Slammed

Pants: Gap Really Skinny...Blouse: Target...Cardigan: Target...Shoes: via Buffalo Exchange...Earrings: Target

Well, our first gala meeting went well. It's a fun, upbeat group of women on the Host Committee and I'm looking forward to getting to know each of them better!

It's a packed week- my Monday and Tuesday were slammed after Thanksgiving break getting ready to present our preliminary information for the Gala (I went home at 9 on Monday, yuck!). We have a buddy who is finishing up his masters' degree and is back in town to finish his dissertation and get a recording of his big orchestral work (and we get to host him this week). And my Guy is headed out of town to interview on site for the positon he had the video interview for during that hellish week in October. You remember, that week just prior to his comprehensive exams, the dog barfed his guts out, I started transitioning into my new position... I can't tell you all any more, but send out some good vibes and a prayer for him. Getting a job (especially in music academia) right out of the program is really tough, but I'm hoping that out of the 7 total applications he sent out this season, something will bubble up to the surface.

In the meantime, I'll enjoy our friend's company (and his darling wife gets into town tomorrow evening!) and do a little linkin' up: Pleated Poppy's What I Wore Wednesday and Rolled Up Pretty's Whatever Wherever Wednesday!

Shorts

Shorts: Target...Tank: Gap...Cardigan: Target...Belt: Target...Shoes: Nine West Outlet...Bag: D&B thrifted...Shades: Gap via TJ Maxx

I have a tough time with shorts. My legs are thin, pasty white and I have knobby knees. Notta once have you seen them on the blog... And there's a reason- I don't love them. Here are my other problems, usually shorts are too short, give me wedgies, crinkle up when I sit on them and I get so nervous about flashing the underside of my cheeks. I don't feel like I'm too picky, I just think it's inherently a problem with an article of clothing that makes contact with only your tush and chair with no extra fabric to tug down as you sit. 


So, I count these as a relative win- the inseam is longer than most, the leg is both straight down from the hip and straight across, none of this angled upward cut-off nonsense. I very rarely felt the urge to graze my rear with a hand to find out if I was exposed- the longer style (without being bermuda length) kept me covered. And I couldn't be more grateful... the Houston season of "95˚ high with 80% humidity" continues to swelter into October. And a good pair of shorts will benefit my weekends immensely.