Double Dresses and Dots

 

The awkward polka dot dress is now my go-to layering piece!  If I just put another dress on over it, the strange length is no longer an issue.  Boom!

Today is a very exciting day!  I'm leaving work early to spend the weekend in Arizona with 2 of my best friends (featured here and here).  I am looking forward to very warm weather, pool time, shopping at stores that don't exist in Nebraska, and about 72 hours of non-stop friend-time!

In the meantime, I have a fun DIY post scheduled for tomorrow.  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, because I sure plan to! 

Dresses: Old Navy
Belt: Limited
Tights: Express
Shoes: Madden Girl

Keeping Cozy

One of my favorite ways to wear summery dresses in the winter is the whole "dress-as-a-skirt" trick.  Just throw a cozy sweater on top and you are good to go!

I don't have much else to say, but I am excited to link up with Bri Marie again for the Third Thursday Threads!  I really love linky parties, but sometimes it just feels like people link to a bunch of places and never visit the other blogs that linked up.  Isn't that the whole point - to find new blogs and support each other?  Anyway, I also like the linky parties that tell me what to wear, because then it is easier to dress myself for at least a day!

Dress: Ann Taylor
Sweater: Old Navy
Belt: Limited
Necklace: InPink
Tights: Express
Boots: BareTraps via DSW

Rock and Roll

Wednesday evening, I went with my mother-in-law and sister-in-law to see Rock of Ages, which I keep wanting to call Rock of Love.  Not the same thing at all, except for the Poison connection. 

The show was ridiculous!  Very fun, great music, but definitely not appropriate for kids.  I felt bad for the parents who thought it would be a cute show for their 8-year old kids to attend.  Broadway shows are always more scandalous than I expect them to be!  

When I grow up, I want to be a rock star, or a Broadway star or something.  I really think I'd be great at it, other than the lack of musical talent. I should probably just stick with playing Rock Band on the PS3. 

Dress: Target
Shirt & Tank top (and coat):  Gap
Tights:  Express
Shoes:  BCBGeneration
Necklace: Charming Charlie (gift from my sister)

My Interpretation

The challenge today is to interpret this outfit.  Super cute, right?  I resisted the urge to go out and buy a green pencil skirt.  I just added the green-ish/teal pop of color with my tights and necklace.  I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. 

 I just wish my button down shirt wasn't quite so long.  It got so wrinkly from sitting at my desk all day.   

I made this necklace a few weeks ago, and I really love it.  I should have taken a close-up shot of it.  It is just 6 strands of beads, and then I braided them together. 

Go check out the other interpretations here!

Sweater, skirt and belt:  Old Navy
Button-down:  Gap
Shoes:   Seychelles via DSW
Necklace:  made by me

Monochromatic Blues

Day 2 of the Winter Challenge is Monochromatic.  I had an idea to wear all purple, but when I pulled it all out of my closet, I wasn't really impressed.  Then I was going to be lazy and wear my trouser jeans with a blue gingham button down and sweater, but that felt pretty uninspired.  Staring at my closet, I saw this summery skirt peeking out and thought it was worth a try.  I ended up taking the gingham shirt off and adding turquoise tights.  I feel a little ridiculous, but this look is growing on me.

When I went to grab my normal jewelry, I remembered this necklace that my sister got me for Christmas.  I think it adds a little something extra to my monochrome look!

Is anyone tired of these boots yet?  I warned you I wear them all the time in the winter! 

Go check out the other monochrome looks here. 

Tomorrow's challenge is Embrace a Trend.  My added personal challenge:  wear different shoes! 

Necklace:  Charming Charlie (Christmas gift)
Sweater: Gap
Tank:  Target
Skirt:  George
Tights: Express from Marshall's
Boots:  Wanted via Piperlime

Seeing Spots

I wore this on Wednesday, which I thought was Thursday.  After a long day at work, I convinced John to go out to dinner and do some Christmas shopping.   We went to Toys R Us with a list of all the weird toys my nieces and nephews want this year.  I swear, all these things sound the same, and I can't keep track of what is what.  The lists are like Orbeez, Gomus, Zoobles, Beyblades, etc.  I'm sorry, what??  We actually had a pretty successful trip, and got presents for 4 of the 6 kids!  This weekend is going to be serious shopping time!

Anyway, we took pictures after our adventures at the toy store, and I couldn't narrow it down to just 1, so you get 2 pictures today!  



Top: Sunny Leigh from TJ Maxx
Skirt: Express (from approximately 1998)
Belt: Francesca's
Booties: Target - these were $8.98 at the store!

Sunday Best

This coat was a lucky find a few years ago.  I have trouble with coats, because the sleeves are never long enough.  When I found this coat at Gap, I immediately loved it.  Then I noticed the size:  Medium Tall!  Yes, please!  They normally don't carry the tall sizes in stores, but someone bought it online and then returned it just in time for me to buy it on clearance.  Thank you, random coat-returning person!

I went shopping with my mother-in-law this afternoon, and we meandered into Charming Charlie.  She bought a super cute new black and gray scarf, and when we got the to car, she surprised me with a pink scarf I had been admiring.  Best Mother-in-law ever?  Yeah, I think so.  (and I'm not just saying that since she might read this!) 



Dress: Old Navy
Belt: from another dress
Tights:  Express from Marshall's
Boots: Etienne Aigner
Coat:  Gap
Sunglasses:  Fossil