An Unusual Outfit of the Day

This is my outfit of the day. Glamorous isn't it? LOL! This is what I look like when I'm typing on my blog. I don't know what is going on with the back of the laptop. It looks like something has clawed it with dirty fingers. Hmm...I wonder if that something could have possibly been that sweet, angelic little girl smiling for the camera. I'm going to have to give it a good cleaning. The funny thing is, this was my son's Christmas present from the in-laws, but I've pretty much taken it over at this point. Nothing's better than being able to use a computer from the comfort of my sanctuary. He hates that I use it, but I just bribe him with some video games or toys and then he's cool with it.

I don't have a real outfit today because I did my photo shoot for my post on Effortless Anthropologie. I had such a good time! It's always fun to have a concept in your head and then see it come to fruition. We took tons of photos. The light kept changing while we were out there. We would think we were done and start talking, and then they would pick up their cameras and start clicking away again. The whole photo shoot was a really natural, organic process that I think will produce some really great pictures. Of course, all I need is one shot. It's going to be hard to pick just one. I'll be sure to do a post on here with extra photos once it runs over at EA, and I'll also tell you all about the "they" that took my photos.

I'm pretty sure my whole family thinks I'm bonkers now. I called my mom up to ask her if she would mind coming by to iron my dress. She was like, "What dress?", and then she said, "Oh yeah, I remember. It's for that "mess" you're doing today." I said, "Yes, mom, but do you have to call it a mess?" Then she sarcastically said, "Your photo shoot." When she got to my house, she said, "You need to decide if you are going to be Holly Homemaker or a fashion model." I told her I was going to be both. She just laughed at me. I went over to my dad's for the photo shoot. He was pretty cool about the whole thing. However, he was drinking beer and talking about the family issues again and then he ask me what I had put in my hair. I was like, "Nothing." He was like, "Oh, it looks like you've put something in it." Then it dawned on me, he was talking about my hair color. I said, "Oh, your talking about the color? Yes, I've colored it. Does it look okay?" He said, "Yeah, it's alright, I guess." Wow, I was feeling really confident at this point. To top everything off, my sister kept riding by while we were taking pictures. She lives right beside my dad, and it was like she didn't want to come home until we were finished taking the pictures. I just know she was thinking, "Oh my God, my weirdo-freak sister is out there taking pictures again." I'm definitely the black sheep in the family, but I'm okay with it. At least, I'm finally being true to who I am and doing the things I enjoy.

Well, I guess I've vented enough. Sorry! It's just hard when you want your family's approval, but they just look at you like your crazy. It gives me comfort to know that even though my family doesn't understand me, there are some people out there that do. Thanks readers!

Today's song is "Moon River" by Henry Mancini. I'm going way back with this one. This song was very significant for me today. I'm going to keep the reason why a secret until the post runs on EA, and then I'll tell you all about it. Good night!

**For some reason the Henry Mancini version won't play through GrooveShark, so I'm posting this Morrissey version instead.