Ruby In The Rough

Phew! Work this weekend was a madhouse. Well, Friday night was dead and we closed a whole hour and a half-ish early. But last night the bar was packed from bar to door. It was a good night, that's for sure! I miss when that was how work was every Friday and Saturday. My parents stopped in on their way through town to say hi, and Mike had a mini-high school reunion basically. We died down enough to warrant closing at 2am instead of staying open an extra hour for daylight savings time. Yesterday Mike and I went on a duvet-hunting adventure. We were really wanting new bedding but we hadn't found anywhere with anything decent. We finally stumbled across Ralph Lauren's comforter in "Yorkshire Rose" and we were sold. It was girly enough to please me but the sage green is what Mike likes. Happy compromise! (And I maybe bought 2 pink throw pillows to "accent the roses" haha!) Of course we were stoked to crawl into bed at 3am when we got home from work and snuggle under our new blanket but the girls did a bad thing and now the laundromat will see snuggles from our new bedding before we will. Sigh. That's life I suppose! 

Today is jam-packed with coffee, thrifting, errands, and fun things like that! Oh -- to touch base on our Andy story, we decided to not pursue it. We actually said yes, decided to go forward with our adoption and have our home inspection, etc, but then our other vet called us and really really gave us the jist of what was going on. She didn't give him good odds at all, which we were prepared for, but he wouldn't be eligible for puppy insurance and we'd surely drown in the finances otherwise. With 2 bullies already racking up vet costs even with insurance, we decided to let him go to the next family in line. We know they'll love him just as much as we would! Thanks for all of your sweet tweets, emails and comments. It's a sad situation but that just means the right pet is still out there for us! Our little family of 4 will become 5 when the time is right! Happy Sunday!

Target Cardigan
Black tights c/o Foot Traffic
Target flats

PS; LOL @ all of my "hands on hip" poses. I had to choose all of these pictures for that reason alone. Ridiculous, KB. I should learn a new pose ;) Also -- Apparently I have a natural ombre going on in my hair. Red to orange? I kind of like it.

27 comments:

  1. The color palette is so simple, but this is sOOOoooo pretty! I really like it. Now that things are getting colder, black tights are definitely something I'm putting on. (Actually, I wore them to church this morning...) Also, the collar? Awesome.

    I'm glad your parents got to visit you at work! I may have to ask you for some drink recommendations sometime. I'm usually into the girly, sugary, sweet things, but I'm not the hugest fan of Sex on the Beach (which is what bartenders usually end up handing me).

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  2. love it!!!!!
    where did you get all these wonderful dresses?? i love them!!

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  3. You look absolutely adorable Kaelah! I love your dress. The pattern is so cute! Hope you're having a wonderful day!

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  4. Oh how I love your hair color on you...so fun and just perfect! Also, loving your tights with the look...super cute! I hope you had fun thrifting and running errands today! Love your outlook that your family will become 5 when the time is right...perfect thinking! Hope you have a relaxing rest of your Sunday!

    Liesl :)

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  5. I looove your hair! And I think "hands on hips" is pretty much the only pose that looks normal in self-portraits, haha! My arms always look super awkward.

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  6. Sorry about the poochie. I was wondering if you had changed your mind when I didn't hear from you.

    I love your hair - was actually admiring your "ombre" at the top of the post. :)

    xoxo
    jen

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  7. love your dress - and esp. love your red hair!!! you look pretty as always. :)

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  8. Beautiful dress! Your hair give a great touch of colors to this grey/black outfit!

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  9. Hehe, I like the hand on hips pose :)
    Looking at your blog is always so inspiring, every outfit you wear puts a smile on my face and goes straight to my inspirational folder. You're so lovely!

    Kaylee
    xx

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  10. Your red hair is so so so gorgeous! <3 I love the curls! And your dress is such a beauty! That is so cute that your parents come visit you at work! I wish my parents were able to do the same!

    x
    Lost in the Haze

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  11. Ha, I have a hands-on-hips habit as well! It's a challenge for us bloggers to mix up the poses!

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  12. Love your dress and I watched your FAQ video you have such an adorable little Southern accent!

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  13. I just adore your hair :) and yay for tights, i got to pair mine with a dresa today thanks to cooler weather!

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  14. Your hair is diiiivine and you are stinkin adorable!!

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  15. I love this outfit! I would totally wear it! :)
    Xo sarai
    lovedovesnest.blogspot.com

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  16. I am amazed and impressed by the way you pull of hair color. Love the dress and cardigan combo!

    Sorry the puppy adoption didn't work out...keep your head up! You'll find the right one!

    Lindsey Soup

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  17. I love the hair color. Its gorgeous on you! And you look so beautiful in your outfit!

    <3 Jenn

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  18. I really like how your hair looks right now :) and the cardigan is super cute! good luck on finding a fitting new family member you can give your love to soon and have a good week :)

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  19. Coffee,thrifting and errands! My kinda day! I should be a personal assistant haha. I'm sure everything will work out fine for Andy. He is cute for sure! I like the dress!

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  20. Your hair is so gorgeous! Love it. This outfit is so cute too, this is definitely my type of color palette, haha!

    <3LJ

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  21. I love how your dresses are always so beautiful :)

    http://fromheretofashion.blogspot.com/

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  22. Hi...
    Sorry for my imperfect english but i'm french... Ok, your looks are so cool!!! I love it! In France we haven't some choice of dresses and cardigans! Do you know if Target deliver France... Thank you for your beautiful blog! Bye

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HEY! Thanks for dropping by. xo KB