So, you remember over a month ago when we celebrated Independence Day on the 4th of July? Yeah, this is what I wore that day so I’m playing catch up! We spent the afternoon/evening with our friends and their family, grilling out burgers, brats, and wings and drinking yummy cocktails and wine and playing fun games. I made a delicious watermelon and jalapeño salad that was a hit with everyone; I might post the recipe later. Then, after the sun went down and it was nice and dark, we set off a few fireworks in the driveway and took silly pictures. It was a really fun holiday.

There are a lot of blue stripes in this outfit, but they’re all in my accessories, so they aren’t overwhelming; I simply accessorized with stripes! It was super hot out so I don’t know why I wore pants and a scarf, but it just felt right. Probably because I was inspired by Kendi’s summer scarf outfit. We stayed inside most of the afternoon so I didn’t melt. I looked pretty good, too.

And here’s the fun blooper, which really isn’t *that* bad!

Hat: Banana Republic | Shirt & Scarf: Gap | Pants: kensie via Stitch Fix | Wedges: Target (old) | Short Necklace: Old Navy | Long Necklace: Wal-Mart

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*I’m devoting this week to dresses in an attempt to motivate myself to actually wear the dresses I have in my closet.*  

I thought closing out my dress week with a day to night look seemed really appropriate and perfect for the weekend, so below I show you how I wore it during the day and then at night.

DAY

First things first: I love this dress. I was afraid the top part just above the waist would look funny because it did a weird pointy thing in the dressing room, but after a good ironing, it’s perfect. I wore it during the day to do some shopping and I actually wore it into the Banana Republic (where I bought it) and the sales girl complimented me. She was like, “Oh, girl, that dress looks good on you – it’s ours right?” She didn’t even have to be nice to try to sell it to me because I had already purchased it, so you know she meant it!

NIGHT

After a day of shopping, I changed shoes and accessories to go out for dinner. I chose a simple necklace this time, instead of something larger like a statement piece, because I wanted to keep the look simple but elegant. The shoes and clutch were no brainers for going out.

The only thing I don’t particularly love about this dress is how easily the skirt wrinkles. It’s like, as soon as I sit down, BAM wrinkles.

Here’s the fun blooper: I just crack myself up!

Day Look:
Dress: Banana Republic | Shoes: Target | Necklace: Claire’s (old) | Handbag: Target | Bracelets: Old Navy
Night Look:
Dress, Shoes, & Necklace: Banana Republic | Clutch: Nordstrom | Bracelets: Old Navy

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*I’m devoting this week to dresses in an attempt to motivate myself to actually wear the dresses I have in my closet.* You may recognize this cute little number from my instagram post a few weeks ago. It’s another dress that I wore to the office where I volunteer. The women there probably think I only wear dresses, which is funny because I don’t wear dresses all the time, hence this week’s dress theme. But it’s a nice opportunity to wear my dresses so it works out. I got this one at the Loft Outlet near my house. I thought it would be easy to dress up with a blazer or cardigan, or to dress down just like it is. I believe I was right!

Here’s the fun blooper: I think I was adjusting my bracelets.

Dress: Loft Outlet | Wedges: Old Navy | Gold & Silver Bracelets: Old Navy | Blue Bracelet: Light Years

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Cappuchino and Coffee

Da ba dee Da Ba Die. I couldn’t resist and you’re welcome for getting that song stuck in your head; I know it’s definitely stuck in mine!

When you find a color that you like and works for you, you stick to it. I’m went a little monochrome with this outfit and I like it. I wore it to the movies to see Inside Out with Nick. I was surprised that I was able to talk him into seeing an animated movie with me, since that isn’t usually his thing, but he actually wanted to go and we both really enjoyed it. I’m not even going to try to hide the fact that I cried like a baby at the end (and during the animated short they played before the movie) but the good thing is there weren’t many dry eyes in the place as we left so I wasn’t the only one!  Also, I wore longer sleeves and jeans to the movie because I usually get cold in the theater. Does this happen to anyone else?

Top: Patagonia via Vert & Vogue | Jeans: kensie via Stitch Fix | Shoes & Bracelet: Old Navy | Handbag & Sunglasses: Target | Necklace: Wal-Mart

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It’s the middle of summer and I probably don’t have to tell you how hot it is. But, friends, it. is. hot. I wore this to an outing for a friend’s birthday where we had dinner and drinks at an outside bar/grill and I felt like I was melting, literally. I like wearing light colors in the summer; it’s about the only way to survive the heat. My favorite way to wear white bottoms must be with an orange/coral/peachy colored top because I’ve done it a lot lately. But that’s just peachy with me!

This is one of the purchases I made with my babysitting money (that I mentioned in my last life lately post), making me sound like I’m 15 again (half my age). I am happy to report, however, that I’ve been getting some interviews with a few organziations so I’m hoping one of them will lead to a full-time position. Fingers crossed!

By the way, look at the cool way I rolled my pants! I wanted to add some interested so I folded them up once to about the middle of my calf and then rolled the bottom of that roll up to the seam. Sometimes I’m so cleaver I can’t even! It works because they’re pretty long. Being short makes it really difficult to find really cute cropped pants because they’re either still too long or they cut me off in an area that makes me look even shorter. Fashion is so hard!

Oh, and I also wore this outfit to our weekly trivia night this past week. We did not win and it was sad (because winners get money) but better luck next time.

Here’s the blooper: I was adjusting the strap on my purse.

Top: Banana Republic Outlet | Denim: Old Navy | Shoes: Rack Room Shoes | Necklace: Claire’s (old) | Sunglasses and Handbag: Target

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