Birthday dress

I’m not sure how familiar you are with Oregon weather – but it can be very unpredictable. Just when it’s the middle of July and you’re expecting a heat wave, the sun will go into hiding and the skies will become clouded with rain for a week straight. Although Mother Nature’s temperament makes planning el fresco events a challenge, it results in the most beautiful (and green!) summer months you can imagine.

I can’t remember a time when it has rained on my birthday so I was optimistic about this year as well. Although last week was one of Oregon’s famous weeks of rain, come my birthday weekend the sun decided to come out, resulting in a truly beautiful few days.

On Friday we had a little gathering at our new place to celebrate (and hopefully didn’t anger our neighbors too much). On Saturday I had a lovely dinner at my favorite restaurant The Melting Pot with Carter, my mom and her boyfriend, and my dad and his girlfriend. And on Sunday I met some of my girlfriends for lunch and spent the rest of the day painting and cleaning over at our old apartment.

These are some photos of what I wore to dinner on Saturday night.

Oh and just for kicks, here is one photo from Friday night after we had people over…

How was your weekend? Did you get a chance to enjoy the sun?