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For the 19th Century Extravaganza last weekend, I commissioned a reproduction of an early Victorian gown on Etsy. This style of dress with its enormous sleeves was popular in the 1830s, a period I found too charming and romantic to pass up when I was choosing which style of dress I wanted.

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Easter Sunday was quiet this year. I spent the early morning at Fairmount Park taking photos of the cherry trees (as seen in this entry) and then spent the rest of the day with my parents. We ate dinner and then watched The Godfather together. Somehow we've developed a tradition of watching The Godfather every Easter-- no idea why, but it's what we ( Read more... )

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On September 10-11th, I visited New York for the weekend to see some California friends who were visiting ♥ I got up early (though not as early as I planned) to wait in line for rush tickets to How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying with Julie, Sandy, and Dalin. After camping out in line for a few hours and chatting, we successfully got ( Read more... )