The Day I Became a Godmother

On Sunday, our lil nephew nugget was dedicated and we became his Godparents. It was a gorgeous, perfect day. A few sweet moments are sure to follow in a not-too-distant-future post.

dress: Vera Wang {thrifted ~ $15!}, cardigan: Merona, heels: Bongo, necklace: Two&Co., earrings: The Electric Fetus {gift}, nail polish: China Glaze ~ Flyin' High.

photos by Peanut.

Under the Sea

This was not intended as a fish costume. It did, however, come out a little aquatic life waitstaff.

Oh, well. Maybe it was the rainy weekend that had me feeling all swimmy.

I had a sweet weekend. Got to see a lil bit of friends, a lil bit of fam and have a lil bit of quiet time. It was very balanced. Y'all's?

tee: blah blah blah, skirt: be bop, cardigan, tights, boots & belt: Target, scarf: thrifted, earrings: The Electric Fetus, nail polish: Sally Hanson Salon Series ~ Yellow Kitty.

photos by Peanut.

::Four=of=Thirty::

This is what I wore to watch the Superbowl at a friend's place. That is pretty much the only thing I did in this outfit as I spent the rest of the day lounging around in shoulders-to-shins sweatpant material.

tunic: Solitaire, cardigan, leggings & knee highs: Target, shorts & earrings: Charlotte Russe, boots: Minnetonka, nail polish: China Glaze ~ Refresh-Mint

photos by Peanut.

::One=of=Thirty::

So here we go -- Day 1. While I really like the way this outfit turned out, the photos are the definition of rushed. I did P's hair for him before he left for the final dress rehearsal of his show, and just as he was putting on his coat, and really needing to leave, he was nice enough to snap these pics.

It's hard to interpret through the lighting issues, but the shorts are olive, the leggings are black & the top is giraffe print (but a literal print of little whimsical, cartoony giraffes). Normally I would try to retake these later & wait to post the outfit - but in this case, we need to move on to Day 2!

Besides, something tells me you'll be seeing these items again soon...

blouse & shorts: Charlotte Russe, cardigan & headband: TJ Maxx, leggings & earrings: gifts, boots: Target.

photos by Peanut.

Comfy Friday

This isn't what I wore to work. I realized when I got home that what I had worn to work was an outfit I should not wear again; comfortable, just not very flattering. So I changed. A girl can change her mind, right?

I put on this old reliable dress {that I have been known to wear for days on end, barefoot on a summer weekend}. We hung out with some friends, & this outfit served as socially-appropriate pajama-grade comfort. The very essence of Friday.

t-shirt, sundress, leggings & knee-highs: Target, floral cardigan: Forever 21, boots: Minnetonka, cowl & hat: knitted by my mom :)

photos by Peanut.

Skerry Flerrdy Berrdy

I love the Swedish Chef. He is so pleasant. I've met a few Swedes in my life and they were equally amiable.

The shirt under this dress is sort of tunic-y & unflattering. I haven't worn it really since I first got it. But I decided to try the shirt-I-like-the-top-of-but-is-otherwise-ill-fitting-under-a-dress strategy again.

{brrrrr...}

dress: H&M, mustard collared tshirt: thrifted, cardigan & leggings: Target, belt: Charlotte Russe, earrings: The Electric Fetus, boots: Minnetonka, bag: Miche, sunglasses: thrifted, mittens: gift.

photos by Peanut.

A Whole New World

Between the vest, the walking shorts/tights/boots & the flouncy, tunic-y blouse I felt just like Aladdin today. As I strapped the vest on this morning, "A Whole New World" instantly popped into my head. I played Princess Jasmine in a community theatre musical production of the famed tale when I was 16 {thank you, thank you}.

In this imagined production however, I'm most certainly cast as the title role.

I like the costume, though.

{a magic carpet ride pose}

blouse: Gap, cowl neck tee: Old Navy, walking shorts: Aeropostale, vest: Charlotte Russe, tights: Hue, boots: Target, gold leaf earrings: Forever 21.

photos by Peanut.

So Very Surely Me

Generally speaking, with a few exceptions, I wear what feels like me. I lean more toward one thing or another sometimes, but always with a me spin. Still, there are special, rare times when I put an outfit on and there is an, almost audible, "click". A very me ensemble. So undeniably matched to my mind & mood at the given time, that I feel an extra bounce in my steps and whistle in my pauses. This is one of those.

dress & boots: Target, striped tee: American Eagle, vest & earrings: Charlotte Russe, necklace: ?, tights: Gap.

photos by Peanut.

Forget-Me-Not: floral print dress ~ Target

Let the Sun Shine In

Monday was beautiful here -- again! I am just so loving this insane autumn. I don't think I have ever seen this many days of beautiful flame colored trees basking in unrelenting sunshine. It's such a blessing. Wow. Just makes a girl wanna get dressed and be seen. :)

These pants are weird for me. I love them and they are so comfortable and way more traditionally work appropriate than most other items of my closet. But they are just a little too big, so I yank on them a lot - which I do think is bad manners. I am still deciding about them.

These shoes are so squishy and comfortable. I got them at a little shoe joint in Milan this summer. It was called"Lolita"and had a rainbow of ballet flats hanging from the ceiling and polaroids of shoes wallpapering the small room that served as the shop. My most whimsical shoe story by far...

This shimmery nail polish is called

"Problem Child" by Sally Hanson's

Salon Series. It's hard to capture in

a photo, but it's dark purple with

perfect gold flecks. I recommend picking

it up. I got mine at Walgreen's.

gray & blue plaid pants: thrifted,

hot pink cami: Old Navy,

brown striped cardigan: Merona,

blue lace turtleneck: United Colors of Bennetton,

earrings: Decree, yellow ballet flats: Milan, Italy.

photos by Peanut.