Necklace Hunt

I went on an accessory hunt at the store down the street, Simply the Best,

for a necklace for #BFF to wear to her Engagement Party.

Since the party was blue&white and sunflower themed,

I was looking for blue&yellow options.

I ended up sending about a thousand pictures to her in an hour

and she settled on one for the party.

It was interesting, a little stressful, yet successful&fun.

PeachPants&Blisters

I have blisters from half marathon training and hand-me-down peach pants.

PreConcert Fashion

PreConcert Photo Shoot -All Dolled Up

Closet Complete

I was determined to turn my master bedroom closet into an awesome storage space

and it's finally complete&dreamy.

I added lots of shelving&bars to make everything easily accessible and neat.

Obviously, I love.love.love it!

Misc Fall

Fire place & candle in the master

Tryna strip that dark outa my hair

knee high boots & leggings for cold weather

knocking one football out of the tree with another football

trying some local beers with joe

flowers from my mr. before a long weekend

pretty mug i eyed for weeks before purchasing

gel manicure and a glass of wine

...if only it was that easy.

Studdly Ears

My BFF has bought me some great earrings lately...

I love them all.

I always thought I was a dangly girl,

but I'm learning that I much prefer studs.

Jars&Birks

I've been collecting jars for a while now.

I have boxes&boxes full of them.

Someday, I'll blog about all the ways I use them.

I've got some big plans

and I keep the ideas in the back of my mind.

A different bright idea I had

was to fix my disintegrating Birkenstock

with goo&binderclips,

which actually happened to work.

Giving&Dating

Target's FEED brand was released today.

Joe took me out on a day-date, which included lunch at Olive Garden, a trip to the movies - The Bling Ring - and shopping at Target&BarnesAndNoble where he bought me the denim vest to wear, The Pretty One to read, Oz - the Great & Powerful to watch.

I love love love it all.

My vest provided 24 meals and can also be added to just about every outfit in my closet. I can't wait to wear it - probably too often.

I feel very happy about the day - we got to enjoy a stress-free day together in the midst of this disappointing&frustrating month and did our part to "FEED USA" and keep the "Great American Bookstore" alive.

Birthday Sperry's

Joe basically told me to pick some stuff out and simply tell him what I want for my birthday this year. So one of the items I picked were these Sperry Top Siders - well, I picked a few pairs and let him pick his favorites to surprise me with. I don't know that I'm really a "boat shoe kind of girl," but I do think they're really cute. We'll see how I do with matching them to my wardrobe.

Dye Job

I've been wanting to join the world of trendiness with this season's sleeveless button-downs and lace accents, but I hate spending money on things that aren't completely my style. I found this one at T.J. Maxx for cheap, but the pastel purple was ugly, so I dyed it "wine" when I got home.

The new color is much more "me."

Lucky Charm

Mr.U's mom got me a clover charm

for my Pandora bracelet

in honor of St. Patrick's Day.

.so cute.

Bleach&TieDye

I’ve been in a very crafty mood lately. I attempted to clean my closet out and simply couldn’t get rid of anything, so I decided that I need to make the clothes-I-own the clothes-I-love. Since I also don't like spending money on "trendy clothes," that means some of them need some tweaking.

(I’ve also decided, I need to wear every single item in my closet once before I can ever wear anything again.)

So, I took this pair of ugly pants one of my cousins gave me and sewed them into skinny jeans then did this wild dye job on them. TheBaby told me about this dying technique where you put Elmer’s glue on fabric before dying it, so the places with glue don’t dye… creating a pretty sweet design, which is where the stripes on the left leg came from. With that, I dyed them dark blue, then –after rinsing – I rubber-banded them up and bleached for about 3 hours to white-wash them. May have been a day-long project, but I absolutely love them now and can’t wait to wear them.

Beaded Sunnies

So, I’ve had this pair of sunglasses since the summer of 2009 and they’d been my favorite until the bottom of one frame broke. I superglued it back together, but the fix looked pretty tacky, so I quick wearing them. Over the weekend – in a crafting frenzy – I decided to finally do what I’d been wanting and cover them in beads. Throughout the day on Saturday, I put layer-after-layer of superglue over the beads to make sure the beads stay in place. And, once they finally dried, I tried them on and loved loved loved them. I need to get a new case for them – with some wicked padding – but I definitely dig with them.

GreenZigs&Bleach

Over the weekend, I decided to dye this really old pair of khakis I’ve had in my closet for about 10 years. There has been some weird stain on one hip that never seems to come out, so I figured I’d try dyeing them some fun colors instead before parting ways with them. I did the Elmer’s glue trick to create some zig-zag stripes and dyed them green. Then I tie-dyed them with dark brown before spraying them with bleach for fun dots.

I was so excited when they were complete. Mr.U’s mom thought I was so silly for all my hard work, but ended up agreeing that they were worth it. I wore them to work today and loved every minute.

Random Favorites

 Sign for "Jacob&I"

 French-Braided Buns

 My 1st Employer & Med Provider

 Wild Crimpiness

 Super Old Lions Mug

 Felted Slippers from Gma

 Mr.U's Phone Background

Homemade Healthy Chicken Parm for Mr.U



Pandora Gift

I decided I wanted a Pandora bracelet way back around Mr.U’s mom’s birthday-time when we bought her a bead and I fell in love with the whole display case. I feel like it’s such a wonderful jewelry&gift option. I’ve never been a fan of receiving jewelry, because I’m really picky with my jewelry, so I don’t want someone else to pick any out for me. But a Pandora bracelet makes perfect sense. It’s easy for a guy – like Mr.U – to run into a jewelry store and pick out a bead in the color I like without having to put lots of thought into the purchase and – since I like the style of the bracelet in general – it’s almost impossible to end up with something I’d have to pretend to like&wear. So I made up a wishlist and sent it to both Mr.U and my mom way back then and hoped I’d receive one for Christmas.

And I did.

With two beads.

I can’t wait for my collection to grow.

Christmas Details

CashMonster Being Babied

Gma&Gpa's Orniments

My Favorite Rainbow Mug

Little Girls in Little Heels

Evidence of Kiddos in the Bathroom

My Nephew Giving Toys to Grandpa

Graduation Day

.my outfit&accessories were very colorful&fun.

#BFF Earrings

Got a new pair of earrings from the #BFF over my weekend visit to her house.

I just love these.

So simple&adorable.

And the fact that they're made by someone so special to me makes me happy every time I put them on.

Polished Pals

All I want is the perfect shade of mint

...

all these colors and I just want mint.

I found my favorite at wal-mart the other day, then

– awkwardly enough –

realized I didn’t have any cash on me

so I had to pass on finally getting it.

Someday, I’ll get it.

I was inspired to take this pic of my polishes after my #bff posted a pic of hers. I remember our nail-painting days of two summers ago when we’d watch PLL, float around in the clouds, and paint our nails a different color every day. I miss those days.