Top O' The Mornin'

Who: J

When: 3/17/12

Where:  Visiting for church, spending time with my favorite laddy

What: *Green & orange tees- Old Navy *Plaid scarf- made for me by me mum *Denim skirt- Old Navy *Shoes- KMart *Pins- I think they were left over from some Irish- themed party a couple of years ago *Necklace- gift from N from Afghanistan

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!! I hope ye're havin' a blessed day filled with love and laughter! 'Tis quite warm in El Paso today, so I wanted to be sure to wear clothin' that I wouldna be sweatin' in all day. These shirts from Old Navy are verra comfortable, to be sure! The best part is that I got a verra good deal on them... both of them for $10!  I had to be sure to show you my green nails- I found green polish at Walgreens and bought two different colors and then alternated the greens... I'm not at all sure that I would do that for an everyday look, but for this special occasion it was fun!

Enjoy the rest of your day- and remember, when Irish eyes are smilin', 'tis best to watch your step! ;)

P.S. N helped me with this outfit- he was the one who suggested I buy the orange shirt and wear it under the green one... brilliant! ;)

Date Night

Who: J
When: 3/9/12
Where: Date with N
What: *Black cardigan- Walmart *Grey tee- Target *Dark wash denim skirt- Jessica London *Purple tights- KMart *Black boots- Sears *Purple scarf- gift *Ring- Beall's Outlet, Willcox, Ariz.

This outfit was for a dinner/ scavenger hunt date with N. I picked 3 different dinner places, and 3 different dessert places and put their names in envelopes. I let N pick an envelope, and then wherever picked was where we went. We ended up going to Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner, and Starbucks for dessert. In between, we did a picture scavenger hunt at the PX. It was a lot of fun & we got some great pictures! I'll have to post some soon.


For this outfit, I wanted something comfy, but also cute... The grey shirt is actually an oversize tee from Target that has "Army" written across the front. This ended up being very comfortable to spend a couple of hours strolling around in, and I think it ended up not looking too shabby, either ;). I think it just goes to show that you can add accessories and layers to make even a baggy old t-shirt work for a date night outfit!

Luck O' The Irish

Top o' the mornin' to ya! I love St. Patrick's Day! My family has lots of stories and legends about our Irish ancestors, so I like to believe that I'm pretty Irish... not sure how true that is, but I like to believe it anyway! ;) With St. Patrick's Day coming up, I thought I'd share some ideas with you about dressing the part of a fine Irish- American lass. Since St. Patrick's Day falls on a Saturday this year, this outfit is pretty casual. I hope you enjoy!

Source: polyvore.com via Jessica on Pinterest

Going Green

Who: J
When: 3/12/12
Where: Grocery shopping
What: *Top- Kohl's *Skirt- Kmart (shortened from maxi dress) *Scarf- gift *Shoes- Payless

One of the things that I've noticed that has happened since I started doing this blog is that I'm more willing to try new things... I'm more willing to put things together that I never would have before. I never would have thought to wear these two things together, but I was looking for something green and I decided to give this combo a try. I actually really like how the greens go together! I think I'm going to look for a more summery scarf to wear with this, but I like this outfit! See? You never know until you try!


Another thing I've noticed- my hair is 100 times easier to do after getting it cut- love it!




P.S. We're participating in the Everybody Everywear Green Challenge today... head over and check out all the fun ways to wear green!

Tight(s) Fit

Who: M

When: 2/9/12

Where: School, church

What: *Black skirt-Ross *White shirt-Worthington, thrifted *Vest-gift *Necklaces-Dots *Tights-GAP *Shoes-gift (not that you can really see them in these pictures...lol)

This was from about a month ago when the weather was still a little chilly. I was trying to match outfits to all the tights that I had. At any rate... I know that everyone is familiar with the basics of this outfit...since about 90% of my posts include black skirts and white shirts...lol. I am looking forward to the day when the black and white is a thing of the past...but until then, I will strive to make black and white look good...lol. Back to my outfit of the day. I absolutely LOVE these tights!! I orginally bought them for my sister, but she never wore them so she gave them back to me... To add more color, I wore three necklaces...lol I actually just love to acessorize! I apologize for the quality of these pictures; I will eventually get the hang of using the timer on my camera and positioning it correctly...

Pinterest Copycat

Who: J
When: 3/9/12
Where: Haircut!!!
What: *Purple cardigan- thrifted *Coral tee- Walmart *Tan skirt- thrifted *Gold belt- came with a skirt from Cato's *Pewter flats- Kmart

By now, you've probably noticed that I have an obsession with Pinterest... Yes, I'm admitting it! I spend lots and lots of time on there "researching" things like recipes and gift ideas. Another thing that I've found useful on Pinterest is that lots of people post their outfit pictures on it.. which means all I have to do is type in what I want to look up, and I get lots and lots of ideas. For this outfit, I knew I wanted to wear my khaki skirt, but I couldn't decide what top I wanted to wear. I found the picture below, from this blog, on Pinterest and loved it!!! I never would have thought of putting these two colors together, but I love how it turned out! 

Source: thatwifeblog.com via Jessica on Pinterest

I also wanted to post before and after pictures of my haircut. Although you can't really see my hair before since it's up in a ponytail... hmmm... not well thought out... I also "tweaked" the outfit a little over the couple of hours it took to get my hair cut. I don't know if I like the outfit with or without the belt better... hmmmm....

Yellow and Grey Kind of Day

Who: M

When: Sometime in February...

Where: School and tutoring

What: *Skirt-Ross $10 *Shirt-thrifted *Undershirt-NY&C *Shoes-gift *Necklace, earrings, bracelet-gifts *Belt- borrowed *Flower-gift

This was going to be one of my posts during our month of colors, but since I had no means of emailing it to J it during the yellow week, it got saved for a later date!
Yellow and grey together is one of my fave color combos! I like the belt, but I am not really sure I like how the undershirt looks in the pictures...oh well, live and learn right! I included a picture of one of my cute little kindergardeners since they decided to come in and interrupt my photo shoot...lol