Saturday morning, my family trekked up to Silver Lake and Lake Solitude. The weather was behaving perfectly and the colors were sublime. The aspen had turned saffron-yellow and the other trees were just beginning to rust. Utah in autumn is simply resplendent.
The title is blatantly ripped from Mindy Kaling's shopping blog of the same name. But given that she hasn't updated it in about five months, I don't feel too bad about taking it. Sidebar to Mindy: "Darling, I know you're busy with the show starting back up, but surely you must have bought something during the summer!" And she'd be all, "I'll totes get on writing a new post. And don't call me Shirley!" Then we'd watch Airplane! and she'd help me break into the writing business and we'd buy lots of fabulous shoes together.
But I digress.
One of the perks about having a steady job and no school is that I no longer feel guilty about buying beautiful things. I do try to be sensible and most of it is going into savings, but I don't see any reason why I can't have a little fun.
Headbands, Forever 21, $1.50 They're very delicate and shiny. A bunch of you wondered if I bought the hat from last week and I didn't! I most definitely regret it and I plan on buying it next time I go downtown.
Scarf, Charlotte Russe, $9.99 I love the buttery-yellow shade. I wore it to a movie night last week and a friend told me I looked very indie. Success!
Button-down shirt, Penguin, $10 I bought it at this weird discount shop for way cheap. I also would like to eat the buttons on the sleeve because they look like Smartys.
Laptop Bag, Golla, Free Okay, I didn't technically buy this since we got it when we switched over to high-speed. Still, it fits my laptop perfectly and the cheery pattern makes me happy. (You know you're a geek when...)
From left to right:
Dunder Mifflin Thermal, NBC.com, $6.99 The original retail price is $28, but I managed to get it on sale. It almost makes me want the cold weather to be here so I can wear it. (The key word there is almost.)
Fairy Graphic Tee, Old Navy, $5 Old Navy was having this kick-awesome sale on labor day. I own far too many graphic tees, but this one has a v-neck which somehow made it justifiable. On the shoulder, there's a small flower graphic that brings it all together.
Argyle Polo, Old Navy, $10 Every once in a while I have to indulge my preppy side. I've been craving argyle (is that weird?) and could not resist it in polo-form.
Flats, I have no idea who made them, $4 These were a serendipitous department store find. Fun fact: Dorothy's shoes are silver in the Wizard of Oz books, but they got changed to red in the movie to show off the new color technology.
WANT: A cardinal pea coat, pink cashmere cardigan, and a 16GB iPod Nano in purple
(sigh! Those may have to wait.)
I would like to take this moment to clarify that it is still technically Wednesday for me, and while it may not be completely wordless, I somehow managed to get it posted.
I felt like I needed a savvy trench coat and stockings with lines up the legs. I was so born in the wrong fashion era.
Even though I would never buy this, I secretly love how it looked on me.
This is The BFF. She leaves for school in two days and I won't be going with. I might just go crazy without her here.
We didn't realize the timer had gone off, leading to a picture that says, "We are entirely indifferent about the fact we look totally hot."
It was also her idea to take these shots of us in front of Mr. Hot A&F Guy. This old man (who looked like Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof) laughed at us.
This is a high-class jewelry store, suffering from a major case of apostrophe FAIL.
Yay for waterfalls!
I always wonder about the random people in photos. What are they like? Would we get along? Do they have any photos with me in them?
It's a very imperfect picture, but it has to be one of my favorites from that night. Neko Case is the blur of light on the left.
I've had this recipe for Blueberry Gelato bookmarked for over a month now, and I finally got to give it a whirl. I'm an ice cream connoisseur, but if anything can topple my love for ice cream, it's gelato. Creamier, prettier, and less fat! Can I get an amen?!
The deliciously subtle blueberry flavor played off the tart lime accent beautifully. It was extremely simple and mixed up very well in our ice cream maker. Wouldn't the color make a beautiful couch or something? I'll for sure make the blueberry flavor again, but I'm itching to try a few other kinds first.
Top Three: Flavors of Gelato I Really Want To Make
1. Caramelized Pear
2. Peach Raspberry
3. Avocado
I know, the last one sounds totally bizarre, but at the same time, incredibly appealing (to me, at least).
Thanks, as always, to Rachel for feeding (pun) my love of trying new foods.
I’m going to break the cardinal rule of Wordless Wednesday right now and use words. Le shocker! This was another $.66 buy at the dollar store—awesome. Also, you know you spend too much time blogging when you see it and think, “This is just like those soup bowls Dooce posted about last winter that she uses for her jewelry! Must have!” Man, I can’t wait to move back to 
