Mountain laurel

Outfit Details:

Vintage dress: swap from Elana

Vintage hat: Neely Auction (Etsy)

Seamed tights: similar here

Ida spectators: BAIT Footwear

Coat: ModCloth (old)

I'm back from my vacation!  And sadly, the landscape here no longer looks like this.  In typical Rochester fashion, we returned to lots of snowy, cold weather.  It was actually pretty chilly in Orlando (I had to wear my winter coat on Friday night at Epcot!), but it still nice to see palm trees!  Also, I didn't intend to take such a long break from blogging!  It got too crazy to schedule posts before we left, and every day when I vowed to blog at night, I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow!  It was truly a whirlwind vacation, and it was great to get away... but I'm glad to be home.  I'll go into more detail on everything when I can upload pictures and such, but thank you for being patient in the meantime!  :) 

I actually got a haircut after I took these photos, so I have shorter bangs now -- I tried for Bettie bangs, but I'm not sure if they really count.  I wasn't sold on them at first, but now I really like them!

I cannot say enough about how much I love this dress.  When I saw that Elana had put it up for swaps for Flock Together, I knew that I at least had to try it on.  Amazingly, it just zipped, and I immediately fell in luuurve.  It's so springy, and it was perfect for the one day of spring we had here before winter reared its ugly head again.  I told Elana that if she ever wanted to sell it, to let me know... and I think we're actually going to do a permanent swap!  She fell for my hot air balloon dress by Sugarhill Boutique that I put up for swaps, and I know she will get FAR more use out of it than I ever will!  Elana is such a doll, and I feel so glad to have gotten to know her better through blogging.  You can see how Elana styled this beautiful vintage dress here!  

Have a happy Sunday!

xox Sammi

Faith, trust and pixie dust

Outfit Details:

The Ethereal Thing Dress: ModCloth (similar here)

Cardigan: ModCloth (similar here)

Tights: ModCloth (similar here)

Flats: ModCloth (similar here)

Necklace: Forever 21 (similar here and here)

Ring: Urban Outfitters (similar here)

Rococo purse: estate sale buyout store

The time is upon us!  We're headed to Disney World today!!  I'm so excited!  I've been scheduling some of these posts in advance (since the last thing you want to be doing during a vacation is worrying about blogging), so I'm waiting to go into more details about the first half of our trip until I can really sit down and take the time to write a full post.  I felt this outfit was pretty perfect for Disney-ing; this dress always reminds me of fairies and magic and all things happy.  I took these photos on an unseasonably warm day a few weeks back, which really put me in the mood for warm weather, too.

We'll be getting to Disney in the early afternoon, and after we check in to our hotel (we're staying at the Animal Kingdom Lodge, which is exciting since I've wanted to stay there forever), we're heading to an adorable-looking fifties soda shop place for lunch, walking around EPCOT, having dinner at the Flying Fish Cafe, and then walking around the Boardwalk.  We thought about doing Downtown Disney, but we both felt like there wasn't really much we wanted to do down there.  I have memories of Downtown Disney from when I was little, and it seems like it used to be more of an adult fun place (Pleasure Island isn't there anymore, is it??), and now it's just kind of like, indoor game places and the House of Blues, which is fine, but not our preference, I suppose.  We've never walked around the Boardwalk hotel and grounds though, so I'm excited to see some of that.

Tomorrow, we're headed to Hollywood Studios (I have a great cinematic outfit planned).  Although I feel badly for taking a vacation without my dad, my mom and I usually agree on what rides to go on (except I know that I'll want to go on Soarin' at EPCOT and she won't), and we can just have a girly time.  I have so many silly, fanciful outfits planned for the rest of our trip.  :)  I'll be posting lots of Disney photos on my Instagram, if you'd like to live vicariously.

I attempted to create a faux-bob, but I'm not sure what it ended up being.  I kind of like it though.

Have a terrific Tuesday!

xox Sammi

A quick hello from The Sunshine State!

I kind of had to bring this citrus print dress to Florida... oh, and I got Bettie bangs!!

Hi, all!  I have a regular outfit post planned for tomorrow (with some photos I took a few weeks ago), but I wanted to stop by for a very quick hello!  My mom and I have been super busy with my grandma these past couple of days, so I haven't had much time to sit down and write posts (though I have been taking pictures with my DSLR... or trying to, anyway!), but here's a fast update...

This photo did not do this Florida sunset justice!

My grandma is really not doing very well, unfortunately, and I wasn't totally prepared for that.  My heart aches for my mom, too.  I'm really glad I could be here with her this time, since she normally has to come down to visit on her own.  Although she's been having a very tough time, my grandma is still incredibly sharp and witty.  This year is going to be hard, but I'm determined to cherish her for as long as we possibly can.  Thank you to everyone who has reached out with well wishes; they mean more to me than you could ever know!  <3 

My beautiful grandma.  My mom looks so much like her.

I'm giving semi-regular vacation updates on my Instagram, by the way!  So follow along if you want to see what I'm up to (and we'll be in Disney World starting tomorrow, so if you want to be flooded with Disney Magic, here's your chance to live vicariously)!  :)

During our 4 our layover in JFK...

Amazing lunch of pineapple fried rice with chicken and cashews!

Been watching lots of this great period whodunit series with my mom.

Yesterday's outfit -- which weirdly reminds me of Blanche Deveraux from The Golden Girls

That's all for now!  Have a great Monday!

xox Sammi

Creeping myrtle

Outfit Details:

Luck Be a Lady Dress in Beach: ModCloth (other styles here)

Periwinkle cardigan (tied in back): old (similar here)

White heels: jcpenney (similar here)

White belt: ASOS (similar here)

Today's post will be very short, since I'm currently writing this from the JetBlue terminal at JFK, during our veryyy long layover on our way to Florida!  Also, these will be the last of the indoor photos for a while (I hope).  I'm bringing my new DSLR on vacation, so cross your fingers I'll be able to take some passable photos in nice, warm weather.  I took these photos the other day before my callback for Young Frankenstein.  I was called back for Elizabeth and Inga (the Madeline Kahn and Teri Garr roles, for those who know the movie), but I ended up being cast in the ensemble, which will still be fun.  The other show I'm doing overlaps quite a bit with this, so it's probably for the best.  However, I know that I sang the hell out of the Elizabeth songs, so I hope I'll get another chance to audition for a different production of it in my future (maybe when I'm actually the right age to play it).

Can one ever have enough Luck Be A Lady dresses?  I think not.  This one is actually shorter and tighter than the other ones I have (even though they're all the same size), but I'm sure it's because this brand (Closet) makes a lot of dresses in this same silhouette and they aren't actually all the same dress, regardless of how ModCloth categorizes them.  At least they're all incredibly flattering!

We'll be in Florida by the time this is posted, and I'm hoping to sneak away for a little while to take photos where my grandma lives.  The grounds are so pretty and there are gardens everywhere.  Cross your fingers for good weather (and magically-acquired camera skills)!

xox Sammi

Friday Favorites #36: Disney Magic

Hello!  By the time this post is published, I will be on my way to Florida for vacation!  We're visiting my grandma down there for a few days before heading to the Happiest Place on Earth... Disney World!  Since I'll be too busy to post a Friday Favorites next week when we're actually at Disney, I decided to do a Friday Favorites post that's inspired by a few of my favorite Disney characters.  :)

  Enjoy and have a magical weekend!

Minnie Mouse

a // b // c // d // e // f // g // h // i // j

Cinderella

a // b // c // d // e // f // g // h // i // j // k

Ariel

1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9

10 // 11 // 12 // 13 // 14

Snow White

1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9 // 10

Bambi

1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9 // 10

Belle

a // b // c // d // e // f (out of stock) // g // h

Jasmine

a // b // c // d // e // f // g // h // i // j

Pocahontas

a // b // c // d // e // f // g // h // i // j // k // l

Sleeping Beauty

a // b // c // d // e // f // g // h // i // j 

xox Sammi