Long story...

Sorry for bailing on y'all yesterday...I'm actually out of town, *FINALLY* visiting home! YAY!

So if I'm not making the rounds, I'm so sorry...know that I miss you terribly and I'll be back to gushing over your blogs in no time (c:

That means fun time with mom, dad, & sister, eating at all my favorite joints, visits to all the local hotspots (Dion's Pizza, I LOVE YOU),

...and of course, a little retail therapy!

I'm also going to make a confession.

I am one of the 5 people in the universe that hasn't yet jumped on board the Maxi dress train. That's correct, you heard right. I DON'T OWN A-ONE OF THEM!

I've always thought that they look kinda funny on me...I'm short and usually they are too long on me and let's face it, I barely even make it to a tailor to hem pants, I'm probably not going to do it for a summer dress...

And then Pinterest messed it all up. They have all these fantastic images of cool ways to style a maxi dress/skirt and I'm hooked.

*BLAST* Another perfectly good plan foiled by Pinterest!!!

And this season's goodies have me thinking that I need to give them a try, 'cause I'm likin' what I'm seein' (c:

(Try to excuse the weirdness, home brings out that quality in me (c:)

Some of my faves:

 

(One, Two, Three, Four)

Number two is my current fave...especially since it's got awesome detailing. And keep in mind that I would definitely be styling these little numbers differently than these pics...the striped ones (and the dot) are in desperate need of a wide belt, wouldn't you say???

Anyone have any secret maxi sources that they want to share?  I might just have a new obsession...

And in completely unrelated news, while I was at Gap, I spied this little number that I'm definitely going back to get at some point. That print is just too awesome to resist! They also have it in a gorgeous coral colorway...