But I Feel You Could

T-shirt: Old Navy * Skirt: Target * Boots: UO * Braid necklace: Noble Town Vintage * Serpentine Necklace: Tree & Kimball

I almost used "The Long and Winding Road" as my title song today, because I love the little path snaking out behind me in these pictures. I think it's one of Paul McCartney's best songs (though there are a lot of contenders for that position), and I just think it is so achingly beautiful. But ever since Joe gave me Paul Simon's new CD for my birthday last month, I've had a few of my favorite Paul Simon songs cycling through my head. And since the soles of these new booties from Urban Outfitters are delightfully light and rubbery, I couldn't resist using "Gumboots" for the title instead. (Whew! Yep, that's usually how the title song selection process works, if you're interested. A random combination of little cues that eventually lead to a song that may or may not have any direct relationship to the actual post.)

Speaking of long and winding paths, I have just adored watching the woods by Joe's house transform into greenery during these past few weeks. All of a sudden, the trees have burst into bloom, the ground covering has emerged, wild and verdant, and wildflowers, both native and invasive, have appeared out of nowhere to color the woods. And as green as it looks now, I know how much more lush and vibrant its going to get in the next few weeks. I adore it.

I also have to tell you how smitten I was/am with this outfit. Somehow, despite being encased entirely in jersey, I felt much more like an elegant lady than a pajama-clad gal. I think this outfit is a great example of how the details, and tiny touches, can make a world of difference. Once I added the necklaces, knotted the skirt (thank you Emily for the rad idea!), and tossed on these fabulous boots, my springtime Snuggie transformed into a pretty classy getup. It's the little things...

I wish I had more to write about today. When I took these pictures, I had in my mind a long, lovely, eloquent post to add to them. It would have been epic. But I've been spending most of my brainpower pondering a few rather large thoughts/ideas/plans/etc., and seem to be incapable of translating those musings into words. I do hope to be sharing them with you all at some point, though. They are thoughts, and trains of thought, that have been laying dormant in my little brain for quite a long time, and I've been happy to revisit them, and put some real mental effort into things that have been de-prioritized for many years. So if I'm a bit short on words around here for awhile, just know that all that brainpower is indeed going to good use. :)

I have a wonderful, busy week ahead of me. I'm visiting a friend's newborn this evening, and I can't wait to coo over her tiny baby-ness. Then Joe will be in Chicago over the weekend, and I'm already making a list of a million things we can do together during the holiday weekend. Joe will actually be out of the country for a large part of the summer, so I'm really looking forward to getting a few weekends together before he goes. Most of the things on my mental list involve revisiting many of our old haunts from when we both lived in the city; our favorite breakfast joint, the Field Museum, Millennium Park, Revolution Brewery, and much more. I can't wait.

Title song: Paul Simon, "Gumboots"