April showers

via Alephunky

Although it seems like spring has arrived practically everywhere else, southern California is still trudging through the April showers and uncharacteristically high winds.

Today I'm bundling up with double tights under my dress, long sleeves, and a medium heavy jacket.

Can't wait for spring to get here.

Strawberries and bananas

I've been seriously craving some homemade sweet treats. Here are a couple that, if I were a baker or other kind of dessert-maker, I would have already jumped on making:

Strawberry Shortcake, via Homerunballerina

Magnolia's recipe for Banana Pudding, via Cupcakes and Cashmere

Afternoon Company

Afternoon Company Dress

Okay, it's not yellow, and it's an A-line which I don't usually gravitate toward, but...

I seriously love this dress.

And want it! But much to my chagrin, ModCloth doesn't usually stock my size (typically XS), and this dress is no different. Doesn't it look like the perfect dress for a picnic?!

Anyone out there know an awesome tailor or are willing/able to recreate this dress to my measurements at a comparable price?!

Also, really loving the these Lisa Leonard designs, as seen on Dear Baby:

I would wear them with my Afternoon Company Dress!

This could be good

Things I love right now (in no particular order):

• My cherry red nails
• Filling my iPod with new music
• My roommates Can't believe we only have a month left in our place...
  
• My boyfriend He surprised me with John Mayer concert tickets this week after I told him I didn't think I could afford them right now. So amazing!!!
• Dancing Especially salsa!
• My lightweight cargo jacket
• The motivation to work out and eat healthy
• The prospect of my bright, wide open future
• Swingy spring dresses waiting for this storm to pass, so they can be worn!
• Tortilla chips with Coronas and lime on a cloudy day (also good on a sunny day!)
  

Now, if only I could lock down a job within the next month, then I'd be happy as a clam. Anyone know anybody hiring in LA???

Speedy Recovery

My mom had surgery on her shoulder this morning. It separated a couple of weeks ago, which she said was pain "like [she's] never felt before." Shoulder surgery is pretty intense, painful, and requires a lot of physical therapy, so I'm wishing her a speedy recovery.

I love you, momma!

Invisible Wardrobe

I love this!

via Jaboopee

The search for a yellow dress continues

If you were reading this blog quite a while back (ha, who am I kidding?), you might remember my search for a yellow dress. Well, you may or may not recall that there was no conclusory post about me finding my happy yellow dress. More than a year later, I still have not found a suitable yellow dress that fits what I want. I honestly never thought it would be so hard to find a yellow dress that fit within my ideal parameters! Especially during the spring or summer!

I recently found this one on the Macy's website and think it's beautiful! However, while I did say that I would be willing to splurge a little if I found one I really liked, even $130 is quite a reach for me.

Ralph Lauren Grace

Over the months that have passed, I've come up with a pretty good idea of what I want. So, here's what I've had in mind:

• Something with some structure and a fairly simple design
  
• I'd like it to be dressy enough to wear to an event that calls for cocktail attire
• But casual enough to wear every day
• Some sturdier/dressier material
• Knee-length or a few inches above would be fine
• A rich shade of yellow
• Preferably with some sort of straps, but I'm not too particular about this
  

And here's what I don't want (and unfortunately what I've seen a lot of):

• No baby doll style dresses (okay, this one kind of resembles a baby doll with its empire waist, but I don't mind because it still has structure)
• No tunic-styles or sack dresses (preferably)
• No t-shirt material dresses
• No excessively short mini dresses (I don't mind mini dresses, just not for this particular dress)
• No highlighter colors (and no bright green-yellow hues or key lime pie colors; I've seen a lot of them lately, though!)
• While I like pale yellow, I've been envisioning a brighter, richer shade of yellow. I'd rather go a little deeper in color than go lighter.
• Nothing too poofy
  

Picky, picky. Oh, man... For the record, I don't usually come across as this nitpicky (nit-picky?). Do any of you have a similar situation that will make me feel less crazy? Oh, dear...