Pre Sleep-In Attire ;)

Cheers to the weekend! Its always a long time coming, yet so welcome when it arrives. Whether it includes a a night out, a day at the beach, home projects accomplished, some much needed relaxation, or just the simple joy of not having to think about work for a couple of days, I always get a little burst of joy when I feel Friday approaching. 

For today's post, I decided to choose a "night out" outfit. These photos are actually from a night when I took my sister out for her birthday. We went out to the city to see the Broadway performance of Les Miserable. She had never seen it before, and absolutely loved the production. I know that's besides the point, but we definitely had a great time getting dressed up for the theater and having a fun sister night together. 

The Look: I choose a pretty simple shift style dress for this evening. Shift dresses tend to not have much waist definition, but can look very classy. However, the "shift" doesn't usually fit my body type well, only because I tend like my clothes a bit more fitted and tailored. However, because of the slight stretch in this dress's material, it totally worked for me. Loved the slight shimmer in the grey and felt that I didn't need a lot of jewelry to dress up my outfit. Chose a couple simple long strands for my necklace, my favorite gold watch, and my nude high heels... always makes the legs look longer ;)








As the night went on, it turned a little chilly, and I was happy to pair my dress with an tangerine colored cover-up. I felt the light and sleek jacket, was still classy, but liked that it added a bit of color to my outfit. Made a last minute decision to put up my hair before my sister and I left and definitely felt very satisfied to how the look came together. 

Outfit Breakdown

Dress: Marshall's $20

Jacket: Ross Edge $16

Shoes: Marshall's Franco Sarto $32

Jewelry: Banana Republic $8.50 & $10

Watch: Michael Kors Gift

Bag: Buffalo Exchange Dooney & Burke $30

That's all I have for my night out. Just wanted to add a little refelction: Hope each one of you reading this is thoroughly enjoying your weekend. If you have a special night/day out coming up, love every minute. If you have no plans at all, soak up that quiet alone time. If you are working, be thankful for work and enjoy your time off when you have it later :) There is so much to be appreciated and thankful for in this life. No matter where you are... think about a few of the things, people, qualities about yourself that you truly are grateful for... I know that reflecting on a  "few" always leads me to remember all the millions of other blessings I have in my life as well. That's never a bad thing. Cheers :)

"Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens."

-Khalil Gibran