Stop & Smell the Peonies

white jeans, jean jacket, strawberry print

When: May 24 // Weather: 60s & sunny // Real life: exploring Seattle and Bainbridge Island

white jeans, jean jacket, strawberry print

white jeans, jean jacket, strawberry print

white jeans, jean jacket, strawberry print

white jeans, jean jacket, strawberry print

A couple weeks ago I went to Seattle for a conference, and my lovely spouse came out to meet me so we could enjoy a couple days in the Pacific Northwest. It was the first time for both of us. Let me tell you, the flowers at Pike Place Market are no joke. They’re impossibly beautiful and so cheap. Kristin and I both had the same idea and surprised each other with bouquets (but I did it first so I win wife of the year).

On our first “day off” in Seattle, we took the ferry to Bainbridge Island to do some wine tasting at Eleven Winery and shopping at some local boutiques. Apparently, fruit prints are my new jam (pun intended), because while wearing this strawberry-print shirt, I bought a banana-print dress. Don’t worry, it will make an appearance on the blog before too long.

Back in the city, we took a self-guided tour of Smith Tower. If you ask me, from the outside, Smith Tower resembles a certain piece of anatomy that I do not possess. But on the inside, it’s art-deco fabulous, and there’s a speakeasy-style bar at the tip…I mean the top.

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Here Lies…

YSL college bag, white oxfords, puff sleeve polka dot top

When: May 8 // Weather: 70s // Real life: work

YSL college bag, white oxfords, puff sleeve polka dot top

YSL college bag, white oxfords, puff sleeve polka dot top

YSL college bag, white oxfords, puff sleeve polka dot top

YSL college bag, white oxfords, puff sleeve polka dot top

I’m brainstorming options for my tombstone. There’s nothing wrong with planning ahead 70 years. I’m thinking maybe:

Here lies Sarah. She liked a subtle sleeve.

Or perhaps:

Here lies Sarah. Not lays. Sarah was good at grammar.

I’ll keep tossing around ideas. I know one thing for sure though: I will be buried with this bag.

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