So A"maze"ing!

Who: J
When: 10/18/12
Where: La Union Corn Maze
What: *Scarf- made by my momma *Green tee- Walmart *Denim skirt- thrifted & shortened *Tights- Walmart (?) *Boots- Ariat

Oh my goodness! I can't believe I forget to post these! Maybe I was trying to forget our terror-filled night of being lost in the corn maze... in the dark... with no idea where we were on the map... and so we had to be rescued by the owner... because everyone else had left... and he wanted to go home... yep, that really happened to us! In our defense, the first time we went through, we made it with no problems... but then we tried it after dark, and took some "shortcuts"... yeah, not a good idea... We had tons of fun, though, and all of our adventures definitely will make for some great memories! Hmmm... I just realized that these boots are still covered in dust from tromping all over the maze... I should probably get those cleaned off...

The corn maze is closed for the year, but you can still check out their website: La Union Maze.

Also, I know I'm posting super late at night (well, late for me) but I had a crazy busy day and wanted to make sure we got in on the Everybody Everywear boots challenge today- head on over and check them out!



Here are a few more pics from the corn maze:

N and I before we got lost....

A view of the maze from a bridge in the middle... and no, being elevated did NOT help us find our way out...

Time Change

Who: J

When: 11/4/12

Where: Church

What: *Dress- thrifted *Sweater- thrifted *Tank- Target *Belt- gift from sister *Shoes- Payless *Purse- gift from sister *Necklace- Walmart

Time for time change!! I grew up in Arizona, where we don't have any such thing, so it's still a little weird for me... I do like the fall time change, but the spring one, not so much! It was nice to get a little extra sleep, though!

I bought this dress a few years ago at Twice as Nice in Sierra Vista, AZ. I originally bought it to wear to sing in a friend's wedding (actually, it was M's little sister!), but I just now thought to pair it with brown... duh! I like that it's fall-ish without being the usual orange and brown... which I love- I'm just always looking for new ways to wear colors. :)

Ok, now I have a little confession and a couple of funny pictures... I have very sensitive eyes and I can't really go without sunglasses outside or I'll squint so hard my eyeballs disappear. So, I've been trying to do this thing where I take my sunnies off, but close my eyes while N (my photographer most of the time) counts to three. The idea is that on the count of three, I'll open my eyes, he'll snap the pic, and everything will be hunky-dorey. But sometimes, I can't get my facial expression right and it turns out more like these:

 See how I just look irritated in this one? I opened my eyes but forgot to smile....

And in this one, I think I just look goofy. My smile looks like I'm about to do a crazy laugh... hard to describe, but if you know me, you know what I'm talking about. ;) At least the light is good in this one! ;)

I'll keep working on my facial coordination :).

Thrifted Thursday- Christmas Shopping

Good morning and Happy Thursday! How is everybody doing? I don't know about you, but for me, this first week of November has flown by... it will be Thanksgiving before we know it! Also, the one year anniversary of our blog was yesterday- congratulations to us!!! We'll have more on that later, though ;).

As you may know, I've been collecting some things to send with M to Mexico for the kiddos at the orphanage where she works. Yesterday, I found several great little dresses and some pants at Goodwill, so I thought I'd show you what I've collected so far:

So cute, right? And all of that together has cost me around $10... that's a lot of clothes for just $10! I love shopping for children's clothing! It's so cute & so fun! My secret is that I only look for the stuff that's marked half off, that way, I can get more bang for my buck and get as much clothing as I can to send with M. I'm having so much fun shopping for the kiddos, and I hope they love the stuff I've picked out. And the offer is always open for anyone else to send some things along with me- just let me know! :)

Oh, and how cute is that little clip-on tie? I love it!!

I was also able to pick up a couple of books at Goodwill. Two of them are actually Christmas presents for my husband so I won't show them, but I will say that one of them is a book I wanted to buy a couple of years ago when it first came out and it was $27... and I got it for $2.99... score! ;) 

I've been looking for a "How to Draw" book for an art kit I'm making for one of my nephews, and I found this one for $1 yesterday. It's pretty cool- I just wish I could draw at all! :)

All in all, it was a pretty successful day out thrifting! ;) I was able to get 4 girl's dresses, 2 pair of boy's pants, a boy's polo shirt, a clip on tie, and 3 books for about $15. I love thrifting! :)

Happy thrifting!

                                                                                                               -J

Calm Tuesday

Who: M

When: 10/30/12

Where: School...and Starbucks!!!

What: *Skirt-NY&C, thrifted *Shirt-NY&C from about 6 years ago *Necklace, earrings, bracelet-dollar store (seriously!) *Shoes-Mexico county fair *Undershirt-Old Navy, thrifted *Flower headband-borrowed

So, I know this looks more like the Fourth of July than Halloween, but...The weather here is still extremely warm! I really just wanted to wear my cool red shoes again. The undershirt is actually turquoise, which paired with red is my favorite color cambo right now. Also, as you can see, since I wear it so much, this maxi skirt is one of my favorites. No, I do not wear it everyday, but it does seem like I have posted about it A LOT- I love it!!


I must say that today was a nice change from the craziness of Monday!! Too many crazy things to tell...Let's just say that my day started out with a girl with a piece of crayon in her nose and ended with a boy telling me the wise men brought murder to Jesus as a gift when he was born...I know he meant myrrh, but it was funny none the less!

The Poof

Who: J

When: 10/28/12

Where: Church

What: *Dress- Old Navy, thrifted *Cardigan- Walmart *Tank- Target *Boots- Sears *Necklace- Beall's Outlet *Flower pin- The Jewelry Box

The last few weeks, I've been trying to let my hair just do its own naturally wavy/ curly thing. Sometimes, I love how it turns out. Sometimes, not so much. This Sunday was one of the not so much times. My bangs looked really weird (to me), so I swept them up and back into "the poof." I'm not sure how much I actually like it, but it's what happened that day, so, what am I gonna do? ;)

I wear this dress a lot. Like, a lot a lot. I've only shown it a couple of times on here (here and here), but I wear it a lot- like at least once a month! It's definitely one of my favorite thrifting finds- it doesn't need to ironed, it works in summer and winter, there are lots of different colors it can be combined with, the shape is flattering on me (at least I think so), and it was only like $7!

I know I keep saying it, but I'm excited for fall to be here- I love breaking out all my boots and cardigans! :)

Thrifted Thursday- Furry Friends

Can you believe it's already November? Crazy, right? The Thanksgiving/ Christmas season is really one of my favorites, so I'm really excited about everything that's coming up. I love this time of year!

Today, I wanted to show you some furry friends that I found while thrifting in the last couple of months. One of my nieces has a HUGE Build A Bear collection that's been built mostly from thrift finds. My mother in law always finds the best deals! So, lately, I've been keeping an eye out for Build A Bears and I've actually found quite a few. Last year, I found 2 groundhogs (which were limited editions!) and a camo bear, and just recently, I found a turtle, and elephant, and a patriotic bear- the last two with outfits! If you've ever bought one of these puppies brand new, you know they can cost some serious buckaroos, so I've been thrilled to find them at thrift stores. I do have some criteria I follow, though- they can't have any stains, or look "scraggly," or smell... definitely no smells!! And I always wash them when I get home. After I bought the first one, I googled different methods on how to clean them, and this is what I came up with that worked for me- I tied them in pillow cases and ran them through the delicate cycle, and then low heat in the dryer just to get them a little less sopping wet, and then sat them out on a counter in the sun to dry. I even put one with a voicebox (that I didn't know it had) through the wash and it came out fine.  

I have given thrifted Build A Bears as gifts, but only to people I knew would be ok with it. And, I will say, I gave them to kiddos who were old enough to not put them in their mouth or chew on them. I think I'd be a little icked out to pass along thrifted stuffed animals if there were a chance someone might try to snack on them... 

Anyways... these are my most recent finds. And they were all under $4!! Even the ones with the clothes!

Happy thrifting!

                                                                                                                 -J

Tailor Made Quincenera

Who: M
When: 10/28/12
Where: Quincenera!!
What: Dress-tailor made, shoes-borrowed

This was a fun day!! My very first quincenera!!! Well, the first one that I was actually a part of! Let me mention in passing that this beautiful dress was a nightmare!! The lady who was making it for us had her own idea of how it should look...so the final result was that we had to take it to someone else. You know what they say, the third time is a charm! So apart from the craziness of the dress, I also forgot the Bibles which are part of the quincenera ceremony...but it all worked out ok!

On the upside, one of the girls at the home did my hair, and I thought it looked great!! Another special thing about this quince was that it was for twins! I must add that it turned out to be a VERY long night, but the food was good and the cake was delicious!! :)