What to Wear??!!

last friday, B and i attended his company's holiday party. it was a small event so i didn't really think too much of it. that morning, though, i decided to look for something to wear in my closet and came up with absolutely nothing since it's now dominated by t-shirts and jeans. plus, i've been expanding slowly that i couldn't even fit into what i wore last year! i was completely stumped as to what to wear so i had to enlist the help of my fashion-savvy friend, julie, in chicago.

how does one plan an outfit with a friend half way across the country?? with the help of the internet, of course.

we decided on this outfit early in the conversation then proceeded to talk for a few hours about everything and nothing. about two hours before i had to pick the kids up from school, i finally went out to the mall to pick up this outfit.

horrors of all horrors, this outfit was not available at the store. i couldn't decide on what else to get so i traipsed around the mall, going from store to store in search of a similar outfit. i couldn't find anything at all. with 15 minutes to spare, i finally returned to banana and asked a salesperson for help. she picked out something for me and made me try the outfit on. (she really had to make me since i hate trying on stuff in the store.) i got out of the mall and reached school just as the kids were coming out. whew!

this is the outfit that i went to the party in. i am not sure that i would choose the same thing again if i wasn't under such a time crunch. i don't know when i would ever wear this skirt again. it's silk and bubble shaped! definitely doesn't go with the extremely casual lifestyle we lead.