Closing the Gap

stripe bateau tee, elastic waist shorts, Panama hat

When: Saturday before last // Weather: warm and sunny // Real life: Symphony on the Prairie to celebrate our friends’ anniversary

stripe bateau tee, elastic waist shorts, Panama hat

stripe bateau tee, elastic waist shorts, Panama hat

stripe bateau tee, elastic waist shorts, Panama hat

stripe bateau tee, elastic waist shorts, Panama hat

stripe bateau tee, elastic waist shorts, Panama hat

If elastic waist shorts are wrong, I don’t want to be right. It’s pretty much the only way I’m able to find shorts that don’t ride up or down or have a gap in the back big enough to fit a spare pair of shoes. Not that extra shoes don’t come in handy, but…

These shorts kind of look like they could be pajamas, but the fabric is nice and sturdy so they pass as real clothes. I would get them in every color if I actually wore shorts more than 4 times a year.

This particular shorts-wearing occasion was an outdoor symphony concert and picnic, complete with table settings, sunflower centerpiece, veggie kabobs, enough cheese and crackers to feed an army, and approximately 10,000 bottles of wine. It was super classy, and then the night ended with us all dancing to Despacito in our friends’ kitchen. Elastic waist shorts are also great for dancing, as it turns out.

Shorts // similar Top // Hat // Shoes (on sale) // similar Necklace // Sunglasses (on sale) // Watch // similar Bag

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Rubber Duckie

yellow halter sweater, j.crew stripe midi skirt, panama hat, broad ripple blogger

When: last Sunday // Weather: 80s and breezy // Real life: Broad Ripple duck race (yes, it’s a thing), dinner & a movie

yellow halter sweater, j.crew stripe midi skirt, panama hat, broad ripple blogger

yellow halter sweater, j.crew stripe midi skirt, panama hat, broad ripple blogger

yellow halter sweater, j.crew stripe midi skirt, panama hat, broad ripple blogger

yellow halter sweater, j.crew stripe midi skirt, panama hat, broad ripple blogger

yellow halter sweater, j.crew stripe midi skirt, panama hat, broad ripple blogger

Every summer, my neighborhood raises money by dumping 2000 rubber ducks into a canal so they can “race” to the finish line. It’s ridiculous. It’s adorable. It’s yellow.

So I wore my own yellow and watched those little duckies float along. They trained so hard, after all. Our duck didn’t win, but we still soaked up the cuteness and then went out for dinner and a movie. So, you know, everyone’s a winner.

Top // similar Skirt // Hat // similar Shoes // similar Bag (on sale) // similar Sunglasses

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