Peace on Earth, Of Course

Outfit details:
Dress: Old Navy
Black tank: Old Navy
Black tights: Target
Oxfords: apostrophe, remixed
Necklace: made by me
Flower: Forever 21, remixed
Purse: Beta Boutique, courtesy of Keiko Lynn

Where:
The Joffrey Nutcracker Ballet

This post is coming to you live (scheduled!) from my lush vacation spot in sunny Arizona. I've been happily leaving my computer turned off, and enjoying the company of my family. So that should explain my relative absence around here for the past few days (and, more than likely, for the next few days too). I hope you'll bear with me. I do have a few pretty great outfits lined up for when I get home, but for now I'm going to enjoy my vacation sans internet.

Joe and I went to the Nutcracker the week before we left Chicago. We had gone to the Joffrey production of the ballet last year as well, and decided that we should make it an annual thing. So we got all gussied up and trekked through the rain (rain!?! Chicago seems to have forgotten what winter is supposed to look like) to the Auditorium Theater downtown. We had box seats, and shared with two adorable little girls and their moms. The girls were sooo cute, bobbing along to the music and oohing and ahhing at the sugar plum fairy. Joe also gave me a little nutcracker (complete with jaunty hat!) right before we left for the ballet.

I've been desperately wanting to wear this dress ever since I got it a year-and-a-half ago at one of those mega-clearance Old Navy bonanza days. However, I rarely get dressed up, and so it has languished in my closet, waiting for its big moment. Since I knew the weather would actually be decent for the ballet, I figured a sleeveless dress would be okay. The dress is so fun with the sequins and pleating, and it has pockets, which is pretty much the best thing a dress could have, in my book. I decided to weigh it down a bit with the black tank top and tights, and added flashy gold accessories to keep it festive. It was perfect for our classy night on the town, watching pirouetteing snow queens and dancing mice.

Title song: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, "Silent Nutcracker"