wedding guest

I drove around for a million hours yesterday. I'm ecstatic that I have time in my day today to fit in one heck of a workout. I feel all cramped and lazy like after spending 6+ hours in the car.

Seems appropriate that we keep with the wedding theme that I had going from OHP this week except this time, I'm playing the part of the guest instead of the bride. This theme is even more appropriate since I got the news last night that one of my best friends since kindergarten got engaged yesterday! I couldn't be more excited for her. I cannot wait to celebrate their wonderful relationship with them!

I decided to keep it super neutral for my ideal wedding guest. I usually go with black for evening weddings but I am SO tired of it. I love the idea that neutral colors can be sexy and pretty.

wedding guest by rundreamcook featuring high heels

Short dress
$39 - houseoffraser.co.uk

Rupert Sanderson high heels
rupertsanderson.com

Jimmy choo clutch
jimmychoo.com

Dorothy Perkins rose jewelry
dorothyperkins.com

Wedding ring
etsy.com

chambray for summer

We have one heck of a weekend coming up! We've had 2 days of beautiful weather and the weekend is only going to get better. And to top it off my weekend is fun of good times. This evening Mike and I are taking the dogs to a new dog park that opened about 5 minutes from the house. I'm pretty excited about it because the next closest dog park (the one we go to almost every weekend) is about a half hour drive away. It'll be nice to get there in just a few minutes. Then tomorrow I'm participating in another cupcake festival. I'm entering in two categories, best tasting and best hudson valley themed cupcake. I'm not sure what I'm naming my hudson valley cupcake yet, but I think it's going to be all local ingredients and be apple/caramel flavored. We'll see how they come out when I make a test batch this morning. Sunday we're heading to Connecticut to visit Kristyn's bakery. Talk about yum!

Now on with some fashion for me to drool over! This week's Friday's Fancies is all about chambray. I'm not one to normally wear it, but I have seen some gorgeous looks on pinterest where they mix chambray with simple lace to dress it up. I love the combo so that was my inspiration for this week's look.

chambray for summer by rundreamcook featuring an essie nailpolish

Dorothy Perkins lace shirt
$21 - dorothyperkins.com

Old navy shorts
$25 - oldnavy.gap.com

Pierre Dumas ankle wrap sandals
$30 - piperlime.gap.com

Miso mesh jewelry
£10 - republic.co.uk

Carved earrings
jewelry.1stdibs.com

Ettika gold tone jewelry
$36 - endless.com

Miu miu sunglasses
$310 - miumiu.com

Essie nailpolish
$8 - macys.com

lets tango

I'm back from Florida and I'm still craving the warm sunshine. It was amazing down there. The only cool day was race day and I couldn't have asked for it to be more perfect!
I'm sure you've hear that the color of the year has been decided and it is none other than tangerine tango! Orange? Yeah...I'm not a huge fan of orange on my clothes. Perhaps it's my pasty skin tone, or just that it seems to clash with my hair. I'm just not all that into it! That doesn't mean I won't be participating in this trend though. There are definitely ways to add pops of orange to an outfit without looking like you ate a few too many carrots.

As always, linking up with the lovely Alison of Long Distance Loving for Friday's Fancies!

lets tango by rundreamcook featuring facets jewelry

This dress is PERFECTION. I love it so much. The huge flowers with the perfect shade of orange on the very neutral and subdued background. I'm seriously in love with this.
Orange shoes might be the only totally orange item I own. I have shoes that are very similar to these and I love them. I live in this type of sandal almost all summer long.
A bright blue bag...What's not to love. I adore that it brings out the blue a little bit more as that is the color I would want to highlight more than the orange.
And the jewelry. Simple bangles paired with simple red studs. The outfit might look a little like a bag of skittles threw up, but that is kind of how I like my spring and summer clothes to be. Super bright and super fun!

ready to party!

It's New Years Eve weekend!! Last weekend was a time to relish in family time and this weekend is time to party your butt off! Saturday we are spending the day at my sister's house celebrating my niece's 11th birthday and then glam-ifying ourselves! We're going all out with sparkle and glitz for the night even though we will just be celebrating at her house.
It will be a night filled with games and booze and I'm sure more laughter than I can handle.

I'm linking up with Alison of Long Distance Loving as always for Friday's Fancies. I can't wait to see how everyone else is glam-ing up to ring in the new year!!

new years by rundreamcook featuring engagement rings

I had to throw the engagement ring in there! Who wouldn't love getting that surprise at midnight?! I know I would.

think red

This week has totally flown by! I feel like I'm still catching up on sleep from black Friday and here we are a whole week later. I have lots of stuff to share with you, but that post will have to come later. For right now, like yesterday I'm keeping it simple and linking up with Alison of Long Distance Loving for Friday's Fancies. This week's theme is all about being inspi(red) to move towards a cure for AIDS. I'm stepping out tonight in red (although my real life red is not nearly as fabulous as my look below!), let's work toward a cure people!!

think red by rundreamcook featuring high heel booties

think pink

When Alison sent out the email telling us the theme for this week's Friday Fancies I was super excited to give this a go. My family as a whole has been pretty darn lucky (*knock on wood*) when it comes to breast cancer, and I like to think that we fully understand just how lucky we are. I feel like these days everyone knows at least someone who has been touched by breast cancer. I'd like to tribute my look today to a girl I went to high school with, who at 26 is already a breast cancer survivor. It breaks my heart, and honestly totally freaks me out that she has already fought and kicked it's tush!

I love this entire outfit. I think I'm going to have to track down that coat and purse because I think I need them in my life.

October by rundreamcook featuring flare jeans