Hello there! The weather is perfect today! It's very sunny and warm, perfect temperature. It doesn't feel humid, either. I really wish the weather could always be like this!
Today I cleaned the apartment, did laundry, worked out, and watched some TV. My friend is coming over in a little while.
It's 9 months until our wedding! I feel so much better since I have made all of the major decisions for the wedding. We didn't order the invitations yet, but I picked out really cute ones, on Zazzle.com. They are quite colourful, of course! I'm really enjoying picking out little touches of colour. I'm so glad I can incorporate my love of rainbows and colour into the wedding!
In
the pictures below I'm wearing one of my favourite dresses. I basically
look like a walking rainbow, ha. It's the only maxi dress I own. This
outfit just picks up my spirits, and I just really like how I look in
it. And those are really the two things that I strive to have in my
outfits.
Dress: Marshall's (Calvin Klein)
Necklace: Etsy
Bracelet, Earrings: Kohl's (Mudd)
Ring: Gift from my sister
Sandals: Modcloth (Saltwater Sandals)
~Bye bye for now!
Hello there! I
met with a florist today, and I'm also meeting with one tomorrow. The
one I met with today does it on her own, as a part-time, side job. She
doesn't work for a flower shop or anything. I saw her garden, which was
sooo gorgeous! I'm waiting for an email from her with prices though. She
didn't give me any price info while I was speaking to her. She did give me a flower arrangement though, which surprised me! It's pictured below.
In
the pictures below, I'm wearing a dress I've worn once before on my
blog. I'm wearing it with different jewelry and shoes though. I love
this colour! Such a perfect shade of orange. I wear this dress to work,
but I could also wear it out/to parties, etc. I got it from Marshall's
over a year ago; it's Calvin Klein. He makes such flattering dresses! I
have three Calvin Klein dresses now that I've scored at Marshall's.
The
purse in the pictures is new. It came today from Modcloth. I've been
looking for a bright yellow purse for some time now. I saw this months
ago on Modcloth, but didn't think it was worth the price for such a
small one. So, I scored it on the 70% off sale- for $18.99!
I bought the tin pictured below at Home Goods yesterday for $3.99. I love it! So cute and cheery. My mom and I both love cute tins, but she has A LOT more than I do! Ha.
Dress: Marshall's (Calvin Klein)
Necklace, bracelet: Francesca's Collections
Purse: Modcloth
Sandals: Zappos.com (Jessica Simpson)
Necklace, bracelet: Francesca's Collections
~Bye bye for now!
Hello there! I know I just posted pictures of me wearing my new ice cream print dress that my mom made me, but, here are some more! Ha. I just had to pair the dress with my new Keds sprinkles print sneakers! I'm obsessed with these sneaks. They are so perfect for me! They were on sale for $35, with free shipping. They have free shipping on all orders! I've actually never had a pair of Keds. (That I can remember.)
When I found them online they only had one size left! A size 10. I'm a size 9...so I was praying they wouldn't be toooo big on me. They are big, but I bought these inserts to put in the back of the shoes, and it does help a bit. They are still a little big, but it's fine. :)
The first few pictures are from my trip to visit a possible reception site for our wedding! I went with my mom and Bob yesterday. We visited a place called Perona Farms. It's really beautiful there! T
hey have two options for receptions. One is inside an old barn, the other is the typical ballroom option. The barn reception is more expensive. They recently renovated the inside of the barn. It's so nice/rustic in there!There are plenty of areas on their property to take beautiful pictures. They have an apple orchard and a lake with fountains in it, as well as a bridge over the lake.
I had been to Perona Farms once for a wedding and reception, a few years ago. I didn't really remember what it looked like or how was the food was. Bob says he remembers that their food is really good. (He used to go there when he was a lot younger with his family for brunch.)
Today, I'm going to another reception site with Bob and my mom. It's actually two minutes from our apartment. Later on I'm heading up to my parent's house to celebrate my grandmother's 86th bday! Having dinner there, and my mom's amazing triple layer chocolate cake with chocolate icing. It is the BEST!
First set of pics:
Dress: Marshall's (Calvin Klein)
Sandals: Modcloth (Saltwater sandals)
Necklace: Francesca's Collections
Bracelet: Icing
Second set of pics:
Dress: Made by my mom!
Belt: Kohl's
Sneakers: Keds
Necklace: Francesca's Collections
Bracelet: Francesca's Collections
Watch: Modcloth
Earings: Gift from my mom
~Bye bye for now!
Hello there! We had a great trip! We got back from our vacation last night around 10:30. It took us a lot longer to get home than it should have, because in the first half or so of the trip we hit a lot of traffic. We had left Virginia Beach around 11:30 am, so it was a very long car ride! I felt bad for Bob though, since he had to do all the driving. (I don't know how to drive stick.)
This trip was the best trip I've ever been on, because we GOT ENGAGED!!! He proposed right after midnight on Thursday night/Friday morning. He wanted to do it at that time, because it was exactly 4 years, and 9 months of dating. (Novemeber 2 is our dating anniversary.) He did it when we were walking along the beach, on our way back to our hotel. It definetly took me by surprise! I was expecting he would propose sometime soon. But, I really didn't know when. I'm VERY happy!
It stills seem surreal though. It sounds so grown up- to say: "I'm engaged! I have a fiance." Ha. It'll take some getting used to. But, I love telling people about it! Since it happened so late at night, I didn't want to call and wake up my parents, sister, or friends. I was itching to call them though, ha.
I called my mom first on Friday morning. (My parents were on vacation in Boston at the time.) My dad wasn't close by her though, so then I had to call up my dad. Then I waited until when I thought my sister and best friend would be on their lunch breaks at work, which I guessed right, and reached them both on their breaks. My sister was the one who was most excited! She was screaming and crying. It was cute, ha.
I wanted to wait until I told the most important people to me about it, and also until Bob reached his family and told them, until I posted it on Facebook. So, by yesterday evening I had reached almost all the people I wanted to tell via phone. I have another friend I will call soon and tell, but she doesn't use Facebook ha, so there's no threat of her finding out online before I call.
The ring is so unique looking. I've never seen a ring like this before! I love it, and think it's beautiful. A lot of people have been saying how unique it is. He said that's why he picked it out for me, since he knows I love unique items! :)
So, that's why my first outfit blog post since vacation is going to show pictures of the ring!
I'm wearing a maxi dress in the pictures below. I've never bought one before, or ever even tried one on! I always thought that they wouldn't right on me, because of my body type. But, I thought this one looked decent! And I had to snap it up, because of the rainbow colours! I couldn't resist, ha.
Sometimes I find such great items at Marshall's. It's Calvin Klein brand, and usually that brand fits me well, and is flattering on me. I wore it both with the thick black belt, and also without. I like it both ways.
The rainbow shown below, we saw on our last night of the trip. (Friday night.) It was so beautiful! I almost never see rainbows. But, then on our drive up yesterday, while we were in Delaware, I spotted another rainbow!!! I couldn't believe it- two rainbow sightings within 24 hours. I took it as a sign. :)
Here we go:
Dress: Marshall's (Calvin Klein brand)
Belt: Kohl's
Leaf-style necklace: Francesca's CollectionsSquare bead necklace: Modcloth
Bracelet: Kohl's (Mudd brand)
Earrings: Kate Spade Outlet
Ring: My engagement ring!!
Clutch: Express
Sandals: Modcloth (Saltwater Sandals brand)
~Bye bye for now!
