Weekend Reads is a series by Wardrobe Oxygen that is published every Saturday. Art, music, interesting articles, sale alerts, and reviews of TV, movies, books, theater, and art exhibits by Alison Gary, and over-40 working mom in the Maryland Suburbs of Washington, D.C.
Every year we try to attend the Maryland Renaissance Festival at least once, however once we had a baby it has been harder to find the time. This was the last weekend of the season and last minute we decided to go and take Emerson – she’s old enough to not need a stroller, we…
Tee – Old NavySkirt – Talbots (similar)Belt – Anthropologie (similar)Shoes – SoftSpotsSterling Hoops (similar) and Cuff (similar)Cartouche (similar)“Emerson” Pendant – c/o Tags-n-StonesBag – Banana Republic (similar) Yesterday I took off work to go to the doctor – I have had a nagging cough for two weeks that didn’t seem like my typical seasonal allergies. Appointment…
Top: Ann TaylorShorts: Target, self-distressed using this video (similar)Sandals: SoftspotsNecklace: eBay (similar)Bracelets: Nordstrom, Ann Taylor, Lauren Ralph Lauren, c/o Soft Surroundings Sunglasses: Ray-Ban Yesterday we had friends over for “church.” We had brunch which extended into dinner which went into a post-dinner walk which ended up being a beer at our neighborhood cafe. I picked…
Dress – Lands’ End (on sale!) Scarf – c/o Ann Taylor (similar) Bracelets – JewelMint, c/o Soft Surroundings, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Nordstrom Necklace – LOFT (similar) Shoes – Sofft “Pavia” Bag – Nordstrom (similar) The past few weeks at work have been a killer. Early mornings, late days, hardly have time to heat up a…
Well, I didn’t get the R&R I desired this weekend, but I still had a great time! Friday night my husband had an event, so I stayed home and watched Emerson. Honestly, I was happy for this – we snuggled (she’s not super snuggly of a person except when she’s under the weather), read lots…
This weekend recap won’t have as many pictures because I forgot my phone in the car for most of Saturday (but check out a full recap here). However I did capture some other fun things! Friday I found out Brad Goreski was signing copies of his book, Born to Be Brad: My Life and Style,…
Friday I left work early so I could get home in time to take Emerson to the Festival of Lights. Her favorite part of Christmas is all the “shine bright” and I knew seeing a light festival would blow her mind. We had her rear-facing in her carseat all this time and she has just…
This weekend was all about Christmas! Friday night we went to our town’s Festival of Lights. This was the first year we attended and I felt as though I was in Mayberry. They had free hot chocolate and cookies, the high school choir and the town’s marching band performed, the town pageant winners were up…
Sweater – Banana Republic (similar) Skirt – Ann Taylor (similar) Tights – Nordstrom Shoes – Franco Sarto “Lotion” c/o Nordstrom Rack (similar) Necklace – Ann Taylor (similar) Bag – Sabina They don’t call them the Terrible Twos for nothing. However, I think the age is more terrible for the child than the parents. Emerson is…