The title refers to the pants, not my mood, just for the record. How could I be up tight in this anyway? Actually, this relaxed outfit served me well both on the drive up and the drive back from Missoula this weekend. For traveling so far though, the backdrop is not very exotic. We stopped out at the damn near town!

I love these jeans and take advantage of the weekends to wear them, but is it just me, or are red pants surprisingly harder to style than one would think? I see pinterest and blogs abound with red pants, but always struggle with the vibrant color. How to do you like to style colored pants? What colors do you find easiest or hardest to style?