Thrifting and Baking

Yesterday I woke up, did some work, and wrote invitations for my party next Friday, making sure to be finished by the time I had to go into work. Then my boss called, and told me that I did not need to come in. Thrilled, I decided to go to a thrift store with my roommate.

When we got there we decided to pick out one ugly item for the other to try on. Here is what we came up with:

She chose for me a shapeless shift with a pattern that does nothing good for anyone.

I found a sweatshirt dress with shimmery autumn leaves for her. I think we both did a pretty good job.

After we each tried on unfortunate choices, we tried on the lovely things we picked out:

We didn't get either of these, but they don't look too bad. I love the way the tan dress I'm wearing is so seventies. I knew that I wouldn't really wear it, but it is chic.

Then I tried on two more dresses. The first one looks ultra-lovely, but alas, there was a lot of damage, and the material was similar to my peignoir set, so completely unpractical. But, goodness, I love the way this dress looked on me! That second one reminds me a little of JB Fletcher, from Murder She Wrote, but it cinched my waist very well, and the skirt was form fitting. Also, it was dead stock (it had tags!) from the 80's. It was somewhat 80's does 50's so I decided to go for it, and I brought this home with me. We couldn't find anything else we liked, so we headed home.

When we got home I felt the urge to bake. I made an apple pastry braid. I have a recipe for a braid pastry, and I fill it differently every time. This time, I sliced two granny smith apples paper thin, then sprinkled them with cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. I made a spiced caramel sauce and a spiced whipped cream for garnish. It was oh, so delightful!

Once it came out of the oven, and was topped and put on a serving tray, I changed into a dress to have people over:

I got this when I was in Greenville on my vacation. It is the perfect Chinese dress for me. My roommate and I got dressed, and asked people to stop by. Unfortunately only one person came, but we had good conversation, and delicious food.

All in all, it was a successful day off.