A collection of hearts

Just a collection of hearts I've taken photos of over the years. Happy Valentine's Day!

Be mine

Hat, jeans: Old Navy; Blouse: vintage, thrifted; 

Jacket: Express, thrifted; Boots: Target; Brooch: thrifted.

While I'm not an overly-sentimental person when it comes to Valentine's Day, I do like dressing up a little for it.  I'm celebrating over here with an Everybody Everywear red/pink submission with an outfit I wore over the weekend. I bought this red cloche hat as a belated Christmas gift to myself. I had been looking for one for years (ever since I saw Winona Ryder wear one in "Mr. Deeds") and its cheery color has worked pretty well within my wardrobe.

Red and pink are two of my favorite colors ---

here are just a few ways I've worn this color combination in the past: 

Hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's Day, regardless of how you celebrate (or not celebrate). 

Related: 

See my Valentine's Day outfit from last year and the year before.

here is the deepest secret that nobody knows

Dress: Liz Claiborne; Shirt: Arizona Jeans Co., thrifted; Boots: Loft;

Tights: Simply Vera; Bracelet: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI. 

here is the deepest secret that nobody knows

(here is the root of the root

and the bud of the bud

and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;

 

which grows higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)

 

and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

 

i carry your heart

(i carry it in my heart)

-- ee cummings, "i carry your heart with me"

And it was swell

 

  

Listening to: "I've Got a Crush on You," Frank Sinatra.

Dress: Ann Taylor Loft, $10;

Coat: Club Monaco, thrifted, $5;

Poncho (worn as scarf): Burlington Coat Factory;

Tights, boots: Target.

How I've worn the dress: here, here.

How I've worn the coat: here, here.

How I've worn the poncho: here.

Our first Valentine's date as a married couple was simple, but fun. We aren't super-fancy-schmancy people, and ended up going to Chili's and enjoyed good conversation about the English monarchy, Duke basketball and old Hollywood. Since it was a pretty laidback date I just reverted to a favorite dress. The poncho is actually the shawl I used for my senior prom. Jeremiah was my date to our last high school dance, so it brings back nice memories of eating giant steaks at Stoney River and dancing to "Gasolina"  or whatever other music was happening that year.

The snow came yesterday and as much as I despise cold weather (precipitation in general annoys me), it was really beautiful, especially in the lake area in our neighborhood. Sprinkle couldn't resist sneaking out for some fun:

  

Jeremiah and I stayed up for some midnight exploring of our blanketed neighborhood, but it lasted 10 minutes because I was in my pajamas.

 

Hope you have a wonderful Sunday! Do you have any plans for Valentine's Day?