Monday, May 13, 2013

Inspiration Monday - Mother of all weekends

Hello peeps!  Did you all have nice weekends?  Did you do nice things for your moms?  My mom loved her iPad, I think she's going to do well with it!

Speaking of moms, two of my favorite moms, the lovely two birds chose this photo of my favorite actress Emmy Rossum for this week's Inspiration Monday.  How adorable are these sneakers?


My take is a bit of a "if you blink" kind of inspiration, but I did what I could!  I always love an excuse to wear this denim jacket and I had to wear this fun skirt I picked up at the Tandem Vintage sale this weekend.

 Jacket and t-shirt - White House Black Market, thrifted and handed down from cousin
Skirt - Tandem Vintage
Necklace - Charming Charlie
Shoes - DSW


Speaking of the Tandem Vintage sale, it was a blast.  I went again with Miss Lori but it turned into a bit of an adventure.  Some fine folks at the Minnesota Dept of Transportation thought it was a great idea to close both main freeways that get you from Minneapolis to St. Paul.  Traffic was craaaaazzzzzyyyy.  By the time I made it to my friend's craft sale it was late and I hadn't had lunch, so I didn't stay terribly long and I didn't buy anything.  I did ogle some gorgeous bags from Jenna Lou Designs, but they were way out of my price range sadly.  Then in the evening on Saturday, Mr. Monkey and I went to a restaurant south of the cities for dinner and somehow got going on the wrong freeway coming home and ended up taking a detour too - so I got to see a bunch of the Twin Cities metro area on Saturday!  It was still a fun day, but man.  What a whirlwind!

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19 comments :

  1. Style JourneyMay 13, 2013 at 8:48 AM

    Just say you took the scenic routes over the weekend :) Super cute skirt and so on trend with the florals and midi length. This will be fun to see you style! Heather

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  2. two birdsMay 13, 2013 at 8:49 AM

    i have days like that, where i end up in blaine and i'm not quite sure why. at least it was an adventure!!

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  3. GinaMay 13, 2013 at 9:08 AM

    That is a cute skirt! Sounds like you had a nice weekend - I know what you mean about the crazy traffic! I can't believe how bad it was when we went to Steve's sisters house on Sunday.

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  4. Salvaged StrawberryMay 13, 2013 at 9:39 AM

    glad you had such an adventure! at least I was a stop on this little trip! :) so good to see you! <3 my stomach is doing flip flops and I have butterflies. what an amazing day in MN history.

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  5. UnknownMay 13, 2013 at 9:40 AM

    oh no! I hate when there are so many traffic delays, especially when you have no idea about them! I love your take on the inspiration :)

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  6. SheilaMay 13, 2013 at 9:47 AM

    Such a cute outfit - love the denim and floral together. Aw, bummer about your trip!

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  7. welldressedmakerMay 13, 2013 at 9:56 AM

    Sounds like a fun day, but I'm one of those who give up if the traffic is insane! hahahaha ;) I love the denim with that skirt, Beth!
    ♥ laura
    the blog of worldly delights
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  8. SaraMay 13, 2013 at 10:50 AM

    I love your take on these inspiration Mondays! Gotta love a nice spring look like this! I hate when that happens, with the traffic :(

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  9. AnonymousMay 13, 2013 at 11:32 AM

    Yours is definitely more of an office appropriate spin on the fun outfit Emmy's wearing! It is always nice to be able to break out a jacket for an outfit!

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  10. renae May 13, 2013 at 11:36 AM

    Great inspiration! Thanks for the great compliment on my closet. It was fun to get it ALL done!

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  11. TheTinyHeartMay 13, 2013 at 12:06 PM

    The floral skirt looks so cute with the denim jacket...perfect spring outfit! That stinks about the crazy traffic messing up your plans.

    -Sharon
    The Tiny Heart
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  12. AnneMay 13, 2013 at 1:58 PM

    Love your denim jacket and it pairs so well with the floral skirt...have a lovely week Beth:)
    ~Anne

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  13. RachelMay 13, 2013 at 2:16 PM

    This looks very fresh and Spring-y. It wasn't Mothers Day in the UK, but I had a nice long natter with my Mum on Sunday evening. Your weekend sounded... Diverting! Boom boom x

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  14. KezzieMay 13, 2013 at 2:37 PM

    It sounds a fun weekend even if manic driving! I like your skirt- such nice Spring colours!x

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  15. Lynn HastyMay 13, 2013 at 3:20 PM

    I love your take on the outfit! It's very cute!

    xoxo
    Lynn

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  16. Megan GMay 13, 2013 at 3:39 PM

    Sweet skirt. This is a perfect spring outfit, I also like your shoes better than her sneaks. ;) Sorry about the bum shopping day. I'm still mad our square fest got rained out. Hopefully we'll get some other stuff together for the summer.

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  17. CaraMay 13, 2013 at 6:04 PM

    I totally see the inspiration! Personally, there are times I love getting lost because it means getting to see something I normally wouldn't. I got lost on the way to my sister's favourite ice cream place one day last summer, and found my own personal favourite. Plus, car rides with the hubs? That's always where the best conversations happen, at least for us!

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  18. UnknownMay 13, 2013 at 7:48 PM

    I love the pattern on your skirt and a good jean jacket is a wardrobe essential in my books! Man oh man I hate traffic and they are doing construction right near my house, urggh!

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  19. moonsweetieMay 14, 2013 at 8:50 AM

    I'm so glad you still had a chance to stop by Craftstravaganza! It was great to see you for a bit :)

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