THE BEST DRESS FOR TRAVEL
Hi, everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend and worked your way through Monday. In case you didn’t know, I had a great birthday weekend that started with a surprise party. It literally scared the “you know what out of me”! I had just come back from Florida and had about two hours at home before we were supposed to meet our friends for dinner. The plan was to go pick them up and have a glass of wine at their house first, which sounded so reasonable because we do that with them regularly.
When I walked into the house and got to their dining room, the surprise happened! I have never been that surprised! Anyway, all of my favorite people were there, and it made my birthday so special! Saturday was my actual birthday, and we spent the night with our kids at our favorite sushi restaurant. It was a great weekend (except for a minor detail down below). Today, I wanted to show the best dress for travel and the brand that makes it.
The Best Dress For Travel
I have been traveling a bit, and if you have followed me, know that I have some packing anxiety. Typically, I wait until the last minute and then put more than I need in my bag (and then some more). Yet, I seem always to pack the most cumbersome things that are hard to fold and wrinkle a lot. I saw this dress and remembered that I had worn pieces from Susana Monaco years ago and they were great looking pieces that are great for travel. The fabric is a light-weight stretch knit with some spandex in it. The dress is great for dinner, meetings, parties, dressed up, or I would wear it during the day with sneakers to run around in.
Susana Monaco Pieces Are Great For Packing
I started looking at all of the pieces from Susana Monaco, and most of them are classic pieces in solids to mix and match and not take up a lot of room in a suitcase. This maxi dress is great to wear as is or throw a jacket over it. I love this top to wear with jeans or a skirt as well as this turtleneck. This one-shoulder jumpsuit is a perfect party look, and this skirt is great for sightseeing. I know how much trouble I have when packing for a trip and was thinking that some of you might have the same problem. These pieces would solve packing issues for me, and I wanted to share this brand with you.
Most all of the pieces come in under $250! Just because summer is coming to a close, doesn’t mean that our age group stops traveling! Yay! Isn’t it great that we can do that?
So this past Thursday, my dad fell and managed to get a hairline fracture on his shoulder. Y’all, Parkinson’s is a bitch! I feel so bad for him. The good news is that he is not a huge complainer. It’s hard to watch your (protector your whole life) dad decline. I know that I am so lucky to still have my dad when many of you have lost one or both of your parents. It’s a strange stage of life watching the aging process or disease take over. I am grateful, however, that he is here and my mom still looks like a bombshell!
So, I have a fairly busy week, what about you all? I am ordering a few of the pieces I have shown today because I have a few trips coming up and I don’t want the anxiety!
Have a lovely day! xx
Photos: Mary Summers Hafner
Dress // Shoes (similar) // Bag (similar) Sunglasses
August 20, 2019 @ 9:08 am
Sorry to hear about your dad. Hope his recovery goes well. Have a great time on all your trips!
August 20, 2019 @ 9:18 am
What size are you wearing in the dress?
August 20, 2019 @ 9:43 am
Love the dress! Happy Birthday again????
August 20, 2019 @ 9:50 am
Hi Cathy,
My Goddess and I have been traveling a lot this summer and have a busy fall schedule too – thanks for the theme – how about you? Are you traveling to Telluride any time soon? Our product, as you first identified last summer, is superior to most and we’ll adding to the product line this fall –
Is your Dad using CBD? I hear that CBD is helpful for Parkinson’s patients- and is super helpful for other inflammatory ailments – and what I know is that the Bodē Wellness products are Superior to most because we use the whole plant and our gentle extraction process – happy to send you some products to sample – as I’d like to make good on your original intention to feature Bodē Wellness on your site – happy to provide you and your family with product in trade for a good sponsored post – let’s catch time together in Telluride when your there next on a Farmers Market Friday when I’m hosting at the Farmers Market-
Warm regards, Bodē
August 20, 2019 @ 12:50 pm
So sorry to read about your father. I lost mine to a fast and furious bout with cancer when I was just 30. I understand when you say it’s hard to watch your protector decline. But I wish we had had more time with my dad to say the things we wanted to say and did not have the chance.
On a much happier note, belated happy birthday. You look amazing and are an inspiration to us all.
August 20, 2019 @ 2:53 pm
Thoughts and prayers for your sweet dad! Such a bigger than life man????
Your gorgeous, fun mom=Goals I aspire to!!
Give them a hug from me. You look fabulous in this dress-as usual! ????Donna
August 20, 2019 @ 4:10 pm
I like the dress but I LOVE the shoes.