Cathedral Square Market is my Rain-boo

Happy fifth of July, which can basically still be considered a holiday this year, considering it falls on a Friday and barely anyone is working. If you do have to work, sorry! We feel your pain and have been there for many years in the past. Luckily this year, our family has congregated up north at the Lake, where we belong. We’re just grateful to live in a free country. To be able to celebrate that right, with our family and friends is special and we don’t take it for granted!

So while we’re out on the sparkling blue water, holding cold drinks and listening to some perfectly chosen summer jams; we’re going to throw it back on the blog to our visit to the Cathedral Square Market. If you missed that post, check it out here. We gave you the full rundown on all the amazing small businesses we encountered and showed you Caitlin’s adorable tall sundress. Rest assured, we will be going back. We didn’t get a chance to participate in the free yoga class because we were a bit overdressed. Next time, we’ll head back, in appropriate clothing and prioritize getting a good sweat on. 

Honestly though, how could I have possibly passed up the opportunity to wear this gorgeous rainbow dress? This was another grab from Long Tall Sally, duh! The kaleidoscope of colors, topped with a shimmery hue obviously had to be mine. Like we mentioned with the last couple of Long Tall Sally dresses, the midi length is our go-to of summer… and life.  Plus it’s made for tall women, so it’s not like buying a midi dress from a mainline store and calling it midi but it truly is a knee length dress. 

I’m considering wearing this to our Grandma’s 90th birthday party next week. She is a color-loving lady, but her absolute favorite is a vibrant yellow. That’s the beauty of this dress and most dresses I keep in my closet; they’re versatile. The word versatile doesn’t mean you can’t choose color either. I find myself hesitant to grab louder colors, wondering if I’ll be able to wear them in enough to merit the cost. The bottom line is, if you love something enough you’ll figure out a million different times and ways to wear it! You’ll be finding yourself making excuses, like “Oh, but I didn’t see them yesterday.” Girl, we get it and we are with you! Caitlin recently did this by wearing her striped culottes to our Skiin event and then promptly wearing them again the next day. The funny part is she saw a friend from the night before at Ulta, oops! She was on team re-wear too, thankfully.

This dress is ideal to wear around. It’s made of a clingy material but doesn’t point to any particular areas that I would find distressing. Plus, it comes with a belt. If it didn’t, I definitely would have to scrounge one up. I still might remove the matching belt and find something else to remix it with. Just another way you can make your dresses go further in your closet. Plus, I can see myself wearing a jean jacket or leather jacket, or even a duster! 

For this Summer day, I went with some simple sandals. These are also from Long Tall Sally. I’ve worn them around all Spring and Summer and show no signs of slowing. The suede fabric is deliciously comfortable. Plus the small heel gives me enough of a lift without compromising my comfort whatsoever. I finished it with my straw bag that was perfectly sized to corral all of my market goodies. I will note, the straw of the bag did not mix well with the dress. Caitlin noticed it started to rub the dress in one spot. So just beware of that with any straw bags you’re carrying this summer! She has had the same issue with her Rattan circle bag so it must be common-proceed with caution on this trend!

Although we didn’t want to bore you with reiterating our love for East Towns Cathedral Square Market before we head back again we are excited that after this weekend Up North we will be able to give you a full report on Nourish Natural Products Bug Spray! And if you’re lucky enough to make it this Saturday, have a popsicle or two for us!

We’ll just leave you with that and let you get back to enjoying the holiday weekend! Hoping your cookouts, fireworks, water activities, binge-watching, or whatever you’re up to makes for a rejuvenating enjoyable time!