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i'm linking up with the pleated poppy for another what i wore wednesday!

outfit above

top: anthropologie

jeans: gap boyfriend

flats: target

outfit below

tank and cardi: old navy

skirt: j.crew

necklace: bp nordstroms

belt: f21

shoes: dsw i think, they're old!

 shirt and shorts: j.crew

necklace: same, bp nordstroms

shoes: chinese laundry at dsw

bracelet: not sure, but i wear it all.the.time

 blouse: lc for kohl's

jeans: seven skinnies at nordstrom rack

sandals: target

 tank and cardi: j.crew

jeans: seven skinnies

belt: f21

flats: target

 yay! i finally got a full length mirror in sadie's bathroom with *decent* light, but now my face looks a little distorted! oh well :) and don't mind the potty chair!

top: loft

earrings: f21

jeans: gap boyfriend

 excuse the no mascara, sleepy morning eyes look!

top: gap

jeans: marshall's

necklace: again, not sure, but i wear it all the time

flats: target

am i making good use of those red target flats or what?! and the leopard belt from f21? the best $3 i've spent...

updated dining area, a quick lunch, and a festival

i'm finally getting around to showing you our dining area...i mentioned that i had ordered some chairs from pier one, well they came in weeks ago but i didn't have my table decorated yet, so i'm just now posting pics of it!  the chairs are very similar to a chair i found in the ballard designs catalog (do you get that catalog? i looove it)

they are creamy with gray french writing on them and look really good with our dark wood farm table.  then i had some rewards bucks at pier 1, so i got these placemats and napkins and napkin rings...if you are looking for napkins/napkin rings pier 1 is the place to go, there are so many choices!

 sadie got in the pic. she loves these chairs and tries to climb up on them all the time.

 the orange pumpkins were a gift from susanne years ago, i still love them! the big white one and the little sparkly one i probably got at hobby lobby on sale.

 saturday at lunch we met susanne and mckinlee at jason's deli for a quick lunch...they were in town because of a wedding the night before, so we had a fun little visit with them.  when i was getting ready to leave, sadie was trying to climb in their car and kept saying "sadie just go in zizi's car." ha! 

 saturday afternoon, mike and i went to an event here called the wine & food festival. we had never been but it was really fun.  there were sooo many vendors sampling different wines and local restaurants with tons of food to eat.

it was super crowded...you can see it from the pictures..

 my little plate of yummies.  my favorites were the chicken spaghetti and the spinach dip. oh and they had a dessert and champagne tent with wonderful pumpkin spice cake!

 mike after taking a bite (he's going to love me for posting this one :)

we finished our weekend right by watching pan am last night! do you love that show? i do.

now if i could get rid of the cold i've been battling for 7 days now, i would be much happier!!

have a great monday.

instafriday

this is my first week to link up for instafriday on life rearranged!  i did my instagram app on my phone but for some reason, it wouldn't download to my computer, so i had to edit my pics to give them a little 'insta'goodness!  the pic above is my first pumpkin spice latte of the season (non fat milk and 2 pumps of syrup) delish!!

 grocery shopping with a menu-the only way i can shop...otherwise i just stand in the aisles and look lost

 my sweet sadie belle at her zia's house still in her pjs

 riding the carousel with nana..love her expression on this one

 and after a long afternoon of shopping

happy friday!

what i wore wednesday

i'm finally doing what i wore wednesday again..it's been a long time since i have taken pictures of my outfits, but here they are!  we are still wearing summer stuff in texas because it's 100 degrees in the afternoons. ugh! but i'm so completely ready for fall.  sorry about the bad lighting-i cannot seem to take a good self portrait with the right lighting! (i will keep working on it)

outfit above:

tshirt-jcrew

shorts-old navy

burlap TOMS

bracelet-pandora

outfit below:

tank-bp nordstroms

cardi-ny&co

skirt-target

shoes-dsw

necklace-?

ring-silpada

 dress-kohl's

flats-target

rose ring-heidi swapp blossom couture

 tank-f21

jeans-seven for all mankind

leopard sandals-steve madden

 dress-marshall's

leggings-f21

sandals-target

earrings-world market

i'm linking up with the pleated poppy...

have a great wednesday!

new photo collage and a trip to plano

when you enter our house from the garage we have a long hallway that i've had pictures on since we moved in, but the pictures we're all in one straight line and i was over it.  so last thursday, mom and les came over to hang all the pictures up...i wanted a square of pictures and since i DO NOT measure pictures precisely (i usually just grab the hammer and pick a spot on the wall to put the nail), mom said they would come over and do it for me. thanks mom and les!

they did a great job and now my wall feels fresh and different.

 here they are during the process

 on friday, we drove to plano to stay with susanne, chris, and mckinlee for the weekend.  we had fun shopping and eating and just getting to be together. sadly, i took almost no pictures but susanne took several so i'll get some from her.  hilights of the trip: nordstrom's and coach for me, and the beautiful carousel for sadie! oh and we ate at the BEST lunch spot yesterday called zoe's kitchen...i'm still thinking about the food there...chicken kabobs, greek salad, and hummus with pita bread. delicious!!

here we are right before leaving yesterday

today mom, sadie, and i have already been to the park, i ran 1.25 miles, i've done 2 loads of laundry, and i'm going to do a workout video this afternoon...i'm trying to get back to living healthy after several weeks of eating junky.

tonight's menu: chicken piccata with artichokes and angel hair pasta (no pasta for me) and roasted asparagus.  

what are you eating this week?

logan's baby shower

saturday was the baby shower for jennifer's new baby logan! it was a woodland animals theme, and i thought it turned out SO cute!!

the cake sitting on burlap with sunflower beside it

 the goody bags were individually wrapped "make your own s'mores" at home

 diaper cake with mr. owl (as sadie calls him) sitting on top

 jen's mom got all these lovely sunflowers that we scattered around the room...i thought this looked so cute on the entry table

 each table was covered in a brown tablecloth with a 12x12 piece of scrapbook paper and a sunflower in a milk bottle filled with popcorn kernels.  super easy to do!

 the gift table with logan's name banner on it (before the TONS of gifts arrived :)

 another shot of the cake

 jen's mom and sister had this made for big bro, jackson. i loved it!!

 drink station

 susanne and mckinlee drove down just for the shower..i was so glad they got to come

 mck, mom, and susanne-don't they look so pretty?!

 jennifer's sister, tonja, mom linda, and me

i had skinny jeans on and cute sandals but in all the pictures i just look like i'm wearing a billowing tent ;)

 the desserts table

lots of sweet girls brought yummy cookies to go along with the cake.  it was delicious!

 the entry table

we had each guest write their name/address on an envelope so jen could easily send thank you cards

the basket was full of diapers and each guest wrote a message for jennifer to read while she's changing logan's diaper

and we played two games-baby word scramble and baby bingo 

 my two aunts, vicki and peggy, and mom

 kathy, jennifer, kami and parker, and dei

 susanne and i with jennifer and of course, baby logan

 i loved this one of their family-jason, jennifer, jackson, and logan in the tummy

 jen and jack with his cake

 everyone concentrating on baby word scramble

 she got SO many wonderful gifts!! i loved this sock monkey and blanket

 hand embroidered burp cloths

 a darling cardigan

 i was so impressed with mckinlee...she knitted this adorable hat by herself and put it with a cute outfit in a "paint can" gift box!

 big brother got so many fun toys too...i always love it when the bigger sibling is included

 proud daddy holding up a gift

mckinlee holding baby parker...look at those chubby cheeks, love it

 jackson is ready for the big day in his big bro t-shirt!

we had so much fun planning and doing this shower...i cannot wait to meet baby logan james!!