OOTN - Almost Anniversary

Jonathan and I will be celebrating 10 years of marriage on the 20th, but since my mom doesn't work on Monday's and she is our lone babysitter, we celebrated a few days early :) I had ordered the Spinning Lace Dress a couple of months ago, sure that it would be the perfect piece to wear for our anniversary. I was horribly disappointed when the color ended up looking like dirty dishwasher on my complextion. So instead, I decided to make do with the lacey piece I already had hanging in my closet - this top from Forever21. I remembered Kim and her pretty pairing with the Alena Skirt and decided to do what I'm best at...copy!

Forever 21 Lace top

J. Crew Bling Button Cardigan
Anthropologie Alena Skirt

Anthropologie 18 Karat Belt

Anthropologie Slinking Frills Pumps

Jonathan left work early yesterday and the two of us headed into the city to Anthropologie's flagship store. I was very excited when dh told me he wanted to take me shopping. And I think he was equally excited when after an hour in the store, I left with NOTHING. Can you believe that? I'll explain more...

We had an amazingly yummy dinner at the Capital Grille before heading home. I'm glad I had some time out of the house yesterday because today is another snow day for my older boys - so stocking up on my sanity was a good thing ;)

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Now, I know this isn't much fun without pictures, but I'll give a little rundown on the pieces I tried on and why I didn't take them home

The Take Action Dress is adorable, I was ridiculously in love with the colors. Fit wise though, it just had a lot of bagging material on top, was roomy in the waist and the length was graising my knee. Not a winner. I'd try it again on sale, just because I love the print and color that much.

Another one from the top of my wishlist was the Gull Wing Dress, but once I had it on, I just felt too exposed - like I was wearing a silk nightie instead of a sundress. It is a wisp of a dress. Lovely for the right girl, but since I can't picture this one with a cardigan over top, I'm not her.

A dress I did love was the Sing Sweetly Party Dress - DARLING! The store did not have a size 0 for me to try, so I went with a 2 and it was way too roomy up top. I'd hope to snap up a size 0 when this goes on sale and that the fit would be better. I can't see paying full price for a dress that I won't be able to wear until it warms up, and in PA that is months from now!

I had some success with two adorable tops, but I wasn't willing to dole out full price for either of them, especially since I was hopeful they might hit sale today - which they did not - Boo! Maybe soon? Fingers crossed. I loved both of these

Deuxhill Cowlneck
Definitely a roomy fit, but I think with skinny jeans or tucked in a skirt it could be perfect!

And I had nothing but love for the Soldierly Sparkle Tee, I just thought it was too pricey for a t-shirt. I will definitley be buying this once it goes on sale, maybe even in two colors.

The final tempting piece I found was the Beaded Eglantine Cardigan. This piece was lovely. And wow did it look perfect with the Alena Skirt and Slinking Frills Pumps I was already wearing. In the end, I decided for the $70 sale price, I'd rather have a dress, but if I was lucky enough to find one on a second markdown, here's how I'd wear this pretty sweater.

So there you have it. I didn't buy a thing! And honestly, it was just so much fun to try on pieces from my wishlist and get Jonathan's opinion on them, I wasn't even disappointed. I know there will be plenty of other things I'll love rolling out soon. The Philadelphia/Walnut Street Store was a lot of fun to explore!