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

Another Year Older...

Hey y'all! It's already almost been a month since I posted last, oops! I thought I would be better at posting, but I've been pretty busy lately so blogging has had to take the back seat for the last few weeks. Anyways, I turned 26 on January 22. I was actually very depressed and not thrilled about this years birthday, but my family and friends made it wonderful and I didn't feel any different. Age is just a number, right? ;) My actual birthday was on a Wednesday, so I had work, but it was the best work day EVER! We started out with donuts and flavored coffee from Dunkin' Donuts for breakfast and Ali, my co-worker got me a card and flowers! We also went out for lunch at Dairy Queen! I know that doesn't seem like much but I love the chicken strip basket from there! For dinner, since my mama couldn't be here, my Aunt Christie made me lasagna and my uncle made me some oatmeal chocolate chip cookies for my dessert! They also got me two flower arrangements and money! My sister had gotten me a ticket to the Nashville Predators game the Monday before my birthday and also a monogrammed sweatshirt, that is oh so cute (I have a post for it coming soon!). My dad took me and my sisters out to dinner on Thursday to Cracker Barrel and then that night one of my best friends, Marcie, from San Antonio flew in for the weekend to celebrate my birthday! We had so much fun, as we always do! Her visit this time was shorter than usual but it was a spontaneous trip, but well worth it! Then this past weekend, my mama and grandma came down to visit. I'm very blessed with the family and friends God has placed in my life. I wouldn't trade it for anything! Here's a few pictures of it all!

At the Predators game!

The flowers Ali gave me!

Steph & I, front camera awesomeness... not!

Posing with my flowers!

Pink roses are so gorgeous!

This balloon hits me spot on! I do love to shop!

My sweet Aunt Christie! Love this woman! Again, front camera :\

My baby boy<3

Downtown birthday celebration!

My sweet mama!<3

White lace top: H&M, $17.95

Black/White Polka Dot Dress: H&M, $12.95

Navy Lace Top: LC|Lauren Conrad, Kohl's, gift

How is it February? This year is going by too fast already!

Thanksgiving 2013

Hi lovelies! Hope y'all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  My sister and I closed up shop so we could travel up to Ohio for our mom's side Thanksgiving. We also got to see all of our friends at our hometown bar!  Always good when you get to catch up with everyone. Then we traveled back to Nashville on Friday because our dad's side Thanksgiving was earlier today. My sister and I also held a baby shower for our cousin at our house today too. We've been super busy lately, we are exhausted. With Christmas coming up, there's no slowing down either! Blessed to busy though! Also, my sister and I decided to "honey-dip" our hair, late last Thursday night. Well... mine turned auburn. Luckily we were able to get it to a shade I was okay with keeping. (Only took THREE tries!) First try, I looked like carrot top- not a good look! I won't be keeping this look, though friends & family say they like it a lot, but it's just not what I was going for! So here's my lighter look & also posted my Thanksgiving day outfit.

Scarf: Old Navy

Teal Dress: H&M, $12.95

Dot Tights: KMart, $6.99

Boots: Target, clearance $8.48, last year

Cardigan: Target, $17.99

Black Purse: NY&Co., $23 sale

Gold Watch: Target, $19.99

Bow Ring: Forever 21, $1.80

Love my family<3

Cobalt & Grey

Last Thursday, I had the honor of going to The Southern Coterie Summit Sessions held in Nashville. I went with my sister (who I work for). She wanted me to get more familiar with her world and it was so fun! I learned a lot and met a lot of wonderful ladies that are right here in the Nashville area. All morning/afternoon we listened to several different speakers on various topics and got to try all kinds of goodies. Then for the evening portion, we had Cocktails & Conversation that was held at the Southern Living Idea House. We got to tour it all- gorgeous! Also got to meet the Editor in Chief of Southern Living, Lindsay Bierman! Super cool! Anyways, during the day I wore a ruffled purple tank with a light purple cardigan, dark skinnies, and nude flats. You didn't have to change for the evening portion but we did and so did most everyone else since we were having "cocktail hour". I now love love love cobalt blue with grey. I need to come up with more of this combination because I just love how the bright blue pops!

Cobalt Dress: A'Gaci, $27.90

Grey Cardigan: Target, $17.99

Dark Grey Boots: Target, $29.99, old

Silver/Clear Chunk Necklace: NY&Co., sale $11.99, old

Camo Jacket Gets Dressed Up

I have had this camo jacket for awhile now, but I still love it! It's light enough to transition into fall but still sturdy/thick enough that it keeps the wind out. Military trend has been all the buzz and I love dressing it up. Mixing patterns and textures, throwing on some neutral accessories and you can look put together but like you didn't try that hard. That's always a win-win for me! This dress is a super comfortable cotton dress that I've styled on here before with a denim blazer and leopard heels (seen here). If you want to see the other way I wore this jacket, take a look at this post here. Wore this to work today, which ended up being at Panera Bread! Our internet didn't want to work today so we needed somewhere with free wi-fi.

Camo Jacket: Old Navy

Yellow-Striped Dress: Marshall's

Gold Wedge Sandals: Target

Necklace: Forever 21

Watch: Walmart

Purse: Love Culture

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

Yellow Lace

I have had this dress for almost a year now and finally wore it! I've always loved it, but when I purchased it on clearance at Forever 21, it was past season. I just couldn't pass it up though and knew I could wear it this year! I love the cut/style of this dress. It's girly and flirty and flattering which is always a plus! I paired it with gold sandals and some gold/coral earrings! Sunshine from head to toe and I loved it!

Yellow Lace Dress: Forever 21, clearance $13.99

Gold Sandals: Target $15

Coral/gold Earrings: Target, $7.99

Bright Blue Dress

I absolutely LOVE this dress. It's comfortable, flattering and it's the prettiest shade of blue! Then I added pink and gold accents. I wore this to work this past week and had my sister snap some photos for me! Also, just received my Stephanie Creekmur 2014 planner and was SO excited to start using it right away! (As you can see pictured below) It's an 18 month that started August 2013 and goes through to January 2015! It's so colorful, has floral & gingham prints and it is just the cutest thing! You can order one here. Promise you'll love it!

Blue Dress: Kohl's, $25 sale

Gold Sandals: Target, $15

Pink Clutch: Coach, $49

White Watch: Walmart, $10.48

Earrings: Forever 21, $4.80

Pink/gold Ring: Forever 21, part of a set, $3.80

Gold/diamond Ring: gift for my 16th birthday!

Planner: Stephanie Creekmur, $45

Nail Color: Sinful Colors, "Bikini"

Hope Everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend! I have several other outfits to post so I hope to get them on here this week! <3