On the hunt...

I love a good hunt.  When you go looking for something and finally score, it's a great feeling.  Tomorrow, hubby and I are getting on a plane and heading to Ohio to go on the most fun hunt yet...the hunt for our new house!!!  We've gone on house hunts before, but every one is a little different and even more exciting than the last, I think.  I can't wait to get a glimpse of our new state and *hopefully* we'll come home with a house to call our own!  Before I go, however, because I can't leave you hanging, here's what I wore on Memorial day to go get my iPhone fixed at the Apple store, as well as to celebrate the holiday with a BBQ with friends...a fabulous day, indeed.

What I Wore

Colorblock Stripe Boatneck Tee-J Crew

Jeggings-American Eagle

ALDO "Tossie" Sandal-Nordstrom

Necklace-Fossil

Repercussive Light Earrings-Anthropologie

Bracelet-Silpada Jewelry

Ring-OLD

Comfy and casual was the name of the game.  

I totally blame the purchase of these adorable mint sandals on friends.  I'm totally innocent (of course).  =)  First Jamie posted about them on her blog which got me intrigued, then my bestie, Elise grabbed them for her birthday and loved them, and THEN the Nordstrom Anniversary sale began and they just happened to be marked down to under $40.  All signs pointed to purchase!  I have been wanting to include mint into my wardrobe more this season, but so far have still not found the perfect pair of mint leggings to do that, so mint sandals are the next best thing.  Check!

Hope you have a great week! 

Hopefully I'll be back next week with a new house address in the works! 

 

Wish me luck!!!

Happy Colors

It's Tuesday!  Hope you all had a GREAT holiday weekend with friends and family!  I had a really fun weekend...I managed to fit in some shopping with my bestie on Friday, some bonding time with my youngest while hubby took #1 and #2 camping on Friday night, a get together with friends up in Sonoma on Saturday afternoon, church and family dinner on Sunday to continue the welcome back festivities for my little brother, a trip to the Apple store on Monday morning to fix my iPhone, a Memorial Day BBQ with great friends last night and I even cleaned three bathrooms, cleaned and de-junked the last few drawers and cabinets in my house, did 6 loads of laundry and got very little sleep.  Phew!  I'm exhausted!  Crazy times, but great memories were made. Sometimes I wish I were Super Woman, don't you?  That would be super helpful.  I'd choose the super power of not needing sleep.  Can you even imagine?

On Thursday on the way home from the airport to greet my brother, I stopped off at Gap to check on shoes for my oldest.  While there, I tried a few things on in the dressing room...I figured since I was already there I'd snap a quick picture of what I wore that day in their mirror:

What I Wore

Floral Print Top-Old Navy

Cap Sleeve Tee-Shade Clothing

Eunice Cashmere Cardi-Anthropologie

Lightweight Always Skinny Cropped Jeans-Gap

Steve Madden Marvilis Wedges

Double Torsade Necklace-Anthropologie

Bracelet-Silpada Jewelry

Repercussive Light Earrings-Anthropologie

Blink all you want, you won't miss me, I promise! =)  

Something about brights are totally doing it for me lately!

Hope your day is fabulous!

Throw on and go!

Hi there!  It's FRIDAY!!! I'm headed out to Anthro today to do some returns/try-ons...can't wait!  I thought I'd post a quick outfit I literally threw together in a matter of minutes this past week.  Having a top like this, that makes a statement all on it's own with it's bright, fun color and pattern, definitely makes getting dressed in the morning much easier and quick!

What I Wore

Boldly Brushed Peasant Top-Anthropologie

Skinny Jeans-Banana Republic

Paso Fino Sandals-Anthropologie

Necklace-limegreenmodern (ETSY Store)

Bardot Hoop Earrings-Stella & Dot

Bracelet-Macy's

Ring-Catalog show

Sometimes I forget that I don't need a lot of layers or jewelry to look dressed up...one key piece and one key accessory and I'm good to go!  Oh, and cute shoes help too, of course! =)

Hope your day gets off to a great start...

Happy Memorial day weekend to you!!!

Can't miss me!

Hi everyone!  It's been a busy week...lots going on!  Yesterday was a beautiful day outside here in the bay area.  We took advantage and spent three hours at the park with friends...so fun!  Today I'm pulling my boys out of school early so we can go greet my little brother at the airport when he comes home, and then my boys and hubby have a 4 day weekend to celebrate Memorial day.  I happen to have plans to take a little trip to Anthro tomorrow with my bestie to do some returns and try-ons...can't wait!  I still haven't posted all the reviews I did from my last Anthro trip...sorry, I'm such a slacker!  I may or may not get to that.  I'll have to combine them with the reviews I do tomorrow I guess.  I wish I could say I wasn't impressed by what I'm seeing at Anthro lately, but no luck.  My wish list continues to grow at a steady rate.  =)

I've been pretty lax about my spending this month, but I think I'll be going back on a budget in June.  Now that we've decided to buy a house I've gotta start thinking about all things house-related!  I have no problem with that, however...I'm really excited to take the time to try to decorate our new home (as long as we find one to buy)!!  I'm planning on going back to my $250 clothing/shoes budget for the month of June.  How about you?  What are your spending plans for the upcoming month?

On Sunday I wore the brightest piece of clothing in my closet to church...you truly couldn't miss me if you tried!

What I Wore

Happy Talk Dress-Shabby Apple (won in a contest!)

Poetic Justice "Feel the Rhythm Peep-toe Pumps-Nordstrom

Belt-Forever 21

Frutta Earrings-Anthropologie

Small Circle Necklace-Shabby Apple

Bracelets-J Crew Factory (blue) and Gap Factory (gold bangles)

Flower Bud Ring-J Crew

I warned you...I look like the sun! =)

Hope your week is going great!  

PS--Lots of sales going on this week...J Crew has 30% off their spring sale section right now (including the factory store where I picked these up in "Poppy" for only $33), the Nordstrom women and kids half-yearly sale is going on, the Anthro tag sale continued with another round of cuts on Tuesday...so many great deals!  I picked up a few sale goodies at Anthro this week including THIS comfy cardi and THIS fabulous tank in a few colorways.  I've been waiting for these to hit sale...totally stoked! =)  What deals have you scored lately? 

The clock is ticking...

Happy start of the new week!  We are down to just three weeks of school until the summer break begins, and I couldn't be happier.  I'm so excited for the 6:30am alarm clock to be turned off for a few months!  Another thing we're counting down around here is the number of days left until my youngest brother comes home from his mission he's serving for our church.  He has been in Cleveland Ohio the past two years (so random that he went to Ohio since I'm moving to Ohio in less than two months) and will return home this Thursday!  My boys are so excited to see him.  If that's not enough excitement, hubby and I are also counting down the days until we head to Ohio to house hunt.  We had planned on renting again when we moved, however just a few days ago we made the decision to buy a home this time around instead and I couldn't be more excited!  I have missed being a homeowner, so I'm thrilled to find something to call our own, once again.  And of course the BIG clock continues to count down the time we have left here in CA and in my husband's residency...we're at T-minus 40 days!  So much excitement, yet so bittersweet all rolled into one.  Lots of clocks ticking around here these days...

I thought I'd do a little PSA along with my outfit share today...anyone remember this little gem:

Anyone else buy it and have it break on them like me and three of my friends?  Seriously, 4 of us all had broken necklaces, some of us multiples!  I returned my broken necklace (that was strung on thread) hoping that the problem would be fixed in the next wave of necklaces since they were on back order online.  A month or so passed and finally I received my new Tarn Necklace in the mail.  The first thing I did was take a look at how it was strung...and guess what!  They actually fixed it!  The necklace is now strung on wire.  Good move Anthro.  Way to be problem solvers!  Thanks for helping me finish my outfit last week:

What I Wore

Top-J Crew Factory

Jackie Cardigan-J Crew Factory

Always Skinny Jeans-Banana Republic

Belt-J Crew Factory

Sandals-Nordstrom (OLD)

Tarn Necklace-Anthropologie

Earrings-Ruche

Bracelet-Stella & Dot

Ring-Forever 21

So if you've been wanting this cute necklace I would say you're safer to buy it now than you were before.  All clear!

Hope your week gets off to a great start!

PS--Zip lining this weekend was SOOOOO much fun!  If you've ever thought about going, GO!  

You won't regret it!  =)

Half a Rainbow

It's Friday!!!  So happy about that, as usual.  Even more so this week since my hubby has been on a vacation  work trip this week in San Antonio, visiting all the fun places and restaurants we used to frequent.  Lucky duck!  He flies home today..I'm happy to get my guy back!

A few days ago my mom came down to visit and watch my youngest while I went to work in #2's kindergarten class.  When she walked in the door she looked me up and down, smiled and then told me I was "quite colorful".  Yup, that's how I roll..quite colorful.  Not all days, but definitely this day.  I have been more colorful in the past.  I mean, I was only sporting half a rainbow's worth of colors this particular day.  Does that really qualify as "so colorful"?  Hmm...

What I Wore

Gathering Blossoms Top-Anthropologie

Jackie Cardi-J Crew Factory (Modern Red)

AG Stevie Ankle Denim-Piperlime

Steve Madden Wedges

Costa Collection Necklace-Anthropologie

Sainte Chapelle Earrings-Anthropologie

Bracelet-Twisted Silver

Flower Bud Ring-J Crew

Anyone have big plans for the weekend?  We actually have something fun planned...hubby and I are going zip lining with friends!   We've never gone before so I'm a little nervous, but I think it'll be pretty fun once I give it a go for the first time...just have to get through that first jump.  Wish me luck!

Hope you enjoy your weekend!

Winter colors in the summer and some of my Tag Sale buys!

There are certain colors that I often think of as "winter colors".  Those being burgundy, navy, dark green, and rust/dark orange, just to name a few.  I generally shy away from these colors a bit in the spring and summer months, opting for brighter colors.  I bought the Drapey Bubble Tee last September  with my birthday discount.  I loved it because it was the perfect orange color to wear in the fall.  Fast forward to May and I'm desperately going through my closet looking for any short sleeved top to wear that doesn't require a cardigan.  Layers aren't always gonna fly.  I came across the top when I was going through my clothes a few weeks ago and literally sat there trying to figure out how to make it feel more like a spring piece.  I turned to Polyvore to get my wheels turning and came up with this:

Drapey Bubble Tee/Toothpick Ankle Denim/Seychelles Keep You Guessing Sandal by jennifoundinmycloset featuring j crew jeans

All I needed now was the pop of lime green at my feet.  Enter my Piperlime rewards points!  After all was said and done (with a coupon code and my rewards) I paid a whopping $17 for these fun Seychelles sandals.  I LOVE them!  They arrived and I finally got to wear the outfit I had planned out:

What I Wore:

Drapey Bubble Tee-Anthropologie

Toothpick Ankle Denim-J Crew Factory

Seychelles "Keep You Guessing" Sandals-Piperlime
Drawing Room Necklace-Anthropologie (Spring version)
Beachcombing Bracelet-Anthropologie
Baroness Bliss Teardrop Earrings-Ruche
Ring-Forever 21

Don't you love it when an outfit comes out the way you hoped and planned?!!  It definitely doesn't always work out that way, but it's fun when it does.  I'm so happy I found a way to make this top work in the spring!

So is everyone recovering from the (kind of disappointing) Anthro Tag Sale debut yesterday?  I must say, I thought I'd be more impressed.  Don't get me wrong, I definitely picked a few things up I'm thrilled about, but overall, a ton of items I thought would hit sale, didn't. That and the fact that there wasn't an extra % off sale items was a bit of a let down (only because all recent tag sales have had the extra % off).  All well...no biggie.  Just clothes and jewelry right?!   =)

Like I said, I still had no problem finding a few things to add my my closet...here's a few of the things I picked up:

Pretty spring/summer colors!

I couldn't decide which I liked better so I got both.  They were only $19.95, and I have been waiting for what feels like FOREVER for these to go on sale.   I'm totally excited to finally add these to the jewelry rotation!

I am thrilled this cute belt is on it's way to my closet...it's so perfect for summer!!!

I love looking forward to good mail days!

Did you end up getting anything even without the extra % off?

Alrighty...back to online house hunting.  We're headed to Ohio to look for a place to live in just a few weeks so I'm in total house hunt mode.  Crossing my fingers we find something perfect!

Thanks for stopping by...have a great day!