Frock Fridays: Drip Drip Drop Little April Showers

When {av} emailed her suggestion for this week's link-up, it seemed to coincide exactly with my trip to London and Suffolk; after all, England is known as being terribly damp and dreary.  But we actually had a warm and sunny holiday almost all the way through!  As you could see from my Instagrams, Monday morning was a bit cloudy and then it rained on Wednesday night when we were inside for dinner, but otherwise the week was simply gorgeous.  It was the kind of stunning spring weather that made me forget how gloomy England can be - I almost considered moving back sooner than Jon and I are planning!

But it rains in DC, too, and while I love hearing the drops drumming down if I'm snug and curled up at home, it's a bit of a nightmare on weekdays.  Commuting is awful when it's wet because everyone who usually cycles or walks to work turns to public transportation which means that everything is extra crowded and sticky, and when you do walk you have to navigate through hordes who think their personal space includes everything under their huge umbrellas.  Plus, you know, I have curly hair and I almost always air-dry it, which is sort of a contradiction when the air isn't, in fact, dry.  If I wake up on a rainy morning, my first instinct is to check my calendar to make sure I don't have any meetings that day - it's just impossible for me to look professional when it rains!

Unfortunately, though it's a beautiful morning already today, when I return to the office on Monday it's going to be a wet one, according to weather.com.  I really do need to figure out how to arrive at work after commuting through rain looking like I deserve my business cards.  Maybe an outfit like this would help?

[ dress / cardigan / wellies / flats / bag / earrings / necklace / umbrella ]

linking up with {long distance loving}