Stars and stripes are serious

V and I had a very late night crafting session on Friday!  I'm not sure where I got the energy from because after my interview in the afternoon I felt like a wet noodle and was dragging myself around all day even after eating my favourite sandwich at Bows (the Cubano, so good).

Craft supplies

Crafting assistants

I bought a simple dress pattern a couple of years ago and decided to make another dress with it. (I've used the pattern four times now).  The bodice never ever fits well and even though I've trimmed the pattern pieces down I still have to do some adjustments.  I think I'm going to look for a new pattern for my next dress.

V helped me position the straps Saturday morning but it was too cold out to wear the dress to C&C's BBQ so I made myself a a little scarf instead.  V called me Yankee Doodle.

Want to know what my Dad looks like?  Just imagine my face without long hair.  Total Dad!

The weather for the pool party on Monday was much warmer so I was able to wear my full on Yankee Doodle outfit to bike to the party.  Some of us even jumped in the pool!

It's a little hard to tell but the straps are red and white and there's a ribbon pin too.  This dress will make another appearance in about a month.

Have a great long weekend!

I'm pooped from my interview this afternoon.  It went pretty well.  Fingers crossed!

Book recommendation

Oh my gosh, I'm reading the best book ever!  JUST KIDDING!

I have an interview tomorrow!  As nerdy as I feel to have it, this book is actually helpful.  I review it every time I have an interview so I can go over potential questions in my mind before the day.  I really wish the interview was today because I'm going to be worrying for another 26 hours.

This silk blazer is so pretty.  I would love to wear it to the interview but it's too expensive, even on sale.  Also, I would probably get it all sweaty because of my FRAZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZLED nerves.

I am really hoping to do well on the interview so please send many positive thoughts my way.  I've read that this company can interview for up to 4 hours, which seems SO long but that includes aptitude tests and meeting the team.  Details tomorrow.

Pop!

I feel like I am vacuuming the bathroom floors constantly.  My hair is getting really long which is great for low maintenance summer do's (and sometimes don'ts ..wah wah wahhhh...) but in this heat, sometimes I want it off my face.  These Cynthia Rowley oversized barrettes are perfect.  Such bright and pretty colours.  I would choose the turquoise-y green, or the purple.

The Nordstrom women and kids sale has started.  I'm not shopping but it's fun to look.  There are some really good deals if you need something new for your wardrobe.

fancy maxi dress

missoni dress (sigh)

Date-iversary

Ta-da!  It's our dating anniversary today! It's also our 5-month wedding anniversary. xoxo

Overkill

This beach hat is totally ridiculous and TJ Maxx has a whole wall of them.  I had a hard time walking towards the mirror to take a photo because the hat was so big that I couldn't see where I was going.

I bought a beach hat a couple of years ago in PARIS, at H&M for TEN EUROS and it's so cute.  It's the usual papery straw colour and has a navy ribbon with white polka dots on it.  I also have a floppy paper straw hat that I got from Urban Outfitters a few years ago but it's completely lost it shape and looks a lot like the hat above but not as huge.  I always like looking for a new hat - they're kind of hard to find!

Kate Spade, classic, and also comes in green.

Jessica Simpson, lacy!  Also available in neutral straw

Juicy Couture, pretty colours.

Roxy hat, might be a little too floppy.

Eugenia Kim, ridiculously expensive but really cute.

JAIL BREAK!

Look at this WILD escape artist!  Llorca is an indoor cat but he sneaks out whenever he can.  He is not the most slender of cats but he sure can squeeze through a tiny door opening.  Look how small the door crack is!  He opened it himself when we weren't looking.  Sneaky.

Did you have a great weekend or what?  We went to Bolinas on Friday so V could get his surf on and then drove to Point Reyes looking for dinner.  We ate at Cafe Reyes.  They have wood fired pizzas and organic salads so we shared one of each.  We also shared an awful overpriced bottle of wine.  Apparently the oysters are delicious if you're into that.

After dinner we wandered around the tiny town and stopped in for a drink at the Old Western Saloon.  There were photos of Charles and Camilla above the bar and two glasses in a plexiglass box.  The bar tender was busy keeping tabs on two dudes who looked like they were ready to start a fight so I didn't get to ask him about the royal visit.  Here's a funny article about their visit to Point Reyes in 2005.

A while back we picked up a hammock at a Vallejo thrift store because our old one ripped when someone sat in it.  V set it up this weekend in a shady corner of the yard.

Yesterday some lady pals and I hung out.  In preparation for our moonbeam pagan ritual we snacked at Tres Hermanas.  That place is dirty!  And our waitress had a nasty attitude!  However, the beautiful presentation of my burrito made up for everything.

See that knife with the wooden handle?  It was a handle full of dangerous wood slivers.  I'm not sure why I received a steak knife to eat my bean and cheese burrito.

Margarita and Horchata

Ambiance: bud light in a sombrero

We sat around and burned our eyeballs a little watching the eclipse last night.  Did you see it?  The light in the park was really interesting, like a dull version of how things should really look.

Sun and moon

Moon shadows

Binoculars and white card stock

Moonbeams