27 February 2013

. . . in the navy . . .

{village people, anyone?}

. . . one easter . . .
. . . 1989 to be exact . . .
. . . i dressed the entire family 
in navy and white . . .
{when they were all still young enough to wear whatever i told them to wear}
. . . quite a departure 
from the usual springy pastels . . .
. . . and i really can't wait for the day
 when drew and jessalyn 
have a little boy . . .
. . . why? . . .

{feel free to discuss/laugh at our perms/bangs to heaven. it's fine.}

. . . because i still have 
that sweet outfit . . .
. . . and i will see 
that it is worn again! . . .
{love you, drew and jess!}


. . . perhaps this nostalgia 
is what inspired 
today's batch of oops! . . .
. . . there's just something crisp 
and kind of nautical 
about this color combination . . .


. . . a couple of these 
paired with a navy bloops! 
would make a wonderful gift
for any new boy baby . . .


{navy blue always makes me think of "franck" from father of the bride 
talking about steve martin's "nauffy blue tuxahdo"}



. . . none of these crazy girls 
were wearing navy last night,
{smooth segue?} 
but hanging out 
with my funny daughters 
is always entertaining . . .

. . . and amanda's hashtags 
crack me up . . .


4 comments:

Nanette Merrill said...

You are funny. Yes. I lived through that same thing. Sailor dresses for all! Navy is very hip these days.

RoeH said...

Love that photo. What a cute ideal. Really have always liked navy and white. It just looks so clean and crisp.

Shellene said...

Let me guess...you got it at Lads and Lassies? Remenber when that part of town was fun and safe to shop there?

chris+amber said...

Well...technically...I AM wearing navy blue in that silly photo. My polka dots are navy blue. Yes, I know I'm being a smart aleck, ;o) And, those bangs? Wow...just wow.