Chocolate-Buttermilk Chess Pie

It's been almost two years, and I haven't quite gotten used to cubicle life.  There are still a lot of things I don't understand. Like,  why does my 3 person cube that currently only holds 2 people require 6 trash cans? Why does my iPhone constantly go from 4 dots to no service when I don't even move it, and why does it always seem to happen when Kesha comes on Pandora?

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Sparkles & Stripes | Happiness Homemade

I used to only wear Lilly Pulitzer to parties and in the summer. I didn't know that your clothes could be this colorful and happy all year long. Even when you are working a 9-to-5 and spend the day in a cube! Nothing like bright pink and some shiny objects to make your day better.

Sparkles & Stripes | Happiness Homemade

Dress: Lilly Pulitzer            Necklace: V Fashion Towson / My Town Art

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I've always been a lilly girl. I wore it to Bat Mitzvahs, I wore it to my high school graduation, and now I wear it to the office. Sure, I may have had a brief affair with J. Crew during college, but I quickly came back to my senses. J. Crew has its moments, but Lilly is forever. Plus, Lilly shoes are about a thousand times less painful.

Sparkles & Stripes | Happiness Homemade

 Shoes: Lilly Pulitzer

Lilly love runs deep in my family. My mom and I used to share our Lilly collection when I lived at home.

Okay, fine. "Share" may be the wrong word. Let's just say I would frequently help myself to her Lilly when she wasn't home and she would occasionally borrow one of my dresses for a party. It still hurt when I moved back and my Lilly collection was cut in half. Now I have to wait for them to become hand-me-downs.

Until then...

Sparkles & Stripes | Happiness Homemade