What I Wore Wednesday {Week 5}

Wednesday:

Work
Shirt: Bealls Outlet a while ago (Swing dancing shirt)
Pants: New York & Co
Necklace: Target
Belt: Bealls Outlet
Shoes: Nine West (my sassy shoes!)

Thursday:

Work: blah day
Shirt: from a garage sale
Skirt: Ann Taylor Loft
Necklace: JanMary Designs
Shoes: Character shoes

Friday:

Work: Casual Friday
Shirt: Trinity Pres. polo
Jeans: Ann Taylor Loft
Necklace: Kohls
Shoes: Nike

Saturday:

Lunch/Sewing Tutorial with my mom & aunt Donna
Shirt: Marshalls (Funkadelic)
Jeans: Ann Taylor Loft
Shoes: Payless
Necklace: JanMary Designs

Sunday:
Forgot to take a picture, but check below at today's picture to see what I wore to church (as well as work on Wednesday).

Monday:
Repeat outfit from a few weeks ago that got completely soaked in the downpour that we had on Monday. No fun.

Tuesday:

Work
Shirt: Target
Skirt: Old Navy
Necklace: New York & Co
Shoes: Target

Wednesday:

Work
Shirt: Charlotte Russe
Pants: Marshalls
Belt: Bealls Outlet
Necklace: New York & Co
Shoes: Target
and of course, Dr. Pepper, thanks to Kim of yellow songbird who HAD to mention it.

Spring has definitely arrived here in Florida, as you can tell by the lack of sleeves and length of pants!

What I Wore Wednesday {Week 4}

Wednesday:

Work
Shirt: Ann Taylor Loft
Skirt: Old Navy (a LONG time ago)
Necklace: New York & Co

Thursday:

Work: Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Shirt: Target (clearance!)
Pants: New York & Co
Belt: Marshalls
Shoes: Target

Friday:

Work
Shirt: Marshalls
Pants: New York & Co
Necklace: Kolhs
Shoes: Naturalizer (I really need to find some newer shoes...)

Saturday:

Go Gators!
Shirt: College Bookstore, Gainesville, FL
Skirt: Hand-me-down, not sure where from
Sandals: Target
Necklace: JanMary Designs

Sunday:

Church
Shirt: So stinkin' old, no clue where it's from
Jeans: Ann Taylor Loft
Necklace: JanMary Designs
Shoes: Naturalizer

And Sunday night for Corporate Prayer (walking downtown):

Shirt: Target
Shorts: Nine West (Marshalls)
Shoes: Nike
Necklace: Tiffany (the only thing that I will ever own from there: graduation present)

Monday:

Work
Shirt: Target
Pants: Marshalls
Necklace: Target?
Scarf: Another one that I've had forever
Shoes: Character shoes

Tuesday:

Work
Shirt: from a second-hand store
Pants: New York & Co
Belt: Target
Shoes: Naturalizers, again.

Anyone notice that there are not 7, but 8 pictures posted this week? That's right, folks! I remembered that I have an iSight camera both at work and at home. Duh. All this time, I could have been taking my own pictures. Better late than never, I guess!

Saturday Snapshot

First Date



Ben & I met at swing dancing. For Memorial Day weekend, the Tampa crew invites the Orlando crew over for the Sunday night dance and the Orlando crew invites the Tampa crew over for the Saturday night dance. Ben knew that I wanted to go to the dance, so he asked if I wanted to ride with him. As the week went on, there was a dinner invitation. It was a period dress event, so we went all out. Three nights of dancing and four days later we were dating. {grin}

And for the record, he's never dropped me. Not even when I tripped over my wedding dress during our first dance.

{im}perfection

Ben & I have been married for a year & 5 months now. That’s 529 days for those of you who are counting (which is no one). Shouldn’t I have this perfect wife thing down by now? {wink, wink} Oh, right. I’m not perfect. And yet, I expect myself to somehow be Super-wife. We moved into a new house (still renting) the last weekend in January and are still trying to get settled. Ben & I both work full time and he has class two nights a week. This means that on Tuesday and Thursday he leaves for work at 5:30am and doesn’t get home from Tampa until 10:45-11:00pm. With all of our other activities (Worship Team, church commitments, etc) we don’t have a lot of time to spend together. Unfortunately this means that the house hasn’t been worked on very much. There are still fan/lights that need to be switched out, shelves that need to be hung, and pictures that need to be hung. I tend to be a very high stress person, so this starts to bug me really fast. I’m trying to learn that the important thing is that we are loving each other well and doing the work that God has for us, not that the office gets set up or all of the dishes get washed. Oh yes, that’s right, no dishwasher except these:



The kitchen itself is another whole point of stress for me. I’m FAR from being a good cook. My husband, however, is a great cook. He’s worked a kitchen at several different places. (One of his MANY talents. Seriously, it would take me a while to list all of the different types of jobs he’s had and other random things he can do.) Unfortunately, he’s not home very much when it comes to cooking. I mostly make crockpot meals, but have tried to venture out a few {unsuccessful} times. This frustrates me to no end. We’re talking “crying over the skillet” frustration.

[Sorry, Ree, I probably won’t be making the Pantry Pasta for Two again.]

I keep trying to find my identity in being “the perfect wife,” when this is an impossibility. I was so thankful to find Rachel’s blog on No. 17 Cherry Tree Lane the other day. Not just my TRUE identity, but Scripture to back it up. I need to print that up and put it over the stove in the kitchen. and in the laundry room. and over the sink. (You get the idea.)

So that’s me opening myself up a little. Hopefully this is just the first of many posts like this.

What I Wore Wednesday {Week 3}

Wednesday:

Work (the day when I finally dared to wear my winter white pants!)
Shirt: Target
Pants: New York & Co
Shoes: Naturalizer
Necklace: Target

Thursday:

Work (rainy & cold + headache = jeans & flats!)
Shirt: Target
Sweater: New York & Co
Jeans: Ann Taylor Loft
Flower: Thirty-One Gifts
Scarf: New York & Co
Shoes: Merrell (I LOVE these shoes. I've had them since college.)

Friday:
Not sure what happened. I guess we forgot to take a picture. (My desk-mate, Christy usually takes my pictures for me!)

Saturday:

Aubrey's 1st Birthday Party! (She's MUCH more stylish than I am!)
Shirt: Charlotte Russe
Jacket: Hand-me-down, not sure where from
Jeans: Ann Taylor Loft
Necklact: Target
Shoes: Don't remember, but probably wearing my Merrells again.

Sunday:
No picture, again. When I get home from church, my first thought is lunch and my second is nap.

Monday:

Work
Shirt: Target
Pants: Bealls
Necklace: Kohls
Scarf: Had it for.ev.er. Not sure where I got it.
Shoes: Character shoes

Tuesday:

Work (pay no attention to the horrible flash, focus on the outfit- just not TOO hard)
Shirt: Ann Taylor Loft (from Goodwill!)
Pants: New York & Co
Flower: Thirty-One Gifts
Shoes: Old Payless sneakers (I can only wear heels for so many days before my back turns on me!)
Necklace: Kohls, again

Now, the key is to actually post something OTHER THAN a What I Wore between this week and next week! Hopefully be back with that later!

Back to Work (Monday, Monday)

It's Monday and I'm back to work. At least my work space is fairly clean. I love my computer...wish it could come home with me.

I need to come up with some more projects for work. I've already finished prepping the Worship Folder for the week and it's not even 2:15 on Monday! Usually I don't have that finished until Wednesday! I guess it's time to start prepping the April newsletter and maybe work a little on the newly updated Trinity website. I'd love some feedback. Anything that would make the site or the newsletters look better? Any information that seems to be missing? Especially if you have never been to Trinity, I would love to have your opinions!

What I Wore Wednesday {#2}

Not sure what happened to last Wednesday's picture...

Thursday:

Work
Shirt: Target
Jacket: Marshalls ("Just Kate")
Skirt: Ann Taylor Loft
Shoes: Not showing because they BROKE halfway through the morning!
Necklace: Kohls

Friday:

Work (casual Friday)
Shirt: Target
Jeans: Ann Taylor Loft
Flower: Thirty-One Gifts
Necklace: Kohls (the wedding necklace will reappear a lot)
Shoes: Payless (they've seen better days)

Saturday:
Picture a t-shirt and work-out pants. Didn't leave the house, but got a LOT done in the kitchen and in my closet!

Sunday:
Was so ready to take a nap when I got home from church that I forgot to take a picture.

Monday:

Work
Shirt: Gap
Jacket: (see above)
Pants: New York & Co
Necklace: Kohls
Belt: Bealls Outlet
Shoes: Character shoes- Love them.

Tuesday:

Work
Shirt: Target
Pants: Bealls
Flower: Thirty-One Gifts
Shoes: Character shoes again
Necklace: Kohls, again

This exercise is DEFINITELY making me think about my outfits in advance! Next week's will be a little more daring, if just because of today's outfit! I stepped out of my comfort zone a bit...stay tuned!

What I Wore Wednesday (1st time posting!)

This is my first time posting a "What I Wore Wednesday" post. What I Wore Wednesday is the brainchild of The Pleated Poppy, one of favorite blogs to read. This is an exercise to keep myself from falling into the wardrobe rut.

Thursday:

Work
Shirt: Gap
Vest: Ann Taylor Loft
Pants: Bealls
Shoes: Target
Necklace: JanMary Designs

Friday:

Work
Shirt: Target
Jeans: Ann Taylor Loft
Flower: Thirty-One Gifts
Necklace: JanMary Designs
Purse: pretty sure it's from Target-it's pretty old, though
Shoes: Naturalizer

Saturday:
Completely forgot to take a picture. I had lots of fun at a baby shower, though!

Sunday:

Church
Shirt: Kohls
Jeans: Ann Taylor Loft
Belt: New York & Co (and it came off as soon as I got home from church!)
Shoes: Naturalizer (wish I could find them again- they are starting to die.)
Necklace: Kohls, from my wedding
Flower: Thirty-One Gifts
(and Holly eating lunch in the background because Ben forgot to feed her in the morning.)

Monday:

Work
Shirt: New York & Co
Pants: New York & Co
Necklace: Target
Shoes: Character shoes- Love them.

Tuesday:

Work
Shirt: no clue, this is one of the things that I have forever. I bought it for my senior recital in college. That's right. I bought it 9 years ago.
Skirt: Gap
Shoes: Naturalizer
Necklace: JanMary Designs

We'll see if next week's looks exactly the same or not! (Hoping for not!)