Sometimes…

…you just have to look and not buy

I never used to be a fan of window shopping.  I mean, what’s more depressing than looking at things you can’t buy?

But, I’ve come to see that it does have it’s place.  If you can’t (or shouldn’t) buy anything at the moment, for whatever reason, it’s kinda fun to fantasize about what you wish you had in your closet.

Just look at these pretties from Anthropologie.  I would like one, or all, of these please!  If I had to pick just one, it would be a tie between the dot blouse and the camo chinos.  Only because our cold weather won’t be around for long and I can wear both of those when the weather is warmer.  The dress would be gorgeous for a spring wedding, but sadly, I have no weddings coming up.

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And while I’m at Anthro, I’ll also take this layered lace tank, this top in yellow, this blue blouse,
these distressed boyfriend jeans and maybe these open toe booties too!

You know, since I’m already dreaming, I’ll just add all of this to my imaginary closet.  I’m not even sure it would all flatter me, but it’s just so pretty I can’t help myself.

Okay, moving on from Anthropologie…

I’ve seen this combo of black & white with green (technically the dress below is navy/white, but it looks black) a few times and I absolutely LOVE it.

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I desperately need a new green cardigan.  I love my dark green one, but it doesn’t quite fit all occasions and my other green one is off a shade or two so I rarely even wear it.  I need one like the color above!  I’ve been looking on and off for probably a year without any luck, but I guess I need to look harder since they are apparently out there somewhere!

I found these two online today.  The JC Penney one (on right) looks pretty good for the price.

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Then of course I had to go looking for a black & white dress too.

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other options…
If you have the funds, this gorgeous Stripmaze dress from Anthro would be amazing as well as this Colorblock Sheath dress from White House/Black Market
Not into stripes?  How about these two polka dot numbers from ModCloth? Hepcat Dress in Black Licorice & Everlasting Loveliness Dress

leopard + oxblood :: #whatiwore

If there are two things I’m obsessed with fashion wise at the moment, it would be prints & oxblood!  Actually I’m loving color period.  I first saw these pants on Rach over at Pink Peonies, but good fitting pants are such a PITA to find most times so while I loved them on her, I didn’t have high hopes that they’d fit me as well.  I didn’t rush out to the mall or anything, but I did pop over to LOFT a couple weeks ago to try on their new  line of jeans. I only found one pair that fit me great and they were just okay so I left without them.

Fast forward to last week, I was at the mall looking for booties, but stopped in LOFT to see what they had and was told by two store employees that I came in at the perfect time because they’d just marked down a whole bunch of good stuff.  Okay, they peaked my interest, so I dug into the sale racks to see if anything caught my eye.  I had actually forgotten about the blog post, but as soon as I saw these pants, I remembered and immediately snatched them up (in two sizes just in case!) and added them to my dressing room pile.

There were some “meh’s” & “cute’s” in the dressing room, but these lovely pants were a “gotta-have-em!”  They fit me amazingly well and the kicker, they were on sale for $32!  Score!

2013-10-01_0003top :: pants :: shoes (cheap American Eagle for Payless black flats ;)) :: jewelry (Express, Etsy, Charming Charlies)

2013-09-29_00012013-10-01_0002posed…a little more relaxed…over the top

I keep getting annoyed at myself because I forget to get IN photos with people.  I always get so wrapped up in the moment that I don’t take any photos or if I do think about pictures, I get distracted with not so perfect lighting conditions or what I’m wearing or not wearing or how I look/don’t look and then the moment passes and I’m left with zero photos and regrets. So when we got home from a birthday lunch on Sunday, I had the teenager snapped some pics of me & the hubs.  The middle one is my favorite, but the third one pretty much sums up the hubs.  He’s got the silly gene for sure. Way more silly than I am and I’ll be honest in saying that I’m usually the one to just shake my head at his silliness, but I do appreciate it…most of the time.  😉

Linking up with Style Elixir

Wedding :: #whatiwore

Ok, so it’s Saturday instead of Thursday or Friday, but…I’m back with my wedding outfits! I’m sure your weekend just wouldn’t be complete without seeing them. 😛

Rehearsal :: My jumpsuit was the perfect rehearsal dinner outfit. Comfy and a little bit dressy without being too much.

2013-09-27_0001jumpsuit (on sale!) :: sandals (on sale!) :: blazer (H&M)

Wedding day :: I’m so happy I bought this dress. I was a little worried about the underarm chafing me, but I’m happy to report that I was completely comfortable throughout all the wedding festivities. As far as accessories, I pulled in the deep red/oxblood/burgundy color that’s popular right now.  I just knew it would go perfect with the navy & teal!  Now to figure out a way to restyle it so I can wear it more than once.  I’m thinking a jacket & boots maybe?

2013-09-27_0002dress :: shoes :: clutch :: blingy bracelet :: earrings & red bracelet (Charming Charlies)
*please excuse the blurry dog behind me in the pic on the right. That sneaky girl jumped into my pics! lol

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Summer dresses & rompers :: Loft shopping

It’s the first week of summer vacay for us here and I have to say that it hasn’t been all that productive.  Monday we tried out some new maids (who failed miserably) so we had to be out of the house for several hours while they cleaned.  I shopped a little with the kids, we had lunch, went to the bookstore and finished up with a Starbucks treat.  Yesterday was a PJ day for the kids, but I decided I needed to go back out to GAP to try on some shoes I’d been drooling over since I tried them on Monday.  Good news, I was right for not impulse buying (I’d like a little more nude and less brownish)…bad news, I found other goodies to buy at GAP.  😉  Anywho, the moral of this story is that while I was out yesterday I passed the Loft and there were so many cute things I wanted to try on!  I came home and did some online window shopping…

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Click the pics to go to Polyvore to see the individual links!