real clothes

maxi dress: Target

chambray button up: Old Navy

Sweater: Old Navy

boots: Simply Vera Wang at Kohl's

necklace: Premier Jewelry

Winter Break is here and I am so excited. Never mind that I have bronchitis. Never mind that I am taking a delightful trifecta of prescription steriods, antibiotics, and inhaler. Never mind that said medication does not make me feel so great. Nothing can bring me down! This outfit is very deceptive in that it makes you think that I have actually been getting out of the leggings and XL flannel shirt I have been wearing all weekend (I haven't). But a trip to grocery store clearly merits real clothes and a mini photoshoot. I get fancy for Whole Foods.

in tandem

top: Jcrew clearance

skirt: Jcrew clearance

cardigan: GAP sale

wedges: Mia sale

necklace: Premier Jewelry

sugar skull earrings: [un]possible cuts

After a whirlwind summer that was bonkers even for me, we are in Texas and settling in. Aubsent no longer. Clearly, this photo is from my Castro Valley photo spot and was taken before school got out. Life has been so full, wonderfully so, and I have yet to find a place for blogging in my life. Leaving behind my dance group in the Bay is going to leave a huge gaping hole in my life. I was rehearsing or performing 2-5 nights a week. So maybe now is the time. As life in Texas takes shape, adjustments will have to be made and new routines will form. I am happy to be back while, in tandem, mourning the life I left behind. It's strange to feel two such opposite emotions at the same time. Joy and grief. 

JCP...who knew???

dress: JC Penny's

cardigan: Target

heels: Ampersand by Seychelle's

necklace: Premier Designs

belt: Target

I spent last Saturday at Concannon Vineyards in Livermore. A group of us spent the afternoon drinking wine, snacking, playing washers, and enjoying the last moments of summer break. I still have a week and a half of break but counselors and administrators had to go back to work this week. 

Did yall know that JC Penny's has super cute clothes? This is new information for me. Not having  stepped foot in JCP in years,  I went looking for sheets. As I walked in I was immediately struck but the cut, print, and fabric of the clothes. Those are the things I look at when shopping. I justify buying something new and adding it to my overstuffed closet if: the cut is flattering, the print is something special, or the fabric has a nice feel to it. Pretty much, does the item have something unique that I am not going to find in every store in the mall. I only bought this dress but I will being going back for sure to check things out again.

not enough layers

dress: H&M

skirt: Nordstrom Rack

boots: Seychelles

necklace: Premier Jewelry gift

sacred heart ring: unpossible cuts

This was a grey, overcast day. I am so layered up here. Tights and socks with the boots. Dress and skirt with a top underneath both. Cardigan and I wore a jacket. Brrrrrr! Getting dressed in the morning because I am often so cold that there doesn't seem to be enough layers to keep me warm.