I like to fancy myself an amateur meteorologist; a weather prognosticator if you will. Perhaps that makes more an amateur groundhog than it does meteorologist…
THE STORY
…In any case, I love all things weather related. Several years ago after finishing a weather unit with my kids, I invited my favorite local weatherman to come to our class and talk to them. He showed them all sorts of cool weather technology and tracking tools and helped them predict the weather for the next few days following his visit. I was a total fan-girl…lol! I even did an entire blog post about it that you can check out here.
This entire week my man Wetzl (Paul Wetzl is the weatherman) has been tracking the big bad storm that’s heading our way this weekend. I have been relentlessly following along because it all fascinates me. The storm models that he has been running for the past week haven’t changed much from day to day which means in all likelihood we will indeed get slammed with about a foot of snow (actually he just said 14″…I’m watching him as I type this) #sorrynotsorry. And that my friends, is a sh*t ton of snow.
Here’s my question…why is it that when a storm event like this is predicted do people descend upon the stores like a swarm of psychotic locusts looking to snatch up all of the bread, milk and eggs?? Bread, milk and eggs…why? I have to get weekly groceries tomorrow (which due to the aforementioned situation I’m dreading) and I am indeed buying bread. One loaf. Because we are out of bread.
I stopped at the grocery store on my way home today to grab pasta sauce. The man in the next checkout had 8 dozen eggs. You read that right. Eight. Dozen. Eggs. I heard him with my own ears say that he was getting ready for the snowstorm. With 8 dozen eggs?? What the hell?? I could understand a shovel…or rock salt…or maybe a snowblower, but what exactly is one doing with 96 eggs? And he didn’t even have milk with which to scramble them. Or bread to make toast for dippy eggs. I’m so confused…
What exactly are people doing with all of this bread, milk and eggs? On the local morning news today they interviewed a local grocer who confirmed this weirdness. The morning news guy was puzzled too because his question was, “If you really think that you’re going to be trapped by this storm, and say the power goes out, wouldn’t it make more sense to have stocked up on non-perishables as opposed to milk, bread and eggs? Good question my friend, good question.
What am I doing during the big storm? I feel confident that I have the best snowstorm plan ever. I am buying a whole cheesecake tomorrow. Why cheesecake? Because I love it and it’s a rare treat for me so it just seemed like a good idea. Then on Saturday I’m wearing pj’s all day, and we are all going to burrow into a blanket pile on the couch, eat obscene amounts of cheesecake with plenty of coffee and hot chocolate to wash it down while watching a pre-chosen list of movies on Netflix. I don’t know about you, but I think that beats bread, milk and eggs any day of the week.
THE OUTFIT
Speaking of randomly weird weather, I wore this outfit about a week ago the day before our last snow dump…this day though? It was 60° and there was a tornado…an actual real tornado. In PA. In January. The day before a mini blizzard. Sorry, I digress; back to the outfit…lol
You can’t go wrong with a good blazer, and this plaid blazer is a definite keeper. I got an excellent deal on it last Summer during the Nordstrom big annual sale. I’ve worn this several times this year; blazers make such a great finishing piece for so many looks. They are also one of the easiest ways to dress up jeans like I did last Summer with my distressed white jeans. This particular plaid blazer is a favorite of mine for wearing over graphic tees like I did here and here.
Even so, I don’t wear blazers often. I think that’s because they are one of the most difficult pieces for me to get a reasonably good fit with. I’m petite, but I have unusually broad shoulders and a large bust so I have to buy blazers that fit those two areas. That means oftentimes they are too big everywhere else and arm length is always a problem for me. As much as I love this blazer, it doesn’t fit quite right either. Yes, I could have my blazers altered, but both seamstresses that I’ve used over the years are no longer in business and as of yet I haven’t found any others in the area.
The jeans and graphic tee are both from American Eagle. AE doesn’t carry a huge selection of graphic tees, but the tees they do have always have cool graphics, and the material is that perfect soft slouchy kind that I love.
THE TIP
Layering a blazer over a graphic tee is an easy way to make a look work appropriate. If the blazer is a print like plaid or paisley like this one, it also adds a little print mix into the look. Blazers are also great for dressing up your favorite pair of jeans. And if there’s a snowstorm headed your way…buy cheesecake, plenty of cheesecake.
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Blazer: Nordstrom (Similar); Tee: American Eagle; Jeans: American Eagle; Boots: Dorothy Perkins (Similar)
