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Fancy Pajama Pants

November 12, 2014 by Nikki 4 Comments

Fancy Pajama Pants | NCsquared Life

My friend calls these drapey pants/joggers my “fancy pajama pants” and I can’t argue with her. They are crazy comfortable AND super cute. I love how I can dress them up or down and wear them to work, to school, out shopping, or for movie nights with friends. Seriously, there’s nothing you can’t do in these pants and that’s why I love them.

I wore this outfit to a birthday dinner at an incredibly delicious new Italian restaurant in Durham. My friend, whose birthday we were celebrating, has a knack for finding the best restaurants in town so I love going to eat with her or to any place she recommends. I’m glad I wore my comfy pants because I ate so much yummy, authentic pasta that I thought I was going to burst into little pieces of Italian happiness. I didn’t, though, so that’s good 🙂

Fancy Pajama Pants | NCsquared Life

Fancy Pajama Pants | NCsquared Life

Fancy Pajama Pants | NCsquared Life

Fancy Pajama Pants | NCsquared Life

Fancy Pajama Pants | NCsquared Life

Top & Pants: Old Navy
Heels: Target
Jewelry: Old Navy

 

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My Newest Obsession: Cropped Sweaters

November 11, 2014 by Nikki 3 Comments

My Newest Obsession: Cropped Sweaters | NCsquared Life

First, pleae allow me  to say Happy Veterans Day and send out my profound gratitude to everyone that has served or currently serves in our armed forces.

Second, I’m loving cropped sweaters. I want to buy them all and wear them year-round. As a high-waisted short girl, I have a hard time finding tops that aren’t too long and some trends, like half-tucking sweaters, just don’t work. But cropped sweaters get me, especiallly these mohair cropped sweaters from Banana Republic. In fact, I bought several of them in different colors. The awesome thing is I can wear them layered like this OR I can wear them as sweaters with high-waisted bottoms, half-tucked! Maybe average height girls can do that, too, but I’m just excited to find a trend that works for me so I hope this one sticks around.

I wore this outfit for our annual family photos that go out on our holiday cards. I’ll be sharing a few of them later this week.

My Newest Obsession: Cropped Sweaters | NCsquared Life

My Newest Obsession: Cropped Sweaters | NCsquared Life

The knitting on the back is a nice touch.

My Newest Obsession: Cropped Sweaters | NCsquared Life

My Newest Obsession: Cropped Sweaters | NCsquared Life

My Newest Obsession: Cropped Sweaters | NCsquared Life

My Newest Obsession: Cropped Sweaters | NCsquared Life

Linking up with More Pieces of Me | Induffinitely Me

Sweater & Blouse: Banana Republic
Jeans: Kensie via Stitch Fix
Shoes: Crown Vintage via DSW
Earrings: Old Navy

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Halloween 2014

November 7, 2014 by Nikki 2 Comments

I hope everyone had a happy Halloween! Nick and I dressed up as a Pawnee Goddess and Pawnee Ranger from my favorite TV show of all time, Parks and Recreation, starring Amy Poehler. I think we did a really good job with this one, but I apologize that we didn’t get better quality photos.

Halloween 2014 | NCsquared Life

Halloween 2014

The Goddess Pledge: “I am a Goddess, a glorious female warrior. Queen of all that I survey. Enemies of fairness and equality, hear my womanly roar. YEAH!”

Halloween 2014 | NCsquared Life

Amy Poehler in NBC’s Parks and Recreation. Inspiration for my halloween costume. Image source: NBC

Halloween 2014 | NCsquared Life

The Ranger Pledge: “1. Be a man.”

Halloween 2014 | NCsquared Life

Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson and Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope in Parks and Recreation
Image source: NBC

This year, the furbabies got in on the action while helping pass out candy to the trick-or-treaters! Chico is a pumpkin and Mia is a princess.

Halloween 2014 | NCsquared Life

Halloween 2014 | NCsquared Life

And to keep the Halloween spirit alive, I wanted to share a few photos from the beautiful cemetery across the street from the apartment I stay in half of the week. I love walking through here with the dogs. It’s stunning and peaceful.

Halloween 2014 | NCsquared Life

Halloween 2014 | NCsquared Life

The photo above is just kind of eerily pretty.

Halloween 2014 | NCsquared Life

Now, when’s Thanksgiving? 😀

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The Colors Were All Right…

November 5, 2014 by Nikki No Comments

All The Right Colors | NCsquared Life

… but the shoes were all wrong, so I cropped them out! This outfit stayed in my drafts folder for a while, but I loved the peaches, oranges, and pinks because they’re very fresh and summery so I just had to share, even if I’m a season behind. I also felt pretty clever that I made a DIY peplum top out of this flowy blouse, I just wish I had a lighter colored belt. I guess I can add that to my shopping list! Also, I may have already told you think but I bought this skirt in Los Angeles a few years ago when I was visiting my best friend, so this is my West Coast fashionista piece that makes me feel all fancy 😉

All The Right Colors | NCsquared Life

All The Right Colors | NCsquared Life

Top: miami via Francesca’s
Belt: Banana Republic
Skirt: Forever 21
Necklace: ModCloth

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Halloween Colors

November 4, 2014 by Nikki 1 Comment

Halloween Colors | NCsquared Life

I love wearing black and orange together. Probably because they’re Halloween colors and I love Halloween.

(Side note: I’m working on Halloween post with our costumes. As in years before, we didn’t get very many photos but we were totally cute.)

I think I could live in this outfit. This amazing blazer is from my September Stitch Fix box; I asked for more outerwear pieces because I think all of mine come from Banana Republic and I enjoy branching out. I fell in love with it the second I pulled it out of the box. It’s made of fairly heavy material so I can wear it in cooler weather, and the ruching on the sleeves is adorable!

I wore it to a meeting and then wore it again to work and class. The coolest thing was that I got a ton of compliments on it from my friends, coworkers and strangers! One guy in my class even complimented it and fashion is probably that last thing on his mind. So, needless to say, it makes me feel pretty fabulous.

Halloween Colors | NCsquared Life

Halloween Colors | NCsquared Life

Halloween Colors | NCsquared Life

The ruching on the sleeve.

Halloween Colors | NCsquared Life

Halloween Colors | NCsquared Life

Halloween Colors | NCsquared Life

And here’s the fun blooper: Clearly I wasn’t ready for the photo!

Blooper: Halloween Colors | NCsquared Life

Linking up with More Pieces of Me | InDUFFinitely  Me |Walking in Memphis in High Heels |Penniless Socialite

Blazer: Market & Spruce via Stitch Fix
Top & Crop Pants: Banana Republic
Shoes: Anne Klein via DSW
Earrings & Bracelets: Old Navy

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