Zebra day

It's the last day of the ABC Challenge!  I can't believe it is over.  I jumped in kind of late, since I was also doing the Winter Challenge, but it has been so fun to follow along with the prompts for each letter, and see what other bloggers come up with.

So, Z is for Zebra!  I have exactly 1 Zebra print item in my closet, and it is a strapless maxi dress.  Not the best for a rainy February day.  Since I'm on a shopping break, I couldn't go out and buy something new to wear, so I had to get creative. I folded my dress in half to make a skirt! 

At first, I had it so the bottom of the dress was my skirt, but then I flipped it, so the top of the dress is forming a little cuff at the bottom.  I liked it better this way, plus now I can use the pockets!!

I felt a little lumpy, with so much fabric folded and bunched around my waist.  I also had to be careful about the inner layer shifting too much, and sneaking out the bottom.  Overall, I felt a little ridiculous throughout the day, but I think it looks pretty cute in the pictures.

Special thanks to Kayla for hosting the ABC challenge.  It has been tons of fun, and I've found some great bloggers to follow! 

Sweater:  Express
Cami:  Gap
Skirt (dress):  Old Navy
Boots:  Target

Peter Pan Syndrome

This outfit is from last Wednesday, which turned out to be a kind of ridiculous day.

First, I overslept.  Then, I could not decide what to wear.  After trying on no less than 12 different items of clothing, I gave up had a stroke of genius and decided on this dress.  I thought I would spice it up a bit with a belt and my new green tights.  Then I felt like Peter Pan, so I wore boots to minimize the amount of visible green leg.

I was running late as I ran out the door and backed out of my driveway.  I pushed the button to close the garage - nothing.  So, I pulled up closer and pushed the button again.  It's not moving.  So I ran into the garage, and punched in the code on the number keypad - nothing.  So I ran in and pushed the button by the door, it starts to close, so I run out, carefully hopping over the sensors.  As I'm getting into my car, the door stops closing and reverses to fully open position.  So annoying!  I try a few more times, and it's not going to close.  I called John to ask him for advice.  After determining that we had no idea what was wrong, I just had to close it manually.  Then I had to brave our front porch, which was covered in snow!  I made it to my meeting just 10 minutes late.  John was able to fix the garage door.  No problem!

When I got home from work, I checked the mail for the first time in several days.  There was a Valentine's Day present from my mom!  When I picked it up, it made a strange sound.  My first thought was that she had sent something breakable and it was shattered.  My second thought was Legos.  But really, why would my mom send me Legos??

Because she is awesome, is why!  And because the Lego girl shares my name, and my hairstyle.  And she's apparently a rock star, which I have always wanted to be. 

Green tights + a new toy = I will never grow up!

Dress:  BCBG
Tights:  American Apparel
Boots:  Etienne Aigner
Belt:  from another dress
Cardigan:  Target

Y is for Yellow

The ABC Challenge is drawing to a close, and Y is obviously for Yellow!  I really love this color, but I have to be careful, because sometimes it doesn't go so well with super pale skin.

I wore this on Thursday, which felt like a Friday.  Mostly because a meeting that we always have on Fridays was moved to Thursday.  Then, just to add to my confusion, John and I went to a movie last night.  

FYI, popcorn and Milk Duds are not the dinner of champions.  Not that I had that for dinner, I'm just saying.  Ok, I might have.

I'm so excited for the weekend!  I don't have any big plans, but am just excited to have some free time.  I'll probably get caught up on stuff around the house.  Maybe even go to the grocery store.  Do you have any exciting plans?? 

Tank, Shirt, Cardigan:  Gap
Jeans:  Old Navy
Boots: Wanted via Piperlime

Lady in Red (x3)

I wore this outfit with the Bloggers do it better challenge in mind, but then I decided to use this outfit instead.  Today's ABC challenge is "X for x2", which works out perfectly!  Here's how I recently wore my red skirt: 

Shirt:  Loft
Sweater:  H&M
Skirt:  Gap
Tights:  Steve Madden
Shoes:  Gap
 
And here's two other ways I have worn this skirt.  Apparently, I think it goes well with gray!  Maybe I'll branch out in the future and try it with another color!

Full post

Full post

Wedding Wednesday - Becoming a Smith

In honor of Valentine's day yesterday, and the fact that I've skipped Wedding Wednesday for a few weeks, due to the various challenges I've been doing, here's a few pictures of my wedding day! I can't believe it has been almost 5 years! 

My bridesmaids and flower girls.  I don't think there are cuter flower girls in the whole world.  I love their pink shoes! I was pretty sure at least one of them would panic when they saw the crowd and not walk down the aisle, but they did so good.  I'm sure it helped that they could hold hands and encourage each other. 

This is one of my favorite pictures from that day.  We were walking across the street from the church to the reception.  It captures how genuinely happy we were (and still are!).  Just pretend you don't notice the tan lines. 

These photos are all from our photographer, Tanya, from Candid Moments.  She was wonderful.  If you live in Omaha and need a photographer, I highly recommend her.  Seriously, call her.  

And that's how I became a Smith.  Best decision I have ever made! 

EBEW: Happy Love Day!

The February theme for Everybody, Everywear is Pink and Red! This is not a color scheme I have really embraced in the past.  I took inventory of my closet, and while I have a decent amount of red and pink, I didn't have a whole lot that went together and looked cute.  I finally decided I would wear my red dress and hot pink cardigan, with black tights, boots, and a belt.  When I put that outfit on, I felt like Dora the Explorer, which isn't really what I was going for.  Maybe if I had a purple backpack.  Anyway, I started over and came up with this: 

After work, I ran by the grocery store to pick up a few things.  As I was walking at the back of the store, I got the sinking feeling that I was being followed.  I quickly turned down the nearest aisle to see if I was being paranoid, and sure enough, my stalker turned, too.  I slowed down pretending to study the granola bars, to see if he would pass me, but he came right up to me.  Turns out it was just my husband.  He saw my car in the parking lot and came in to say hi.  So it wasn't creepy, it was sweet. 

Sweater:  Marisa Kristina via Marshall's
Shirt:  Gap
Pants:  Gap
Shoes:  Payless

Short Skirt, Long Jacket

I guess my skirt isn't that short, and my jacket isn't that long, but the jacket is longer than the skirt, so I'm going to say it counts.

I wore this to church last Sunday.  It was pretty cold and snowy outside, so I basically decided to wear sweater material from neck to toe.  Sweater, sweater skirt, fleece-lined tights.  Perfect!

I'm so glad I made this skirt!  I'm linking this up to the U for Unexpected day over at the ABC Challenge.  Upon first glance, this isn't unexpected at all, but when you realize the skirt used to be a sweater, I think it qualifies. 

I'm also linking up to Bloggers Do It Better, over at Pretty Shiny Sparkly.  This is my first time participating in BDIB!  Have I said how much I love all these link up challenges??

Coat and Sweater:  Gap
Skirt:  Kenneth Cole Sweater refashioned by me
Boots:  Bare Traps via DSW