Pretty Pastels

Hi loves! I adore pastels so when I put this outfit together, it easily became my favorite, currently anyways! Soft peach, pink, lavender with a touch of "greige" (beige + gray). I just added silver accessories and my purple nails were a nice compliment to the outfit. I honestly cannot wait to wear this outfit again!

 

 

Peach lace top: Old Navy, $11.49 sale

Patterned Circle Skirt: Kohl's. LC|Lauren Conrad, old

Purple Necklace: Body Central, $3.90

White Tote: Walmart, $10 clearance

Watch & Sandals: Target, old

 

Last night, my sister and I met up with our friend Ashley downtown at The Hard Rock Cafe. They have live band karaoke on Wednesday nights and Ashley is an awesome performer! She actually has a showcase there next Monday so the owner wanted her to come and promote the show. He was super nice and actually paid for our dinner! The perks of living in Nashville are sometimes pretty cool! Also, I have some good news I'll be sharing in my next post!

 

xO

Desert Tones

Hey gorgeous! So today, I woke up late for work & literally threw this outfit together in less than 5 minutes! I haven't worn this necklace in forever, (it used to be my sisters but she gave it to me, thanks sis!) but it caught my eye this morning. I usually wear it with white or brown but I grabbed this blue tee & my coral jeans and added my camel cardigan and bronze sandals. For how quick I had to get ready this morning, I love this outfit! Super comfortable and reminds me of summer. Now I'm going to get back to reliving CMA Fest! I love Nashville and country music and it was so awesome to be apart of this huge concert series!

(Follow me on Instagram: @corkyree)

Blue t-shirt: Walmart, $4.97

Coral/Salmon Jeans: Walmart, $16.94 (1 year old)

Cardigan: Target, $4.88 (clearance)

Necklace: gift

Sandals: NY&Co. (old)

White Tote: Walmart, $10 (clearance)

P.S. Yes, I chopped my hair just 2 weeks ago! I had a lot of damage from all the bleaching so I needed to cut all the fried split ends off. It was time to start over!

xO

Graphic Tees

Hi y'all! Hope you had a good weekend. I didn't do much other then lounge by the pool and hang out with family, which was just what I needed. Anyways, today I wanted to share my love for graphic tees. I don't have many but I am sharing 3 today. I use all of these sayings on the daily so they are perfect for me! Do you have/wear any graphic tees? I love how simple & fun they can be!

 

 

 

Bless Your Heart t-shirt: Stephanie Creekmur $25

As If t-shirt: Target, $4.48 Clearance

Y'all t-shirt: I got this at a Boutique in Gruene, TX (Don't remember the name!) for $20

 

xO

Instagram: 2

Hello! I know I told y'all I haven't been taking outfit pictures and only take shots for Instagram so I'm sharing a few outfits from the past few months today! Some are posted on Instagram also. I will post what I'm wearing below.

 

Mint Lace Top & Striped Flats- Target

Scarf- Walmart

Necklace- gift

Jeans- Kohl's (LC|Lauren Conrad)

Denim Jacket, Red Dress & Necklace- Old Navy

Sunglasses, White Tote & Sandals- Walmart

Crochet Lace Tank- Kohl's

Coral Purse- NY&Co.

Gold Sandals & Watch- Target

Jeans- Old Navy

Striped Tank- Forever 21

Cardigan & Coral Purse- NY&Co.

Necklace- mark. (Avon)

Silver Sandals- ROSS (Steve Madden)

 Green Cardigan & Striped Tee- Old Navy

Watch- Kohl's

Necklace & Charm Bracelet- gifts

 

The weather here in Nashville has been pretty nice. Almost tricks me into thinking it's fall! I'm not ready for it yet though, I'm still enjoying summer! Hope y'all had a wonderful weekend. My next post will be about my weekend in Ohio!

 

xO

Orange Summer Dress

Hello loves! In clothing, there isn't anything I love more than a summer dress. They are so easy and comfortable when it's so hot out. I wore this adorable orange cotton dress during CMA Fest. Had a friend in town visiting so we went to dinner at Shipwreck Cove, a little bar on a marina and then headed downtown Nashville for some bar hopping honky tonking! Always a good time! I wore sandals to dinner but then threw on my cowboy boots when we headed downtown!

Love the pleats on this dress!

All the colors & gold in this necklace were the perfect match for this bright orange!

Fried pickles & Bud Light Lime at dinner! So good!

 

Jackie & I at The Second Fiddle: Our Favorite Bar on Broadway!

Orange Dress: ROSS $13.99

Beaded Necklace: Walmart, $9.97 (old)

Gold Sandals & Watch: Target, $15 & $19.99

Floral Meets Edgy

Hi lovies! I absolutely love "edgy" accessories that are also girlie. When I came across this necklace for only $1.99 at Old Navy, I knew it'd be coming home with me! This top has a gorgeous floral print but the black trim and gold buttons it gives it a little edge. I paired it with a simple black circle skirt, black sandals and gold accessories. This outfit might be in my top favorites! (You can check out how I styled this top before here.)

 

 Meet Dixie Mae, my sister's new puppy! She was not thrilled being held for a picture! :)

 

Rascal is a mamma's boy! He is always cooperative for pictures too!

I look ridiculous but circle skirts are for twirling, right?

 

 

Close up of the necklace! (Posted on Instagram @corkyree)
 

Floral, Sleeveless Blouse: Walmart, $14.88 (last year)

Black Tank: Old Navy, $3.50

Black Circle Skirt: Kohl's, LC|Lauren Conrad, gift

Black Sandals: Target, $15

Gold Necklace & Black/Gold Bracelet: Old Navy, only $1.99 each!

Gold Leopard Print Watch: Target, $19.99

Coral Purse: NY&Co. (old)
 

Happy Friday Y'all! It's the weekend and mine will hopefully be spent poolside! xO



Dress With Textured Tights

Ever have those days where you just feel like dressing up? Well, I do sometimes! I have the luxury of working from home so that means there is a lot of comfy attire that happens. This day, I decided I was actually going to get dolled-up! I wore this dress previously on Thanksgiving, you can see how I styled it, here. This time, I decided to pair it with mostly gray accessories instead of black. I love these textured tights. They are almost like a sweater material, so even though they expose a little skin, they are still warm. When I had to run errands for work, I topped off my outfit with my houndstooth coat. The silk scarf you see tied onto my purse was one of the things I inherited from my Grandma Shirley. It's too short to wear around my neck and I don't wear them on my head, so I decided to add a big bow accent to my purse. This was perfect and I love that it's still neutral and goes with anything!

Houndstooth Coat: JCP, gift

Teal Dress: H&M, $12.95

Gray Cardigan: Target, $17.99

Gray Textured Tights: Walmart (I think they are the George brand)

Gray Boots: Target, $29.99, old

Black Purse: NY&Co., $25, sale

Jewelry: Target, Forever 21, Kohl's

Silk scarf: gift

At Home Gel Manicures

Hi loves! So, my sister and I love getting gel manicures. We have many reasons why we love them! A few are that they last way longer than your typical manicure, they are very shiny, help grow out your nails and they are dry within seconds! However, they have gone up in price at the salons just within the last year. We decided to try out the Sally Hansen At-Home version. Just under $50 at Walmart! The kit came with a neutral, light pink color called "Shall We Dance". I also bought a bright red to try called "Red My Lips". Both colors are gorgeous! Also, they lasted just as long as when we got them done at the salon! So this baby is awesome and I can't wait to get more colors! Here's a couple pictures of my two at-home gel mani's!

Sally Hansen Gel Color "Shall We Dance". I was also wishing on Spring in a coral top from Old Navy & a floral scarf from Target.

Sally Hansen Gel Color "Red My Lips".

These pictures are both from my Instagram: Follow me @ corkyree :)

Have any of you tried an at-home gel manicure kit? If so, which brand have you used and do you recommend them? What are your favorite colors?

A Little Peek at NYE & Chambray + Bling

Hello! So, is it just me or has this first week of 2014 just flown by? I can't believe it is already the 8th! And I will admit, today was the first day I wore any makeup at all! (& it was very minimal) Like, what? Who am I and where did Courtney go? I love makeup, a lot! I know it's good to take a break every now and then but that's a crazy long break for me! Anyways, I didn't take any outfit pictures on NYE but I will share some photos of my night and you can at least see the top I wore! It's gorgeous! Also, I am back to being a BRUNETTE!!!!!! Can I get a hallelujah? Or an amen? :) Being a redhead was fun while it lasted, but because it wasn't what I wanted, I couldn't wait to get rid of it! So, I'm thankful that this time around, it turned out how I wanted. Also, I'm going to share my outfit that I wore on New Year's Day, out to dinner with my family before my sister and I headed back to Nashville. I know that might be cramming it, but I need to be caught up on here and this is my last outfit I have pictures of! So, here we go!

NYE was so much fun. Just a simple night but spent with my faves! My top was the prettiest blush pink (my new favorite color, if you can't tell!). It had pearls and rhinestones on the collar which might be hard to see in the photos. The top is from Kohl's, Candies $16.99. Also, I wore gold sparkly shoes- which got cut off thanks to a male friend taking the photo! They don't get what we mean when we say "full-body". 

A mirror selfie, just to show my jacket & purse!

Oh, this woman<3

Chambray: Burlington Coat Factory, old

Gray/Black Striped Skirt: Forever 21, only $6.80

Black Boots: Target, clearance/old

Sparkly Necklace: BaubleBar, gift

Well, the start to 2014 has been a good one. Laid back and busy at the same time. I also cannot believe I turn 26 in 2 WEEKS! Ahhhh! I just looked at the calendar and realized my birthday is exactly 2 weeks away! I love birthdays, but I've not been very welcoming of this one. I think it's because I will officially be on the other side of my twenties, closer to 30! Sometimes, I feel like I'm still 16 and wonder how I got here! :)

Hope y'all are having a wonderful start to 2014!<3

Red Skinnies & Black Boots

Hey y'all! So the day after Christmas, is just as crazy as the last few days before Christmas. People are out returning things and spending gift cards/money they got for Christmas. Stores do have awesome sales going on, trying to get rid of inventory by the end of the year because their Spring items will be in stores very soon. I went shopping with my best friend Marissa. After shopping we had dinner & drinks at TGI Friday's and had the best time! We giggled like we were back in high school. :) Laughter really is the best medicine! After that, we headed back to our town and went to one of the local bars and got to hang out with so many of our friends. Once the bar closed, we headed to a friends house to play card games and just hang out. So much fun, I'm truly blessed to still be close with my friends I grew up with! Anyways, here's my outfit from that day!

Black Jacket: A'Gaci

Cream Sweater: Old Navy

Floral Scarf: Walmart

Red Skinnies: Walmart

Black Boots: Target

Black Purse: NY&Co.

Gold Watch: Target

Little Gold Heart Necklace: Kohl's, LC|Lauren Conrad

My mamma's front porch was just the cutest! Our home was featured in our town's Christmas Historical Home Tour this year. (Our house is over 100 years old) So I had to get pictures taken on it at least once!

Do you guys do any shopping and/or returning the day after Christmas?

Blush & Sparkles

Happy New Year Y'all!

I don't know what it is, but the 1st day of a new year is so refreshing! Yeah everyone says "new year, new me", but there is some truth to that for anybody. Even though it's just a new day, it is the beginning to something new. I'm not one to make resolutions because those never stick. However, I have made a few goals for myself for 2014. I want to be in better health, not the I'm gonna lose weight and join a gym with the rest of 'em, but because I'm diabetic. I can always improve my eating and exercise routine to kick this diseases you know what! I also am hoping to go on a mission trip to Ecuador with my church. I have never left the country, so what better way for my first time? I also hope to get a new car by the end of the year. I'm still driving the car I got when I was 17!!! It was practically brand new when I got it and it's been everywhere and through everything with me so I will miss it, but it's time to let her go! I'm sure I'll come up with more but those 3 will do for now!

Now, on to my outfit from Christmas Day. This sweater is the prettiest blush pink and was a gift from my mom & step-dad. The necklace is just gorgeous and can't wait to style it with other outfits. It was a gift from my sister. We had our traditional Christmas morning breakfast of cinnamon rolls & coffee. We then sit and open our stockings. Then we move by the Christmas tree and open up our presents. Then in the afternoon we have Christmas with our stepsisters families and then our step-dad's side of the family. So here's a few pictures of what I wore.

Sweater & cami: Forever 21, gift

Jeans: Old Navy, old

Sparkly necklace: BaubleBar, gift

Nude ruffle flats: Target, old