Floppy Hat Girl

Lace Top: Family Dollar, Ruffle Tank: Thrifted, Ankle Pants: Eddie Bauer, Flip Flops: the grocery store (yup), Hat: Modcloth

I did a mini makeover for our front screen porch. I moved the slate coffee table out there and a runner that my great grandmother made. I added a few more decorations that I stole from other parts of the house. It makes it feel a lot more "lived in" out there. I plan on doing a little more, including making an ombre curtain that I'm going to hang (right behind where I am standing in the picture) and watch it blow in the wind while relaxing on the weekends. So when I get all of that done I will take some final photos. I love doing makeovers but I always forget to take the before photos!!! Ha!

Photos by Brian - thanks sweets!

Make It Work Girl

I love finding clothing pieces that can go from professional to casual. Where I work, it's pretty much business casual each day. So it is extra special to make your wardrobe convert from the work week to the weekend with little or no effort. Here's a dress shirt that really works for keeping it crisp at the office but can easily flip to fun and flirty for the weekend!

Dress Shirt & Skirt: Thrifted, Belt: Forever 21, Wedges: Kmart

Shorts: Gift, Tennies: Converse, Sunnies: RayBan

Photos by Brian and me

P.S. I got to experience what an earthquake aftershock feels like today. I was sitting at my desk at work and noticed my monitor was shaking a little bit. Then I looked over to my floor lamp and it was moving back and forth just barely. I thought maybe they were doing some work on the 1st floor and it was just rattling my floor. So I brushed it off. Then 10 minutes later we hear about the earthquake in Virginia. Wild! I hope everyone is ok out there!

Canning Girl

 Dress, Top & Belt: Thrifted, Headband: Claire's

I had such a wonderful weekend! Saturday, I spent the morning hitting up some awesome yard sales with my mom, my cousin and my aunt. It was so much fun! Lots of laughing, looking and scouring through lots of junk until we got so tired, hot and hungry that we had to call it quits. I got tons of stuff for right at about $20. You'll get to see some of my loot soon! 

After our yard sale workout, my aunt showed me how to can tomatoes. Learning how to can is something that I have always wanted to know how to do. To make a long story short, after a few snafu's, we finally had a big bushel of beautiful, plump tomatoes. We blanched them, peeled them, sliced them, sealed them and then boiled them to get the seal to set. I had to leave a bit early to make it to a barbecue across town and didn't get to take the tomatoes with me but she finished the ones she was going to do too. At first they wouldn't seal all the way but after her house cooled down they finally did seal. YAY! Mom went out to eat with her and grabbed my quart jars so I have some deeeelicious tomatoes that are going to be so nice to eat in the deep, dark winter. My Superbowl chili is going to be awesome! 

This outfit made me think of canning because my mom said the dress reminded her of one of her mom's old aprons. It is a cute fabric with a faded look to it. I love this dress but it definitely needs a belt when you wear it because looks a wee bit too much like a house coat if you don't!

Back to School Girl

I saw Jessica's post over at What I Wore and I thought it would be fun to take a trip down memory lane myself! It's always fun to look back and see what you wore to those classic picture days at school. Love laughing at myself and then remembering ones that were my favorites. So weird to revisit! Picture day was a big deal back in the day.

Kindergarten: Bowl haircut!!

First Grade: Here's where it gets interesting. Obviously I decided to cut my own hair. On picture day, no less. Nice move Jess. Real nice.

Second Grade: I swear my son smiles just like this when he is shy.

Third Grade: I loved this dress!!! All time fave picture day photo

Fourth Grade: Looks like I must have discovered accessories this year. Plus a big zit on my chin. Yay.

Fifth Grade: Sporty Spice? Or going for the casual, no effort picture day

Sixth Grade: Rockin the "poof" ya'll. Check out those matching scrunchies!

Seventh Grade: Queen of the Perm. Don't forget your turtlenecks.

So fun! Can't wait to see my own son's photos. But I definitely do NOT want to rush it! I can see a lot of his same features in my early photos. That makes me all warm and fuzzy in my heart :)

Beauty Shop Girl

 Dress: Thrifted, Sunnies: Ray Ban, Flip Flops: ?

I played around with polka dots for our walk around the Sourwood Festival last weekend. I can't say that I love this dress and I may bid farewell to it this year. It's a little too short and just not "me". But it is fun to wear! If I could find the extra time I am going to get my closet shop up and running so I can do some purging of the ol' closet. I really don't want to have to pack lots of stuff up that I'm not even going to wear next summer. There are so many things I didn't even get to wear this year anyway. Ooops. I may have a problem. Clotheshorse!

On a side note, I don't know why I wear flip flops. I have the ugliest feet known to man and I know people really don't want to share in the fright sight.

Photos by Brian - thanks sweets!

Here is how I wore this dress last winter. I paired it with leggings, a black sweater, and tall, black boots.

Twirl Girl

 

Dress: Thrifted, Sweater: Gap (on sale! $10) Bedazzled Sandals!: Aldo

Just having some fun in front of my favorite teal colored wall; twirling.

Tube Girl

 

Top: Thrifted, Pants: Eddie Bauer (on sale!) Shoes: Target, Necklace: DIY, Bag; Thrifted

After seeing her and her in a tube top, I had to have one. I lucked out one day at the thrift shop and found this little Breton striped one for a whole $1! Yeee! It's a little large but I think it will do for now. When my lazy bone heels, I can sew up the sides a bit. Until then....

Oh! My sweet, precious fiance is giving me "The 12 days of Birthday" kind of like the "The 12 days of Christmas". I am getting small surprises each day until the big day on the 27th. I love it! He did a bedroom makeover one day with a new set of sheets, duvet cover and throw pillows that all match so preciously. The next day I came home to an organized shoe closet and my hats hung prettily on the wall. Each day he has done ALL the household chores!!! And those chores are a bear, let me tell ya. 2 kids...a dog... Oh! and last night when I went to bed there was a Barrel House Mamas cd that I have had my eye on forever hiding under my pillow :) He is really really spoiling me! I feel like a princess.

Photos by Brian - thanks sweets!