Well I suppose I can’t hide the fact that these photos are a leetle bit old! I mean, just a few weekends ago old! But if you follow me on Instagram you probably already know that my hair is leaning more toward the blonde spectrum now! I plan to remix this dress at least 1000xs this Spring/Summer so I’ll let the different hair color aid in the remixing! ;] These outfit photos were taken on a complete whim while we were downtown giving our out of town guests, Dave & Alanna, a tour of the city! It was overcast and fairly cool out but I just had to wear this new dress! My friends from Florida were totally wearing hoodies and looking at me like I was a little crazy!

Denim has quickly become my favorite wardrobe staple of the season. If I’ve purchased an item of clothing in the last month it has been denim or a light color “faux denim” like you see here. I may have even bought acid wash jeans… I adore them.. I don’t care what anyone says! I love how this dress looks like a crop top with a skirt – all the fun of a crop top without having to worry about my tummy popping out! Would you believe it’s from Wet Seal?

These tulips were so, so pretty! We visited this spot again just under a week or so later and they were all gone. I guess tulips have a fairly short lifespan? I never realized! They are definitely my favorite flower and I was so excited when we turned the corner to see them all so beautifully planted. :]

A few weekends ago Nate and I decided to spend the first truly gorgeous day of Spring out at Woodford Reserve for a distillery tour. This is the third distillery we’ve visited along the Bourbon Trail and it was by far the best tour we’ve been on yet! (You can read about our trip to Four Roses here.) There are seven stops along the “Bourbon Trail” – Woodford Reserve, Four Roses, Town Branch, Heaven Hill, Wild Turkey, Maker’s Mark, and Jim Beam. We plan to eventually tour all of them! I’m excited to finally add a Kentucky feature of sorts to my blog! We have plans to visit a lot of different locations around our state this year and I can’t wait to share!I love the history in a place like this. Woodford Reserve is the oldest of the nine bourbon distilleries currently in operation (as of 2010) and a National Historic Landmark. While the actual distillery building wasn’t built until 1838, distilling began on this site in 1780! I love to try and envision what the people would have looked like during that time and how everything would have run back then. This distillery was originally known as the Oscar Pepper Distillery, established by Elijah Pepper and passed down to his son. The property finally made it’s way into the hands of it’s current owner, Brown-Forman (for a second time) in 1993, after many years of being out of operation. It was refurbished, brought back to working operation, and the Woodford Reserve brand was introduced in 1996.We drove through such beautiful horse country on our way out to the distillery and the grounds themselves were equally gorgeous. We purchased our tickets in the welcome building and perused the gift shop a bit until it was time for our tour to begin. Once it started I was a little bit surprised! Unlike the other tours we’ve been on – this one provided headsets so that no matter where you were (front, back, or lagging behind to take pictures *cough*) you could hear every word the tour guide had to say – crystal clear! I wish I could show every aspect of the tour and every single photo that I took! I’m going to have such a rough time narrowing down which pictures to share when we go places like this. I have Nate to thank for my outfit photos, of course! He even got all of the little details – like these buttons! I didn’t even notice the little anchors until the third or fourth time I wore them!
I’ll end this post with a photo of my favorite part of tour – the tasting! It’s no surprise that a free bourbon ball would be my favorite part, right? I didn’t think so!

Outfit Details:

Lace Top: Forever 21
High-Wasited Shorts: Clothing swap with Kristie
Leopard Flats: Target
Leopard Earrings: Betsey Johnson
Leopard Sunglasses: Target
Bag: Bobbi Bucket Satchel c/o Sienna Ray & Co.

Back in December I met up with my friend Erika for a little impromptu photo shoot! I wrote a little about it here, posted one photo, and then waited for the perfect time to blog the rest. Does anyone else do this? You love something so much (a DIY you put together, outfit photos, etc.) that you don’t want to post it because once you do then you wont have that perfect thing sitting in your back pocket ready to go up on your blog at any time? I kind of do this with everything. I will keep a new outfit in my closet for weeks/months waiting for just the right time to wear it for the first time. So, that’s what I did with these photos .. and this jumper dress! My In-laws got me this dress for Christmas (2011!). It made it into a few Instagram shots and one or two blog photos but that was it! I was just saving it for the perfect outfit post. There really isn’t a better time to debut an outfit than when you have an actual photographer willing to take your photos, so I’d say that worked out well!
I really need to meet up with Erika again soon. It was so fun hanging out with a new friend who shares an interest in some of the same things! We had a totally dorky moment when I mentioned something about knowing this blogger from Nashville who has a photography business with her husband (*cough*Kaelahbee!*cough*) and we realized we both knew of her blog and started chatting about how much we love her. Haaa. Kindred internet nerd spirits? I think so. I’m excited to dream up a few locations and plan some outfits with her! I’m thinking fun props and themes for upcoming shoots! Just need to nail down some solid ideas! I think first and foremost I may need some new clothes! I realized a few days ago how few new pieces I’ve purchased in the last year. I suppose I’ll have to get my remix on.. and maybe I can thrift a few new things! Maybe that’s a good idea for a shoot… thrifting! ;]

Make sure to hope on over to Erika’s Tumblr and follow her on Twitter!

Outfit Details:

Dress: Forever 21
Top: H&M
Boots: Kmart
Hat: Target
Cape: New York & Co.
Bag: Shii

This is one of the very few outfits that I own that I deem “business appropriate”. I’m honestly not sure if it actually is, but no one at work seemed to be appalled that I wore this when we had the client onsite so I’ll take that as a good sign. This is one of my favorite Modcloth dresses with a vintage skirt worn over it! Nate bought the dress for me a few Christmases ago. It’s pretty short on me now so I can’t wear it without tights and I certainly can’t wear it to work without a skirt over it! I threw in some of my favorite gold accessories just for fun – my gold glitter flats have become my go-to shoes for every outfit. I literally don’t want to wear any other shoes.

This past weekend was a lot of fun. It was a nice ending to an extremely crazy work week! On Saturday morning I met Kristie at her place and we went wedding dress shopping with her Mother-in-law and Sister-in-law (to be!). It’s pretty ridiculous how much I love helping/being present for stuff like this! I can’t help but think back on how much fun it was to try on wedding dresses so I get super excited for my friends! I’m kind of a nerd, I know. She found a dress – so I’d say it was a successful shopping trip! Later in the day Nate and I made our way over to the mall to pick out a few new dress shirts for him and I invested in some new makeup from Sephora! Nate and I will be looking good for all of the upcoming weddings now. ;] I can’t believe Ashley’s wedding is this weekend! On Friday we’ll have the rehearsal dinner and then it’ll be a fun girls night before the big day! Ah, I can’t wait – I told y’all – I’m such a nerd about seeing my friends happy!I hope you all have a great Monday!!

Outfit Details:

Top (Dress) // Modcloth
Skirt // Vintage
Belt // Charlotte Russe
Flats // Target
Necklace Shii