Sunday, April 14, 2013

Igigi at Weetacon - Trixie dress review AND CONTEST!

First things first: The dress in this entry was provided to me for review purposes by IGIGI. The content of this entry was not dictated by IGIGI; I get to keep the dress for my personal use. Links to the IGIGI site in this entry are affiliate links for Weetacon.

So! When I signed up for Weetacon, one of the things I was most excited about (you know, other than EVERYTHING!) was the chance to get to possibly get to try out an IGIGI dress. I've read about the IGIGI fashion shows and always thought they sounded like so much fun, and this year I got to take part!

One of my dress selections was the Trixie dress, a lovely, swishy A-line dress in blue ombre (did I use ombre in the right way? I have no idea.). Anyway, I was drawn to it originally because it looks like something that I could also wear to work because I thought it looked pretty modest on top and it's not an inappropriate length for the office.

When I picked up the dress, I was really excited because I knew the blue bodice would really flatter my skin tone. I like to wear colorful things, but I have to be careful because (I believe) I can easily look washed out. That's what my German and English blood will do! The sapphire blue, though, was gorgeous. I would love a separate top in this color! Also, the dress is fully lined and hits me around mid-knee.

I wore the dress to dinner at Weetacon with opaque black tights and black booties (ew, I hate that word but I don't know how else to describe my shoes) and a chunky black necklace. If I were to wear it to work, I probably would wear it with nude hose (I am not confident enough to wear skirts or dresses without something covering my legs), black pumps, and a more delicate necklace. Possibly also a blazer, but I am not 100% sold on that.

I did have a couple issues with the dress which could be unique to me, but I want to address them nonetheless. First, the dress is too low-cut for me to be able to wear it to work. I work in finance and tend to be pretty conservative in what I wear to work. I don't want to be able to see down my dress just by looking down, and I don't want my coworkers or any clients to be able to see down my dress either! I am small-chested for a plus-sized lady, though, so again, this could be unique to me.  The second issue is the waistband. I expected it to have a little bit of stretch but it does not, which made it just a little difficult to remove at the end of the night (I am at the top end of the 14/16 bust size range, so maybe I needed to size up?). Also, because I am tall (5'11"), the waistband landed at a funny spot. If I adjust it so it was more like an empire waist, it seems bunchy to me. If I wear it a little bit lower, it flattens me out. I am probably the only one to notice this though, so feel free take what I say with a grain of salt.

Overall, though, I like this dress and might wear it to our Kentucky Derby party in a few weeks! If I do, I will update this post with a picture of the hat I'll construct to match!


Now for the exciting part for YOU: you get a chance to win an Igigi dress! How to participate in the IGIGI Weetacon Giveaway: Go to the IGIGI website and pick out your ideal dress for a special occasion, important business meeting, date night or what have you. Then leave a comment on this review, telling us which garment YOU want and where you plan on wearing it. You can increase your chances of winning an IGIGI gift certificate by leaving comments on each of the other Weetacon IGIGI reviews at this pageComments must be received by May 14 at midnight PST. Winners will be notified and announced on this page and the IGIGI at Weetacon 2013 page by May 18th.

Monday, February 18, 2013

James Bond - 10 complete!

My quest is coming along nicely! I even got an early birthday present - Kevin picked up the Roger Moore 007 Ultimate Edition Volume 2 and the Pierce Brosnan Ultimate Edition, which means I should go tidy up our Netflix DVD queue.


Dr. No 1962 Sean Connery Terence Young




1/2013
From Russia with Love 1963 Sean Connery Terence Young




1/12/2013
Goldfinger 1964 Sean Connery Guy Hamilton




1/12/2013
Thunderball 1965 Sean Connery Terence Young




1/21/2013
You Only Live Twice 1967 Sean Connery Lewis Gilbert




2/2/2013
On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1969 George Lazenby Peter R. Hunt




2/3/2013
Diamonds Are Forever 1971 Sean Connery Guy Hamilton




2/10/2013
Live and Let Die 1973 Roger Moore Guy Hamilton




2/10/2013
The Man with the Golden Gun 1974 Roger Moore Guy Hamilton




2/17/2013
The Spy Who Loved Me 1977 Roger Moore Lewis Gilbert




2/18/2013
Moonraker 1979 Roger Moore Lewis Gilbert





For Your Eyes Only 1981 Roger Moore John Glen





Octopussy 1983 Roger Moore John Glen





A View to a Kill 1985 Roger Moore John Glen





The Living Daylights 1987 Timothy Dalton John Glen





Licence to Kill 1989 Timothy Dalton John Glen





GoldenEye 1995 Pierce Brosnan Martin Campbell





Tomorrow Never Dies 1997 Pierce Brosnan Roger Spottiswoode





The World Is Not Enough 1999 Pierce Brosnan Michael Apted





Die Another Day 2002 Pierce Brosnan Lee Tamahori





Casino Royale 2006 Daniel Craig Martin Campbell





Quantum of Solace 2008 Daniel Craig Marc Forster





Skyfall 2012 Daniel Craig Sam Mendes














Monday, January 07, 2013

31 Before 32

Okay, I'm gonna give this another try. I didn't do such a fabulous job on my 30-before-30, so I am going to try again this year. Perhaps I will actually be able to think of 31 things I would like to accomplish in the next 13.5 months! Some of them are things that I wanted to do last year and didn't quite get to - no shame in trying again!

I only have 17 things, so I will have to think of some more.

  1. Run a 5K - I am registered for the Color Run in May, so at some point I will need to start training!
  2. Visit 3 new ballparks - we're going to spring training again so I should be able to get two done before Opening Day
  3. Finish reading War and Peace
  4. Watch Godfather III
  5. Bake croissants
  6. Make soft pretzels
  7. Take a class at the art museum
  8. Floss four days a week
  9. Finish Casablanca wall hangings
  10. Cook a real dinner at least once a week
  11. Make cinnamon rolls from scratch
  12. Purge and organize my wardrobe
  13. Find the perfect black flats
  14. Create the perfect snack mix (must have cashews! pecans! spicy? sweet? craisins? cherries?)
  15. Grill something
  16. Do a juice cleanse (still considering that one)
  17. Watch all the James Bond movies (in order?) - I realized last month that I'd never really seen a James Bond movie, when I saw Dr. No on TV. I should probably have an opinion on which Bond is the best Bond.

Dr. No 1962 Sean Connery Terence Young





From Russia with Love 1963 Sean Connery Terence Young





Goldfinger 1964 Sean Connery Guy Hamilton





Thunderball 1965 Sean Connery Terence Young





You Only Live Twice 1967 Sean Connery Lewis Gilbert





On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1969 George Lazenby Peter R. Hunt





Diamonds Are Forever 1971 Sean Connery Guy Hamilton





Live and Let Die 1973 Roger Moore Guy Hamilton





The Man with the Golden Gun 1974 Roger Moore Guy Hamilton





The Spy Who Loved Me 1977 Roger Moore Lewis Gilbert





Moonraker 1979 Roger Moore Lewis Gilbert





For Your Eyes Only 1981 Roger Moore John Glen





Octopussy 1983 Roger Moore John Glen





A View to a Kill 1985 Roger Moore John Glen





The Living Daylights 1987 Timothy Dalton John Glen





Licence to Kill 1989 Timothy Dalton John Glen





GoldenEye 1995 Pierce Brosnan Martin Campbell





Tomorrow Never Dies 1997 Pierce Brosnan Roger Spottiswoode





The World Is Not Enough 1999 Pierce Brosnan Michael Apted





Die Another Day 2002 Pierce Brosnan Lee Tamahori





Casino Royale 2006 Daniel Craig Martin Campbell





Quantum of Solace 2008 Daniel Craig Marc Forster





Skyfall 2012 Daniel Craig Sam Mendes


     

Sunday, November 18, 2012

They are loose for real! Wahoo!

Saturday, November 17, 2012

My jeans are loose!

Either I have lost a little bit of weight or my jeans just really need to be washed, but when I changed out of my yoga pants, I noticed that my jeans were really loose! Ironically, I was on my way out the door to pick up something for dinner. My Big Mac was really delicious, and that tiny Oreo McFlurry (no hot fudge, though!) definitely hit the spot! :D

Seriously, though, I can't say that I've been working out a ton. I've been trying to ride our spin bike every other day, and I've been increasing the amount of time by about 3-5 minutes each time. I also have apps for doing sit ups and push ups that I've been using. I'm only doing push ups against the wall at this point, but it's better than nothing!

Just wanted to share my excitement about my loose jeans, at least until I do laundry in the morning :)

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Cake!

Yeah, I missed a couple days when I was out of town. I had the best intentions of blogging but I would have had to do it from my phone and then I just plain forgot on Saturday. By the time I remembered, I figured I'd just wait til I got home.

ANYWAY! Had the BEST time in Philadelphia. I love my friends so, so much. They were such gracious hosts and despite the fact that I've seen them for maaaaaaaaybe 3 hours in the past 8+ years (!), it was like I just saw them yesterday.

We pretty much just went to their favorite places to eat and drink. I had one of the top five meals of my life on Sunday when we took them to Fiorino, the tiny (tiny! maybe six tables?) Italian restaurant literally across the street from their house. I did not expect to fall in love with the Gnocchi Gorgonzola but I did - I would happily eat three to five pieces of this amazing gnocchi every single night. (I could not eat a whole portion because it's way too rich. It's best served as an appetizer for a group.)

I also discovered a new and delicious adult beverage made of the most surprising ingredient: cake vodka! I am generally skeptical of fancy flavored vodkas but this one really works. I first tried a Lemon Chiffon - cake vodka mixed with Crystal Lite lemonade, but then my heart sang when we mixed it with orange juice instead. I've been thinking about this yummy Orange Julius concoction all day! I've also heard that it's pretty amazing when mixed with pineapple juice. I am stopping at the liquor store on my way home from work tomorrow, without a doubt.


Independence Hall with Kevin! Not sure why I look so much taller than he does because we are the same height. (Crooked picture by Ryan)

Philly lions gotta eat, too! (Picture by Ryan)

Mausoleums with Mike! I am taller than Mike, but I don't know why I look like I am looming over him! (Picture by Ryan)
On the way to the airport with Ryan. I miss him already!