Coffee and Snowmen

Who:  M
When: 11/21/11
Where: Starbucks, the Mexican version of Walgreens, and work
What: *Brown skirt-thrifted $2 *Yellow shirt-American Eagle, thrifted, $2 *Brown undershirt-Walmart, $6 *Brown flats-GAP, $15 *Necklace, earrings, headband, and watch (Tommy Hilfiger)-gifts *Nine West purse-gift

Gotta love working in foreign countries because you get all kind of days off for their holidays and if you work for an American like I do, you also get the American holidays off!! So Monday was one of those days off, kinda. I took a couple of the teen girls from my house to go print some of the millions of pictures we took at the wedding . I thought we should be able to do this in like 30 minutes or so…oh, but I forgot I was not in the USA! Well, almost 2 hours later, we finished the picture printing. 

Then, it was off to Starbucks- I needed a bit of America after that craziness! To my delight, Starbucks had holiday flavors. As you can see by my photos, I thoroughly enjoyed my cherry Mocha frappe!!! Another fun surprise was the cool snowman- I had to take a picture with him, since he is the closest thing I will get to snow here in Mexico. I might add that my photographer was less than thrilled that I wanted so many pictures... teenagers!!! What a fun Monday!

Turkey Day 2011

Who: J
When: 11/24/11 Thanksgiving day!!!
Where: Thanksgiving dinner at my parents' house
What: *Red tee- Cato's, approx. $7 *Brown sweater- Spenser Jeremy, thrifted, $5 *Tan skirt- thrifted, approx. $3 *Flower scarf- vintage from my grandmother *Big beaded bracelets- KMart, on sale for $2 for the pair *Pewter jeweled flats (that you can barely see)- KMart, approx. $10

For my outfit pictures for Thanksgiving day, I decided to have N take the pics in front of the sign that welcomes travelers into my hometown (where my parents still live). As you can see in the background, Willcox is a beautiful town with amazing scenery. I love love love the mountains! Whenever I see Dos Cabezas (a mountain in the Chiricahuas), I know I'm "home." Because Willcox is so small, a lot of people make fun of it, or talk about how they can't wait to leave, but it really was a wonderful place to grow up.


I usually try to wear harvest-y colors on Thanksgiving, but N was wearing red, and I wanted to match him, so I put together this outfit that I think still looks quite festive. It was great time- too much food, lots of family time, wrestle time with some of my nephews, cuddle time with one of my nieces, and then more food. How could a day be any better than that?

Leavin' on a jet plane

Who: M

When: 11/15/11

Where: Getting a new hairstyle and packing

What: *Grey turtleneck-Sears or JCP $7, Green vest-gift *Silver tights-Walmart $1 *Black skirt-H&M, $10 (end of season sale!) *Black shoes-gift *Silver necklace- Premier jewelry , $25

My last full day in the States….so I had to tie up the loose ends, as in get my hair cut, try to figure out how all of this stuff was gonna fit in my suitcase along with a frozen 20 lb. Turkey…
Some of these clothes are repeated from earlier in the week, like the turtleneck and shoes, but I had only a few things to work with...lol. These tights are some of my favorites!!! I love the added bling that they bring to any outfit!
I included the pic of me and my sis because I want to steal her sweater...hee hee.
As a side note, I did get my suitcases packed, all the stuff did NOT fit!!! 

Legwarmers!

Who: J
When: 11/23/11
Where: Picnic for N's battalion & traveling to AZ
What: *Grey sweater- Mossimo, thrifted, $4.75 *Green shirt- Kohl's, somewhere in Florida, on sale for $4 *Dark wash denim skirt- Jessica London, $20 *Tights- Walmart, approx.$5 *Legwarmers- made by me from thrifted sweater- $2 *Sweater boots- Walmart in Indiana, approx. $15 *Camo bag- made by me from a pocket of N's old uniform

I don't jump on every trend bandwagon, but every once in a while, one comes along that is so fabulous I just have to try it. Such is the case with legwarmers! I've been seeing them a lot lately, and every time I see them I love them a little more. I usually have a loathing for all 80's inspired trends (it's just a personal thing), but I have to admit legwarmers have grown on me until I just had to have some. I found several tutorials online on how to make them yourself from the sleeves of a sweater (with this one being the most helpful), so off to the thrift store I went. I've also really been loving Nordic/ Fair Isle inspired prints this season, so I looked for a sweater with a wintery type print. This one was on sale for 1/2 off and was the perfect print to make legwarmers out of! I just cut the sleeves off the sweater, sewed elastic to the inside of the top of the sleeve, folded that over and sewed it again, and there you go... legwarmers!!! These were both as warm and as fun as they looked! It made my day when I got several compliments at my husband's (freezing cold) battalion picnic... although one compliment was from a soldier who just wanted to borrow them because he was cold...

25 years and still going strong

Who: M's mom
When: 11/13/11
Where: Vow Renewal
What: *Brown and white dress-thrifted, $6, *White Sweater-gift *Brown shoes-Sketchers, thrifted, $6 *Brown necklace-borrowed from me ;)

The reason I visited the States was to attend the 25th Anniversary party/vow renewal of my parents, so I thought it would be fitting to feature my mom on her big day!!! So here she is, as beautiful as ever.

As you can see in the description of her outfit, I get my “thrifting” abilities from my mother! She looked fabulous in her thrifted dress and shoes. I want to put in an aside here that she actually looked for a dress in Fashion Bug and JCP first and found nothing that she liked.

She was SUPER excited and a bit nervous (as was my dad), but everything went splendidly!! One of my florist friends gave them their flowers and corsages! It was an awesome day with all the family together for the event. I added a pic of all the sisters and sister-in-law, so you can see my fantasticly fashionable family!

Indiana, we're all for you!

Who: J
When: 11/19/11
Where: Post-wide yard sale and German Christmas Fair
What: *IU shirt- Old Navy, approx $15 *Black cardigan- Walmart, a looong time ago *Black & grey striped scarf- Miley Cyrus, Walmart, $2 *Dark wash denim skirt- Jessica London, $20 *Black flats- American Eagle, Payless, approx $10 *Purse- Coach, gift from N *Red beaded hoop earrings- New York & Co., gift from M

I have a confession to make.... I don't actually know anything about IU sports. I just have a huge crush on this guy who's into the Hoosiers (my handsome husband), so I wear IU stuff a lot. This outfit was for the German Christmas Fair, so I wanted to be comfortable, not too hot, and still look put together. I'm pretty proud of how it turned out! We had to make a Hobby Lobby/ Starbucks run (the Hobby Lobby trip was necessary, the Starbucks, not so much, but I have a tiny addiction to it) and the Starbucks guy ended up being from the great state of Indiana, too! (he noticed us because N was wearing an IU hoodie and hat). Very cool!

Miss American Pie

Who: M
When: 11/12/11
Where: Shopping at the mall, baking at my sister's house
What: *Grey turtleneck-Sears or JCP, $7 *Black puffy vest-thrifted, $2 *Tan skirt-Bass, $14 *Purple tights-Walmart $2 or $4 *Flats-gift *necklace and earrings-borrowed from my sister (she got them at Charming Charlies)

This was the perfect lazy Satuday! I was looking for something with a splash of color, so I chose purple tights to pair with my gray and black. First, we were off to the mall to do some shopping...I kinda matched the wall there, so i posed for a pic there. Found some good deals!! Spent like 3 hours at the mall- my brother-in-law was SO ready to leave...hee hee, but i needed to take advantage of the mall, I hadn’t been there in months!! Then it was off to my other sister’s house for a baking party! WE made pies and cookies! YUMMY!!! I ate most of the cookies! Also got to spend some quality time with the nephews...ok, well, my nephew and my sister’s dog!