I Can't Believe It's Finally Over!!

Ugh. I have a yearly work project that I absolutely hate, and it happened this Friday. It's called CPOE - Computerized Physician Order Entry. It is designed to test our computerized pharmacy system, to be sure that different medications can be safely ordered together, and that all the black box warnings appear as they should. It's timed, and there is a lot of pressure to do well. It's over, and we did better than we ever have before. I credit this to the team that I assembled - we worked together like a well oiled machine.

So back to the fun stuff - what I wore. On Tuesday, I had a management meeting to lead, and this is what I wore:

This is a pair of lined wool slacks from Ann Taylor, and a knit tank and jacket set from Antthony Designs. It's very soft and never needs ironing.

I wore the Swarovski pin again, this time on a gold herringbone chain.

Here's a better look at the detailing on the knit set. it's very sparkly and pretty.

On my left arm, a leopard cuff from Betsey Johnson, and a smoky topaz flower ring.

On my right arm, a smoky topaz ring and a stretchy bracelet that is just plastic, but still pretty.

I rarely wear these brown suede shoes with the leopard wedges, but they fell apart today. Luckily, they made it through the meeting. I keep a spare pair of tan shoes under my desk for emergencies, so I switched them out.

On Wednesday, I wore this lavender and tropical print knit dress from eci. That is a Macy's brand.

Since the dress has black and gold chain print trim at the sleeves and hem, I wore my Versace belt.

You can see the trim here. I wore a three strand purple crystal necklace.

On my left arm, an amethyst ring and an amethyst tennis bracelet.

On my right arm, a diamond / amethyst bracelet, an opal ring, and two crystal infinity bands.

On Thursday, I wore this blue lace dress from En Focus Studio. I have four blue lace dresses, so I kept the two that I like the best, and gave the other two to my administrative assistants.

I wore three necklaces - sapphire, amethyst, and faux emerald, since the dress is very simple.

On my left arm, my Hermes CDC and my yellow gold wedding rings.

On my right arm, a sapphire cocktail ring, and a trio of bracelets - peridot, sapphire, and tanzanite.

For the big CPOE day, I wore a very comfy Antthony pants set. I have the same one in red and black.

I also wore a matching necklace and ring set - the center is moonstone and the outer stones are blue topaz.

On my left arm, a silver David Yurman bangle and a wide tanzanite ring.

On my right arm, the matching ring and a bracelet of amethyst, agate and pearl.

And that's it, for a very busy work week. Tomorrow, I may have to report for jury duty. Let's hope not.

Weekend Wedding

I am sure that I have probably told you many times already that we are very short staffed at work due to pregnancy LOAs. And there was my nephew in law Collin's wedding this weekend down in San Diego. I drove myself, Doc, Mimi and Win down and back. It was fairly exhausting.

But back to last Friday, and what I wore:

Two old items, in a new combo. I got a lot of compliments. I wore my black leather moto jacket from Neiman Marcus on top.

The top was a loose fit knit T with a sorta checkerboard sequin pattern.

The skirt is a black, white and blue knit with godets.

I wore two necklaces - one gold herringbone and one lapis/jade.

On my left arm, a turquoise blue enamel bangle and a London Blue topaz ring.

On my right arm, a gold bracelet and a sapphire/diamond ring.

The wedding was LDS (Mormon) so a very conservative look was needed. Luckily, I made this dress for Collin's brother Ryan's wedding about five years ago, and this wedding had poppy as the theme color, so out it came again.

It's just a lace shift with a surprise in the back - a big bow.

Two simple necklace - gold herringbone and diamond "Journey Through Life" pendant - both were my mom's.

These sparkly Style and Co shoes also come out to play for conservative occasions.

On my left arm only, my yellow gold wedding rings and the same Italian gold bracelet.

The venue was a private home of some friends of the bride's family. It was a huge and beautiful house, way out in the Carmel Valley.

It is very hilly and countryside-ish, as you can see. There were small house, cottage house, and a few other enormous homes out there.

This is the neighbor, directly below. That sliver below the sunset is the ocean. It's about 8 miles away as the crow flies.

There was a stable for nearby home owners to board their horses.

Yesterday, we did some shopping and what not. For dinner, I made a homemade pesto pizza. First, I sauteed onions and peppers.

Then I flattened out biscuit dough and used pesto sauce from a jar.

I baked it and then added cheese for the last five minutes.

I put salsa on top of mine. Doc put artichoke hearts and sausage. It was good but salty.

Today, I have a service awards luncheon. I have been here either 9 or 10 years. We'll see. I wore a crochet tunic from Louis Dell'Olio and some dark brown slacks that I got at Stein Mart in 2007. I remember getting this outfit for some occasion.

The turquoise embroidery at the hem is quite pretty, and the color combo is unique.

To combine the colors, I used two Joan Rivers turquoise and pearl ropes, and clasped them together with a Swarovski pin that I got at Nordstrom.

Anyway, that's about it, and I will see you all soon !!

I Got Some Duds, and none of them are Duds

Remember in old Western movies, where they called clothes "duds". Nowadays, a dud is a real bomb. This weekend, I broke my shopping ban, but I had a good reason. Doc got a $100 Ted Baker golf shirt from a patient, and he doesn't golf. I had a $100 Visa gift card. The shirt came from Nordstrom, so we exchanged it at the Rack. We are going to a wedding this Saturday, and Doc's one pair of dress slacks was a wee bit too snug. He has pretty much worn only scrubs for the last decade. So we got him a nice new button down shirt and two pairs of dress slacks. Here is what I got for my dough :

This is a dress by MSK. It has peekaboo sleeves that have silver metallic strips, and an elastic blouson waist.

I don't remember the brand of this dress. It's a pretty pink garden rose print.

It has scalloped edges on the sleeves and hem, but they are unfinished.

Then I got this long T shirt in the jammies section. It's very soft.

It has little plaid hearts on the elbows. It's tunic length.

Then I got a longer length crushed velour cold shoulder T shit from Chacha Vente.

The sleeves tie at the ends.

My favorite purchase was this jacket from Kate and Rosy. It was marked down a lot.

The double layer hem is chiffon.

So let's see how some of this stuff looks on an old bag:

Here's the floral dress. Plenty of room in size small and very lightweight. It also didn't wrinkle at all.

The Kate and Rosy jacket looked fab on top.

My rose gold necklaces seemed like a perfect match.

On my left arm, a leather cuff, and an amethyst ring that Doc gave me years ago.

On my right arm, a multi-gem cocktail ring that was my mom's, and a costume stretchy bracelet from  INC.

My $11 suede booties from my last trip to the Rack were also a perfect match.

Here's the velour T shirt. It's a nice length, as you can see.

My skirt is old - Laundry from Shelli Seagal.

I wore the longer rose gold necklace again, but this time with a shorter costume rose gold necklace with giant pewter tone crystals. I added a vintage gold tone chain belt.

On my left arm, my yellow gold wedding rings, and the matching stretchy INC bangle to the one I wore the day before.

On  my right arm, a costume ring from H&M, and a gold/coral bracelet from Maui Divers in Honolulu.

Yesterday, back to some older duds. This is a dress that I got many years ago at Macy's. The shoulder ties give it a forties feel, although I feel like the style may be a bit too youthful for me.

I wore my red leather id Sport jacket on top - that made it a bit more sophisticated.

Three necklaces - garnet, garnet/diamond, and multi-gemstone.

Today, more oldies but goodies. I have always loved this outfit.

The lace printed slacks are from INC.

The bell sleeve top with lace sleeves is Bisou Bisou.

My black plastic waterfall necklace continues to be a winner year in and year out.

And that's about it !! Today, we are having a plantation shutter and new closet doors installed. Doc is supervising the project. It took the vendor FOREVER to get the shutter, so I really hope that it is worth the wait. I'll let you know.