Favorite Tank Girl

I am in love with my heathered gray tank top from Hazel Twenty mobile boutique! It's the perfect length and color. 

Outfit details

Blazer: Forever 21

Tank: Hazel Twenty

Jeans: Levi

Boots: Bongo

Gingerbread Girl

Velvet Blazer: Thrifted Gap (similar) but check the thrift shops because these suckers are everywhere, Top: Thrifted Motherhood Maternity I think! Lol (similar), Jeans: Lee Curvy, Boots: Bongo, Necklace: Modcloth (similar)

My dear, sweet cousin Maggie invited me and the hubs to go with them and the rest of my dad's side of the family to the Grove Park Inn for the Annual Gingerbread Competition. They display the winning entries and what seemed to be just the top 10 this year. In previous years they have had a lot more entries on display. I believe they are scaling back because it is just getting so, so very crowded. My guess is the guests that are staying at the Inn (and plopping down a large chunk of change) might be getting claustrophobic with the huge crowds coming to look at the gingerbread houses. Now that I mention it, there aren't really very many gingerbread "houses" much anymore! There is everything but houses. People are very inventive with these edible creations! 

 Well I better show you the grand prize winner right? I'm not sure if they win an actual prize or just bragging rights. Anyway, the title was Pawn Stars.  So much detail! 

Here's Brian having too much fun in the background photo bombing my video. Listen to his devilish laugh!

Check this one out. Trojan Horse - one of my faves!

You can see the Grove Park Inn in the background of this photo below. It has such a beautifully haunting appearance that makes it so captivating. I can't help but think of F. Scott Fitzgerald every time I come. Great Gatsby - one of my all time favorite books - starts playing over and over in my mind. It never gets old.

See what I mean about there not being a ton of gingerbread "houses"?

These three were from the youth category, I believe.

The wonderful aroma is so enticing! Makes you want to stop and eat gingerbread cookies immediately!

The gorgeous, monstrous fireplace in the lobby. I think I've taken about 10 different pictures in front of this fireplace over my lifetime. There is an identical one across the room. Definitely castle-worthy fires here.

I picked up an adorable little fox shaped lip gloss. He just had to get in on a photo. He's suppose to be going into my stocking. Suppose to. 

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

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*outfit photos by Brian. thanks love!*

And A Short Jacket Girl

Blazer: Walmart (similar), Tunic: Walmart, Jeans: Lee Curvy Skinny, Boots: Dolce Vita (similar) Necklace: ?

Buried underneath lots of other photos was this outfit I wore a couple of weeks ago that just never made it on the blog. The weather has taken a turn for the dreary so I will be back in long sleeves for a bit longer. I haven't gotten my summer stuff out of storage yet and now I'm even in less of a hurry to drag them out. It was so nice for my son's birthday party on Saturday and that's all I asked for!

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A Brothers Birthday Girl

 Blazer & Sequin Tank: Walmart, Pants: Kmart, Shoes: Baretraps

We celebrated my brother's birthday last Saturday at Cici's pizza - like I need a reason to attend a pizza buffet - and a belated birthday for my stepdad. We all had tons of fun eating and talking and eating and talking. I got to spend some time with my little niece too. She is like the perfect baby. She just plays by herself while we were all eating. All I can remember from early parenthood is learning how to eat everything with one hand.

I was saving this little sequin tank and blazer for a night out with the hubs but I went ahead and pulled it out for the buffet. What can I say? Actually, this little tank is so cute but it wants to shed like crazy. Plus the sequins hurt if they happen to rub against your arm. Eek! So you have to wear the blazer or a sweater.

 

After Hours Girl

Blazer, Button up, Belt & Loafers: Thrifted, Jeans: Walmart

I waited way too late in the day to take these photos so I had to seek refuge in the streetlight.