Petite Panoply

I have quite a few pieces of clothing I've held onto for years because they're relatively classic - and I still like them. This dress is one of those pieces. It must be at least seven years old now but I still enjoy the red plaid and shirt dress style. It's comfortable and versatile. You probably have clothes like this too! Recently I wore my red plaid dress on a weekend walk down the Atlanta BeltLine with Matt and Riker. I added a pair of blue tights and some leopard print flats for a touch of pattern mixing. It was slightly too warm for my brown leather jacket at the time but I wore it anyway. I liked how the warm brown looked with the red dress. I hope you enjoy these pictures with Riker because he was not having it. He just wanted to run around and eat sticks. He's very much a puppy and a troublemaker.  dress: target | jacket: c/o asos | tights: forever 21 | flats: delia's | earrings: thrifted So do you have any fun plans for the weekend? I...

On Saturday Matt and I harnessed-up Riker and took a walk down the Atlanta BeltLine to the Old Fourth Ward Fall Festival. I didn't realize it was going on so incredibly close to our apartment. Talk about convenient! We were excited about a dog friendly event that involved food trucks and local craft beer.  We're still getting used to being out and about with a puppy, but Riker was very well behaved and mingled (wrestled) with the other dogs that were there. If you're not from around Atlanta, the Old Fourth Ward/Inman Park neighborhoods are very dog friendly. Nearly everyone walking around has one so there are plenty of dog friendly events to check out. The festival went on from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. but we were up early with Riker that day, so I think we were some of the first people there. That was good because we had to be back home by 3:30 for the UGA football game. There was plenty of open space to roam around with the puppy while checking out the local food tr...

Everyone, I want you to meet Riker, Matt and my 4-month-old lab/something mix puppy! We adopted Riker from a local pet rescue after a lot of searching for a dog that seemed to mesh with us. Originally we didn't think we'd be going with a puppy but here we are with a baby dog! It's pretty cute how thrilled Matt is about us finally having a dog. When we went to meet him for the first time he was super chill and now we can see he has plenty of crazy puppy energy. I think when he's older he's going to be pretty relaxed most of the time but now he goes from asleep to an absolute nut a few times per day. It's a lot of work having a puppy, but I knew that. I pick a lot of rocks, strings and mulch out of his mouth every day and I'm mastering hawk-like puppy surveillance skills. He's very goofy, loves all other dogs and people, and is working on learning his dog manners. Riker at 4 months: Is already learning! "Sit" is down at home...