Silver Cat Tea Party: May 2015

Friday, May 29, 2015

Outfit of the Day: No BBQs but a Couple of Outings for Memorial Day Weekend

We didn't go out to any BBQs during this past Memorial Day weekend but we did have a couple of really fun outings for the long weekend!

On Friday the school we share the building with a my work was having their annual graduation ceremony. The parking lot is always crazy on that day so I opted to stay home and took the day off as a vacation day. I didn't leave the house all day but I stayed home and cleaned the house real good instead which was a great start of the weekend in my book!

Then on Saturday Tim took me out to Chevy's for lunch before I took him out to see the new Poltergeist movie. Lunch was nice. I had my favorite, flautas, and Tim had their crab enchiladas and while I was planning on having a Margarita after lunch I chose instead to try a coffee liqueur drink, which is something I always wanted to try. My drink was coffee, Bailey's Irish cream, and Kahlua. It was alright. If I made it for myself I would put some more creamer and sugar in the drink though. ;) Tim had a yummy rum chata colada.

The movie was alright. I wasn't really expecting much but wanted to see it none-the-less because the original Poltergeist is my favorite American movie ever.

After the movie we went to Target and ran errands, but before heading home Tim treated me to Jamba Juice. I had a peanut butter smoothie... another first for me of things I've always wanted to try. It was fun to get to cross some things off my bucket list. Both the coffee liqueur drink and the peanut butter smoothie were alright but I don't think they would be my first choice again ;)

On Sunday we went to play miniature golf at the place right by our house. We've been living in our house for almost 5 years now and haven't gone yet to play miniature golf so that was nice to finally get to go. After that we went to Nation's for lunch and each had a salmon burger and a slice of pie. After that we walked around the mall for a bit then went home.

On Monday we happily relaxed at home before having to start the work week on Tuesday again.

Outfit of the Day:

Saturday:
I decided to get a little fancy on Saturday with my Trashy Diva Black Velvet Audrey dress. I thought this was the perfect dress to wear to see Poltergeist. I paired this with my black velvet Ginger jacket, also by Trashy Diva and was pleasently surprised how well they went together. It was a little cold that day so I also paired it with some maroon tights, a maroon beret (both from Forever 21), and a pair of velvet mary janes (from Urban Outfitters). For the day I also got out my velvet flocked Coach black ocelot purse which I was happy to find also matched my velvet dress well!

Trashy Diva Audrey Dress and Ginger Jacket in Black Velvet- Front View

Trashy Diva Audrey Dress and Ginger Jacket in Black Velvet- Side View

Trashy Diva Audrey Dress in Black Velvet- Front View

Trashy Diva Audrey Dress in Black Velvet- Side View

Trashy Diva Audrey Dress in Black Velvet with Coach Purse in Black Ocelot - Close Up

Trashy Diva Audrey Dress in Black Velvet and Black Velvet Mary Janes- Close Up

Sunday:
On Sunday I continued with my fancy matchy streak and wore my Trashy Diva Streetcar dress in Irish Polka. I was so excited to get to pair this with the matching Irish Polka headband which I got from a friend as a gift! I also wore it with a pair of Easy Spirit nude flats which my mom bought for me and a neutral colored Coach clutch I picked up from the Coach Outlet about a year ago.

Trashy Diva Streetcar dress in Irish Polka- Front View

Trashy Diva Streetcar dress in Irish Polka- Side View

Trashy Diva Streetcar dress in Irish Polka- Front View

Trashy Diva Streetcar dress in Irish Polka- Side View

Trashy Diva Streetcar dress in Irish Polka with Coach clutch- Close Up

What did you all do for Memorial Day weekend? How did you dress for the occasion?

Saturday, May 23, 2015

Outfit of the Day: Double Belated Mother's Day Dinner

I know this blog post is a little late but it's not entirely just because I'm posting it late!

Mine and Tim's mom both prefer to go out and celebrate Mother's day away from the crowds and on non-mother's day. So the week before last week, after all the hustle and bustle of Mother's day was over our moms got to go out and have their own Mother's day celebration.

Outfit of the Day:

We took my mom out to her favorite Chinese restaurant. For this day I wore my Trashy Diva 1940's dress in Olivine Floral. I paired this with my purple cardigan, a modest tank for underneath, and my Sweetie Chelsea Crew heels. I've been avoiding wearing bright colors lately because it just hasn't felt right, but for my mom I took this dress out for a spin.

Trashy Diva 1940's Dress in Olivine Floral- Front View

Trashy Diva 1940's Dress in Olivine Floral- Side View

Trashy Diva 1940's Dress in Olivine Floral- Front View

Trashy Diva 1940's Dress in Olivine Floral- Side View

A few days later it was Tim's mom turn for her dinner. Tim's mom's choice for dinner was Applebee's. We started the night off with come cocktails then enjoyed a good dinner. For this night's activities I wore my Trashy Diva Doris dress in Cool Watercolors. I couldn't resist once again pairing my purple cardigan with my dress! To go perfectly with this dress, I also wore my blue Chelsea Crew heels. Got to love a good dress, a good cardigan, and good pair of Chelsea Crews ;)

Trashy Diva Doris Dress in Cool Watercolors- Front View

Trashy Diva Doris Dress in Cool Watercolors- Side View

Trashy Diva Doris Dress in Cool Watercolors- Front View

Trashy Diva Doris Dress in Cool Watercolors- Side View

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Outfit of the Day: Out to the Movies Again!

We must be on a roll now!

This past weekend Tim and I treated ourselves to another movie night date night. This time around we headed out to Alameda which is home to our favorite movie theater, The Alameda Theater and Cineplex, an old historic theater which dates back to 1932 and which was newly renovated and reopened in 2005 with all the modern sophistication of the big box theaters (plus a couple extra perks including movie posters which play live trailers), while still keeping the form, look, and details of the beautiful original.

We met up with a friend there, loaded up on popcorn, water (for me), and beer (for the guys), and enjoyed a night of The Avengers 2. I never say no to anything Joss Whedon makes! After the movie, Tim and I popped into the classic arcade museum across the street, High Scores Arcade, which is not only a museum but is also a fully functioning arcade. After that we finally made it out to dinner at the cute local 50's diner Ole's Waffle Shop. I was tempted to order the pecan waffles but instead feeling like I should be a little better and eat something more substantial I got the tuna melt... though in hindsight I don't know if you can really call it something better. ;) Though we didn't plan it this way, there was a definite theme going on that night. Alameda is so full of culture and historic touches. It's definitely one of our favorite towns in California. Hopefully next week we will be back if they are playing the new Poltergeist remake at the Alameda theater!

Outfit of the Day:

For this night's activities I was more concerned about staying warm than anything else. It is getting into late May but lately we've been having a bit of a cold spell. On top of that, it always gets colder here at night! I had to get out my warm winter coat to go out that night. I picked something out that would go with my red winter coat since I actually haven't gotten around to taking it in to the dry cleaners to retire it away for spring and summer yet. I opted to wear my Trashy Diva Sweetie Hearts dress which matched my coat well. I paired it with black sweater tights, black flats, and a red cardigan. I was warm for at least most of the night. ;)

Trashy Diva Sweetie Hearts Dress- Front View

Trashy Diva Sweetie Hearts Dress- Side View

Trashy Diva Sweetie Hearts Dress- Front View

Trashy Diva Sweetie Hearts Dress- Side View

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Outfit of the Day: Date Night Movie Night

Yay for date nights!

When Tim and I were first dating we used to go to the movies all the time. I still have all the movie ticket stubs paying tribute to how much of movie junkies we were! It seems like every weekend we were out seeing a different movie. That was when I was just fresh out of college and movies for pleasure were a whole new world to me, not to mention free time in general! As time passed and we got bogged down with the redundancies of the 9-5 Monday-Friday work week we found that we haven't really taken as much advantage of the freedom of weekends as much as we used to. And never mind about movies! With the convenience of netflix we've come to the conclusion over time that most movies are just not very good, entertaining, nor all that interesting at all. I would say, 3 stars at best is usual... which in my book translates to, it's aight.

In any case, we actually did make it out to dinner and a movie last weekend and it was actually GOOD. For the first time in I don't know how long, I actually have no complaints about the movie at all... which I can tell you rare for me. If you haven't seen it already, do yourself a favor and watch Ex Machina. I'm not saying you really have to go to the movie theater to see... you can wait for the DVD, blue ray, digital download, but you should see it ;)

Outfit of the Day:
For date night last weekend I donned on my Trashy Diva Sweetie dress in Tropical Floral print. I just got this cute wooden bracelet that I knew would look so cute with the wooden buttons on my dress as well as the wooden buckle of the belt loop so I've been excited to wear this dress out! I paired this with a purple cardigan and my usual black flats. Also, surprise! I'm wearing my glasses on the weekend! It was a spur of the moment decision to go to the movies so just didn't really think to change out of my glasses into contacts but I do love the way it looked period with my dress anyway.

Outfit of the Day: Trashy Diva Sweetie dress in Tropical Floral- Front View

Outfit of the Day: Trashy Diva Sweetie dress in Tropical Floral- Side View

Outfit of the Day: Trashy Diva Sweetie dress in Tropical Floral- Front View

Outfit of the Day: Trashy Diva Sweetie dress in Tropical Floral- Side View

Perfect Matches <3, Perfect Finishing Touch!

Monday, May 11, 2015

Outfit of the Day: Fancy Dress Day

Whoops!

Looks like I've fallen behind on my blog posts again.

This Outfit of the Day is actually from the weekend before last weekend when two friends of ours got hitched! It was a lovely near-twilight ceremony which occurred amongst beautiful large redwood trees.

As I get older I find myself appreciating weddings more and more. Not because if gives me a chance to get fancy dressed (though I do appreciate that) but because the significance of the day, the immense commitment being undertaken, and the honor of being invited to attend, witness, and as a guest, be part of such a special day in this couple's life. Sorry I don't have any pictures to share from the wedding, but I do have Outfit of the Day pictures. Congratulations to the lucky couple! I wish them a long life filled with love and happiness.

Outfit of the Day:
For this day's event I opted to wear my Pinup Girl Clothing Grace dress by Laura Byrnes Black Label line. I love this dress. It has an excellent heavy weight to it and has a flocked design to it. The bust is fully lined and the bodice has excellent structure. I paired this with my black mohair cardigan and my new black bow flats by Jessica Simpson.