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

Birthday Skirt

Who: J
When: 12/4/11
Where: Church
What: *Grey top- Target, on sale for $4 *Black cardigan- Walmart, a long long time ago *Pink scarf- Mary Kay, prize *Hounds tooth checked skirt- Cato, approx. $20 *Tights- Walmart *Boots- Sears *Earrings- Cato, $7 *Flower pin- Beall's Outlet in Willcox, AZ *Purse- Nine West, Ross

This outfit is from the day before my birthday (I know, that was a while ago) and I call it my birthday skirt because it was my gift to myself for my last birthday (2010). I really like this skirt, but I don't wear it very much because it's one of those articles of clothing that if you wear it too much people will definitely notice. I mean, you can probably get away with wearing a grey skirt every other Sunday, or a denim skirt every day (not that I do that or anything.... hee hee), but a black and white checked skirt makes a statement. Looking at these pictures, I'm really pleased with how the pink adds a little pop of color. I think I'll have to wear this outfit again soon!


***Note from J: I've been battling a cold since Saturday and haven't really worn any "outfits"... unless camo flannel pants and a Chicago Bears tee count as an outfit... Anywho, I thought I'd FINALLY share this post with you that I wrote a few months ago but never posted. Enjoy!! ****

Bowl Me Over

Who: M
When: 3/3/12
Where: Soulwinning, Starbucks, dinner, and bowling!
What: *Turquoise skirt-gift *White shirt-thrift *Pink necklace-thrifted *Headband-borrowed *Purse-borrowed *Shoes-rented...lol

This was a fun outfit- turquoise, pink, and white...such a fun color combo! My day started off way too early for a Saturday... First to the bus meeting then out to visit for the church! It was a beautiful sunny day here in Guadalajara. After visiting, it was off to Plaza del Sol to do some shopping and go to Starbucks. Then off to dinner and bowling with a bunch of the singles at the church! That was SUPER fun!! The best part of bowling was beating everybody!! :) I like to win!