Zapotee and I must have been thinking along the same lines this week, because I wore the same Classiques Entier houndstooth cowl-neck shell (a Nordstrom Anniversary Sale purchase) with emerald green this week too.

However, while Zapotee's outfit was for a professional capacity, mine was for a during-the-workday company picnic. And it happened to occur on a day when temperatures were pushing the mid-90's. (This is unusually hot for our Seattle summers!) We have some restrictions to our company dress code - pants above mid-calf are not permitted - so to strike a balance between work-appropriate and fun, and to make sure I stayed cool enough outside and in the office (which gets quite hot and stuffy in the afternoon), I opted for loose, breathable fabrics:
Classiques Entier houndstooth shell
Vince Camuto emerald knit pencil skirt
Second Base sequin-trimmed demi-camisole
Angie's former black bead-and-cord necklace with feather & lace pendant
Low wedge sandals with bone-colored patent straps

Just like last year, there were a variety of activities outside - water balloon slingshots (which I didn't participate in deliberately, but occasionally got a refreshing spray when a balloon landed nearby!) and adult-sized tricycles. And just like last year, yes, I rode a trike in a pencil skirt. (I wore Spanx shorts underneath, just in case!)

The tricycles operate just like a toddler's in the sense that the wheels only spin as fast as your feet pedal - not like a bicycle that has gears to help you maintain your momentum! We all laughed so hard seeing our colleagues frantically pedaling while doing laps around the parking lot.

(Just for kicks: as I don't have an action shot this year, I'm adding a repost of my pedaling-in-pencil-skirt photo from last year's picnic just because it always makes me smile.)

Hope that you are all enjoying your weekend!

(ETA: You can catch a glimpse of a part of my filled-with-boxes living room in #2. Yikes!)