de facto redhead

Happy Birthday to me!

Greetings, De Facto Redhead readers! I have to apologize for my extremely intermittent postings – moving from Alberta to Ontario has been a huge process that isn’t even finished yet! Since I left Wildrose Country on June 26, I have lived in a college residence in Oakville, moved onward to Erin’s place in Hamilton, and then back north again to Burlintgton into my and Darcy’s apartment. But do you think everything went smoothly along the way? Um, no, it didn’t. First, our car was broken into in Hamilton – driver’s side window smashed – and our new GPS was stolen. No! Second, we didn’t have hot water over the long weekend in August, the weekend we moved in. Darcy and I actually boiled water in a roasting pan on the stove. Hi, Laura Ingalls! Third, Bell kept us waiting for over a week for Internet, thanks to their incompetence and unreliable records. A $50 credit placated me, but not enough to cease the bad-mouthing. Fourth, I scratched and dented the rental car we had while our car was in the shop being repaired. I was at IKEA and scratched the car along a small stone wall that I was parked beside. It was horrible, dreadful, and just plain loathsome! And, I had just negotiated a discount on some slightly beat-up shelving, so my proud moment was ruined by this considerably larger concern.

But, there are good things too! I turned 28 at the beginning of August, the new apartment is slowly but surely coming together (instead of purple bedroom walls, I now have blue ones!), I had a fabulous time at my friend Caroline’s birthday dinner at Brasaii on Friday, and I changed all my addresses last week, which means I am officially an Ontario resident again! Once I get more of the apartment decorated, however, I will post pictures for your voyeuristic pleasure, but until then, this outfit from Friday’s party is just going to have to do!

Shoes, Guess via The Bay; skirt, H&M; top, Forever 21; bracelets mixture of vintage and gifts; earrings, gift; ring, Aldo Accessories.

Dinner was at 7, and I have to admit, I felt ridiculously overdressed for walking around in broad daylight like this, but what’s a girl to do? Through humidity, stilettos, a short, tight skirt, and scratchy subway seats, a woman’s got to do her best to strut it, no?

FYI: You might recognize this skirt from Erin’s birthday party, and the top from my latest Tally It Up total.

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