Employees Association Holiday Party
Posted on December 20, 2011 by Ching under Events, Outfits.
On Saturday I broke in another new pair of jeans. These are one of my new size 0s that I got from Express a few weeks ago. I had recently gotten them back from Quick Stitch, where I had them hemmed. It sucks to be short! Nothing ever fits exactly right.
The jeans were new, but the black drapey tank is actually old. I got it from Express a couple of years ago. It’s stretchy so it still fits. I think it just fit tighter before. I’m my standby for whenever I don’t know what else to wear.
I busted out my Classic Hardware retrolite cherry earrings and necklace because I thought the red and green combination looked festive. For those unfamiliar with retrolite, it’s made of poly-resin and is similar to the old bakelite jewelry from the 1920s. I take advantage of opportunities to wear my cherry retrolite stuff because I can never wear them to work. They are too funky for my usual conservative (read: boring) work attire.
For outerwear I busted out my old, red XS (trying to be festive) pea coat from Abercrombie & Fitch. It’s still in good shape for being at least seven years old. I’m so glad I didn’t get rid of it because it fits again!
I also wore the gray and black scarf that Jan gave me for my birthday. She got it from Carla’s Love It at Bradley Fair. It’s one of Jan’s favorite stores and I’ve still never been there. Maybe I will go check it out over Christmas vacation. They’ve got this coupon for $10 OFF that’s good until Saturday. Anyone want to go with me? Mom? Jenni? Jan?
Anyway, here are some of our pictures from Saturday night.
This is Jan’s friend Marla.
Jan with Tiffe and Patrice.
Amy and Tiffe.
Patrice, Marla, Jan and Tiffe.
Jan and Amy.
I thought it was funny that Amy tried to convince her husband Shawn that this was another “tacky sweater” party. He didn’t buy it, though. Although, there were several people wearing sweaters that would have qualified. LOL. I don’t think they thought their sweaters were “tacky” though, so don’t tell anyone I said anything. I’m sure they thought their attire was just really, really festive.
It was a packed house. They managed to squeeze several parties in that same night.
This was my first time at Mosley Street Melodrama.
I really enjoyed myself. Brian got a kick out of the local jokes.
I’m trying to talk Brian into getting us season passes because the 2012 line up looks really promising. I really want to see “The Dukes of Haysville or the Hazzards of Going Down South… of Wichita” and “East Side/West Side Story” and “The Bel-Aire Witch Project” and the other shows sound good too, actually. We get to save $20 each by getting season passes so it’s just like getting free admission for one show. You know how I am about deals! LOL.
I can’t believe I’d never been to Mosley Street Melodrama before! I’ve really been missing out! We need to get a group together for the next show!
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Casual Friday
Posted on December 20, 2011 by Ching under Outfits.
I love Fridays because it’s usually the only day we can wear jeans at work. Unless we’re doing fundraising. Until recently I only had one or two pairs of jeans that fit me properly. Now I have a few so I’m starting to really enjoy jeans days. It’s so much easier to throw on a nice blouse and pair of black jeans. Last Friday I paired a shimmery Ann Taylor shell with my freshly tailored dark Express jeans and wore a black blazer. It was casual, but still suitable for work. What do you guys think?
I thought it transitioned from daytime to evening well, which was something that I had to consider as we had dinner plans with Carla and Paul that night. Brian and I were both busy and didn’t really have time to change after work. I think the outfit was versatile enough for both work and dinner. I was pleased with the outcome.
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Brian at the Moose Lodge
Posted on December 19, 2011 by Ching under Life.
This photo was taken last Monday at the Moose Lodge. It’s Brian’s “I can’t believe you’re making me take Swing dancing lessons” look. LOL. He’s a good sport.
Although, we did miss Swing tonight to support Amie. She was worried that there weren’t going to be enough people in Gina Ann’s class who know her routines.
I love you, baby!
Incidentally, we stopped by Nilla’s after Swing last week to greet Mano happy birthday and ran into Sunny. It was a nice coincidence. We hadn’t seen her or Scott in forever. Hoping to join them for the 2012 WPT APL Fall Poker Cruise in November. We’ll see if Brian has enough vacation time. 🙂
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Electric Vehicles are Here
Posted on December 15, 2011 by Ching under Wishlist.
I missed the dedication this morning due to an important meeting with Carmen and Isaac. However, I did get to take photos of the electric vehicles when I first got to work this morning. I’m hoping they’ll let me drive one of these babies around next time. I found them intimidating at first. Unfamiliar things usually are. But after Matt’s presentation this morning, I actually kind of want one now. LOL.
I’m so impressionable! 😉
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My Husband is a Cheapskate
Posted on December 13, 2011 by Ching under Shopping.
So Brian and I checked our mail today after work and we didn’t really get anything except for junk mail per usual. Although, I did get a $25 gift card from Ann Taylor. I love gift cards! LOL.
ME: Ooh! $25 to Ann Taylor!
BRIAN: Do you want to go to Bradley Fair after dinner?
ME: I doubt I can get anything there for $25.
BRIAN: It will be my Christmas gift to you.
I get him a Citizen Eco-Drive watch for Christmas and I get something from Ann Taylor using my $25 gift card so all he has to do is pay the difference? Really? What the heck, man?! What a cheapskate!
P.S. I really want a gift certificate for a pin-up photo shoot with Aleycia for Christmas. It’s good for six months so I’ll have enough time to lose the extra ten pounds that I still need to lose in order to look somewhat decent. ~hint~ ~hint~
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