I thought about it and thought about it, coming up with more than one way to wear this dress was tough- it is such a classic cut. But, I've come up with three "looks," I've snapped pictures of my outfits, accessories included, and I'm ready to go. I've already found two occasions to wear this dress in the last week, that twice as many as I found all last year.

My mom and I went to Bonsoiree for dinner on Saturday night to celebrate her birthday. It was delish, really spectacular. We've been on the fence about a caterer for the wedding, but I thin k dinner here has swayed us towards their catering. I broke out these purple booties, (are booties over? I'm terrible at keeping up with the fashion) and I always love an excuse to wear this little hat. It was my grandmothers and it's probably 65 0r 70 years old. The elastic is shot but the pailetttes are still in good shape.

This is a little bit of a cheat, since you can't see the dress under all that coat.

Last Thursday Josh and I went to an anniversary party for one of his clients. It was chilly, and I had hard hat hair so I broke out the Carmen Sandiego hat.

What can I say, I just love hats. I always looked forward to being the kind of eccentric old lady who wore whatever weird outfits she felt like with great big flamboyant hats. I've decided not to wait. The time is now.