Prairie Ruffles.

Chris and I both had Monday and Tuesday off this week, and we really had a great time together. Our schedules will both be the same week to week, so we'll have every Monday and Tuesday to spend together. I'm really excited that we'll have a nice little "weekend", we'll be able to get stuff done but also have time to enjoy each others' company! Monday was a really relaxed, fun day. We ran by a thrift store near my work because I'd seen the prettiest pair of Seychelles in the window (like these but gold). I couldn't tell if they were vintage or not, but I wanted to run back and see if they were my size and worth buying. Well, they WERE my size, but not vintage. That's perfectly fine with me, because I got a brand new pair of gorgeous $100 platforms for $7! So lucky. Then we went off to our favorite restaurant, Sushi Station, and gorged on really good sushi. When we got home we wanted to play outside because the weather was so nice, so we went down to the park down the street and threw around a football for a while. We played tetherball for the first time, too, but quickly ended that after *someone* whipped the ball and hit me in the face! (Don't worry, I'm ok!). We went home, hung around for a bit (I napped on the couch), and then headed off to the movies! We don't go to the theater very often, the last time we went was to see Toy Story 3 with my little brother last summer! We've been saving all our spare change in a jar, though, and we set a goal amount and a fun thing to use the money for. We emptied it before our Wilmington trip, and since then we'd saved up about $30. Our goal was to get to $30 and go to the movies, so we turned in our change and headed off! I picked the movie "Bridesmaids", and surprisingly Chris was up for it. It was seriously SO FUNNY! I laughed so hard I choked on a Twizzler at one point :/ Like, thought I needed the Heimlich kinda choking. I worked it out though :) We got out of the movie and stopped at our favorite local bar for a few drinks and rounds of darts. I kicked his butt the first time, but he beat me the second. We went home and planned out our errands for Tuesday.

Monday was our day for fun stuff, and Tuesday was a day for getting stuff done. Chris ran errands early in the morning and let me sleep in (way in, I woke up at ten and fell back asleep til 11:30!). He cooked lunch (grilled chicken, smashed potatoes, and corn), and then we wrote out our grocery list. We went to Target and I got a whole bunch of fun stuff (like a cute new notebook to keep in my purse for blog and etsy ideas!). Then on to Trader Joe's for a few more things. We stayed in for the night, and I got some laundry and crocheting done. All in all, a good little faux-weekend!

I wore this outfit out on Tuesday, and I really wasn't feeling it until I saw the photos. I felt very Laura Ingalls Wilder in it, but it grew on me. The dress was $10 or so on sale at Target, the cardigan is from H&M (also on sale), tights from Walmart, boots vintage.

I finally narrowed down what date I'll be having my birthday party! My birthday is June 16th, but I can't get the weekend before or after off of work, so I'm going to have my party on June 25th! We're hoping to have some of our closest friends out for a barbecue on our back deck. I'm excited, I haven't had a birthday party in far too long!

Check back soon for a new Connections post, and I'll be doing something fun in the days leading up to my birthday that I think you might enjoy!

I hope you're having a beautiful day (just like you!!).