Scarf-ing it Up!

I just scarfed down a delightful Thanksgiving dinner at my sister-in-law’s house. I’m quite a turkey fanatic, so I’m looking forward to another turkey dinner tomorrow, and then turkey soup, turkey salad, turkey sandwiches, and any other turkey thing Forrest Gump would endorse.

Speaking of “scarfing” things… I went Outlet shopping Sunday with my gal pals, and got quite a few cute scarves. ShopKim has inspired me to start wearing scarves, so you’ll see my first two attempts below… I wore two scarves in one week, aren’t I the adventurous one?

Girl’s Weekend
Friday I headed down to the Ocean for a girls getaway weekend. Three good friends and I got a condo on the beach and partied like rock-stars. OK, what we really did was go out and drink and dance all night, and laze around all day. Saturday was unbelievable… four moms, sitting around with NO obligations. We didn’t have to make lunches, put kids down for a nap, play Pretty Pretty Princess, or watch Disney. We just sat back, kicked our feet up, talked (without interruption) and relaxed all day. No juice boxes, chicken nuggets or Mac and Cheese in sight. Oops, scratch that.  My friend did order Mac and Cheese for dinner one night… but it was Mac and Cheese stuffed acorn squash with chorizo sausage, toasted bread crumbs, glazed carrots & brussel sprouts, so it was a tad bit fancier than the Kraft boxed stuff.

Sunday was the icing on the cake… we went Outlet shopping! We had a great weekend all around and I look forward to future getaways with the ladies.

Giving Thanks
As cliché as it sounds, I am truly thankful to have a wonderful family, great friends, a roof over my head, and food on my table.  Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!


And now, for my gratuitous scarfy outfit posts...

Monday

Sweater: Van Heusen Outlet
Scarf: Gap Outlet
New favorite bracelet: Bass Outlet
Everything else: Boring previously purchased stuff that I didn't get at the Outlets on Sunday :)

Wednesday

Went a bit Horse Country..
Sweater: No clue, had it forever
Scarf: Gap Outlet (surprise)
Pants: J. Crew (yippee, cords are back in)
Boots: DSW














And that's all folks... until I scrounge up some more free time.  Sitting here watching The Office via On- Demand.  Another rare treat!
 

Playing Catch-up

Sunday

Went to a local restaurant for dinner with a bunch of gal pals.  Had a great time seeing everyone.  I was quite unsure about this brown/purple match up, but went with it anyway.  Needed an excuse to wear my new brown boots! 

Sweater and Necklace: Kohl's

Belt and Brown Shirt: Target

Jeans and Bracelets: The Loft

Boots: DSW

Monday

After the night out Sunday, I had no desire to go to work on Monday.  I was  feeling STUFFED from the dinner, so I wanted to cover my BFA (Big Fat Arse) when I put on these pants.  I put on the top, but it just seemed too frumpy and boring hanging out over my pants.  I threw on the sweater and belt and voila, this is what I ended up with...

Sweater & Pants: The Loft

Belt: Random pair of pants

Shirt: Kohl's

Necklace: Etsy purchase

Tuesday

I wanted to finally wear my jacket from White House Black Market.  It was easy enough to throw on with some black pants.  It also gave me the excuse to wear one of my new necklaces from ShopKim!

 

Jacket: WhiteHouse Black Market

Necklace: ShopKim - Birdsong Glass Tile Pendant

Pants and Black Cami: The Loft

I have to agree with my pal over at DoYouReallyWantToKnow....  I like my outfits better in person.  When I look back at the pics I really doubt myself.  But, I'm forcing myself to post them anyway... and hopefully she will too!

Until next time...

Where Does the Time Go?

 
Wow, I've really been blog-slacking lately.  I just haven't had time to make updates. Here are a few things that have been taking up my time (a.k.a. all my excuses):

Halloween
Can never get things done around Halloween time!  Halloween night was a success as I managed to get my DS into his Buzz Lightyear costume. And, of course, my DD had no problem dressing up in her adorable kitty costume (especially since I let her wear lipstick).  Granted, it started pouring down rain while we were out trick-or-treating, but we were only a few blocks from the house when it started (and it was fairly warm out).

My iPhone
I've been distracted playing with my new iPhone. Who knew a phone could be so much fun!?  I'm an app-a-holic right now, downloading various pointless phone-apps (free ones only). And, I keep walking around saying "There's an App For That!" Yes, I'm annoying to be around right now... for my friends’ sake, I hope the excitement wears off soon.

Reading Twilight
I finally started reading Twilight, so that’s also eating into my blog time. I’m about 100 pages in and it seems to be a good read so far. Not sure how the whole fantasy aspect will play out. I’m such a realist that I have a hard time enjoying fantasy books. Hopefully the whole vampire thing will be introduced in some sort of ‘believable’ way. We’ll see.

And I Wore This
Finally wore my new dress and belt yesterday (both purchased via Bluefly.com). I just love this dress and can't wait to wear it with other tops and shoes, it should be a pretty flexible addition to my wardrobe.

Dress - BCBG Max Azria
Belt - Calvin Klein
Cardigan - Forever 21
Necklace - Lotus Jewelry Studio
Frog Bracelet - Gift from hubby about 11 years ago













Here's a close-up of the froggies...