What I Wore Wednesday 8/25/10

Wednesday, 8/18

Off to work and then dinner with my parents

Cardi: Hollister

Shell and skirt: Ann Taylor

Sandals: Naturalizer

Flower pin: Jcrew

Necklace and Earrings: Liz Palacios

Changed when I got to my parents' house:

Jeans: Gap
Tee: Old Navy
Flip Flops: Okab

Thursday, 8/19

Last day of summer hours at work

Tank: Jockey

Teal top: Ann Taylor

Skirt: Kohl's

Jacket: Local Shop

Sandals: Nine West

Necklace: Designs by Arielle and Pamela on Etsy Such a fun, unique piece. And the seller is awesome.

Earrings: Lisa Leonard 

Friday 8/20/10

Spent the day shopping with a wonderful friend

Top: Liberty of London for Target

Shorts: Ann Taylor Outlet

Sandals: Clarks

Earrings: Local Shop

Saturday 8/21

Ran errands, watched tv, did some cardmaking

Tee: Eddie Bauer Outlet

Jeans: Gap

Earrings: Local Shop

Necklace: Lisa Leonard Be Still

Shoes: LifeStrides from DSW

Sunday, 8/22
Went to a lovely baby shower

Cami: Jockey
Dress: Eddie Bauer
Slingback flats: Dr. Scholls

Earrings: Anthropologie
Necklace: Lisa Leonard Illuminate Necklace

Then changed to do some chores

Tee and jeans: Banana Republic Outlet

Earrings: Honora from QVC
Necklace: Anthropologie

Closeup of the shoes:

Monday, 8/23

First day resuming longer hours. It didn't feel as bad as expected and got lots done.

White top: Ann Taylor Outlet
Sweater: Anthropologie
Pants: Van Heusen
Shoes: Dr. Scholls

Earrings: GlitzGlitter
Necklace: Lisa Leonard tiny initials

Tuesday 8/24
A verrrryyy busy work day. Another dreary rainy day, hence the brighter colors.

Pants and top: Ann Taylor
Jacket: Jcrew outlet
Shoes: Ann Klein

Earrings: Local shop

Necklace: Lisa Leonard for inCourage
Flower: Forever 21

Observations: It's almost the end of the summer, so it's time to wear some of this stuff before it gets stored in space bags. And after a seemingly endless heat wave, it finally cooled down, so I could wear some jackets and leave them on all day.

Once again, linking to:

What I Wore Wednesday 8/18/10

Here is another installment of my outfits for the week.

Wednesday 8/11/10:

Work

(not sure why every time I tried, I couldn't get this shot to be anything but blurry)

Sweater (drapey and long, tied in the back): Marshalls

Top: White House Black Market

Skirt: Ann Taylor

Shoes: Nine West

Changed to pants for dinner on the bay with my favorite group of praying women:

Pants: Petite Sophisticate

Shoes: Clarks

Necklae: Made by me

Earrings: local shop

Thursday 8/12/10:

Work and dinner with my inlaws

Sweater: Anthropologie

Shirt: Jcrew

Skirt: Nordstrom

Shoes: Style and Co by Macy's

Necklace and earrings: Sueanne Shirzay

My glasses are Kate Spade

Friday 8/13/10

Went to tea with my mother and sister in law. My sister in law will be off to college next week, so we wanted to do something different and special with her.

Dress: Marshalls

Shoes: Clarks

Earrings: Brighton

Necklace: Lisa Leonard Beautiful design

Closeup of the Necklace:

Saturday 8/14/10

Breakfast and the afternoon with my parents

Tank and tee: Jcrew

Jeans: Calvin Klein

Flip flops: Clarks

Jewelry: Sueanne Shirzay

Sunday 8/16/10

Church in the morning

Dress: Tommy Hilfiger

Tank: Jockey

Flip Flops: FINALLY FOUND THEM Okab

And then we headed to the wineries out east. It was a little dreary outside, but that made for less crowds and no traffic.

Jean blazer: Gap

Tunic: Ann Taylor Loft

Capris: Talbots

Shoes: Privos by Clarks

Earrings: GlitzGlitter

Necklace: Lisa Leonard Captured Heart I requested a star and copper finish

Monday 8/16
I was off from work today, did lots of apartment cleaning, NCIS watching, and relaxing.

Grey tank: Bob's
Black tank: Old Navy
Shorts: Old Navy
Sandals: Birkenstock Gizeh

Jewelry: Sueanne Shirzay

Tuesday

Another vacation day, did a little bit of shopping, had dinner with my inlaws

 Tee: Tommy Hilfiger
Jeans: Calvin Klein
Cardigan: Old Navy
Flip flops: Okab

Earrings: Gift from my mother in law from Mexico
Necklace: Sueanne Shirzay

Thoughts: Wore the glasses a little this week (contacts were causing some issues). I got my hair chopped a bit and I'm still trying to figure out how to style it properly.

Hope you all had a wonderfully fashionable week.

Linked to

What I Wore Wednesday 8/11/10

Welcome to another installment of WIWW.
I decided this week to include better pics of my jewelry, as some days I do build my outfits around them and the tiny shots don't do them justice at all.

Wednesday, 8/4/10

A beautiful day. Started out with meetings and bagels.

Dress:Soprano from Marshalls

Sandals: Naturalizer

Earrings: local shop

Necklace: Purchased on my honeymoon in Paris - this was the first day I actually wore the necklace. I bought it because I owned nothing like it...and none of my clothes seemed to go with it either until this dress came into the picture.

Wednesday night we were invited for dinner to a country club with awesome friends.

This dress was my official Summer 2010 best purchase. 

A $328 Lily Pulitzer for only $29.99 at Marshalls. Could.not.wait.to.wear.it.

Shoes: Naturalizer

Earrings: Sueann Shirzay on Etsy

Necklace: Lisa Leonard - Dewdrop necklace

Thursday 8/5/10
One of the busiest days of work I've ever had.

Jacket: Gap outlet

Shirt: Ann Taylor Loft

Skirt: Banana Republic
Shoes: Naturalizer (they look more brown in real life)

Earrings: Bohm

Necklace: The Pleated Poppy Petal Drop Necklace

Pin (which I now realize totally did not match): Vintage, was my mom's

Then it was off to dinner with my in-laws. We only have a few short weeks left until my sister-in-law goes off to Gordon College for her first semester, so we are all soaking up time with her.

Kept the top and earrings the same, lengthened the necklace (which is why I love it, it is totally adjustable).

Sweater: Old Navy

Jeans: Calvin Klein

Flip Flops: I still can't figure these out!!!!!

Friday 8/6/10:

I woke up at noon. Yes, that's sad, but I'm just not a morning person. Did a little window shopping and NCIS marathon watching (not at the same time, but you know what I mean).

Tank: Forever21

Shorts: Old Navy

Sandals: Clarks

Earrings: Anthropologie (linked to them, only available in gold tone now)

Necklace: Lisa Leonard Be Still
Lip gloss (because I feel I have spent my life looking for the perfect pink and finally found it): Stila grapefruit

We then went out to a local summer festival/art fair. Beautiful evening.

Skirt: Incredibly old Gap

Sandals: Clarks

Earrings: Local boutique

Necklace: Sueanne Shirzay

Saturday 8/7/10

Didn't do very much, lots of cleaning and went grocery shopping.

Shirt and shorts: Ann Taylor

Shoes: Clarks

Necklace and Earrings: Lisa Leonard

Earrings are available in an amazing limited edition collection now on Lisa's site.

The necklace was purchased by a friend at Donna Downey's Inspired Artist Workshop in 2009. Lisa made these exclusively for the event and I just love that it was able to become  part of my collection. The quote "live a life inspired" is one Donna (and me too) really believes in.

Sunday 8/8/10
Church and take two at the Sayville Summerfest.
Plus - we had our first outing to Smith's Point Beach.
Such a perfect summer day with great friends.

Cami: Jockey
Tank: Old Navy
Skirt: Ann Taylor (so so so so old)
Gizeh Birkenstock sandals

Earrings: Local Boutique
Necklace: Satya (Doesn't seem they make this one anymore)

Monday 8/9/10
A day at work and my final Bible Study class for the summer

Top: and skirt: Jcrew
Sandals: Naturalizer
Both the sandals and the skirt are brown, but didn't get captured that way.

Earrings: Sueanne Shirzay

Tuesday 8/10/10
Workin' and dinner with the gals.

Dress: Talbots
Sweater: Loft (2008)
Shoes: Anne Klein

Earrings: Candies64

This week's observations:
I do tend to stay in my work clothes, which yes, is weird. If I work late (twice a week) I'll come home and throw on my pjs, but most of the time, it's just too complicated to have to put together another outfit.

I need to wear my glasses more (didn't wear them this week at all).

Still encouraging others to have fun with this. If you guys get bored with it, let me know, but I am enjoying the process. Plus, I'll see what I wear too much of/too little of/ or get sick of seeing. And seasons will change, so will the monotony of my shoes, I promise!!

Linking to the inspiration of it all:

Love this now

Some of my favorites right now:

This man.

 My husband makes married life a lot easier. He lets me vent, watches PBS documentaries with me, knows how to mop a floor (and actually does it) and loves to cook. I am so blessed to have him by my side.

This documentary:

How I missed this the first time around is unknown. I started watching it three weeks ago and each week the stories, video and photos become more poignant and touching. 

My Uncle Carman fought in WWII and was shot down while serving in the air force. His brother, my Uncle Sal, shares stories about the day the terrible telegram was delivered and my grandmother's constant belief that her son really survived. Such stories have stuck with me and I have always had a fascination with the war and memories (maybe because we never heard them from someone who was there? Not sure though). This documentary is amazing and even Freddy remarked about how it makes the war so much more personalized and real.

This food:

Green Cactus Grill

I {heart} Mexican food. The beans, rice, guac. Could eat it every day (if it wouldn't give me a heart attack, that is). What makes a burrito better? Enchiladaize it. That's right, they'll smother your dinner with an extra helping of that yummy red sauce and cheese. Fantastic.

My monogrammed shopping bag:

Reusable bags were invented for people like me. Except that I either a: misplace them or b: forget them in the car. That's why I love my Rarebits reusable bag. I want to carry it and no one else would take it.

My Bible Study Summer Adventure:

Learning, believing, embracing, connecting. This has been an amazing journey with a wonderful group of women.

The short 'do:

This took years to finally cut and the fabulous miss Linnie does such a wonderful job with my hair. This summer has been brutally hot and this hairstyle is really effortless. I often get asked if it was hard to do, and it did take me three years to just allow my stylist to chop it all off. But once I did it, I never regretted it for a moment. And the highlights help to brighten my look too.

Friends:

I have to say, we are surrounded by great people who are delightful to be with. Whether it's relaxing around Paige and Michael's fire pit or playing Cranium with Katie and Dan, simply enjoying the company of wonderful people is awesome.

What are some of your favorites this summer?