Weekly Recap #22, 2023

Another week bites the dust! For once it went by really slowly—I can’t believe Memorial Day was only seven days ago… My boyfriend and I were supposed to spend the weekend at my friend’s ranch in Wyoming, with her and her fiancé and one other couple, but we sadly got rained out. It’s been so uncharacteristically gloomy in Denver lately, and this week’s forecast calls for more of the same. Instead, my boyfriend and I had a quiet night in on Friday, where he surprised me with this beautiful cocktail. Who knew I had my own personal bartender?

Monday, May 29

The weather was considerate enough to give us a sunny Memorial Day after days of rain. My boyfriend and I were very excited to break out our swimsuits and spend most of the day poolside! We read, drank mimosas, and passed the ball around with these water lacrosse sticks, which was super fun. My aunt handed down to me this adorable yellow ruffle bikini from Ted Baker a couple of months ago and I’m absolutely obsessed with it.

Yellow Swimsuit: Hand-me-down, Ted Baker | Denim Shorts: Target, $18 ($0.78 per wear), last worn here | Flip Flops: Unknown | Black Sunglasses: Charming Charlie, $7 ($0.23 per wear), last worn here

Tuesday, May 30

All three of my meetings at work today got cancelled, which was unusual (and a little disappointing—I know a lot of people hate meetings but I kind of love them because they make the day go by faster). After work, I met up with two of my girlfriends at one of their apartments for dinner and a little wine night. Super fun!

Floral Dress: Costco, $20 ($1.43 per wear), last worn here | Green Cardigan: Nordstrom, $30 ($1.88 per wear), last worn here | Beige Flats: Nordstrom Rack, $40 ($0.82 per wear), last worn here

Wednesday, May 31

On Wednesdays we wear pink! I’ve never worn this floral ruffle blouse with my hot pink blazer before and wasn’t sure about the combo at first—I couldn’t decide if the front ruffle would look weird hanging out of the blazer. But in the end, I really liked how this outfit came together and got lots of compliments on the bright color. I think it would have looked super cute with my yellow heels, but I was just not in the mood for foot discomfort today.

Floral Blouse: Kohl’s, $20 ($3.33 per wear), last worn here | Pink Blazer: JCPenney, $35 ($3.89 per wear), last worn here | Skinny Jeans: Express, $42 ($0.63 per wear), last worn here | Beige Flats: Nordstrom Rack, $40 ($0.80 per wear), last worn here

Thursday, June 1

It was so gloomy when I got dressed this morning that I found myself reaching for a sweater, even though it wasn’t that cold outside. I love pairing this colorblock sweater with either my polka dot or my houndstooth trousers for an easy work look.

Colorblock Sweater: Gap, $16 ($0.76 per wear), last worn here | Polka Dot Pants: JCPenney, $19 ($0.83 per wear), last worn here | White Mules: Rebecca Minkoff via Saks Off Fifth, $70 ($1.71 per wear), last worn here

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Friday, June 2

I worked from home in athletic clothes today (tsk tsk), and then my boyfriend and I played tennis in the evening—we managed to get a few hours of dry weather before the rain started again! Since our weekend plans were cancelled, we stayed in tonight and decided to watch The Father—a movie that neither of us knew anything about but that had good reviews. While technically, from a moviemaking standpoint, it was a good film, it was also the most depressing thing I’ve ever seen. Please don’t watch it. I am still recovering.

Saturday, June 3

I had a rather lazy morning and then went on a run in the afternoon, which I haven’t done in forever. Shockingly, I didn’t feel terrible and ended up running much longer than I anticipated! In the evening, my boyfriend and I met up with the two couples we were supposed to spend the weekend with and grabbed dinner together. We also went to Main Event afterwards, which was a really fun and better version of Dave and Buster’s (they had bowling, laser tag, tons of arcade games, and a small obstacle course).

I never know what to wear with teal except for black, so I’m not sure how I feel about this houndstooth v-neck with my ripped straight leg jeans… What do you think? For some reason teal and denim kind of clash in my mind. I loved the snakeskin booties with the look, though.

Teal Top: Nordstrom Rack, $20 ($1.18 per wear), last worn here | Black Leather Jacket: Blank NYC, $25 ($0.42 per wear), last worn here | Straight Leg Jeans: Express, $15 ($0.88 per wear), last worn here

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Sunday, June 4

It was a verrry lazy and dreary Sunday—no outfit to share today because I didn’t even leave the house!

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Which of this week’s (few) outfits is your favorite? I didn’t expect to love the pink blazer look as much as I did. As always, thanks for stopping by the blog, and have a great rest of your day.

 

Miles of smiles,

Grace