Inexplicably, the Princess and I were invited to, and actually decided to attend a Superbowl party. We know almost nothing about football, we didn’t know what teams were playing, and until we called to ask, we had assumed this thing would start around 2pm and be over by 6. Surprise!

Superbowl parties sound pretty casual – jerseys and face paint etc, but considering our host and the likely attendees, we figured he could wear jeans and a button up shirt, and I should simply keep it casual without painting my face in unknown team colours. I refused to wear flats.

The food was yummy – they had a huge buffet, which included a full turkey dinner! The people were friendly and fun – half the guest were in the same boat as The Princess and myself and knew nothing about football. The other half were pretty appalled at our having to ask who was playing. We decided to route for New York and were well rewarded!

I wore this out for my birthday – I’m relatively certain that it’s longer in real life. Seriously. Highlights from the evening include leaping across a narrow table filled with drinks to pounce on Jillybean, of SwoopItUp.

This dress started out a bit Golden Girls’y and underwent some adjustment (I have it in black and walnut – but only tattered the black one).

I wore this for an evening out with the Princess. His style is much more conservative than mine – he’s comfortable with me showing (a lot) of skin, but has been on the fence when my outfits edge toward something edgy – but he loved this! He thought I looked ‘wicked cool.’

I have those clips in red and black and if I hadn’t banned myself from shopping until my next birthday, I’d surely pick up a few other colours. I use them pretty often to get the fit right on my button up shirts (I hate tailoring those), and they also hold my tie in place pretty well.