Hello there! It's another gorgeous day outside. Hopefully I can take some more outside outfit pictures today. Today's going to be a pretty typical quiet Sunday at home for us. Wednesday we'll be going to Panera for dinner with my grandmother, for her 88th birthday. My parents are on vacation right now, or else they'd come with us.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Modcloth Bea & Dot strawberry skirt that I snagged on eBay recently. I missed the skirt when it was on the Modcloth website (it's since sold out). I'm so glad I was able to fianlly find it on eBay! I obviously love a good food print, and this skirt is no exception. I love the pairing of my strawberry brooch & necklace with this skirt. It's probably "overboard" to some people, but definitely not to me! I pair this white Pin Up Girl Clothing peasant top with so many skirts. I love the structure of the top, and it's quite comfortable. I also have it in lime green, which obviously doesn't match nearly as many of my skirts. I really wish PUG would hurry up & restock the shirt in red & pink in my size, because I definitely need those colours, too!
Top: Pin Up Girl Clothing
Skirt: eBay (Bea & Dot/Modcloth)
Necklace, brooch: Etsy (Luxulite)
Heels: Modcloth (B.A.I.T. Footwear)
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Hello there! Happy 4th of July! Hope everyone has a great weekend. I really hope it doesn't rain today! It's supposed to be cloudy with a chance of rain all day. I'll be weatring my Bernie Dexter bbq dress today. Bob's parent's BBQ got moved to tomorrow, because of the possible rain, but so far my family has kept theirs for today. Yesterday it was so nice to be off, and I got a lot done, and also got to relax a bit.
Today I'm just going to relax, work out, and then get ready to over to my aunt & uncle's at 1. Bob helped me make macaroni salad for it yesterday, we just have to mix in the wet ingredients this morning. Believe it or not, I had never cooked before, ha! I have baked plenty, but Bob loves to cook so much and wants to do always do it, that I never had to do it.
In the pictures below I'm wearing a dress I get a lot of use out of it. I wear it to work often, and it's nice because I don't need to wear a cropped cardigan with it, since there's enough sleeve coverage. I also don't need to wear a bandeau since the neckline is high. I don't have too many sleeveless dresses that I don't need a bandeau and/or cropped cardigan to wear to work with! It's such a cheerful, bright print. I would like to find more pennant prints, but unfortnately there doesn't see to be too many colourful ones around. Even though I wear this dress often, I love coming up with new combos of jewelry and shoes for things it, and other items I wear a lot. I had never worn it with these new yellow heels before, or the gumball machine brooch. Accessories and shoes can really freshen up an outfit.
Dress: Modcloth (Bea & Dot)
Necklace: Etsy (Luxulite)
Brooch: Deer Arrow
Heels: B.A.I.T. Footwear
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Hello there! Today I went to the pool with my friend for a bit, and then we checked out the craft fair in town and went to Target. The craft fair was tiny, and we didn't see anything we wanted. I'm not doing much else today, mostly just relaxing, watching TV/reading. It's hard to not keep watching "Orange Is The New Black". I've watched the first three episodes, but I'm trying not to watch more until Bob gets back.
In the pictures below I'm wearing a Modcloth Bea & Dot skirt I just scored on eBay for $25. It's a size too big on me, so I may have my mom take it in for me. The jukebox brooch pairs so perfectly with the skirt! The skirt was called Y 'all Dolled up when it was available on Modcloth. I debated ordering it when it was on Modcloth's site, but ended up not getting it since at the time I had ordered a lot from them recently. Once it sold out, I regretted not having bought it, so I'm so glad I finally found it on eBay, and for a steal!
Top: Le Bomb Shop
Skirt: eBay (Modcloth, Bea & Dot)
Necklace: Modcloth
Brooch: Erstwilder
Heels: B.A.I.T. Footwear
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Hello there! It is so gorgeous out already. I can't wait to take some good outside outfit pictures! It is so beautiful outside lately, with so many trees and flowers blooming. It's the spring festival in our town this weekend, and what absolutely perfect weather they are having for it! We're not going this time, but I've been many times before. It's some carnival rides, food booths, games, and then there's a M&Ms booth where everyone gets something free from them. FYI, M&Ms headquarters and factory is in my town. Sometimes you can smell the peanuts/chocolate.
When I was at my parent's yesterday, they had two trees in their front yard that were in bloom. It looked so nice. I had a good time at the shower. It was very low key, it was just my aunt, my grandmother, my sister, mom, my pregnant cousin. (It's her second child.) I got there around 11:40, and left about a little after 5. It was so nice to see my kitty and dog, too. Lucy (the cat) was outside mostly, so I went outside to visit with her. She was mostly laying in the sun on the deck. I hadn't seen my sister since Christmas. She's moving to Nashville in the beginning of August with her boyfriend. Bob and I will probably visit them in the summer once (before they move).
Today we aren't doing too much. I am probably cleaning some things out (seeing if I have anything else to get of, clothing, or otherwise. I've been doing that a lot lately.), and just working out, reading, and watching TV. Maybe running to Target...and of course, taking pictures. I hoping to go to Brew Works for dinner next Friday or Saturday. I'd like to eat outside too there, which we haven't done before. Tuesday I'm meeting up with a friend that I haven't seen in a few months, so I'm looking forward to that.
In the pictures below I'm wearing a Modcloth dress that's Bea & Dot brand. I get a lot of use from this dress, and I've had it a year and a half now. I wear it all year long. The print is so colourful, and just perfect for me. The purse in the pictures is Lux De Ville brand. I love their purses. I have one other one so far. I want a purple one, too. I don't have much purple in my wardrobe/accessories, but the purple is a great shade of it, like a bright lavendar.
Dress: Modcloth
Necklace, Brooch: Etsy (Luxulite)
Purse: eBay (Lux De Ville)
Heels: B.A.I.T. Footwear
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Hello there! Tonight I'm not doing too much, just staying in with Bob. Friday night I'll be going to a friend's house, and Sunday my family is going to a restaurant for my grandfather's birthday. Other than that, I don't really have upcoming plans.
In the pictures below I'm wearing a Modcloth Bea & Dot dress. As soon as I saw this dress last year, I snatched it up. They sold out right away, and never re-stocked it, so it's great that I did get it right away. I love how colourful it is, and I think the pennant print is quite cute and cheerful. It's also work appropriate, even without a cardigan, which is another bonus. I hope Modcloth will be coming out with more fun, bright prints like this soon. They haven't had much like this since last summer.
Dress: Modcloth
Necklace, Brooch, Bracelet, Ring: Etsy
Heels: B.A.I.T. Footwear
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Hello there! Last night Bob and I went out for a couple drinks. We first tried to go to a restaurant/bar that opened a couple of months ago in our town, and I hadn't been to yet, but it was too crowded at the bar. Then we tried another new place a town away, but the same thing happened there, and we both hadn't been to the place yet. So, that was disappointing. We ended up just going to the Applebee's right by our apartment.
Today I'm going to be cleaning the apartment, doing laundry, taking down decorations (although I'm keeping some up!), and working out. Tonight Bob and I are going tot he movies to see "Imitation Game". I really hope it's as good as it looks, and as good as the reviews are! This will be the third movie I'm seeing in the movies in about three weeks. Normally, I almost never go to the movies. But, there are so many movies out this time of year that look great.
We will be in Las Vegas in less than three months!! It's going to be sooo hard to wait for it. I'm already crazy excited, ha! So, expect to hear a lot about it during my countdown, ha. It will be our first time going to Viva Las Vegas. We have been to Vegas a few times already, though. It's one of my very favourite places to go to. It will also be our first time going to this one bar called Frankie's Tiki Room. It looks amazing! I've never been to a Tiki bar before.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Modcloth Bea & Dot brand skirt. The carnival fabric is so fun and colourful! My mom made me a dress out of the same exact fabric, ha. When I really love a fabric, I will sometimes get it in a skirt & a dress! And when I really love how a particular dress or skirt looks on me, I will often buy it in multiples prints and/or solids. I'm the same way with shoes and jewelry. I've pretty much always been that way.
Top: Target
Skirt: Modcloth
Necklace, Brooch: Etsy (Luxulite)
Heels: Trashy Diva (B.A.I.T. Footwear)
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Hello there! I'm so glad the weekend is here. One more full week of work, and then a three day work week, and the following week I only work on Friday. It's a much needed break. Today I'm going to be cleaning the apartment, doing laundry, working out, baking Christmas cookies, and meeting up with my good friend for dinner at Panera. Bob is going Christmas gift shopping with his brother today. There's no way I'm going! It's going to be crazyyyy at the mall, plus I don't go to malls anymore, I don't like clothes/shoes/accessories there. It's funny, because for years I went to a mall about once a week to once every three weeks. But, now I have no need to!
In the pictures below I'm wearing one of my favourite dresses. I'm glad I can wear this dress pretty much year round, because of it's long length, and the material is a of a decent thickness. I'm also wearing my new Shoe Bakery flats! I adore these. They took about two months to receive (they are handpainted), but it was well worth the wait! These will pair so well with a lot of my wardrobe. It's amazing how realistic they look. They are such talented artists. I'm selling a pair of Shoe Bakery flats, along with some other items on my eBay account. My eBay store name if anyone is interested: bristolp15.
Dress: Modcloth
Cropped Cardigan: eBay (Old Navy)
Necklace, Brooch, Earrings: Etsy
Flats: Shoe Bakery
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Hello there! Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Mine was pretty good. My sister emailed me, saying my mom and her arrived in Germany! I'm so excited for them. I know they will have an amazing time. They will be emailing me throughout the trip, updating me on what they are doing. And I can't wait to see the pictures! I was in Germany and Austria with my mom nine years ago.
I don't do any Black Friday shopping in stores, but I am definitely checking things out online. I have a few tabs open with different websites; I'm trying to make my mind up! It's really hard not to buy things, because most of the sites I'm looking at never have sitewide sales.
I will be taking pictures of my decorated apartment, especially my tree, and will post them in a blog post. Bob brought home the (fake) tree last night. We keep at his parents house during the rest of the year, since we don't have the room for it here.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Modcloth, Bea & Dot brand fruity dress. I don't care that it looks quite "summery", I will wear it in all seasons! The only thing is, the material is pretty thin, ha. So, I won't be wearing it on the coldest winter days, that's for sure. But, it really is one of my favourite dresses. As soon as it hit the Modcloth site, I knew I had to have it. It just screams my name. My Luxulite necklaces and brooches look so perfect with it, too!
Dress: Modcloth
Necklace, Brooch: Etsy (Luxulite)
Flats: Poshmark (Urban Outfitters)
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Hello there! Happy Weekend! How crazy is it that it's November?! Wow! Tomorrow marks six years since Bob and I started dating! It's hard to remember what my life before him felt like; I had a lot of growing up to do back then. I wasn't making the best decisions, and I'm glad I have come a long way to finding myself. He is my first love. I had other boyfriends, but they never lasted long, and I was never in love with them. Although I did say "I love you" to a couple of them, a long time ago, I later learned that I definitely was not in love before Bob. We are definitely an opposites attract situation! Our astrological signs are also opposite. We happen to be almost exactly the definition of our signs, I'm a Libra and he's an Aries. Every day I think about how lucky I am to have found such a sweet and caring man.
Anyway, enough mushy stuff ha! I'm getting my hair cut today, and I can't wait! I don't like going to a hair salon, I don't find it enjoyable. But, I haven't gotten my hair cut in such a long time, and I can't take it anymore! I don't like having my hair this long, plus it's so dead on the ends. Bob's going to a party tonight, but I'm just staying in.
Dress, Cardigan: Modcloth
Necklace, Earrings, Brooch: Etsy
Heels: B.A.I.T. Footwear
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Hello there! I'm so glad it's the weekend, even though it's very dreary and rainy out today. We have barely gotten rain since spring, it's almost like I forgot what it's like to have a day like this! I don't have plans really for the weekend; it's going to be a relaxing one. Next Saturday Bob and I are going to visit my sister in Connecticut, for the day.
On a side note, does anyone ever watch the QVC channel on TV? I don't watch it because I like the items & am interested in buying anything...I watch it because it's hilarious & ridiculous! (And they are not trying to be hilarious...but, they are.) The hosts are so silly and dramatic about what they are pitching. And then, when fashion designer Issac Mizrahi comes on (he is on for certain segments, when they are spotlighting his brand), it gets even sillier! You have to watch, I can't do it justice. He is quite wacky and eccentric. But, what makes it even better, is he acts astonished at all the items in his collection...but, he designed them!
In the pictures below I'm wearing my new Modcloth record print dress. I got this dress with some of my birthday money. The dress was half off, plus I had a 20% off coupon, so it was a really great deal! Modcloth used to have a button down shirt in this same print, and I had thought about ordering it, but didn't want to spend the money at the time, & then it went out of stock & never came back.
I'm so glad I decided to finally get the dress! It doesn't have the best reviews, so that made me hesitant. I sized up in the dress, as a lot of reviews said it ran small in the chest. Luckily it fits my chest. I love the full skirt on it. I didn't realize from the pictures how full the skirt would be, and I was pleasantly surprised!
Dress: Modcloth
Necklace, Brooch, Bracelet: Etsy
Belt: Target
Heels: B.A.I.T. Footwear
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