Tuesday Is My Friday!

Get your motors runnin'... It was a sunny 68 degrees today. Perfect weather for a ride on the scooter. Here's my scootin' ensemble...


Corduroy jacket - Gap
Helmet - borrowed Will's
Bitten sunglass - Steve & Barry's
Black pants - Express
Booties - Payless
Aprilia Scarbeo 200 - Will's scooter

Wanna know what was under the jacket???

Here I am, up close and personal...

Purple top - Old Navy
3 strand necklace - Gifted by V
Wide belt - Dots

So today was my Friday! Will and I have the rest of the week off. Yay! His 2 brothers and sister-in-law are coming to town and staying with us through the holiday weekend. We have been working on the guest bedroom and bathroom like mad these past few days, but I think everything finally looks decent. They be in town just in time for dinner so I will be slow cooking a brisket for about 6-8 hours. Man I am going to have to do some serious jump roping, running, jumping jack exercise to get me through the next few days of good food.

I still plan too post pics the next few days, but in case things get crazy, I wanted to thank everyone who has read, commented, stopped by, or enjoyed my little blog. I also want to thank to the blogs I read, the ones that inspire me , and the ones that entertain me throughout my day. Happy Early Thanksgiving Everyone!

I <3 Shoe Sale Mondays!

So since I didn't care for my daily outfit pic, I thought I'd post my shoe purchase from Target.com instead. I scored 3 pairs of shoes for $28.97! The red and grey pair were only $8.24 each! I already had the black patent jasmine mary jane pumps and love them so much. And for that low, low price, I needed them in red. I love a good deal!




So is anyone planning to do the big Black Friday shopping? I've never done it before. This year I am in the market for a new laptop, but I haven't really seen any major good deals that would get me out of bed at 4 in the morning. I hear I might have to wait till Thursday for the full release of all the sales. So have you done the whole camp out-get outta my way-day after Thanksgiving sale? Any tips for a newbie? Do you think this year is lacking compared to previous years?

A Bootie-ful Thursday!

Will got a little creative with the camera this morning, hence the diagonal shot. Here is another pic in the great outdoors. Which I have to admit, I really like how this pic turned out. The colors look vibrant and my necklace really stands out. More outside shots to come. Maybe I can try to change the scenery here and there. So here are my bootie-ful deatils...

Purple top - Target
Grey skirt - Old Navy
Crazy pattern hose/tights - Target
Tate Oxford Booties - Payless
Green beaded necklace - gifted from Lynette


So if you read V's blog, you'll see that we've been watching the bootie prices. She has loved then from the beginning. As for me, it took a little time, but about 3 weeks ago I jumped on the bootie/shootie bandwagon. Of course they had these super cute pair at Payless, but for $30, I just wasn't ready to spend that much on a trendy shoe. This past Monday, Will and I were on the hunt for the closest Payless to our condo. I had a coupon (courtesy of Kimberly's coupon blog) and I was at least going to get 15% off. It was 8:00 pm, the last day for the coupon, and we never found it. I figured it wasn't meant to be. Then yesterday, something told me I should check their site in case they marked it down. Low and behold, it was on sale for $19.99, which is a better price than if I had used the coupon. I was thrilled. I called V and let her know. So last night after my workout, I made a mad dash to the Payless closest to the gym. Of course the only size they had was a 5 1/2. I asked the sales girl and she printed the locations that had those shoes in my size and at the bottom of the printout was a coupon for and extra $3.00 off my total. Of course I raced over and bought my booties for the bargain price of $16.99. Score!

Polished for Potluck Wednesday

I look sleepy in this pic. Here I am off to work. We stopped outside and took a quick pic. Here are the details...

Swiss dotted white button-up - Gap
Mossimo short sleeve jacket - Target
Skinny Belt - Macy's
Pencil skirt - Anthropologie
Lined tights - Kroger's
Maripe peeps - Rack Room
Fab necklace - gifted from KT!

So I read these tips from Jessica on taking your daily outfit pic and thought I'd try the outside thing. Of course with Will taking the pic, I can only get 2 or 3 out of him to choose from. Not sure if the morning light agrees with me, but I'll probably play around with it in the next few days.

Today we had a Thanksgiving potluck at work today. I made my famous peanut butter mousse pie. It's definitely not healthy, but it sure is fab! If you care for the recipe, let me know. I'll either shoot it to you via e-mail or I'll post it up.


So while making 2 pies (for my office and one for Will's), I was a little obsessed with tv last night. First I watch The Biggest Loser. Why am I always in tears when I watch this show? Next up was The Housewives of Atlanta. Is anyone watching that show??? All I can say is OMG!!! I somewhat watched the other Housewives, but this Atlanta season have been captivating, crazy, and hilarious. I soooo can't wait till the reunion show next week!

Walking Through Tuesday

This so not my best angle, but I was in a rush so this was the best pic of the loot. I totally match my Gigi poster though :-) Maybe next time I wear this outfit, I'll wink like her. Here are my red and black details...

Adille sweater - Anthropologie

Pleated red skirt - Ann Taylor Loft

Textured tights - Target

peep-toe pumps - Rack Room

Scarf - Banana Republic

We decided to walk to work this morning. We live pretty close so it's a 15 minute walk from door to cubicle. It was a little chilly, but not freezing, so I decided on a scarf and no jacket. The scarf was just enough and this afternoon on my walk home, I threw it in my purse since it was back to 65 degrees.

When we came for for lunch today, I checked the mail and had a nice surprise waiting for me. The Sassy KT sent me a sweet wedding gift. The gift went along the lines of something old (she claims it's her), something, new (necklace), something borrowed (recipe for frosted pumpkin walnut cookies), and something blue (Zoya polish in Indigo). So clever KT :-) Love it! Here's the pic...

Brrrr...It's Monday!

It is finally cold here. Even though it'll hot in my office (because they love to blast the heater), I decided it was time to bust out my sweaters. Here are the details...

Mossimo sweater - Target

Black pants - Express

Isaac Mizrahi heels - Target

2 strands of pearls - gifted

broach - gifted

This past weekend was super busy, but great. I started out my weekend with a lovely package from Ally at Cute And The Cheap. She sent me some fun goodies for winning this month's blogger challenge. I love the color scheme of the gift. I can't wait to wear the necklace. Thanks Ally for the fun prize and your kind words. I look forward to future challenges.

Our garage sale was a huge hit. We did so well that we are doing it again this weekend. We cleared out a lot of stuff, but a few friends have more things to bring over so we have round 2 this coming Saturday.

I hope everyone else had a great weekend and have a marvelous Monday!

Sunday's Great Sk8!

Well this isn't the best photo, but it was dark and my battery was dying so here is my blurry skate outfit. Here are my details....

HWR Sweater - Anthropologie

Bitten Boyfriend Jeans - Steve & Barry

Skates - rented

So no 80's outfit for me. I was going to do it, but we had a blast of cold weather this weekend. I was scrammbling to find my long sleeves. Plus we were running to church afterwards and even though it's casual there, 80's outfit probably isn't the best to wear.

Skating was fun. Well I should say it was very nerve wrecking at first. I was wobbly and I felt out of control. Plus the kids are so small and unpredictable. At a moments notice, they can switch directions, cut you off, or fall in front of you. I finally got into the swing of things and found my skater legs after a few go-rounds. Plus it was a great workout. I was working up quite a sweat! All in all, it was fun and I'm glad my friend Holley had a great birthday. Here are a few pics from the event. V and Melissa were also there. Can you pick them out in the group shot?