How the Music Can Free Her Whenever It Starts

Outfit details:
Teal jersey bubble-hem dress: Nordstrom Rack, so incredibly on sale
Yellow tights: Target
Socks: Target
Boots: DSW, very remixed

Where:
Fave breakfast place, local independent bookstore, home for reading marathon, tidying, and cooking dinner

The local bookstore that we love was having a major sale today. Joe is a member (members essentially buy stocks of the store) and this week they are offering 20% off to members off of any item. Bookstore bargains are our favorites, so we totally rocked that store (and, in the process, spent a not-laughable chunk of our paychecks). This inevitably resulted in a reading marathon this afternoon. Joe is now 1/3 of the way through The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne and I spent much of my afternoon drooling my way through my new Madhur Jaffrey Indian cookbook. Yum! I made eggdrop soup for dinner tonight, which I must say I am pretty proud of. It's a recipe, and style of cooking, that I don't often attempt, and while the soup was a tad vinegar-y, I still think I rocked it (and Joe pinky-swore that he liked it, so I think I'm in the clear).

This outfit feels slightly reminiscent of Ronald McDonald's bright, slightly visually aggressive, costumes. I actually kind of love it, but I'm well aware of how out of my color comfort zone it is. It just feels like the right ratio of springy, flirty, and funky. Also, I'm loving this dress so much, and excited to style it in different ways (a daring minidress, a flowing tunic, etc. Stay tuned!). What do you guys think? Is it too much?

Speaking of Mickey D's, we overheard the best conversation today as we left the bookstore. We caught it in the middle but it was sooo worth it. Observe:
High School Student A: ...in a young girl's heart?
HSS B: No, in general. Like Harry Potter.
Okay, it took us awhile too. What we finally figured out was that the beginning of the conversation, which we were not privy to, was "do you believe in magic?" Priceless. Freaking priceless. Sorry if that wasn't as funny to all of you. Maybe you just had to be there.

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