Dress – Sweater – Necklace (an old buy from Forever21) – Purse

One of my life’s goals has always been to establish a “regular” place where they know my name and the instant I walk in the door say, “You want your usual?”

The closest I’ve ever come to achieving that goal is with the friendly faces at The Blue Mason. It’s the ultra adorable coffee shop located off of Sutherland Avenue. The word “quaint” was born to describe this place.

They have a front porch. I’m telling you, they really threw down when it comes to cozy.

Brittany from Southern Roots Photography got some great outfit shots, but really that was just a bonus since our goal was to get some delicious drinks. They have a honey lavender latte. I mean…

In keeping with the cozy theme, I styled this black and white striped dress with an open cardigan this time. Sure, the chilly days are starting to wain (*tear *sigh) but we’ll still have cool mornings and a rainy day or two that will provoke the need to curl up in something as you step out the door.

What better way to dress for spring then layering over a great dress like this, so you can unravel throughout the day!

And since I had so much volume going on with both the sweater and the dress, I belted the dress to define my waist and added a nice little sentence necklace (it’s not really a statement necklace – so lets call it a sentence).

Hanging out in a friendly place with delicious drinks and an outfit that’s both fabulous and comfortable? I think I can cross that life goal off the list ;)