anything goes

This probably shouldn't even count as an outfit post since I didn't get good photos, but it's really the only outfit I have left to share from the trip. I did wear clothes every day, I swear, I just didn't get good pictures of most of them.

I wore this the night of the theme party, where you're supposed to get all dolled up. I've never been on a TCM Cruise before so I had no idea if it was like ballgown-dressy, cocktail party-dressy or semi-fancier-than-jeans dressy so I just played it safe with a little black dress. As it turns out, people really do get super dressed up, a lot of people wore period clothing (it is a classic movie-themed cruise, after all!) complete with feather boas and everything! I'm definitely going to bring something fancier when I go next time!

I've been in a horrible funk ever since I got home, to be honest. I'm usually really excited about getting home after vacations but this time I'm having a really difficult time getting back into my normal routines and I've been kind of grouchy. I've been spending way too much time looking at group travel packages to Europe and dreaming about my next adventure. I guess a lot of this is tied up in my whole age-crisis stuff (#firstworldproblems) but I just feel like I need a major change.

dress - asos | shoes - blowfish

sail away

Time is such a funny thing. It seems like just yesterday that I was packing for my trip, dreading waking up at quarter to five in the morning to catch my flight. Now I've already been home for a week and my vacation is only a memory. And I'd give anything to be preparing for a sleepless night and early flight.

These photos were taken when we docked at Disney's Castaway Cay. I'm not even going to try to describe how pretty it is there, but suffice to say my photos don't begin to do it justice. I don't think even the most expensive camera could capture this kind of beauty. And humans haven't invented technology yet that would let you feel the breeze and the warm glow of the sun (although I'm tempted to turn on my oscillating fan just for effect.)

I found this cute vintage sweater a week or so before the trip and I thought it was so perfect! I'm not usually very good at packing for trips, I always choose things that are wildly inappropriate for the weather or they aren't comfortable enough, etc. but I think I did really good this time around.

Now I'm off to play catch-up on the work that piled up while I was away! Thanks a million to everyone who took me up on the postcard sale offer! I'm hoping to have everything shipped by Monday. And my parents just got the postcard I sent them, so hopefully everyone's cards should be arriving now! I hope you like them!

sweater - vintage | shorts - asos | shoes - bait footwear | sunglasses - ebay

take me back

Well, I'm home. I'm usually really glad to be back home after vacation, but this time I've having some pretty intense vacation withdrawal. I just want to be back there so badly!

I went on the TCM Cruise, which stopped in The Cayman Islands and Disney's Castaway Cay in The Bahamas. If you're not familiar with the cruise, it's a Turner Classic Movies themed voyage where they show classic films on board, have interviews with classic film stars (this time they had Eva Marie Saint, Angie Dickinson, Roger Corman, Lou Gossett Jr. and Ruta Lee on board!) and events with the hosts on the network, Robert Osborne and Ben Mankiewicz. To say it was bliss would be the understatement of the year!

I watched 12 movies during the trip, and still had plenty of time leftover for what quickly became my favorite thing to do on the ship - stare at the ocean. It might seem boring but it was mesmerizing and even thinking about it gives me goosebumps! I'm clearly a pretty big movie fan (I wouldn't have been on this trip if I wasn't!) and while *watching* movies is certainly one of my favorite pastimes, there's something to be said for feeling like you're in a movie as well. Standing at the railing overlooking the water, nothing but sea and sky around me, my hair blowing in the wind, was as cinematic a moment as I've ever had. I felt like I was Monica Vitti and I'm not sure much else in life can top that.

dress - vintage | shoes - bait footwear