Friday, August 21, 2009

GOODBYE SWEET SUMMER

I can't believe it's already over. Parting is such sweet, sweet sorrow...

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You're probably thinking "Whaaaaa...?!?!?! Summer ain't over!" Yes, Labor Day is still 2 weeks away, but when you live 4 miles down the road from one of the largest universities in the country, summer is over today. That's right, over the next 3 days, about 30,000 (no joke) eager-eyed college students will be infiltrating our lovely little town. Don't get me wrong, I love it here and I'm sure I wouldn't feel that way if the university wasn't here. But, oh, the summers. When everyone has cleared out and it's so peaceful ... you just can't beat it.

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And this weekend's only the beginning of it. In 2 short weeks, our town will be invaded once again. But this time by 100,000+++ hard-core football fans. That will continue EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND in September and then several others throughout the fall.

So, yes ... summer is over.

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I've got nowhere to go today really. Traffic is atrocious and the stores are even worse. Fun fact: during this week, our local Wal-Mart is the highest-grossing in the nation. Whaaa..??

Anyway, on with the threads. I actually just got dressed about an hour ago. Yes, that would be 5pm. I was busy making calls and doing computer work all day. And technically, Friday is my day off.

I picked up this sweet little number at Ross in the beginning of the summer for only $7, because the zipper was broken. No biggie. I finally fished it out of the notorious to-be-altered pile and fixed the issue, adding a red zipper. I even left it mostly exposed for some added interest.

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Continuing my love affair with the oxford, I threw one over the dress, because seriously, where am I going to go where I need to be in full on body-hugging leopard. The shirt makes it a little Pretty Woman, no? It's sort of that "I need to borrow your shirt for my morning commute home" kind of sex-pot look. Otherwise known as the walk of shame, I guess.

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But in this town, that's perfect.

12 comments:

  1. That dress is seriously amazing, and I really like the oxford over it.
    Living in a college town as well, I know EXACTLY what you mean about summer being over. Traffic tripples and the grocery store has droves of young males carrying BudLight to the counter. But I actually like the energy and excitement that comes with it, because it takes me back to my own undergrad days....

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  2. The red zipper is the BEST part!

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  3. So glad you replaced it with a red zipper. The visual contrast is poppin'! :0)

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  4. I used to live in a college town, too, and had the exact same feeling about summer ending. It wasn't so much about the weather as the drunk 19-year-olds coming back.

    On another note, I adore the "walk-o-shame" look! Though it doesn't seem very shameful on you, just awesome.

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  5. The first thing I thought, before I read your post, was that zipper is so sexy :) Nice design change!

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  6. My eyes are burning from all the HOTNESS! Seriously thats one sexed up dress. I'm sure your husband loved it!

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  7. cute blog.

    i kno i suck at leaving a first comment on i blog i've just saw but my comments get better.... i promise

    love ur bloggio

    ~tati~

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  8. Great dress!!! I always forget about Ross- sometimes things are CHEAPER than used!!! I love the red zipper- that takes that dress to a whole other level. I'm still looking for an oxford shirt for myself-inspired by your styling, of course!!!

    For us, the end of summer is good- as we live on the road that IS the Rubicon Trail- a famous Jeep trail to Lake Tahoe. We see thousands of Jeeps, motorcycle, etc- all tourists passing through what I'm sure they believe is an uninhabited place. Fall brings peace.

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  9. In my opinion it requires a lot of grace to pull off a leopard dress. And you nailed the look. not only did you wear it well, you made it look so so cool with the oxford. i love love love the red zipper.....

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  10. Are you by Penn State? If so, I may be one invading your town on a Saturday for football games lol.

    I love this dress! I want your confidence-badly!

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