Date Night Style, Vol 2

I had so much fun doing the first <a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2014/06/date-night-style.html" target="_blank">Date Night Style post</a>, I recruited Mr. Sugarplum to do another with me last weekend. He'd probably like me to tell you it took a lot of persuading and 'favors' on my part. But it really didn't. He's just a good sport, and honestly, this much fun to be around.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Date Night Style" height="423" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3932/15529974522_4de0c81d1c_z.jpg" width="550" /></div><br />I like to get dressed up like most girls, but after a long work-week in heels, I much prefer the comfort of a casual date night. Fortunately, Mr. SP likes me dressed up or down. Or not at all. #hoo-ahh!<br /><br />Hey, after 20 years of PMS, I'm just thrilled he still wants to hold my hand!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Date Night Style" height="446" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3947/15343432809_eef0632d53_z.jpg" width="550" /> </div><br />More often than not, our date nights are casual...it's just more our style. This cooler weather is my favorite, because I love him in jeans and a well-fitted sweater. And I love any chance to pile on the layers.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Date Night Style" height="540" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3949/15343619820_171e667d5b_z.jpg" width="550" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Date Night Style" height="761" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5612/15343616087_af527c41e1_b.jpg" width="550" /> </div><br />Another day, <a href="http://bit.ly/1sCGsSX" target="_blank">another plaid scarf</a>. I just can't get enough of them...or <a href="http://bit.ly/1tU1dtr" target="_blank">this military jacket</a>!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Date Night Style" height="409" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3930/14909235063_26e050c4cd_z.jpg" width="550" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bit.ly/1tU1dtr" target="_blank">Vest</a> // Striped Tee (<a href="http://bit.ly/1uU6DSb" target="_blank">similar</a>) // <a href="http://bit.ly/1sCGsSX" target="_blank">Buffalo Plaid Scarf</a> // Bag (<a href="http://bit.ly/1szt54Z" target="_blank">similar</a>) // <a href="http://bit.ly/1yihGXI" target="_blank">Gold Hoops</a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Date Night Style" height="633" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3953/15529975122_1b80f13bd6_z.jpg" width="550" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bit.ly/1p22yIg" target="_blank">Sweater</a> // <a href="http://bit.ly/1C6TyaN" target="_blank">Plaid Shirt</a> // Jeans (<a href="http://bit.ly/1yA8DnE" target="_blank">similar</a>)</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Date Night Style" height="748" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5615/15526945541_eae9a46fc0_b.jpg" width="550" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bit.ly/1tU1dtr" target="_blank">Vest</a> // Striped Tee (<a href="http://bit.ly/1uU6DSb" target="_blank">similar</a>) // <a href="http://bit.ly/1sCGsSX" target="_blank">Buffalo Plaid Scarf</a> // Bag (<a href="http://bit.ly/1szt54Z" target="_blank">similar</a>)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bit.ly/1w4meRG" target="_blank">Jeans</a><i> (petite sizes back in stock!)</i> // <a href="http://bit.ly/1yA7DQz" target="_blank">Boots (similar)</a> // <a href="http://bit.ly/1yihGXI" target="_blank">Gold Hoops</a> // <a href="http://bit.ly/1mKoQxe" target="_blank">Watch</a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Date Night Style" height="541" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3929/14909234883_f7c1751dfd_z.jpg" width="550" /></div><br />But it doesn't really matter what we're wearing...we're just excited to get out of the house alone! Viva la date night!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Date Night Style" height="701" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3949/14908801874_1b11436a8a_b.jpg" width="550" /></div><br />What's your date night style? Is it dressed up, or casual in jeans? I love the denim selection at Nordstrom...for both me and the Mister. They have a huge selection of brands, styles and fits, not to mention tons of sizes! Mr. SP has a hard-to-find waist to inseam ratio, so it's great to be able to find lots of options in one place.<br /><br />And P.S....the last shot was totally unplanned, and I had no idea our son caught us on camera. When he showed us, I asked him try another and he responded, <i>'Mom, you can't recreate magic.'</i> And so begins the teenage years.<br /><i></i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{What We're Wearing}</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Missus.:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bit.ly/1tU1dtr" target="_blank">Vest</a> | <a href="http://bit.ly/1uU6DSb" target="_blank">Similar Striped Tee</a> | <a href="http://bit.ly/1sCGsSX" target="_blank">Plaid Scarf</a> | <a href="http://bit.ly/1w4meRG" target="_blank">Jeans</a> <i>(<a href="http://bit.ly/1tph9EK" target="_blank">regular sizes on sale!</a>)</i><br /> <a href="http://bit.ly/1yA7DQz" target="_blank">Wedge Boots</a> | <a href="http://bit.ly/1szt54Z" target="_blank">Similar Bag</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Mister:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bit.ly/1p22yIg" target="_blank">V-Neck Sweater</a> | <a href="http://bit.ly/1C6TyaN" target="_blank">Shirt</a> | <a href="http://bit.ly/1yA8DnE" target="_blank">Similar Jeans</a> | <a href="http://bit.ly/1Da6zm8" target="_blank">Similar Shoes</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>{Shop the Post}</b><br /><br /><div class="shopthepost-widget" data-widget-id="324568"><script type="text/javascript">!function(d,s,id){var e, p = /^http:/.test(d.location) ? 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Date Night Style, Vol 2

I had so much fun doing the first Date Night Style post , I recruited Mr. Sugarplum to do another with me last weekend. He'd probably li...

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Date Night Style

Last week I shared how Mr. SP and I carve out <a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2014/06/ice-cream-sundae-cones.html" target="_blank">date nights at home</a>...or <a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.com/2014/06/ice-cream-sundae-cones.html" target="_blank">'couch dates'</a> as we call them. But about once a month, I put on a dress and high-heels, and we leave the couch behind, for a date night out. Usually it's just dinner, and sometimes a movie. And even though he loves me just as much in yoga pants, I think it's important to show him I still care enough to put effort into my appearance...just for him, and even if it's for just one night.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Date Night Style" height="713" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2913/14411825393_df1d268d1e_o.jpg" width="550" /> </div><br />We aren't fancy people, and our clothes aren't fancy either...in fact, Mr. Sugarplum is almost always in Levi's, and I'm in inexpensive dresses. Nordstrom carries a great selection of his favorite jeans, in hard-to-find sizes, and I found <a href="http://bit.ly/1hM3rXv" target="_blank">this adorable shift dress</a> for under $50!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Date Night Style" height="600" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3838/14388316781_a4bfe670d0_o.jpg" width="550" /> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Date Night Style" height="722" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5033/14390617204_d381c95ae2_o.jpg" width="550" /></div><br />After almost 20 years together, it's only natural my obsession with color has rubbed off on him. I love it when he rolls his shirt-sleeves too...I have a thing for forearms, I guess.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Date Night Style" height="612" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3877/14411824863_b8fd08e252_o.jpg" width="550" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Date Night Style" height="544" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3842/14391656225_62fef3cab1_o.jpg" width="550" /> </div><br />I have <a href="http://bit.ly/1hM3rXv" target="_blank">this dress in both pink and black</a>, and love how it dresses up with colorful heels and accessories, but also looks great with flip-flops and a jean jacket. The shape gives me plenty of room for dinner, but the racerback adds extra style and a flattering silhouette. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Date Night Style" height="745" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2897/14390273552_caa4769669_o.jpg" width="550" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bit.ly/1hM3rXv" target="_blank">Dress</a> | <a href="http://bit.ly/R3XVmq" target="_blank">Pendant</a> | <a href="http://bit.ly/1nsLfQE" target="_blank">Heels</a> (<a href="http://bit.ly/1hM97k2" target="_blank">similar</a>) | <a href="http://bit.ly/1mKoQxe" target="_blank">Watch (on sale!)</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Date Night Style" height="773" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5113/14368551586_18c3b9280c_o.jpg" width="550" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shirt (<a href="http://bit.ly/1oabRdE" target="_blank">similar</a>) | <a href="http://bit.ly/1s304Q7" target="_blank">Jeans</a> | Shoes (<a href="http://bit.ly/1hM4BlO" target="_blank">similar</a>)</div><br />He's always a good sport, but I usually only get a few minutes before he starts acting goofy. But that's one of the reasons I married him...he makes me laugh like no one else.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Date Night Style" height="431" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3907/14205205917_8480079614_o.jpg" width="550" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Date Night Style" height="764" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2918/14390274012_69150262e1_o.jpg" width="550" /> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Date Night Style" height="480" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5319/14205206107_88aec90768_o.jpg" width="550" /> </div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hi Sugarplum | Date Night Style" height="367" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5536/14388316151_e11c0a9cb0_o.jpg" width="550" /></div><br />Do you have regular date nights....either at home or out? Do you get dolled-up for them?<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">{Shop the Post}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="shopthepost-widget" data-widget-id="98912" style="text-align: center;"><script type="text/javascript">!function(d,s,id){var e, p = /^http:/.test(d.location) ? 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Date Night Style

Last week I shared how Mr. SP and I carve out date nights at home ...or 'couch dates' as we call them. But about once a month, I pu...

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