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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

The State Capitol

Charming Charlie cold shoulder lace and fringe top, American Eagle distressed jegging, Rebecca Minkoff Love Bag, Louise et Cie Hermosah
Outfit details--- Sunnies: Tom Ford "Iris" (other colors here) | Necklace: House of Harlow 1960 (shop other colors here) | Bag: Rebecca Minkoff "Love" cross body (in pink on super sale here, Target dupe here) | Top: Charming Charlie (option, see the coral version on me here, splurge option) | Bracelet: NadriBottoms: American Eagle | Shoes: Louis et Cie "Hermosah" (other colors here, purple pump option here and here---


On Labor Day, we celebrated our 7 year anniversary! We didn't really have any big plans. We've been going and going and going lately, that both of us welcomed a weekend of doing nothing. But then on Sunday we decided to take a cruise and find someplace new to try for dinner. We decided to make our way out to the state capital of Springfield, IL and dine at Coopers Hawk.


Charming Charlie cold shoulder lace and fringe top

If you follow me on Snapchat, then you know all about our crazy dining experience. The food was absolutely excellent but our server was not the best. I'm truthfully not usually patient when it comes to bad service. I waited tables for quite a long time, and unless I see you in the weeds, I know it's not difficult. But, alas, it was our anniversary, we drove a little over an hour to get there, so there was nothing we could do but just laugh at the comedy of errors. Luckily the food was amazing and the wine flight settled my nerves. Ha!

Charming Charlie cold shoulder lace and fringe top, American Eagle distressed jegging, Rebecca Minkoff Love Bag, Louise et Cie Hermosah

Charming Charlie cold shoulder lace and fringe top, American Eagle distressed jegging, Rebecca Minkoff Love Bag, Louise et Cie Hermosah


We knew we had to stop and take some blog photos and I thought it would be awesome to do them in front of the State Capitol. Thanks to the holiday, the streets were pretty quiet, so we were able to park and take some photos sans people in the background. It's challenging to take photos with the fixed 50mm lens because you really can't see what's behind you unless you are wayyyyy far back and I turn into an ant in the photo. I was able to snap a photo of the husband's car so you can see the backdrop that was supposed to be mine!
Springfield, IL, Illinois State Capitol, 2012 Camaro ZL1, 3M Charcoal Matte car wrap


See, imagine how far he would have had to be to get me in the photo plus get the Captiol building to fit in a square. Totally an Instagram husband problem! Ha! Hope your hump day is treating you well!


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6 comments :

  1. Happy Anniversary! Glad that at least your food was good :) That top is adorable!

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  2. Such a pretty look and this cold shoulder top is adorable. Your server story was hilarious lol.

    xo
    PinkSole

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  3. The food certainly looked amazing even if the service wasn't! (But it definitely made for good Snapchat fodder!) Hope Zach's finger is okay...LOL. (I'm pretty sure that was his name?) And I really do love those jeans every time you wear them!
    Gina || On the Daily Express

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  4. You look so cute! What a great top, and I love the purple bag, shoes, and necklace. As usual, your accessories are on point. Happy anniversary again! Even though the service wasn't the greatest, I'm glad you got to try someone new. I think your photos turned out so well.

    Amy Ann
    Straight A Style

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  5. Your style is so cute, and what a neat place to take pictures! <3 - http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com

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  6. Lol I don't think I'll ever forget your snapchat story regarding your anniversary dinner! I was literally cracking up laughing! But it seems like you guys handled it well and at least the food was good! You look so pretty in purple! I love this

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