Saturday!! I thought that I would have to pass this time, because I didn't really have anything cool or new to show, and then this happened. It's kismet. I must join. Hop over and have a look. Also, have a great Superbowl Sunday!!!