Stripes and Polka Dots

Happy day before Halloween!! We have a busy day today...I got up and got my run in first thing, hubby went to go paint balling with some friends, I have some returns to make at the mall and I have to make chili and cornbread for our church's Trunk-or-Treat tonight which my kids are SOOO excited about going to! It's always a fun activity. It's been cold and drizzly around the bay area the last few days so yesterday I decided to wear my rain boots. I had a lot of running around to do and didn't want to be caught in a rainstorm in flats. I pulled out my $12 long sleeved striped tee from American Eagle and thought it might be fun to pair it with this polka dot scarf from H&M I got as a birthday present from my sis-in-law Kristen this year (love it!). Throw on some skinny jeans and the rain boots and I was good to go:



With the coat:



Details:
-Long sleeved Tee-American Eagle
-Skinny Jeans-Banana Republic
-Scarf-H&M-gift from Kristen
-Rain Boots-Gap Outlet
-Coat-Forever 21 (last year??)
-Earrings-American Eagle
-Necklace-Fossil
-Ring-OLD

I love the way pattern mixing looks and am trying to do it more often. I'm a work in progress! =)

Last night was date night and we went out to dinner for a friend's birthday at PF Changs...LOVE!! We followed it up with some gelato for dessert. Gelato is like the best thing ever invented, I'm pretty sure. Here's what I wore out for the occasion:



Details:
-Ruffle-Trim Tie-Belt Top-Old Navy
-Ruffle Cardigan-J Crew
-Skinny Jeans-Banana Republic
-Tall Black Boots-Franco Sarto (2008)
-Earrings-Nordstrom
-Necklace-Anthropologie
-Bracelet-Express
-Ring-Forever 21

We stopped in at J Crew before heading to dinner and I found a pale pink Traversa Cardigan hanging on the clearance rack for $29.99 in my size so I grabbed it right up. I love the one I already have and definitely would get good use out of the pale pink color. I also tried the Muse Tank on to see what size fit best. I would love to pick up the Golden Topaz color once it hits sale. I was hoping to see the color in real life but they only had the Smoky Charcoal color in the store (which was also really pretty). I saw the Golden Topaz color paired on a Polyvore set with the purple Set the Course cardigan from Anthro that I picked up on super sale and loved the combination so I'm keeping my eyes open for a good deal on it now. For reference, I thought the small fit much better on my long torso...the XS fit just as good, but the length was an issue...it was a tad too short.

As for tonight, I have my Halloween outfit all picked out for the Trunk-or-Treat...I'll definitely be sporting Halloween colors but in a modern, chic way. I may even add a witch hat and call it good. =) I'll be sure to snap a picture to share.

Hope you all have a fabulous day!