I was really excited to try out Trina Turk's limited edition collection for Banana Republic and was even more elated when I found out it was available in petites. I am not usually a fan of bold or loud prints but I've always liked her line. I was especially drawn to this blue pisces printed strapless dress mainly for the simple silhouette and gorgeous colors.  I typically stay away from strapless dresses only because no matter what I do, they always slip (even with a fuller bust).  

It's taken me awhile to post this because I was waiting for the 00P to arrive.  Banana Republic mistakenly sent me a 0P and I couldn't wear it because it was way too big and couldn't even "fake" the fit. So here it is! To cover up, I wore a mustard cardigan to work and added a belt.  This is a great dress for vacation too - I will definitely be bringing it to my upcoming Fiji trip.

See Elle in the pisces strapless patio dress , SewPetiteGal's great fitting room post, and Vicky and Jean in the crazy botanical twist dress, and Kelly in the zazzy zebra skirt , Khatu in the botanical shorts and Sydney in the pisces strapless patio dress. 

I had a major craving this weekend for Vietnamese food so hubby and I tried a new restaurant.  I don't live in an area where they have great authentic Viet food so you have to drive quite a ways. The best place to have Vietnamese food is Westminster (near Orange County) but that is way too far to drive so we settled for something somewhat close by that had great reviews.  Even though I cook a lot of Asian food, sometimes it's just nice to eat out. We don't eat out often but now really want to start to venture out and try new places.  We had spring rolls (delish) altho nothing compares to my mom's home made spring rolls.  We both had vermicelli noodle bowls.  Hubby chose grilled pork, shrimp and egg rolls in his and I just had extra shrimp and egg rolls in mine. Yummy!
What are your thoughts on the Trina Turk collection? Love it or hate it?