Snowed In

Hello there! Well, it finally stopped snowing, after getting two feet dumped on us. We went from not getting over half an inch of snow this winter, to this; pretty amazing. This has to be one of our worst snowstorms of all time as well, in fact I'm pretty sure we officially had a blizzard, which is crazy. I only remember us having one other blizzard (in '96). I know my sister (in Nashville) got around 8 inches, which her boyfriend thought was a record for Nashville. The weather forecasters usually get the forecast wrong, they hype it all up, with not enough results, but in this case, they underestimated. Bob was barely home yesterday, and will probably be gone most of the day and evening today. I can't leave, because I don't have a shovel here, and can't get my car out.
I really didn't think the mail would come yesterday, considering how bad it was out, but it did come. My new fruit purse and sprinkles duvet cover and pillowcases arrived, as seen below. I had to wash & dry the cover and pillowcases immediately, & put them on my bed! The set is so darn cute. Luckily, Bob doesn't mind my aesthetic, ha! 
In the pictures below I'm wearing my new Modcloth rainbow stripe skirt. I'm glad it was brighter in person that my computer monitor showed. I used to show at Modcloth A LOT, but the past year or so, they hadn't been selling hardly anything I was interested in. They hardly had any bright, fun novelty prints. This skirt is perfect though, and I also got a rainbow dress and pair of BAIT shoes recently. The skirt and dress I got are from their new inhouse Modcloth brand line.

 
Top: Heart of Haute
Cropped cardi: Poshmark (Old Navy)
Skirt: Modcloth
Brooch, Earrings: Etsy (Atomicmingo & Scrumptiousdoodle)
Heels: BAIT Footwear

~Bye bye for now!
 

Harlequin Dream

Hello there! I'm so glad that the weekend is finally here! The end of the year is always hardest/busiest at my job. There's a lot of things that have to get done, and the most important are job proposals. Most job proposals are due the last two weeks of December. Ugh, as if December weren't busy enough! My bosses go on vacation the day after Christmas, and come back January 4th. So, I just need to get through this coming 3.5 day week, and then things should be a lot better. But, this coming week will probably be quite crazy. 
Today I'm going to be cleaning, doing laundry, working out, running an errand, finishing wrapping, taking outfit pics, and relaxing with Bob. I'm pretty excited for Christmas, especially now that it's only 6 days away (crazy!)! How did that happen?!
Int he pictures below I'm wearing my Pin Up Girl Clothing harlequin print Jenny dress. I got it for Christmas two years ago, and it was my very first PUG piece. It's still a very special dress to me. The print, the fit, the fullness of the skirt; it's all perfection. I'm so glad I tried out PUG, it opened me to a new world of options that are flattering on me, and also beautiful pieces.

 

Dress, Cardi: Pin Up Girl Clothing
Necklace, Brooch: Etsy (Luxulite, Atomicmingo)
Hair flower: Viva Dulce Marina
Heels: B.A.I.T. Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

Seahorses & A Milkshake

Hello there! Well, we are making progress, the work week is more than halfway over. Monday night I went out for a drink in town with my good friend, and it was nice to catch up with her. I usally see her about once a week. It's great having her live so close to me. We both moved out of our parent's house at the same time, to the same town (over three years ago now.) Tonight I'm going to relax with Bob at home. We are going to watch more  "3o Rock". We're re-watching the whole series now, on Netflix. We've see the whole series at least two other times before, but it never gets old! I still crack up all the time from it. It's seriously one of my favorite comedies ever! All of the main characters are hilarious, and so are a lot of the guest stars.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my Hell Bunny sea horse dress. I just adore this print! It's so cute. It probably looks "childish" to a lot of people, but that's fine. I think it's a great print, and don't mind looking "childish". Some people might think a lot of my wardrobe and jewelry look "childish" actually, but I don't think about that.

Dress: Modcloth (Hell Bunny)
Necklace, Brooch: Etsy (Luxulite, Atomicmingo)
Heels: B.A.I.T. Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

Ice Cream Cones

Hello there! It's such a nice day out again. It's just so great to have really nice weather weekends in the summer; it's the first opportunity to go outside, and go on day trips, etc. My mom is actually at a Christmas convention this weekend in PA. It's a place to sell antique Christmas decorations, and close to 1,000 people are there. My mom is a HUGE collector of antique Christmas and Halloween items. It's where I got my love for holiday decorations as well, ha, even though I don't have any antique ones yet, except a couple she's gotten for me. Growing up, my parents took my sister and I to lots of antique stores, shows, etc.
In the pictures below I'm wearing a dress I bought from Modcloth two years ago. It's a little shroter than dresses I normally wear, but I love this adorable print so much! I also barely have any green clothing, so this is something a little "different" in my wardrobe. I had to pair my Shoe Bakery ice cream flats with it! I love that my yellow milkshake brooch also matches it so well. I curled my hair for the first time since Bob cut it, about two months ago.  I really like how it looks! It's just tough to curl or straighten my hair in the summer, because of how hot our bathroom gets, and because of how hot it is outside.

Dress, Necklace: Modcloth
Brooch: Etsy (Atomic Mingo)
Flats: Shoe Bakery

~Bye bye for now!

Junk Food & Seahorses Make An Excellent Match

Hello there! Ah, I am inching ever so closer to my vacation! It's now only 4 days away. It sounds sooo close, but I have two very busy days to get through at work, first. I just keep thinking about the light at the end of the tunnel, though. I just can not wait to be swimming in the ocean! I haven't done that this year yet. It's supposed to be very hot the week we are there, so I'm sure we will be in the water a lot. When I'm at the beach, I hardly lay out, I just keep going in the water. I get bored laying out, and also I burn so easily. 
Last night Bob and I went to my parent's house to have cake for my mom's birthday. All my grandparents were there too, as well as an aunt and uncle. Monday night my good friend came over my apartment. It's been a much more social past few days than I'm used to, ha! We saw a lot of family over last weekend, as well. I'm ready to just relax tonight.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my junk food skirt I got from an Etsy seller, and my Pin Up Girl Clothing peasant top that I wear all the time. I can't wait  to have more! I have a lime green one on the way. When the red restocks I'm definitely snagging it, too. They are the perfect shirts for high-waisted skirts. I love this print so much, that I also have it in a dress. I bought the dress first, actually. I like to have both options. The skirt is more practical, because it's a work appropriate length, where as the dress isn't. The dress is also quite low cut.
 

Top: Pin Up Girl Clothing
Skirt: Etsy (Up Town Atomic)
Necklace: Etsy (Luxulite)
Brooch: Etsy(Atomic Mingo)
Wedges: B.A.I.T. Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

Under The Sea

Hello there! My family bbq ended up being moved to today, because of the rain yesterday. So, my mom had my grandparents and Bob and me over for lunch yesterday. My sister and her boyfriend were there too, they came up Friday, and stayed over night. She had us over yesterday, beause my sister and her boyfriend can't go to the bbq today, they'll be at his parent's. I'm also going to Bob's parent's today, and not to my family's bbq. My sister will be moving in a month with her boyfriend, to Nashville.
It's officially a week until vacation! Wow, it feels great to say that. This week will be super busy and chaotic at work, but hopefully that'll make the days fly by, because I just can not wait to be relaxing on the beach with my love and drinking delicious orange crushes. It doesn't really get better than that.
I love this seahorse Hell Bunny dress so much. I'm normally not too into wearing pastel clothing, but I don't mind it with this adorable dress. Of course I always have to pair it with this seahorse necklace.

Dress: Modcloth (Hell Bunny)
Necklace: Etsy (Luxulite)
Brooch; Etsy (Atomicmingo)
Heels: B.A.I.T. Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

Purple Plaid

Hello there! Today is so hot out, and it's going to be 90 degrees the next two days. Unfortunatly, I'm sure it'll be humid as well, since this is New Jersey. Maybe I'll take a dip in the swimming pool at our apartment complex this weekend. I'm working out tonight, and just relaxing, watching "No Reservations" on Netflix with my husband. Tomorrow night I'm going out with my friend for her 30th birthday. I think we're just grabbing dinner.

In the pictures below I'm wearing my new to me Trashy Diva plaid Annette dress. I am SO happy with it! I had been wanting it for a year now, but it wasn't available anymore through Trashy Diva. A girl in the TD Facebook group I'm in sent me a message, offering to sell hers to me. What a sweet lady! I snatched it right up. The Annette is my favourite of all TD style dresses. I also have a red one, which was my first ever TD purchase. The style fits my shape perfectly. Before this dress, I had almost no purple clothing in my wardrobe. I was happy to find that my lavendar BAIT shoes match it perfectly, too! The milkshake brooch I'm wearing with this outfit also arrived today. I got a yellow one as well, and I already had a pink one. They are just the cutest!

Dress: Facebook Group (Trashy Diva)
Necklace, Earrings: Etsy (Scrumptiousdoodle)
Brooch: Etsy (Atomicmingo)
Shoes: B.A.I.T. Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

Some Americana

Hello there! Bob is working today. He's worked the last three Saturdays. They've been really busy lately. I'll be cleaning, doing laundry, and working out. Tonight we are meeting his family for dinner at Friendly's. Friendly's is right around the corner from us, and I haven't been there in awhile. I always order the same thing there: chicken fingers & fries, with lots of honey mustard.
In the pictures below I'm wearing a Trahsy Diva Americana dress. I won it off of eBay last Saturday. It's the first time I ever scored a TD item from eBay. I was so excited to win! There were a couple of other bidders, so I was nervous I wouldn't get it. This is a dress I have wanted for a long time, it was one of my "white whales". It's a size bigger than I normally am in TD, but the bust is tight. There's a little room in the waist, but you can't see that with the belt on. There was another TD dress on eBay that I really wanted to win, but lost out on, because the bidding went too high. I just love the look of this dress. I adore dresses with collars like this. I have a red Haunted Housewife Pin Up Girl Clothing dress that's similar to this one, too. I can wear this dress to just about anything. It's great for work, Christmastime, weekend wear, etc. There's a lot of room in the arms, which is nice, and makes for comfortable movement. I don't think I can have enough red TD dresses. I have three right now, and am eyeing another on eBay. 
I'm also wearing my new brooch, from Atomicmingo, an Australian Etsy shop. It's my first time ordering from her. I love it! I have two more milkshake brooches coming from her.

Dress: eBay (Trashy Diva)
Brooch, Earrings: Etsy (Atomicmingo and IncredInedible)
Heels: B.A.I.T. Footwear
Purse: Viva Charm City (Lux De Ville)

~Bye bye for now!