Beat It, Rain

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When: Saturday // Weather: hot and humid // Real life: picnic and music at Symphony on the Prairie

off the shoulder tee, maxi skirt, Fossil bag, Hepcat sunglasses

off the shoulder tee, maxi skirt, Fossil bag, Hepcat sunglasses

off the shoulder tee, maxi skirt, Fossil bag, Hepcat sunglasses

off the shoulder tee, maxi skirt, Fossil bag, Hepcat sunglasses

off the shoulder tee, maxi skirt, Fossil bag, Hepcat sunglasses

Top* (on sale) // similar Skirt // similar Bag // similar Ring // similar Sunglasses

Oh man. Last weekend was rough. So rough, apparently, that it took me until today to even tell you how rough it was. Friday morning I was getting ready to leave for work when it suddenly turned pitch black and I heard the tornado sirens going off. Soon I could hear branches snapping outside, all around me. I did what any scaredy cat would do and went to the basement until the storm passed. When I came up and looked outside, I discovered we lost a huge piece of one of our trees, and so had pretty much every other property in our neighborhood. It was a mess. Luckily, nothing landed on our house, but keep in mind I’ve only been a homeowner for a year, so I’m not used to being responsible for these things.

I had a brief “why the hell did I buy a house, I’m only a child?!” moment, then figured out who to call about the tree, and went to work. I was grumpy at work because I had a cold (this story keeps getting sadder, doesn’t it?) but I held out hope because I knew I had free tickets to the Indianapolis Wine Festival for that evening.

Five o’clock finally came, and…thunder. Rain. More rain. Then it slowed down, so Kristin came downtown to meet me for the wine fest. Except…the rain came back. We tried to wait it out, but it just kept pouring. By the time we threw in the towel, things had gotten scary. All the roads were flooded, and it was raining so hard that sometimes you couldn’t tell you were about to drive into high water. (I heard later that we got 2.5″ of rain in a matter of 2-3 hours.) Somehow, we made it home safely it my little Sentra, soaking wet and pissed that our night was ruined.

Oh, was our night ruined. I went downstairs and discovered water coming up through the floor in the laundry room. Further investigation revealed there was also water under the carpet in the finished portion of the basement. This time, I had a not-so-brief “why the hell did I buy a house, I’m only a child?!” moment.

I’ll speed up the end of the story: Moving wet things out. Ripping up carpet. Shop-vac-ing for hours. Fighting back exhaustion and tears. Etcetera. Adulting is hard.

In better news, everything is drying out well, and we haven’t had any more issues even though it has rained every day since Friday. And the weekend wasn’t a total waste – we made it to Symphony on the Prairie on Saturday night to have a scrumptious picnic and see a Michael Jackson cover band. If I’ve learned anything in life, it’s that MJ cures everything.

P.S. Anyone wanna buy a house in Broad Ripple? It’s really cute and the basement is only slightly damp.

*Top purchased with gift card provided courtesy of Shopbop.

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WARMfest: the Outfits & the Music

Welcome back from the long weekend, everyone! I hope yours was lovely.  I spent a good chunk of mine at WARMfest, which was a pretty good distraction from the fact that I’m no longer at the beach. I relaxed on a picnic blanket, I ate from food trucks, I did some pretty great people-watching, and (obviously) I listened to good music.

Below are my festival outfits from Saturday and Sunday. They’re nothing terribly exciting – I was more worried about being comfortable than impressing anyone. You shouldn’t be disappointed…I mean “real life” is right there in the blog title. You knew what you were getting in to. If you’re looking for ridiculous, impractical festival wear, there are plenty of other blogs for that.

My outfit photos are in color, and I included some photos of my favorite bands in black & white. So if you’re just here for the clothes, that part’s easy to find. But if you’re a music fan, be sure to check out the black & white stuff, too!

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Outfit 1: Shirt (on sale) // similar Skirt (only $10) // similar Bag // similar Sunglasses

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On Saturday we paid a little extra to take a “cruise” on the White River while being entertained by folk rock singer Megan Maudlin. She was really great, as was her friend Dave Vogt who played with her. I’m not convinced he’s real, though. I think he had a little mouse inside his guitar, and the mouse had its own tiny guitar that was supplying half the notes he was playing. He was insane.

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This was Sweet Poison Victim (great name, right?)…their sound is like a blend of African and Caribbean music. Very fun.

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Of Montreal was the headliner for Saturday. I loved the music, just don’t ask me to explain the…dancers?

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Outfit 2: Jacket // similar Dress // similar Belt (under $13) // Shoes (under $15) // similar Bag // similar Sunglasses // Bracelet (on sale)

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These two are from the Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band. This chick is the most badass washboard player ever. Granted, there’s probably not a lot of competition.