a surplus of silk

~ girl and i did a skedaddle out and about today for some thrifting and hanging out and just enjoying doing whatever we wanted. it was very  nice! i found a tommy bahama 100% silk shift dress that, because of a tiny little tear, they gave to me for free (!!!!), a few tanks, and a really cute t-shirt dress in HORIZONTAL stripes (omg, the horror!) that is going to be very cute with some polka dot mid-calf leggings and my chucks. 

i am a style icon. (shh.)

i love going in to places like that and being disappointed at finding some really nice treasures and not being able to get them because they are too BIG. (there was an ADORABLE skirt in a 14 and i almost got it in the hopes it could be taken in....but i have promised myself  not to buy ill-fitting clothes no matter what. ugh.)

~ we went to our favorite cafe and each had a cookie and a drink. while i wrote, she decorated my new notebook for me with flowers and a chicken. she really is a talented little artist — even her doodles make me happy. here's an example of her more fancypants work:

pencil, pen, ink

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