Warby Parker-Aldous & Boyd

With the Texas sun already blazing, summer seems to be making an appearance and it’s only April! Geese! If we ever needed sunglasses, we needed these wonderful frames from Warby Parker’s Summer 2013 Collection .

As Warby Parker so brilliantly says, Sand dunes, hammocks, little sculptures made of driftwood.Gone are the socks, the formal affairs, the after-dusk shivers. It’s summer, which means it’s time to let loose a little.

We are wearing the Aldous in English Oak and Boyd Marbled Charcoal models and we can say with confidence that these sunglasses live up to their namesake.We had never used the Home-Try-On program for the sunglasses before. It is quite wonderful to be able to try on both optical frames and sunglasses both as summer will be here before any of us know it. The frames themselves are well made, and we both commented on how well the lenses performed in the Texas sun. Paired with vintage lace and jean cut offs for a day of bike riding on a sunny day and we can see them equally worn all dressed up. Amazingly versatile and stylish for everyday wear!

It was just a perfect day for bicycles and all the flowers the heat hasn’t consumed just yet. We can’t recommend the new sunglasses from Warby Parker enough!

Defiantly, Defiantly try yourself a pair!

Need An Answer

What early 90′s children’s game show did that quote come from?! Double Dare! The Nickeloden all time favorite Double Dare. I’ve been watching a lot of this classic on The N channel at 12am thanks to Teen Nick 90′s Are All That block of shows. It’s nostalgia city, and as of late they’ve been playing Figure it Out, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Doug, All That… so many of the classics. However, I’m still waiting for Nice Arcade, Roundhouse, What Would You Do and Are You Afraid of the Dark? among others! Since Bo is a wee bit older than me, and was raised very Pentecostal and wasn’t allowed to watch television in the early 90s, he had no clue of any of the greatness of 1990s TV. His first homework assignment? RetroJunk.com.

Well, when I’m not cathing up on 90′s TV, I’ve still been sewing; lightly sewing, let’s not get crazy. I’m no professional, but I did get to work on this very long (all the way down to my toes long) 80′s/90s dress that was pretty boring in its original form. Bo was not a fan when I pulled it out of the dresses section at Goodwill, probably due to a flashback back to his church days and seeing girls running around in very long dresses and very long hair. But when do I ever listen to him? So, I brought it home, trimmed it up with a cut and a snip and hemmed it. And now? It’s a fun little dress. The back is really great, with a zig zag design. I think it will be just great with some tights in the winter.

This weekend hasn’t been all 90′s TV and sewing. My parents got back from Las Vegas and brought us sweet treats and presents. It is an understatement that they are incredibly giving and always so good to us. We are lucky to have them in our life.

Other than that, it’s summer in Texas and it’s really horribly hot and gross, so we have combated the heat with many trips to our favorite sno-cone stand, sharing ice cream cones, complete with sprinkles I bring from home! Yes, I’m that girl who has sprinkles in her purse. And it wouldn’t be summer without taking Emory to In-N-Out burger, because he loves the fries. We allow this as he plays enough ball to burn more calories than we do. And what’s summer really done for us? Well, we launched Lost In Drawers Vintage, and there is no better clue for the summertime blues than wrapping up many dresses, and sending them to their new lovely homes.

Now, can autumn hurry up, please? No seriously please hurry.

The Swimsuit: A History of Twentieth-Century Fashion-1970′s

Granbury City Beach

The sure sign summer is on the verge of arriving fully is the opening of the quite wonderful Granbury City Beach. We have posted about this great spot before, and June 2012 has brought us back to the sand and the water on the shore of Lake Granbury. We try to go to City Beach on Sundays, where it slightly less crowded, and this trip was no exception. And what can you expect from City Beach? Families, some crowding near the water (we stay towards the back near the greenery), varying qualities of white sand, but hey, it is a beach 40 minutes from west Fort Worth!  It might not be an ocean but it is a beach and a boardwalk where you can relax, swim and of course, build sandcastles!

And being adults, we stood alone among the 5 0r so children building our castle, which we were very proud of (our moat needs a little more work). Then we smashed it to pieces. Granbury Beach is worth it. Bring an umbrella, a lot of water, towels and imagination. So, here is to our real embrace of summer. 1 out of 5 swimsuits has been worn, so here is to the adventures that await the others. The beach!

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…and new Birthday Boots! Bo gave me my birthday presents (sold out Bon Iver tickers and said booties) a little earlier than expected, and since we are starting my birthday celebration this Friday and evidently it goes the whole Labor Day weekend (birthdays are a big deal on my family) I might be wearing them this whole weekend! And nobody can stop me! We have been running many errands before my parents arrival, and the list seems endlessly. All that in addition to searching far and wide for my birthday dress…I feel it needs to be pretty special since it will be my 27 year old this-is-real-life-adulthood dress.

So, until the 7th, a very merry un-birthday to me.

This is what I wore today, I’ve been recycling this skating skirt for many days now, and simply threw on this little jacket/blouse from Buffalo Exchange, and broke in my new little birthday booties. August heat means fashion is more about comfort and style flexibility to adapt to anything Texas throws at you. Hurrah!

And since you want something to make you happy on this Friday, here’s Emory modeling his new spectacles from the always lovely Warby Parker!

Outfit Description: Blouse-Buffalo Exchange, Tank-xx1, Skirt-xx1, Booties-gift from Bo

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It’s was a Sunday kind of day today, meaning a classic lunch & time with family, naps and coupon clipping, grocery shopping in an attempt to further eating better and chores galore.  This week is shaping up to be a busy one, with Emory having a follow-up vet visit post-surgery, laundry, dreaming of trips to Cracker Barrel with their magical double fudge Coca-Cola chocolate cake,  picking out eye glasses, cleaning,  and if we can stand to fit it in…the movies.  Needless, to say, a few more hours in each day would be helpful.  But in the words of our friend Leo Lewis…we sail on.

Oh, by the way, this is what I wore.  Since it is an outfit post, of course.  The heat is still so unbearable and we both kind of wish we didn’t have to wear clothes. When it’s this hot, why is that not socially acceptable?  Anyway, I wear these particular shoes too much, I’m wearing a blouse that is probably is suppose to be worn as a bare midriff top but it works for me as I wear my skirts fairly high waisted. Then just add a full pleated skirt and a summer Sunday outfit is born.

Why so serious in these pictures?  I do promise that I am happy, and while we are promising…I promise I do smile with my teeth. I blame the sun and heat, it makes one want to live in an igloo waaaay up north. But we grin and bear it and know that better weathers and prettier days are ahead.  Here’s to a new a week, cheers!

Heather

Outfit Description: Blouse-Buffalo Exchange, Vintage Skirt-Waxahachie Antique Mall, Booties-Buffalo Exchange

Up and at ‘Em

First off, our thoughts and prayers are with everyone on the east coast who are facing down Irene and who will need the grace of God to help them in the hours and days to come.  We send you our love and support, so be safe!

It’s amazing how much a Saturday can bring when you find yourself up and out of the house at 9:30am.  Who knew you could wake up, get ready…really get ready, with your husband in a nice shirt that he had time to iron and get out the door to have one’s eyes checked.  It turns out, my poor little eyeballs are swollen and I needed to get new, clear contacts with a new prescription and well, it’s time to add prescription glasses for the weekends.  Good-Bye green eyes! That accomplished and my order in, we found that we had a full day to get so many things accomplished.  We were able to finally run down a perfect gift for our favorite little robot-loving 3 year old birthday girl, Miss Lila Grace (Jennifer & Jason, her cuteness is unmatched!) along with the always needed balloon.  And who doesn’t love robot cake pops?  We sure do.  That made their house very popular with us.  We trolled for some junk and treasures,  eventually scored some $5 shoes for the both of us.  And why did we need shoes?

Because I was wearing this outfit, a vintage blue dress from Buffalo Exchange and heeled ankle boots that evidently need some more breaking in…or just not to be errand running shoes.  A quick detour and cheap cute shoes were found to save the day.  And the bonus was, despite it’s demise, Borders produced Jay Bakker‘s new book Fall To Grace: A Revolution of God, Self & Society as well as another edition of Alice In Wonderland. And all this well before the dinner hour.

A good Saturday indeed.

Heather

Outfit Description: Vintage Dress-Buffalo Exchange, Booties-xx1, Catframe Sunglasses-Buffalo Exchange, Red Lip-Revlon Coral

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Back to basics. I believe I have said before how hard it is to find basic clothing items that strike a balance of fashionable and functional.  And it became apparent that I don’t have as many as one might assume. I do love things that I can wear over and over again in addition to wearing them many different ways. Typically, I tend to go for things that I can’t really wear too many times. So, I picked up this simple and pretty olive skirt and with this popcorn sweater I’m trying on my own to usher Fall in. No matter that it was very sheer, in this weather it was still very hot. Speaking of hot, we decided to beat the heat this evening and check out our new H&M in the Dallas area.  Honestly, I was somewhat surprised of the amount of basics they had with standard fits.  H&M often times will have some pieces that are a little more edgy.  But basics are good, and while I can’t really wear the large amount of fall items they had out…it’s good to have them here in town.  But hey, there is a lot of good shopping out there if you are willing to do a little digging.  That’s were the fun is at.

Heather

Outfit Description: Sweater-XX1, Olive Skater Skirt-Heritage 81, Booties-XX1, Red Lip- Coral Revlon

The Swimsuit: A History of Twentieth-Century Fashion- 1950′s

Summer is slowly coming to an end. It’s almost time to put up the bathing suits and pull out our tights and scarves. But before it completely comes to a close, I have a few more eras left in this extremely fascinating book. Maybe to get a little inspiration for next Summer!

Enjoy!

The Great Fort Worth Food Truck Race!

Good golly, this city of ours is growing up before our eyes.  In years past, the idea of the food truck was something most residents of our city either ignored or were downright scared of.  The food truck truly is the stepchild of the food service industry, typically only welcome on construction sites and at marginal street fairs.  But thanks to progressive cities nationwide and exposure of the trend of gourmet trucks via food-centric television, there seems to be a developing race of sorts.

Food trucks are in Fort Worth, and more are arriving each day.  Here we present a handy guide where the movement is and a sneek peak to where it is going (and where you should go).

Salsa Limon – Berry St in the TCU district

Great and quite bold location across from Fuzzy’s Tacos on Berry St.  Serving up their take on Mexico’s wonderful fare of street tacos and tortas among other things. Bo claims he could gain 90 wazillion pounds on this cuisine.

 Ssahm Korean Tacos - truly mobile w/ Wednesday stops at Apple off of University Dr

Based on the style made popular in L.A.’s huge food truck scene, Ssahmn is know for their unique creations and is a welcome new addition (Your Wednesday food plans are now set) to the Fort Worth scene.  If you are the type of person who appreciates tradition balanced against innovation, this is your food truck of choice.

Il Cane Rosso – Thursday evenings in front of Times Ten Cellars in so7

We are going to bet you’ve never had or even seen pizza prepared from a trailer, but now you can prove us wrong.  Fort Worth is a haven for wood fired pizza, we both love Rocco’s and Brix and now you can have it on the go when this great pizzeria on wheels. Seriously, do we ever have to cook again?

 Red Jett Sweets – Coming soon!

Okay, Lost In Drawers is all about a sweet treat.  Redd Jett Sweets is adding a truck to their rapidly rising catering business and we could not be more thrilled about this.  Because everyone needs a sweet finish to their taco/burger/hot dog/sandwhich entree.  Well, at least we do.

Taco Heads – Behind 7th Haven off of W. 7th

The first truck to park it on W. 7th (to our knowledge and eyeballs) Taco Heads has a simple menu of super fresh and well-seasoned and spiced street tacos with gourmet preperation.   And thus, their standard has led the way for a lot of what you see happening west of downtown.

Good Karma Kitchen – Coming Soon!

Don’t worry our vegetarian and vegan friends!  Good Karma is almost here to keep your love of fresh vegetarian and vegan satisfied!  Promised to be coming soo, we are really stoked to see true culinary diversity  in a truck not centered just around meat.  We all need more veggies, and what better way than to get it from a truck!

Enticed Gourmet Shaved Ice – various, now including Fort Worth!

Umm, yes please.  This has been a long time coming as shaved ice is the king of all the ice + syrup treats.  Enticed is a Dallas-based operation but Fort Worth’s food truck scene called and Enticed is now heading our way.  It is still hot, so you bet you will want to keep up with their Fort Worth location stops.  Your sense of happiness will thank you.

This by no means is a comprehensive list, Fort Worth has and is getting a lot more trucks than this – a food truck park/meet-up spot is in the works – we hope that, like us, you will get out there and eat mobile!  We hope to catch you in line sometime soon.  We’re sure Bo will debate salsas or how best to cook pork with you…well, until Heather tells him to pipe down and leave the hungry crowd to salivating for all things food trucc cuisine.

Photos courtesy of Google Images