OOTD: Bow Skirt

I love the bow skirts that Emma Pillsbury wears on Glee, so I tried to recreate that look today with my bow belt and this pencil skirt. :-)



Turquoise striped blouse (gift from MIL)
gold necklace (Anthro)
Bow belt (Anthro)
Pencil skirt (Banana Republic)
Wedges (Target)

OOTD: Purple & Brown

I'm up early this morning working on Midterm grades that are due this afternoon, so I thought I'd do a quick post of yesterday's outfit. It's not so bad being up early when I've got a smiling little baby next to me on the couch. She's such a happy baby in the morning that she makes me smile in spite of my usual morning grouchiness. :-)

This wasn't a super-exciting outfit but this dress was so comfortable that I fell asleep in it on the couch after dinner. It got a little warmer during the day then I expected so the tights and boots weren't really necessary, but I liked them anyway. This is my first time wearing these new boots on the blog. I got them recently from JCPennys on sale. I've been wanting a pair of Steve Madden knock-offs and these are pretty good quality.



Purple Dress (Target)
Brown Sweater (NY&Co)
Braided Belt (Anthropologie)
Brown tights (Walmart)
Boots (JCPennys)

OOTD: Mixing Neutrals + Pops of Purple

We're finally getting some cooler weather here so I pulled out the tights and boots and plan to enjoy my fall weather, even if it's fleeting. :-) I think this outfit looked more interesting in real life than in does in this photo. I mixed grey and light brown and then added purple accents with the belt & tights.



Grey Old Navy dress
Brown Target cardigan
Purple Anthro belt
Purple Old Navy tights
Anthro Berry-Stitched Boots

I don't know if it's noticeable in this picture, but I got my hair cut recently. It's still long but less unruly. :-)

OOTD: Tropical Maia

Maia's outfit was so cute today that she gets her very own OOTD post! She's a little fashionista with the pattern mixing of her striped socks and floral pants. ;-) heehee It's still pretty warm in Florida so this passes as a fall outfit here. :-) She wore this to go out to lunch with her daddy today while I was teaching my classes this afternoon. :-)

OOTD: Ruffles & Paisley (and Maia in denim)

I'm catching up so these are pictures from last week. I only had about 5 minutes to get ready for school on Tuesday and I already knew I wanted to wear this dress but decided to pair it with something other than my usual navy or white. I like the way this long tan sweater with ruffles down the front looks with the dress. I tried the belt over and under the sweater and thought it looked best this way.


Paisley Dress (LOFT)
Ruffly Sweater (Steinmart)
Gift Bow belt (Anthro)
Charm necklace (Maurices)
Shoes (Target)

Here's my little cutie in her denim jumper. She's ready for fall (if the temperature would just cooperate and stay consistently cooler). :-)



Have a good week everyone!!

OOTD: Wearing Maia's favorite color

It's been too long since my last post! In addition to spending lots of time with my baby girl, it's been a busy fall semester at school. I have been taking some OOTD pics though so I'll try to catch up next week and post them.

Here's today's outfit. Recently we discovered that Maia's favorite color is yellow. She loves the yellow duck and giraffe in her animal book, and her favorite toy is her golden-yellow musical lion we call Leo. So she definitely liked my outfit today with the bright yellow cardigan. This color makes her smile really big and giggle. It's SO cute!!


Green-Striped Dress (Shabby Apple)
Yellow Cardigan (Target)
Belt (Target)
Shoes (Target)

My little girl is almost 3 months old now and I can't believe how big she's getting! This is one of my favorite pictures of her lately. I love this flower dress from her Aunt. :-)

Beach Baby

This weekend we made a little trip to the beach and Maia got to dip her toes in the ocean for the first time. She didn't seem to mind the water at all! We had planned to sit with her on the edge of the water but couldn't find a bathing suit or swimmy diapers small enough so I just put her in a tank top and regular diaper and held her over the water, putting her feet in up to her ankles. I think she liked the squishy feel of the wet sand. Isn't she cute in her ridiculously large sun hat?! ;-) We went late in the afternoon and I had her covered in sunscreen just to make sure she didn't get too much sun.



Here we are standing by the water, enjoying the ocean breeze.



All three of us after lunch with the grandparents:



Have a great week everyone! I've got so much work to do this week that I'm glad we had a nice, relaxing weekend before the craziness begins. :-)