Sniff, Swirl, Sip

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If there’s one thing I can say about Indianapolis, it’s that there’s no lack of beer and wine festivals here. I have no problem with this. This weekend I went to the annual Indy Wine Opener. I had a pretty good time, although I could have had more if I weren’t still on painkillers and limited to chewing teaspoons of food with my front teeth. Oh well, I’ll just wait 2 months until the next corporate-sponsored alcoholic extravaganza. And the good news is that I got to wear my new striped dress ($20 at TJ Maxx – pretty sweet, huh?!).

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I also think this dress will be great in the fall with tights and boots, maybe a chunky sweater. I’m getting really excited…fall is probably my favorite season for dressing. And even better, I can wear this dress during basketball season when I’m cheering on my Hoosiers!

Asheville, NC

If you follow me on Twitter, you may already know that  I got my wisdom teeth removed on Friday, so I apologize in advance if my writing seems a tad Vicotin-tinged today. Since I’ve spent the last 48 hours in sweatpants with bags of frozen peas strapped to my face, I don’t have the usual stock of outfit photos on hand. So I thought I’d take this opportunity to show off some of the pictures I took on my recent trip to the Carolinas. In addition to giving my mother-in-law a makeover and going to see the Lion King, I also went to the Biltmore Estate. I had only been there once before on a fifth-grade field trip, so it was nice to go back.

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Just your average single-family home in the mountains.

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There were no photos allowed inside the house, but I snapped some on the veranda (above) and of the view (below).

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We didn’t get to do wine-tasting in fifth grade. I remedied that situation.

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Obviously, I had to pick up a couple souvenirs, and not of the postcard or magnet variety. These earrings helped fuel my current mint green obsession, and these scented soaps reminded me of my grandma’s old house.

Has anyone else taken any unique trips this summer? Besides to the dentist?