OOTD: Bicycles & Baseball

Today we went to the Rays game in Tampa and even though they didn't win, we still had fun. I was inspired by Ashley from Anthropologie Girl who looked adorable when she recently wore her Dagmar dress to a football game, so I sported my Two-Wheeler dress to the game (which also happened to be the perfect blue color for the Rays). Here I am by the cute Mickey Mouse they had at the stadium all decked out in Rays colors.



Hanging out before the game started:



My husband and I -- smiling despite our team's loss!

OOTD: Think Pink!

This was yesterday's outfit actually. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, I dug out this old pink wrap sweater and updated it by hiding the fabric ties under my Looping Lanes belt.

Tank: Belk
Cardigan: LOFT
Belt: Anthro
Skirt: Banana Republic
Shoes: Target

Catching Up....

Sorry this blog has been pretty quiet lately! I've been so busy with school and the month of October is going to be crazy too so I might not be able to post as often for awhile. Here are some of my recent outfits. I need to be better about remembering to take pictures!

I love this dress and can't wait to wear it with boots and a sweater as it gets cooler.

Dress & Belt: Anthropologie
Shoes: Target

I usually wear this paisley print dress with navy but this time I paired it with black and I think it works. These Target wedges (bought on clearance for $13) have really been getting a workout lately, as you can see from the following outfit pictures. ;-)

Dress & Cardigan: LOFT
Belt: Anthropologie
Shoes: Target

This next outfit wasn't my favorite but I got lots of compliments from my students. Different students in each of my classes have told me that some of my clothes look like the outfits on the show Mad Men (which they think is cool) and I think this dress is one of those outfits.

Dress: Coldwater Creek
Cardigan: Bealls
Belt: Anthropologie
Shoes: Target

This last outfit is my favorite from this bunch. The skirt is an old one from the LOFT that was buried in the bottom of my drawers because I couldn't wear it anymore. I've lost a little recently so I thought I'd give it a try again and although still a bit snug, it's wearable again. Yay! I did a little pattern mixing with the subtle stripes in the blouse and the polka dots & flowers on the skirt.

Blouse: Anthropologie
Skirt: LOFT (really old!!)
Shoes: Target

And the Giveaway winner is....

Thank you to those who entered my Fall Giveaway! I appreciate everyone who reads my little blog. :-) I was asked some great questions in the entries and I'll start working my way through those soon.

And now for the winner: Bonnie from Small Town Fashionista -- Please email me at drlgz5@gmail.com with your address so I can send you your prize!

GIVEAWAY Reminder & Sale Wishlist

You can still enter to win my Fall GIVEAWAY today HERE until midnight (Eastern time zone). I'll announce the winner tomorrow!

Is anyone else hoping for a possible sale tomorrow at Anthro? I'm looking forward to reading Roxy's sale post and Kim's markdown sightings tonight.

What's at the top of your sale wishlist?

Here are mine:

Kindred Spirit Sweaterdress (reviewed here)



Breezy Polkas Cardigan (reviewed here in red)

OOTD: Not too Shabby

If you'd like to enter to win my Fall GIVEAWAY, hop on over here! I'll take entries until Monday.

Now on to my OOTD....
I was already planning on wearing my Caranday look-alike dress from Shabby Apple today so I was delighted to see Ashley's outfit this morning at Anthropologie Girl. She looks lovely in all green, but since I don't have a green cardigan, I paired my dress with navy to coordinate with the navy sash. I wore this dress a few weeks ago with my navy Blooming Lattice cardigan but this time I substituted my navy Target cardigan with short sleeves. I'm also wearing my blue suede shoes. :-)



I'm off to campus now!

Travel Tuesday: New Orleans

I'm still looking for more of my England pictures so that I can do another "Across the Pond" edition, but until then, here are some cool photos from our New Orleans trip last year.

I recommend staying in the Garden District and taking the St. Charles streetcar into the French Quarter.



We toured some of the city's cemeteries and got some great pictures like this one that my husband captured of this friendly little kitty who was hanging out in Lafayette Cemetery No. 1.



We were excited to find the "Benjamin Button House" where some of the scenes from the movie were filmed! Not too far from here you can also find Anne Rice's old house and the Real World house. There are lots of beautiful houses in the Garden District so we had fun just walking around taking them all in.



After taking the streetcar into the city one day we made a visit to the famous Jackson Square. Cafe Du Monde is near here -- the place where you can get delicious beignets! Yum! If you love sweets, you'll also want to check out Leah's for some pralines.



The Canal Street streetcar will take you from the French Quarter to the City Park by the lake.



From there we walked to Metairie Cemetery for some more cool pictures:



Back in the Garden District, we walked around the beautiful campus of Tulane and Audubon Park across the street.



We also took a side trip to Oak Alley, one of several old plantations along River Road, not far outside of the city. This is the entrance which has 28 oak trees lining the walk up to the "Big House."



Near the end of our trip, we headed over to Baton Rouge, which is also a fun place to visit for the day if you're in the area. The capitol building there is the tallest in the country! You can see it in the background of the picture below. In the foreground is Huey Long's memorial which is positioned to look out at the building he championed. In 1935, Senator Long was fatally wounded by an assassin in the Capitol building and he is buried on the grounds.



View of Baton Rouge from the observation deck, 27th floor:



I hope you enjoyed my photos! :-)