Night Out!

After a week of working Jr. High Band camp as a camp counselor I needed a night out!  We have had a short break before Sr. High camp begins. I met the family at Hog Haus on Dickson St. here in Fayetteville, AR for an official going away party/our 6th Anniversary celebration and this is what I wore....

I really love this dress....the colors are neutral and look good with my olive skin tone and I love the pleats in the skirt of the dress. I bought this dress a while back at Forever21 for cheap, $24... Thursday I went to a boutique here on campus and saw the EXACT dress on the rack for $50! 

Dress- Forever21 (HERE)(similar style)(similar)

Shoes-American Eagle (similar)

Belt-American Eagle

Necklace- Forever21

Here are a few of my pleated favorites (click on picture to go to link)

Which is your favorite??

Here are a few more links to pleated dresses...

HERE, HERE

Happy 4th of July!!

This is the outfit I finally decided on...

Jason and I had a great time meeting other musicians and music people who teach in the Los Alamos area at the 4th of July gathering we attended in White Rock, NM. No fireworks for us...burn ban in New Mexico.  

Outfit #2 (red shirt/white shorts) was the outfit most voted, but it was too late!!! Sorry! I appreciate the comments :)

Red, White and Blue!!!!

My husband and I are headed over to a potluck in Whiterock, NM to celebrate the 4th of July. I must have tried 6 different outfits on this morning trying to find the right combination of red, white and blue without looking to over the top or cheesy. Here are a few of my outfits I tried on....which is your favorite?

                                                                                                                       

Accessories:

White shorts- American Eagle

Blue Shorts- Gap

Blue and white striped top- Old Navy

White Lace top-American Eagle

Solid Red tshirt- Express (ebay)

Solid White tshirt- American Eagle

White and Grey T- Jcrew (ebay)

Blue Bracelet-American Eagle

Blue ring-Local Santa Fe buy

Red Watch-Jelly Watch

Red Coral Ring-Local Santa Fe buy

Light blue necklace- Forever21

Belt-American Eagle

The Statement Necklace

This post is for my dear friend, Mary.  She was discussing my blog with me a few weeks ago and mentioned that she would love a post about statement necklaces with links to find/buy statement necklaces.

I love statement necklaces, they can really add quite a bit to an outfit and help give an outfit the "finishing touch".

Here are a few pictures of me wearing my favorite statement necklaces....

Top left is from Old Navy (old)

Top Right is from Ebay ($13) (HERE)

Bottom center is from Forever21

Here are a few statement necklaces that I love.....

Top Left-Maurices-Assorted stones (HERE)

Top Right-Old Navy-Royal Blue teardrops (HERE)

Bottom Left-Forever21-light blue teardrops (HERE)

Bottom Right-Forever21-Black with Rhinestone (HERE)

A few of my favorite places to look for statement necklaces include:

www.ebay.com (search for statement necklace)

www.forever21.com

www.oldnavy.com

www.etsy.com (search for statement necklace)

www.baublebar.com

***www.baublebar.com is probably my favorite, they have some very unique statement necklaces. I have personally never ordered anything from baublebar but the necklaces look very well made.  Average necklace price is around is around $20-$30 but can range up to ~$200.  

So if you are wanting a statement necklace that will last you a long time try www.baublebar.com and other high-end department stores...also there are some quality pieces on www.etsy.com and www.ebay.com if you are willing to pay a little extra.  Necklaces from the other sites I have listed are cheap and therefore cheaply made so you do not always know how long a necklace you purchase for $7 will actually last you.  I have had necklaces from Old Navy (for example) last for years but others also purchased from Old Navy come apart within a couple wears.  It is always hard to determine the quality of a necklace when purchasing online...I suggest shopping at your local mall before ordering a necklace online.

Pencil Skirt + Chambray Blazer

This is what I wore to church this morning.  My husband and I found ourselves an Episcopal church that we are both fond of and look forward to attending.  I was unpacking and hanging things in my closet when I hung this charcoal pencil skirt from Express next to my chambray blazer from Maurices and I fell in love with the both of them paired together.

Blazer-Maurices (HERE)(similar)

Top-Maurices (cami)

Skirt-Express Charcoal Pencil skirt (similar)(similar)

Pin-Maurices (hair clip) 

Shoes-Sam Edelman for American Eagle (similar)