Basic Girl Gone Apple Picking

I’m not really into pumpkin spice lattes (I much prefer a hot cocoa), I didn’t rush out to get an iPhone 6, and I definitely don’t plan on doing any Black Friday shopping (hello, Cyber Monday!).

However, I did go to a local orchard (Milburn Orchards in Elkton, MD) this weekend and go apple picking.  I also snagged some fresh apple cider, apple cider donuts and a gorgeous white pumpkin that I may decorate later in the week.

I went a little overboard and ended up getting about 35 lb. of apples.  Luckily I was splitting them with my friend, Dave, so I wasn’t left with more than would feed a family of about 12 for a few days.  We also got to pick Fuji, so delicious for eating and applesauce, and Granny Smith, which meant we had to have pie!  I just use the basic Betty Crocker recipe.  Sometimes there’s a reason something’s a classic!

As for my attire, I definitely wore the basic girl fall outfit, often chosen for outings like apple picking.  I’m not going to lie though, I spent a lot of time debating between a chambray shirt and the plaid I ended up wearing.  Ah, the life of a basic girl in the fall, so many choices.

As for Dave, he opted he opted for a lumberjack look, jeans with a plaid shirt and a mountain man beard.  Although maybe he should have been dressed more like a Tibetan sherpa since he ended up carrying all my apples…

After finding out what it’s like to see a blogger in the wild he decided that he wanted to do a “fashion pose.”

Have you been apple picking this fall?  Did you opt for a “basic girl” outfit or did you choose something else?  And, the thing I want to know: Does Dave have what it takes to be America’s Next Top Model?

Shop my outfit (or similar – sunglasses, vest, leggings, purse):

My sunglasses were a BR factory purchase over the summer, the vest and leggings are many years old and the purse was an end of summer sale purchase from Express, so these are no longer available.

Fav photo of the day, my 77 count of apples!


Point to Point Perfection

In early May I was so fortunate to spend the day with close friends at the Point to Point Steeplechase races in Delaware.  It was such a great event and I loved spending the day picnicking and checking out all the Delawareans in their dresses, pastels and hats.  The women looked beautiful and the men looked so dapper.



I originally found my dress in early April at Dress Barn and was so excited to find a maxi that was an appropriate length for me that I decided it was perfect for P2P.  I also didn’t really own a hat that would be “derby” appropriate, so I was on the search for a great black or white one to wear with my dress.  (Check out the dress from my shopping post here.)
I was actually visiting the Winterthur museum the week before and the shop had the perfect hat to go with my dress (and hopefully many more over the years).  The look ended up being perfect and I loved the photo op with all of my friends.

Have you ever spent a day at the races?  What did you wear?

Obviously a close up of the hat was a necessity!  It’s all about the hat!

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Grim Philly

Yesterday I was lucky enough to spend the day in Philadelphia with my three best girlfriends from high school.  We’re all so busy with work, other friends, traveling and other things in our 20-something lives that it’s really great when we manage to carve out a big chunk of time to spend together.  We took the train into the city, stopped for mini-lunches at Reading Terminal Market and then headed over to the Independence Center where our walking tour started.  We got to see some historical Philly places and hear stories about murderers, serial killers and other “historical horrors.”  Our tour ended at The Mexican Post with beer, chips and salsa – a great day!  We even had time to stop at Ross on our way back to the train and I scored a great pair of navy flats/loafers.

I decided to wear the purple jeans I bought a few weeks ago and I thought the look turned out pretty well!  I think it was perfect for a fall walking tour and was comfortable for train traveling as well as walking.

Sweater: Banana Republic Factory Store ($41)
Necklace: Kohl’s ($15)
Purse: Nine West from DSW ($20)
Pants: DKNY Jeans from TJ Maxx ($30)
Shoes: Steve Madden from Famous Footwear ($33)
Jacket: bebe (gift)

Of course, I had to take a historical reenactment photo.  This is “The Signer.”  I think I did a pretty great job recreating the pose.

Someone was kind enough to take a photo of the four of us at the end of the tour.  Loved hanging out with my girls in our comfortable and fashionable outfits!