I seem to be obsessed with nautical things these days. As I was surfing Etsy while talking to my sister on the phone (I know you do it too) I found this adorable necklace.

What a crazy day. I started out thinking we would stay home and decompress after our week of running around DC but a bunch of errands popped up and away we went. The weather is getting cold again and I'm pulling out my thickest wool scarf. I refuse to get out my coat, so this is the outfit for the day.

Today is the day my family went home. I miss them already and I'm sure you'll miss their far superior photography skills. My brother and mom have both taken some of the better pictures I've had over the last week. Today's pictures are from my 16 year old brother. I think he is quite talented.

I have wanted gray nail polish for a few months now but since I'm not buying anything new this year it went on the list of things to buy in 2012. My parents are here visiting and we went shopping yesterday.

Happy Wednesday! The maxi dress is back and I love it just the same. We had a pretty busy day. I dropped my parents of to listen to oral arguments at the Supreme Court and took my brother and Calder to a shopping mall. We walked around and window shopped. My brother didn't have any money and I'm not buying anything new. Believe it or not we didn't buy anything. We sure got a good walk though. And this dress can go the distance.

Here's a close up of the top. I made a seam down the middle of the front so I could make two longer tails to tie together into a knot in the middle. I love the added texture and interest it adds. It's really hard to get a decent picture at night. Sorry.

I have been hoping for a rainy day so I could wear my new rain coat. I LOVE this coat. It is so fun and I adore the piping. Actually I adore all piping. As annoying as it can be to sew, it is so worth it. I used Simplicity 2508, which doesn't call for piping so I just added it to each seam I wanted to pipe. This coat was a lot of work but so worth it!

My parents are here visiting for the first time so we're doing all sorts of fun things in DC. This was taken at the Library of Congress. This is the same shirt I wore on day March 3 although to be honest, I liked that outfit better. All well. You gotta mix things up you know?

The strawberry pants are back today. I am into repeats. I do still have 2 things in reserve but I'm waiting for the right weather to wear them. Maybe I'll whip up some more things soon. I'm not sure what to wear with these pants other than a white shirt. Do you have any ideas?