OOTD: Shades of Brown

This was yesterday's outfit. It's not a lot different than how I've worn the dress before but I like the two different shades of brown together from my cardigan/tights and belt/shoes. This is definitely one of my favorite dresses ever! :-) It's been a little bit warmer lately in north Florida (sorry to everyone who is stuck in the snow!) so I opted for a short sleeve cardigan but I did grab my trench coat as I walked out of the door. It seems that Florida can't quite decide if we're done with winter and ready to start spring.

Southward Stop Dress (Anthropologie)
Brown Cardigan (LOFT)
Looping Lanes Belt (Anthropologie)
Brown Herringbone Tights (Kohls)
Brown Wedges (Target)
Initial Necklace (Urban Outfitters)

Who else is looking forward to the weekend??!! We don't have any plans but I'm just looking forward to spending some time with my sweetie. :-)

OOTD: Seeing Spots

Today I enjoyed my day off and got to have lunch with my friend Sara (Mommyland) & her adorable little Sydney at our favorite local Thai restaurant. It was a rainy, grey day so I wanted to wear something vibrant to brighten it up. I don't wear red that often but I love my new Breezy Polkas cardigan which I debuted with my Mullany dress. My outfit was inspired by another stylish Sara (You, Me & Anthropologie) and Jen (Vintageglammz) -- see their cute outfits here and here. Edited to add: Ooops, I forgot another lovely blogger who rocked the Mullany Dress with red cardigan ensemble: the always beautiful Anjali (Goldenmeans), seen here. [Thanks for reminding me Jen!]

Here's my version:

Mullany Dress (Anthro)
Skinny Black Belt (J Crew)
Breezy Polkas Cardigan (Anthro)
Black Knit Tights (JC Pennys)
Black Shoes (Steinmart)

The rain has finally stopped here and I'm looking forward to a short but hopefully productive work week starting tomorrow. :-)

OOTD: True Grit

Yesterday we went to see True Grit and fittingly I wore my boots. They aren't exactly cowboy boots, but I felt like I could have hopped on a horse and taken a ride. ;-) I can't say the movie was my favorite that I've seen recently, but it was interesting as a period piece. No matter what the story line is, I always enjoy seeing films set in the period from the 1870's to the early part of the 20th century. I'm sure it has something to do with the fact that I also study that time period in literature and I find it to be one of the most fascinating times in American history.

Cardigan & Shirt: LOFT
Cords, Boots & Necklace: Anthropologie

OOTD: Grey & Yellow

Just a quick OOTD post (this was actually Wednesday's outfit). I love grey & yellow together!

Yellow Cardigan (Bealls)
Ruffly Blouse (LOFT)
Peppered & Striped Skirt (Anthro)
Grey Tights (Target)
Hallowed Halls Oxfords (Anthro)

Happy Friday! :-)

Chilly Day / Chili Night

I know what you're thinking: two posts from me in one day?! I've been pretty productive today and even managed to get a picture of my OOTD when my husband got home from work tonight, so I thought I'd go ahead and blog it. ;-) It was super cold today so I had to pull out a sweater I haven't worn in awhile and do some layering to stay warm. The weather made it a perfect night to make chili for dinner and now we're all snuggled up on the couch together.

Here's my OOTD (sorry about the red-eye but I couldn't get my photo-editing program to work and gave up).

Sweater: Eddie Bauer
Long-Sleeve Grey t-shirt: Gap
Belt: Anthropologie
Skirt: Ruche (Christmas gift from MIL!)
Tights: Kohls
Boots: Anthropologie

Stay warm everyone!

Love My Shoes

If you love shoes as much as I do, then get over to In Pursuit of Pretty Things for their awesome giveaway! You could win an adorable new book called Shoe-La-La and a $50 Zappos giftcard.

While you're there, check out Carol's crafty project for creating your own custom party shoes. How cute!

Carol asked those who enter to also share their most memorable shoe story. Currently my favorite shoes are probably my boots, my Target wedges, or my new Hallowed Halls Oxfords. But if I'm thinking of most memorable shoes, I've got to go back a little further in time. Even though I have had lots of shoes that I've loved over the years, one pair from high school sticks out in my memory. I can't remember the brand but they were brown platform sandals and I wore them all the time. In fact, my three best friends all had a pair too! We wore them with our graduation gowns and somewhere there is a picture of us showing them off on graduation day but I can't find it. [Sara, if you're reading this, do you have a copy of that picture?] I did a quick search through some old photos and was able to find a couple of pictures of me wearing the sandals during my first year of college, so I'll include those even though they aren't the greatest quality photos. Please excuse the dorky outfit! I have no idea why I thought it would be cool to wear these with shorts!

Here I am at 19 wearing my favorite shoes:





Pictures taken in Tampa, circa summer 1999.

So, which shoes stick out in your memory as favorites?

Weekend OOTD's

I hope everyone had a fun weekend! I was proud of myself for actually remembering to get pictures of both of my outfits this weekend! :-)

On Saturday we had to do some errands and met my mom for lunch. I've been wanting to try my new yellow skirt with boots so I put together this outfit. It turns out that I unintentionally dressed myself in my old high school colors! haha Go Pirates! ;-)

Blooming Lattice Cardigan (Anthro)
Blue Book Blouse (Anthro)
Field Skirt (Anthro)
Initial Necklace (Urban Outfitters)
Navy Tights (Walmart)
Berry Stitched Boots (Anthro)

Yesterday we decided to bundle up and spend some time outdoors, so we went for a long walk at the Jacksonville Arboretum & Gardens. We've done the shorter trail before but this time we did the long trail that goes around the whole place and it was so much fun! We then promptly canceled out all of that exercise by pigging out on cheese fries and zingers. ;-) A trip to Target finished off our weekend. Here's what I wore under my coat on Sunday. This isn't the greatest picture of me but I like this casual outfit. I told my husband that this is my "If Dorothy wore jeans" outfit. Red shoes + blue gingham = Dorothy to me! :-)

Shirt: Old Navy (Christmas present from husband!)
Tank: Bealls
Jeans: Old Navy
Red Shoes: Naturalizer via Kohls

Well, it's time for me to get back to work and do something productive today! This rainy, gloomy day isn't helping though. Maybe I'll wear something bright today to counteract the gray skies outside. :-)