Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012
Still here
Hi all. I'm still here. Things have been unbelievably crazy for my family the past nine months, and my new husband and I have been put through the ringer in many, many ways since we've gotten married in June. Between teaching, grad school, and everything else that's been going on in our lives, I've barely had time to take a breath, let alone blog.
However, I am going to try to use Polyvore to post outfits on the blog, just to keep it on life support until things get back to normal.
Eventually, I'd really like to revamp the blog, breathe new life into it, and focus my energies on it. Unfortunately, life just hasn't complied recently.
For those of you who use Instagram, you can follow me @TracyAllDressedUp for almost-daily outfit posts.
If you're reading my blog, I promise you I'm still reading yours on a daily basis. It's part of my morning routine. :)
I hope you're having a great start to your week!
-Tracy
However, I am going to try to use Polyvore to post outfits on the blog, just to keep it on life support until things get back to normal.
Eventually, I'd really like to revamp the blog, breathe new life into it, and focus my energies on it. Unfortunately, life just hasn't complied recently.
For those of you who use Instagram, you can follow me @TracyAllDressedUp for almost-daily outfit posts.
If you're reading my blog, I promise you I'm still reading yours on a daily basis. It's part of my morning routine. :)
I hope you're having a great start to your week!
-Tracy
Monday, July 2, 2012
Signing off for a week or so...
...because I got married over the weekend, and we leave for our honeymoon soon! We're heading to Moorea (an island off the coast of Tahiti). We'll be staying in an overwater bungalow, and I'm a HUUUGE fan of swimming and snorkeling, so I'm super excited! Here's an aerial of our resort:
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| source The Hilton Moorea, AKA home for the next week and a half! |
It wouldn't be an AllDressedUp post if it didn't mention fashion somewhere, so here's what I wore to our rehearsal dinner:
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| Dress: Calvin Klein via Nordstrom Necklace: Vintage |
Last, but not least, our awesome photographer posted a couple of preview pictures on her blog for us already, so I'll leave you with those until we get back!
Thursday, June 28, 2012
A day (or two...or three...) at the beach (+OOTD)
Every year, my fiance's family spends the middle two weeks of June on Long Beach Island, in New Jersey. His extended family also intermittently meanders onto the island through out the two weeks, and we all stay within the same block of each other.
Even though we were getting married in, ohhh, 10 days, we didn't let that stop us from driving across two states to spend five days on LBI with the fam. We only had about two and a half good "beach days," but we enjoyed ourselves nonetheless. Even on the days when it was too chilly to actually sit on the beach, I made sure to spend some time walking on it:
Do you have a summer escape relatively close by? Do you visit it regularly?
Even though we were getting married in, ohhh, 10 days, we didn't let that stop us from driving across two states to spend five days on LBI with the fam. We only had about two and a half good "beach days," but we enjoyed ourselves nonetheless. Even on the days when it was too chilly to actually sit on the beach, I made sure to spend some time walking on it:
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| Sweatshirt: J.Crew spindrift sweatshirt Shorts: J.Crew anchor shorts Necklace: Swarovski conch shell necklace (it was my grandmother's from many years ago) Sunnies: Gap |
LBI is a charming little island that's about 20 miles long, and only half a mile wide. I love it, because it's almost trapped in the middle of the century. There are lots of great old-school Italian restaurants, ice cream parlors, little beach shops and boutiques, and very few touristy-type spots. One of the few tourist attractions is a teensy tiny amusement park called - what else? - Fantasy Island. Every year, my fiance and I ride the ferris wheel, which is by far the biggest ride there:
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| The Fantasy Island Ferris Wheel, all instagram-ed up. |
Friday, June 22, 2012
Busy busy bride
Hi all. I hope some of you are still with me. Thanks for the encouraging comments (I'm looking at you, AppGal and Tabitha :) )! I am still reading all of your blogs and comments on my blog. I've had some major computer (and life) issues that have kept me from blogging for the past few months. I've also been trying to figure out what direction I want to go with this blog. I'd love to make blogging more of a focus in my life, so I'm going to keep writing and reviewing and see where it takes me.
Since I last wrote in January, I've had some biiig changes in my life. My future mother-in-law had a catastrophic health event in January (she's doing well now - with some major adjustments - thank God!), I started grad school, I *still* had no plan period during the school year, and I've been in wedding planning overdrive. Oh, and, uh, I'm getting married a week from tomorrow (!!), so things have not slowed down.
Because I can't do a blog post without some pictures and an OOTD, here are a few pics from my tea party bridal shower, which was held at my parents' house on Memorial Day weekend:
Since I last wrote in January, I've had some biiig changes in my life. My future mother-in-law had a catastrophic health event in January (she's doing well now - with some major adjustments - thank God!), I started grad school, I *still* had no plan period during the school year, and I've been in wedding planning overdrive. Oh, and, uh, I'm getting married a week from tomorrow (!!), so things have not slowed down.
Because I can't do a blog post without some pictures and an OOTD, here are a few pics from my tea party bridal shower, which was held at my parents' house on Memorial Day weekend:
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| Dress: Sincerely Sweet dress from Modcloth, no longer available Pumps: Wishing and Taupe-ing Heels, Jessica Simpson via Modcloth (super comfortable for 4 inch heels!) Don't mind my underdressed dad in the background; this was just before he escaped the estrogen!    
Alright, that's it for me tonight. It's good to be back in the blogosphere!
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Monday, January 9, 2012
Holiday Outfits 2011, Part 1
Hi everyone! I cannot even begin to tell you how busy the last few weeks have been, even with a week off from school! During our Christmas break, the fiance and I had about 30 minutes of "downtime" during the. entire. break. We were busy getting things accomplished and seeing out of town friends/relatives literally from the time we got up in the morning until about 11:00 PM every night. Then, over New Year's, we visited friends and relatives in the DC area. By the time we came back to school last week, I felt like I needed a break from my break. I'm still trying to catch up, de-stress, and just reeelax.
I'm hoping that with our school semester winding down (we have finals this week and next, and then we start a new semester on Jan. 23rd), I'll be able to get back to regular posting. The new school semester and calendar year brings with it grad school, lots of wedding/honeymoon planning, and a study hall at school, so at least I'll have a period that is sort of "off" during my crazy teaching schedule I've been given this year.
I figured since it's been awhile, I'll start 2012 by posting a series of outfits I wore over the holidays. Here's the first outfit, featuring a great shirtdress J.Crew released in 2007.
I'm hoping that with our school semester winding down (we have finals this week and next, and then we start a new semester on Jan. 23rd), I'll be able to get back to regular posting. The new school semester and calendar year brings with it grad school, lots of wedding/honeymoon planning, and a study hall at school, so at least I'll have a period that is sort of "off" during my crazy teaching schedule I've been given this year.
I figured since it's been awhile, I'll start 2012 by posting a series of outfits I wore over the holidays. Here's the first outfit, featuring a great shirtdress J.Crew released in 2007.
Dress: J.Crew Bridget Shirtdress, sz. 4
Navy ruffled cardi: Merona, sz. small
Gold skinny belt: J.Crew Factory, sz. small
Tights: Missoni for Target, sz. small/medium
Boots: Etienne Aigner, sz. 8
I found this dress on eBay this past fall for about $45 (woohoo!), and when I saw it in person, I knew I was going to save it and wear it around the holidays. The rich red and green colors that dominate the plaid pattern just begged to be worn to school the week of Christmas.
I have always loved seeing this dress styled with boots ala J.Crew Paris Catalog 2007, and then ala the always-inspired and inspirational Dina over at My Superfluities in Paris, le sigh (see her outfit post with the Bridget Shirtdress here). However, my building always decides to pump arctic air into our classrooms in the winter, so I knew I had to layer with a cardi and some tights. The cardigan also served to tone down the pattern a bit. All that plaid is just a bit much on my vertically-challenged 5'2" frame. I added a little holiday bling with the belt, and I was good to go for the day!
That's it for my first holiday outfit post, but be on the lookout for the next one, which will feature J.Crew's Gilded Plaid Pencil Skirt. Hmm..sparkles and plaid...I'm sensing an unintentional theme here with my holiday dressing. ;)
Have a great day everyone!
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