Petite Panoply

Happy Fourth of July weekend to all of my American readers! I have a wonderful 3 day weekend so I have the day off to spend with Matt. We're headed down to Cumberland island for an overnight trip and then back home for some sort of festivities. I'm looking forward to taking some pretty pictures down by the coast of Georgia. Perhaps I'll share some with you! Anyway, this outfit is pretty patriotic-looking to me so I figured it was a good one to share for this holiday weekend. I wear a lot of red, white, and blue because I love how those colors pair together. The nautical vibe is perfect for summertime - not that I don't wear nautical-inspired outfits at other times of the year too. This striped shift dress was from the kids' section at Walmart and I had to get it because it was such a comfy basic piece. I paired a red boyfriend cardigan with it and my sparkly gold glitter loafers.  dress: walmart | cardigan: forever 21 | loafers: target | necklace: gre...

I wore this a little while back and am just now getting to posting it! I'm not thrilled with the pictures, but that's just what happens sometimes. I decided to remix my newest matching set and wear the skirt with a mock turtleneck top. This is what I mean about this matching separates trend being so versatile! I'm thinking I need to pair either the skirt or top with something yellow next time.  top: target | skirt: forever 21 | loafers: target | bracelet: vintage And just for good measure: this is what happens when I can't come up with any new poses. It's so attractive! Can we talk about how fast this summer is flying by? How is it already after the 4th of July? The sad thing is once July hits every store decides it's fall time and takes out all the warm weather clothes. Newsflash Georgia: it doesn't get even cool outside here until at least November. I need clothes I won't melt in! Fortunately I have a large wardrobe so I probably don...

Happy Monday everyone! This will be the last holiday-time post but I figured I better get it over with and show you what I wore on the 4th. I decided to go for ultimate comfort and wear these stretchy blue shorts with a striped t-shirt. The gold accessories made everything even more festive! It's not a particularly cutting edge outfit but it's what I wore, it was colorful, and I liked it. shorts & top: forever 21 | shoes: xhileration - target | necklace: vintage from great grandma | hair bow: ? Did you guys have a good weekend? I spent the holiday eating ribs and drinking margaritas with my family and family friends. The rest of the weekend was relaxing overall. I got a couple things checked off my to-do list too. Hooray! It feels like I'm starting to get into the groove of summer and my part time freelance work. This month I have to start hardcore looking for a full-time real adult job though. My time of taking it easy after finishing grad school is...

I wore this on the day I exchanged presents with Matt and then later, my family. We usually get our presents out of the way before visiting family since it's too much to take them with us. I decided on a holiday appropriate outfit for the day I like to call "Giftmas". You can't go wrong with plaid for holiday-wear and this red sweater I've had since high school was a great match for my thrifted plaid skirt. Each time I wear this skirt I'm always pleasantly surprised with how perfectly it fits me. It didn't even need alterations. I'm pretty sure it was some girl's uniform skirt at one point. Oh well! It's mine now! skirt: thrifted | shirt: forever 21 (circa 2007) | tights: target kids' department | loafers: xhileration - target | pin: from grandma I needed to throw in a jumping picture for good measure. It's happy holiday times after all! Are you guys having a nice week? I've been having a good time visiting family...

This is how I wear khaki shorts. These used to be my shorts for my alternate marching band uniform but I can also wear them in real life! I was just staring into my closet and I got the magical idea to pair this top and leopard cardigan. The print mixing here is a little different, but the colors were somewhat similar so it worked in my mind. I thrifted this cardigan with the tags still on over the summer. It was kind of too hot to wear it, but oh well. I dealt with it. Also sparkly loafers. Those ankle cushion things really do work to make shoes comfortable! I have so many pairs that rub the back of my ankle. Probably because they're all cheap. I got the Dr. Scholl's stick-on cushion things and I swear it was like silky magic. I could finally walk in these shoes without pain! cardigan: merona - thrifted | top: forever 21 | shorts: forever 21 | loafers: xhileration - target You get a jumpy picture today. Just so you can see how the clothes move. When jumping....

I'm not sure why, but I have a giant grin on my face in pretty much all of these pictures. Actually, it's probably because I was wearing my awesome new gold sparkly loafers. I just bought them yesterday, but they needed to be worn asap. For their debut I decided they should be paired with my favorite leopard print top and my trusty navy blue shorts. top, belt: thrifted | shorts, earrings: forever 21 | shoes: xhileration - target | hair bow: h&m Check out my sunglasses earrings. Jeanie bought them for me last Christmas. I'm also wearing my gold Urban Decay eyeliner. I may have gone a little overboard with the gold things today.  Hey look it's my face! Actually I was attempting to show my hair bow and side ponytail, but you can look at my sparkly shoe happiness too. I'm kind of mourning the summer already because I have to go back to Athens within the next couple weeks. I have grad school orientation really soon. I'm not ready! Bu...

I went to a gift exchange party on Sunday and decided I should wear my new green dress I got from Romwe.com. I'm loving this dress and its pretty color. Not to mention it has polka dots and a bow collar so that makes it awesome in my book. dress: romwe.com belt: thrifted tights: target kids section shoes: madden girl; shoe carnival hair bow: h&m As you can see, George had to come outside and insert himself into the pictures. If anyone is in the back yard, he wants to be out there with them. I wore my sparkly birthday heels for the party. Any excuse to wear them is good enough in my book. And a holiday party? That's definitely sparkly shoe appropriate. I'm enjoying being home for the break. I actually have time to blog, time to sleep, and I get to spend time with my family and George. Many blog post ideas are brewing in my head too, so be prepared! Tonight I'm going out to dinner with my boyfriend and doing early Christmas wi...

Wooo! Birthday post #2 is here! I'm kind of sad that most pictures everyone took from that night turned out blurry or didn't turn out at all. Here's a few that did, though. Nutella-tini at dinner. Beer bottle birthday cake from Mom My going out outfit. Check out the sparkly heels. They're pretty much my favorite thing ever. Dancing time. An all 90's music bar. I'll definitely be going back there. That was my day in a nutshell.