Young Me #2

Here are some photographs from 1981 (although I'm thinking the last one is from 1982). We lived in Natick, Massachusetts then in a complex called Kendall Crossing. I'm in the middle of a big scanning project and am tackling some of my parents' old photo albums. The photos are not in the best condition so scanning them now is really crucial. These photographs are nice and big with lots of detail so scanning them as they are is great!

Pictures of Dory #4

Pictures of Dory #3

Doesn't this dress look a lot like the one I wore in the Posh Frock Friday: New Year's Edition post? I had seen this picture after I purchased and wore that dress. I love that we both shared something similar like that.

Pictures of Dory #2

Pictures of Dory #1

My beau Carlos has given me the opportunity to share some photographs of his mother here on Quelle's Thoughts. His mother, Dory, had amazing fashion sense and I love looking at pictures of her. She was always so put together and stylish. Carlos' mother passed away some years ago and unfortunately I never got a chance to meet her. I get some glimpses into her life through the collections of amazing photographs that Carlos' family saved of her. The pictures I'm sharing with you are circa early 1960s when Dory lived in New York City. I hope you this photo series.

Posh Frock Friday: April Fool's Day Edition

It's April Fool's Day and Mother Nature chose to play with our sanity again and give the area a nice slushy snowstorm. But I'm not going to complain because 1) it's happened before and 2) it gives me an excuse to wear the green diagonal pattern scarf that I've been knitting all winter. I had hoped that I could wear it before winter was over but by the time March 21st came around I still hadn't finished. But thanks to this surprise snow storm, I was able to deck myself out in some of my finest winter wear for one last time before next winter (or the next Spring snow storm).

Coat  - H&M

Hat - Forever 21 or DSW (I forget!)

Black, elbow-length gloves - Target

Scarf - Quelle

Photography by Carlos

Happy Birthday Carlos

Today is Carlos' birthday and I want to do a little homage to him. Here are some of my favorite pictures of Carlos that I've taken with my iPhone as well as a few fun facts about him.

Carlos is really cool. He's not self-conscious at all and can get along with anybody he meets. He's a great conversationalist and a loyal friend.

Carlos is a big flirt. Waitresses at restaurants don't stand a chance with him.

 Carlos loves cars. He loves driving cars, looking at cars and taking pictures of cars. This is him at the recent Boston Car Show taking a picture of a car!

 Carlos loves to travel. He's been to his parents' native countries of Chile and Columbia and he lived in San Francisco for 3 years.

 

Carlos is very well-dressed. He has many years of experience in retail, in the clothing industry in particular and he is currently a wardrobe consultant for men.

Carlos has a great smile.

Carlos can be very silly.

 

Very silly! He laughs a lot and is always smiling. He lives by the motto: Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much.

 Carlos really loves to eat. And I really love to cook.

Carlos is very well-loved by Raquelle. xoxo

Carlos gets a professional shave

The before shot

After shot

Posh Frock Friday: Low Self-Confidence Edition

 

Sometimes a nice flowy top is very forgiving. While I still feel good about my overall shape, I feel really bad about how much weight I'm carrying around. I've been over-working myself at the gym trying to shed some of this weight now but I keep injuring myself. For example, I overdid it on a thigh exercise which gave me some sciatic and a twisted pelvis. My left side was further back than my right. I tried to undo this by going overboard with stretches and I ended up injuring my right side and made my left side worse. Oy vey! I was on a really good track, jogging 5-7.5 miles a week and I had made a goal for myself of jogging a marathon worth of miles in February but I had to stop! I can't wait for the spring and summer time when I can be more active. I'm dreaming of the days when I can play tennis, go on long walks, start biking again, head out to the batting cages, go for challenging hikes, play paddle ball in a park, swim in a pool or in the ocean, etc. But alas, I'm stuck in winter for now, with this damn weight and this really low-self esteem which is just dropping to new depths every day.

Sometimes, when you are feeling really down about yourself, it's nice to take some time and dress up. Put on a skirt, a nice flowy top, or maybe just a dress, do your hair, add some makeup to your face and put on some dangling earrings. You'll suddenly feel a whole lot better.

Top: Forever 21

Skirt: TJ Maxx (gift from my mom)

Nylons: Backseamed ones from Nordstrom Rack

Shoes: DSW warehouse