I always ask Nick what he thinks of my outfits (and often, I ask multiple times) because he has a really good sense of fashion. When I asked about this one, his reply was that it was “very Durham”  because it looks  pretty and put together but doesn’t take itself too seriously, much like the city of Durham, where we live.

I wore this out for a night of drinking and hanging out with friends under the stars. I must admit that it took me slighly out of my comfort zone, but by the end of the night, I felt right at home in all the pieces. I’ve taken chances on outfits in the past where I never came around to feeling good them so I never wore them again. But this one will get thrown on repeat!

I apologize for any blindness that might occur from looking at my legs! My poor, pale skin hasn’t seen much sun lately but now that the weather is nice, that will change!

There isn’t much color in this photo. Some days are just like that. There’s a pop of red in the lining of my trench, which you can see in the bottom photo, and there’s green/mint in the necklace, but I went straight up neutral. If I had red flats, I probably would’ve put those on instead. I wore this outfit on Sunday to meet up with my group to prepare for a presentation this week, and I wasn’t really inspired to wear color, especially since I was just going to be sitting in the library for a few hours.

BUT. There’s more to these flats than meets the eye. They have little, shiny studs that catch the light and sparkle. So I may not be wearing color, but I’m technically wearing sparkle, and in my opinion, that’s the true spice to life!

And here’s the fun one! Does this photo make anyone else think of a flasher? Ooops!

I love these crazy pants. They’re technically a black and white checked pattern, but they look great with this navy blouse. Wasn’t it a thing at one time that you weren’t supposed to wear navy and black together? Well, I’m throwing that rule to the wind and wearing whatever I want!

I wore this outfit to a meeting with a professor to discuss a possible internship. It must have been on point because it turns out she can take me on, which means I finally have an internship! And I’ll actually get to graduate! I was seriously getting concerned about that because other avenues I’d pursued weren’t working out. So my advice: if you’re going on an interview then you should wear navy, crazy check pants, and cognac and you’re guaranteed to get it. Ok, of course I’m just kidding and can’t really guarantee that but maybe it’s worth a try?

And here’s the fun one:

We haven’t forgotten about Menswear Mondays! We’ve been super busy but we’re back now. Here, Nick is wearing khaki shorts with a plaid short sleeved button up and brown loafers. Nick looks great in any color but, lately he’s been wearing a lot of reds, pinks, salmons, and other reddish colors. That’s probably because red is his favorite color.

Anyway, he said it was nice to finally to wear shorts! His advice for wearing loafers with shorts is to wear socks. If you go barefoot, your feet are likely to sweat and get stinky. He found some great loafer socks and he wears them all the time, now that the weather is nice. If you look closely at his feet below, you’ll see a hint of the socks peeking out. They’re maroon and match the rest of his outfit. So make sure your loafer socks match the rest of what you’re wearing!

Hello, again, on another beautiful Sunday! It looks like Spring is finally here to stay so I’ll serenade you with “Something Good Can Work” by Two Door Cinema Club. It’s optimistic, upbeat, and fun, which is everything I’m hoping the rest of my Spring and Summer will be. It’s been a little quite on the blog the last couple of weeks because I’ve had one exam after another, but I’m hoping that things will slow down, ever so slightly, to give me some more time to post.

This Week’s Top 5 Awesome Things

1. Home cooked roast beef. We made the best roast beef this week, and this was actually my last meal with meat before I decided to try a vegetarian diet. My original plan is to try it for a month and, at the end, assess whether I’m serious enough to make a lifestyle change. It has almost been a whole week, and the jury is still out. 

2. Beautiful sunsets. Just one of the many things I love about where I live.

3. Night time, outside. The nights have been just as beautiful as the days. I love sitting under the stars, drinking a beer, and hanging out with friends. There’s nothing better.

4. More outside time. I tell you, I can’t get enough! Nick took this photo as he sipped on a glass of sherry after dinner.

5. Riding with the top down. Nick drives a convertible so I keep this scarf in his glove compartment days like this when we can put the top down.

Nick, with the top down.

I hope you all have a great week!