Outfit Post: We're Off to See the Wizard!

The school corporation I graduated high school from always does a summer musical, and this summer it was none other than one of my favorites of all time... THE WIZARD OF OZ! It was a really great production, particularly on the parts of the Scarecrow, Lion, and The Wicked Witch! (Ok, the Wicked Witch is my good friend's little sister, so I'm a little biased, but she really was fantastic!) It was really tempting to try to get a picture of the actual musical, but, since they told us no photography, I tried to actually follow that. I REALLY wish I had a picture of Glinda's dress, because it was absolutely amazing!!!


I wanted to wear something casual but not too casual, so here's what I ended up with. This is actually the first time I've worn these shoes! They're really similar to the black strappy wedges from Old Navy that I've worn a lot this summer, and they're SO comfortable! I stuck with the gray/metallic accessories with this purse I just rediscovered in my closet and the metallic belt. (Photo shoot again compliments of Miss Ashlee Lynn!)

Outfit
Skirt/Lace Cami/Wedges: Old Navy
Plain Cami: The Buckle
Bracelets: For Love 21, Charlotte Russe
Necklace: For Love 21
Flower Ring: Target
Sunglasses: Delia's

Steve Madden: Peace, Love, and Bedding?

Those of you who have been around a while know I have what is a probably a slightly unhealthy obsession with Steve Madden shoes. (Well, unhealthy on my bank account anyways...) Steve Madden goes beyond shoes with handbags, accessories, and even some apparel, but it was recently brought to my attention (Thanks Mandy!) that the company also makes BEDDING. I've also mentioned my slight obsession with interior decorating and/or my bed before, so this REALLY excited me.


I think the bedding definitely follows the overall theme you can see throughout Madden shoes, with a fun, young, and slightly sophisticated style. The picture of the bedding above (From SteveMadden.com) actually is really similar to the bedding I have in my room at my parents' house now. Below are some of the other styles offered at Bed Bath & Beyond. Some of them are a little "younger" than others, but overall I really like the line, which is also extended to some bathroom decor.

Pop on over to one of the links above to check it out for yourself!

Blast From the Past!

Yet another themed party from Miss Ashlee... last night she had a "Blast From the Past" night. The idea was to "dress like children", play a bunch of games, watch movies, eat foods from when we were kids, and MAKE ICE CREAM SUNDAES! I think anyone looking at the pictures of it on Facebook must think that there's no way we weren't drinking during all of this, but it's true!








It was actually REALLY REALLY fun. I was exhausted afterward and slept like a baby last night! I think one of the high lights of the night was the face painting. Justin originally convinced us to paint Steven's face like the "Wal Mart Smiley Face", but it really turned into some possessed demonic looking Roll Back guy. Oh, and did I mention there was a pinata and nerf guns? Talk about a good way to get aggression out!

Outfit Post: West Side Kareoke!

Oh my- I'm gone for a few days and I come back to 70 followers!!!! It still blows my mind that so many people actually read this, but I appreciate you taking your time to do so! I'm thinking I'm going to have another giveaway in the works soon, but I'm still trying to figure out what to do for half of it. In the meantime- if you ARE a new follower, I would really appreciate it if you left a comment with a link to your blog so I can check it out! A lot of the time when you try to click on profiles it doesn't give you a link to the actual blog, but I want to make sure to stop by all of yours!

I've been doing my best to keep up with the rest of you even though I haven't been posting a whole lot lately, but in a few weeks everything should be getting back into a more regular schedule.

Last night we went out to a few bars on the West Side of town, and met up with a bunch of friend's at the Corner Bar for Karaoke for our friend Adam's 21st birthday. I actually made a point to take outfit pictures before I left, though they're really not anything all too exciting. I'm sure you've seen this dress in picture posts before, but I don't think I've ever actually done a post on it.






I got the dress on clearance at Urban Outfitters in St. Louis last summer, and never wore it until a few months ago when I realized it was the perfect length for leggings! I got a little crazy with the hair spray last night (Which I generally never even use) and at one point, I felt a little like a go go dancer.

The karaoke was absolutely ridiculous. All I can say is that I absolutely love my friends, and last night was great. There was some Say My Name, Love Shack, Total Eclipse of the Heart, Bohemian Rhapsody, and plenty of dancing and singing along. Evansville bars are nowhere near as bad as people sometimes try to make them out to be as long as you're with the right crowd!!!

Picture Post- Tiki Time!

My best friend Ashlee's parents do an annual Tiki Party every summer that is always a complete blast! This year it happened to fall on Fourth of July weekend, which probably made it twice as wild. Ashlee's mom Connie is an absolute riot, and her best friend Liz was in town for the weekend from NY, and she's definitely even crazier than Connie- Love them both! Not to mention that anytime Ashlee is involved in anything you know it's going to be a wildly fun event.

Here's merely a highlight of pictures from the day/night:

(Daisy wanted to Limbo too! But... when it was her turn she just laid down and rolled over wanting someone to pet her. Haha)

(Perfecting the "Ashlee wave" pose.)

(The wild and crazy Liz!)

Outfit Post: Happy Birthday America!

This "posting regularly" thing clearly isn't working out so well for me lately. I've been running all over the place and being quite the little social butterfly since I've been home, so I do have a few pictures posts and maybe an outfit post or two that I will try to get up at some point.

It has been a few years since I dressed myself all that "festively" for Independence Day, so this year I went on the look for a red dress and found one on clearance at Target that fit the bill. I just went to a little cookout yesterday with a few friends, then went back and hung out with my friends Emily and Ryan and their one year old daughter Lily, and then BACK to the cookout location later that night to set off fireworks, of course! It was pretty low key, but I'm really ok with that since I'm not currently hungover!!!

Outfit
Dress: Target
Headband Bow: Forever 21
Bracelets: For Love 21
Shoes: Old Navy
Belt: ?

I hope those of you in America had a great Fourth of July, and that those of you who aren't just had a great weekend, period! In the spirit of all the 4th cookouts, I also just posted the recipe for my mom's DELICIOUS macaroni and cheese on Wonderland Kitchen, so be sure to check that out!

Crafting: Hair Accessories!

My friend's German exchange student is back in town for the summer, and when she came over for dinner one night, she was wearing a flower hair clip made out of ribbon. I've been finding myself getting more into bows lately (We used to wear them ALL THE TIME in high school... kind of as a "scene" thing I guess when we were into the whole punk rock thing) and so I really wanted to make some bow and flower hair accessories.


I went to JoAnn's and just grabbed a few different spools of ribbon, some buttons, gems, hair clips, and head bands, and figured I would just see how it all ended up coming together. I still want to do a more detailed headband, and have some other ideas for bows and flowers with different buttons and things that I bought, but here are some pictures of what I have done so far.





I also did a "picture how-to" for making the basic bow, in case this sparks any motivation to go and do it yourself!! It's all super easy... the real trick is just trying to deal with the annoying little strings of hot glue that insist on forming with every drop of glue you lay down.



(If you don't feel like going through the motions to actually make the bows, most craft stores will have pre-made bows and other various little hair accessories to add to your clips/headbands as well)