Patterns in Blue

I bought this skirt and shirt last week and wanted to get a little bit out of the box and mix up some patterns by wearing them together and toning it down with gray accessories. Overall I liked the outfit, but I have since done the skirt with a basic black tank top and black accessories and I think I liked the outcome of that a lot better. I will for sure be repeating that in the future to get some pictures. 

I was so glad to find this skirt, not only because of the ability to wear it as a high-waisted skirt with a shirt to give off the appearance of a dress (that can be more easily customized), but because I was in love with the springy feel of the light blues on the white. What other ways would you style the skirt?

Outfit

Shirt, Skirt, Cardigan, Purse: Old Navy

Scarf, Sunglasses: Forever 21

Boots: DSW

Brand New Bag

Faux Leather Saddle Bag

Old Navy: $24.50

I saw this bag at Old Navy last week and wasn't quite sure I wanted to spend $25 on it, but decided it would get plenty of wear. It's the perfect size- not too big that I'll be tempted to throw anything and everything in it, but big enough to hold the essentials. I'm not usually one to go for long strap bags with the exception of little purses for going out, but this was a good combination between my usual go-to's.

It's also nice that it's really structured and therefore holds things in place a little better so I don't have to go digging through looking for something... does anyone else ever have this problem? Last week I think every single time I went to get in my car I had to search for a few minutes just to find my keys. No bueno!

Mothers' Day Outfit Post.

Well, ok, these pictures are from Saturday... but my dad had to leave Sunday morning to head back to Chicago so we did "Mothers' Day Dinner" on Saturday night. Although, technically I did another one with my mother on Sunday, so it's ok.

Here's one of the new Target dresses put to action with my recently new Old Navy wedges. I LOVED THIS OUTFIT. It was sooooo fun and flowy yet still comfortable!!! Don't know what was going on with my camera in the third picture. And sorry about the really lame "outfit picture" including the jean jacket. I wanted one of the final whole outfit, so I tried to make Kelly take it in the bathroom of the party we were at... and we didn't really have a whole lot to work with. Haha.





Also worth sharing is the fact that later in the night my best friend Steven spilled his drink on his shirt and so he just wore my jean jacket for the rest of the night. I couldn't NOT share a picture of THAT with you... Note that he's slouching in this picture, so for most of the night it was really more of a cropped look. Love my friends.

Back to Normal with an Outfit Post!

Thought I'd instill a little normalcy with an outfit post that didn't involve partying or any form of alcohol (Yeckkk, liver's still on strike!). All accessories for this one are compliments of my lovely roommate Kelly for my birthday. She works at Charlotte Russe and got me this bracelet set, necklace, flip flops, and some earrings, along with a creme colored shirt with a subtle gold sparkle to it! I love it all! Paired the accessories with my navy Old Navy dress I think you may have seen before.

(WHY ARE THESE MOLES RUINING OUR DIRT YARD!?)

Busy Saturday and Another Run In With Bloomington's Finest.

Saturday was a busy busy busy day. Woke up at 8am to volunteer in the garden at Wonderlab, which is sort of a fun-science related children's museum. Mostly we cut down dead prairie grass all morning, and I definitely felt it the next day. Who knew gardening could be such a workout? We were all SO sore!

After volunteering I helped my cousin move in and get settled in her new apartment, and then went over to Annissa and Lauryn's for some day drinking on the back deck. The weather was gorgeous, and it's my opinion that day drinking is something that must be taken advantage of in college... because let's be honest, that's not something we will just be able to do in real life.

Despite the fact that there were only 7 of us just hanging out on the back deck playing beer pong and listening to music (and that the other neighbors were doing the same thing), one of the other neighbors apparently called in a noise complaint. Yeah, the cops showed up at 6 in the afternoon on a gorgeous saturday. Do these neighbors have lives? I'm still just astonished that of all the parties I've been to in college, we've had the police called TWICE IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS on very small gatherings where we were not even doing anything wild. The cops apparently thought it was ridiculous that they were called too, because they just asked us about how to play beer pong and left, saying they could hear our voices but didn't think anything was out of line at all.

(Lindsay and Lauryn)

So I guess this is my luck now. Thank goodness Bloomington Police are cool. I wore one of my new Old Navy high waisted skirts for the afternoon! Paired with light pink and yellow tank tops, also from Old Navy ($5 each... bargain!), yellow Anthropologie sunglasses, and my brown belt. Ran out the door in a bit of a hurry and ended up just throwing on the first flip flops I could find. I love this skirt, but it was kind of windy and kept blowing around... so I had to make sure I was careful not to expose too much!!!

Also- DEFINITELY a give away. Within the next week, at the latest. I've got one part of it done but want to do one more thing to give some options. I think you guys will like it, so get ready to tell your friends :-)

About that outfit...

Finally recovered my camera, so here are those outfit pictures I was talking about in the last post. Note: I'm finally phasing out the leggings and coats! It was probably cold enough to require a coat, but of course I didn't wear one. One step closer to summer time. I also got a new haircut, but unfortunately I was running a little late and didn't have time to take pictures before we left, so you can't really even tell in these pictures, which were taken after it went a little flat. So hopefully some good pictures of that sometime soon.

Outfit:
Dress- Target
3/4 Length Cardigan- GAP
Bangles- Forever 21
Flats- Old Navy

And of course, since I was home, here's yet another picture of my little princess passed out in her comfy spot on the couch, cuddling with her stuffed duck.

Hopefully with my next update I'll have some links to my other blog with some new and very delicious recipes up! OH! And I'm going to see Alice in Wonderland in 3D tonight... so I'll try to get a brief review of that up too, though I expect it to be amazing.

A Third Black Scarf.

Might have gone too hard at the gym today. GREAT cardio, but I may have done a little bit much on shoulders/arms... because I can't really straighten my arm out all the way without some intense pain. Oh well, you live, you learn. Not so wild on the weight machines next time :-P

Despite all that, it was a pretty fantastic day. Weather has perked up a bit to the point that the temp was at LEAST above freezing! I went and met a friend for lunch, and then snuck on over to Old Navy (always a bad idea for me) to see if anything good was there/on sale/etc. There's usually SOMETHING I can find to throw in to various outfits, and it's all usually super cheap and good for a few wears. Well, I didn't disappoint and of course bought more than I probably should have.

A few of today's purchases- including a new black scarf. I'm entirely forgetful when it comes to these and I've already lost two in the last year or so. Hopefully this one will stick around for a while. Also got a black belted dress that wouldn't photograph well, and in the picture you can see the purple zippered leggings, which I can't wait to pair with a black dress!!! A lot of it stood out in my mind as stuff I could easily pair with other things. Most obviously, this belt will go GREAT with dresses/shirts, especially black ones, when paired with my beloved cowboy boots! Can't go wrong there.

Aside from lunching, shopping, and working out, I spent the rest of the day filling out many many job applications and studying for a few tests/quizzes this week (Actually, still doing that). So everyone, PLEASE cross your fingers for me! I desperately desperately need a job!!!! I'm hoping for Bath & Body Works so I am less likely to spend even more money on clothes, but I'd definitely take AE without complaining at all ;-)

Outfit- well, pretty much all Old Navy. Ironically enough.