blue and white striped shirt dress Julia Designed in collaboration with our friend Striped Shirt Dress With Waist

Getty Images Mariah Carey performs during the 2012 NFL Kick-Off Concert at Rockefeller Center on September 5, 2012 in New York City

Working with long-term stylist Mimi Cuttrell, who helped mastermind the mammoth Wicked press tour and take dressing to a theme to the next level, Cuttrell finished off the outfit perfectly with matching sating Jimmy Choo heels and some serious De Beers diamonds

The graphic pearl-adorned lace appliqu scrolls throughout the fitted bodice and skirt, with an intricate baroque lace pattern

Its amazing how much time away together matters, and it can be easy to forget in the grind of raising kids and building careers and all the things (not to mention, its no easy feat to pull off) to make that time, but its so important and worth it