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Ornella

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I had my extra share of fun in getting dressed for two events in recent days.

Last few days were all focused on my son's birthday celebrations. I had to bake, fake or make 3 cakes and I am very tired after all that! That's: fully bake one for the party, sort of fake one for kindergarten (I made the cream from scratch and decorated it, but bought the pre-baked sponge) and make a special one I never tried before for our small family celebration and photo shoot.

But it was worth it, our wonderful boy was so excited he's now 6 and was very happy with everything, and that's all that counts.

Plus, today I went to kindergarten for "The Week of Mother Toungue", a week long celebrations of different cultures where children or their parents come from, and I braved my humble German in front of 25 kids and it was super fun.

Outfit 1 was worn to the birthday celebration we threw for a small circle of our new friends in Germany. I really enjoyed wearing again what was one of my old office uniforms, white shirt and pencil skirt - this is in a way "stretchy structure". The shirt has some elastane in it, so it's very comfortable, plus I love the ruffly detail at the front which masks all sorts of issues. The pencil skirt is ponte knit. The rest of the outfit are my polkadot hose and lace-up oxford booties. Comfort all round and I felt exactly as I wanted - pulled together and unrestricted.

Outfit 2 was worn today to kindergarten. I opted for white turtleneck for warmth mainly as I didn't wear scarf, but we left early when it was still chilly outside. Skinnies, booties and black belt, plus heart necklace with slightly chunky chain. I like wearing jewelry around kids, I think it's fun, and I usually wear chunky bracelets or shorter necklaces when around them. But as I was mostly sitting I knew pendant wouldn't get in the way and I simply wanted to wear it after a while, so this was my chance.

Bonus photos... well, I can't resist If someone can explain me how did these 6 years manage to go by so fast, I'd be very thankful.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you like the looks and as usual any comments and suggestions for improvements and styling are welcome.

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ramya

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Ornella...
Love your pencil skirt outfit a lot...
Skinnies and boots well thats been my winter staple too

A very happy bday to DS and love the photo 4

Deborah

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Wow! Looking fab Ornella. The pencil skirt outfit is devine, I love it. Structured yet a relaxed vibe. Your little man is just adorable:). I hope he had a lovely birthday. Is he settling well into his new home?

Ornella

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ramya :: thank you. I miss wearing my pencil skirts, so this was the opportunity I did not want to miss.

Deborah :: thank you. I was very happy in both outfits, but especially the first one. DS is very settled here, he loves his kindergarden, he's learnt the language well and he's excited about the house, but we all have to wait until it's built. I'm sure he'll be fine there too, in September he'll start school in the new neighborhood (we don't want to have to transfer him) and two bigger boys he's very good friends with are in the same school, so he's very happy about that to.

krishnidoux

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What a cutie! Love pic 4 too!

Those are great pieces. 1 is elegant and simple, with a fantastic silhouette. And 2 is very cute too. I once said I had a poison eye for white turtlenecks with necklaces, well, you just proved to me that it can be a very attractive combination actually!

Ornella

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Thanks krishni

Beth Ann

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The pencil outfit is crisp and perfect! And the white turtleneck brings such light and focus to your face!

You look great for a busy week.

Raisin

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Oh, happy birthday to your little guy! You looked very classy!

My oldest is turing 6 in June, and I see those Chima things everywhere, are they easy enough for the 6 year olds? They look very cool!

Anonymous

You look great, in both outfits!

Chima!! I can't wait until my daughter is old enough to play with these sets. I think my husband and I are more excited about the LEGO than she is

Katiepea

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Oh my, your post melts my heart! Before I get focused on your outfits I just have to make the two following observations:

First up, I just have to wonder - have you only been learning German since you've lived there? If so, can I just say the fact that you were *brave* enough to speak a second language in *front *of an audience requires a massive round of applause! Go you, I just have to say I am so impressed!!!

Secondly, I love the care and effort you've gone for Master 6. It is such a special age, and I'm sure he'll remember it always. (My own little fellow became a Master 6 just last November - I'm sure you'll agree it is the cutest age!)

Finally, as always, you look picture perfect in both your outfits. I just have to say that I adore the pencil skirt outfit in particular. Fantastic!

Sarah A

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The time flies doesnt it! Your boy is so cute, I love legos too! And am so impressed you spoke at his school in German. I love the simplicity of both of your crisp white topped outfits and the pendant with 2 is the perfect finishing touch.

Suz

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Ornella, I love your classic simplicity. And I also love your joy in wearing clothes and accessories you've had to put away for a while. They are old, good friends who jump in to help in a time of need. Totally proving Angie's arguments about the value of classic pieces!

Your son is adorable. Six is a great age! May you both enjoy it.

Kalli

Black and white. Simple, classic......... *sigh* these are all things I love and lust over so why wouldn't I love your outfit? You do look amazing and your son is adorable!

Mona

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Happy birthday to your son and the cake looks yummy! You are rocking the white button down with that pencil skirt in #1 and white turtle neck is adorable on you. Love both these outfits and thanks for sharing the birthday pics with us!

MsMary

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Ornella, you look fab! And the birthday boy looks super adorable! It seems you are all settling into your new surroundings very nicely!!

Ornella

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Beth Ann, Sarah, Suz, Kalli, Mona, MaryK :: thank you.

Raisin, Ceit :: Thank you too, for the good wishes as well. For the rest of my comment (see below marked with *) Lego should send a few "thank you" sets our way

Katie :: belated happy birthday to your son. Thank you for your compliments and for always being so observant and kind. To answer your questions, yes, I've only been learning German since moving here last summer, but that has been very erratic and unstructured due to lack of time, as we had focused our time and energy on looking for a house to buy (that episode had been completed a month ago as posted about here). I haven't started any course, which I plan soon now that I can finally focus on myself mainly. My only exposure to the language was 15 years ago when I worked on a contract job in Hungary for several months and in my rented apartment there I only had TV channels in Hungarian and German, so I guess I had gotten used to the sound of the language, but that's all. After making some start with the learning here, I've realized that I should use whatever I know and learn through direct interactions with others, for now at least, shying away from it is a waste of time and so far others have been very appreciative of my efforts. And today, my son was translating whenever I was stuck (often!), so I was ok.
Yes, 6 is amazing age, I'd get all mushy if I go into details

(* - for those who asked about Lego Chima and who don't mind me showing off )
We love the set. We don't know the story behind it, but he's at the stage when it's all about goodies and baddies, fighting and swords, and these sets have such things in abundance. How easy it is or not for a 6 year old? To give you an idea of his abilities, he had put Lego set 7207 in 3 hours when he was 4.5, or 9494 in 2 hours when he was 5.5 yo. He always puts all sets together by himself, we only step in to click some pieces in when it's too hard. And he designs amazing things himself, e.g. Chima set he wanted is 70005 and he watched ads for it, then designed this thing on the photo. We examined it and realized his vehicle had got many details from the "real" product that we never noticed but he did, he's got great eye for detail and everything is always perfectly symmetrical.
It took him some of the morning, before the kindergarden, and the whole afternoon to put his gif set together, but he managed it all alone. So, yes, for enthusiastic 6 yo it is quite a project, but fun and very rewarding.

Btw, the best thing of all is that we have started making up stories about the characters and now every evening at bedtime I have to come up with the new adventures.)

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Tina.b

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Ornella, you look just stunning with the white close to your face, just highlights your fair skin and your lovely dark hair. And the silhouettes are gorgeous on you, the shirt and jeans. Gorgeous! And happy birthday to your little guy, he's adorable!

Transcona Shannon

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Lovely, clean, simple (as in unadorned) flattering outfits Ornella! Don't you love wearing a fuss free outfit when you're busy?

And your son is adorable! Mine is 17 now and I well remember hours of Lego fun on the kitchen floor. I actually kept every single piece of his Lego sets - I couldn't bear to part with the memories they hold. Happy Birthday to your son!

Ornella

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Thank you Tina and thank you Shannon

Anonymous

Ornella, you look wonderful in both outfits. Your adorable son's birthday reminds me that time only speeds up. My Lego-loving "baby" had a birthday this week too and was much like your son at that age. He sold most of his Legos from when he was about 6 for hundreds of dollars when he was in college. He'd carefully kept all the boxes and instructions, but what made them valuable were discontinued pieces. I think he had cannons that really shot little cannon balls and the newer versions didn't.

jayne

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Ornella, you are absolutely a stunner. That pencil outfit needs a date night!

Aida

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Lovely, O! You so know how to rock a pencil skirt Little O is adorable, happy birthday to him. FUN photos of the Lego kit in action.

catgirl

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This is elegant and lovely, though I'm disappointed Salvatore did not make a birthday appearance! You are a brave woman to wear white to a kg birthday.

Jjsloane

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You look lovely and your little man is adorable. We are up to our waists in Legos here (son of 8 has more than I could ever count and DD now 4 is entering into Lego Friends), but I mind them less than most toys as they teach motor skills and are often used in other creative ways from the original build. My son has been building the Lego sets since he was about 3 and is also quite accomplished in them. I step in when he can't work something out (usually he's rushed through an instruction and missed something which I find quite like a man-"Instructions? who needs those??")
I have my own collection of minifigures that I pretend are for the kids.

Ornella

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Joy :: thank you and how fun is that our Lego "babies" have their birthdays so close. I wish yours all the best. Funny what you mention about the sets, we have all boxes and instructions neatly stored, we simply use this opportunity to teach him to take care of such things. Of course, the bricks are a different story, most of them except some precious models are in a big pile (which, btw, travelled with us directly when we moved countries, taking precious space in the car, rather than coming with removal truck!), but he we realized that it would be a waste to restrict his imagination to play with original models only, when he can create amazing things from all sorts of bricks. I'm keeping the info about the value of discontinued pieces at the back of my mind, just in case

Jayne :: a while back similar sort of outfit was WIW-ed, it *was* date night outfit

Aida :: thank you. I do miss my pencil skirts.

Una :: Salvatore was busy the day before the birthday (separate post to come) and his outfit would have been too warm on the day. White in kg, that never crossed my mind, I guess I was super-lucky.

Ornella

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Jeanne :: we were typing at the same time. Thank you! Do I need to mention vacuuming is done with special care in our household Same as you, I can't count these things even if I wanted to, but we do reap rewards from them. What we try to explain is the concept of value and patience, so his appetites don't go through the roof. Granparents are a different story, we have to explain to them that it's better to save for one set he wants and put the rest of the money on the savings account for when he's older, but they are tough to teach!
Funny what you say about Friends, I once mentioned jokingly it would be fun to have my own special Legos and ever since he's been "offering" me those as an option, for one - he's probably thinking it's girl's colors, but secondly, I know he wants to lay his hands on some of the special pieces he eyed in those sets only, so I'm his excuse to try and get them.

JulieJohn

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I also miss Salvatore and am longing to see his Spring stylings.

This is such a fun thread. First, your outfits are classic and pretty. I especially love #1.

On to Legos. I fondly remember hours and hours of fun with these back in the 70s, man what a fun toy. We had a huge tupperware container full of them, and the noise it would make when we dumped them all on the kitchen floor was like a joyful plastic explosion! Your son's vehicle is inspirational, a bit like a mechanical dragon. Thanks for sharing all the fun!

Ornella

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Julie :: thank you. Btw, Salvatore had just been posted in separated thread... The sound of Lego hitting the floor... then sliding and rolling with jingling sound to the furthermost or most difficult to access corner of the room... followed by "mum, I can't find it"... good thing I've developed special search techniques years ago when I dropped my first contact lenses, boy - did that skill come useful numerous times or what, lol!

Anonymous

Perfect in every way. I love the fit on everything. Your young man is a handsome boy. I love Lego, it was my favorite toy.

Jaime

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Ornella you look beautiful in both outfits but the story about you giving a talk to your son's class in German with him translating just killed me (in a good way I mean). That was so brave of you! And I feel your pride in your wonderful son - my son is also a lego maven and I am extremely impressed by your son's accomplishments!

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