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!)

Ben, the beer snob

This is my husband, Ben:



He's pretty great. Yesterday was his birthday and I got him a slightly unconventional birthday present.



Ben is a beer connoisseur. (He's also been called a beer snob.) I love my beer snob. He's also a lover of beer glasses and other fine drinking glasses. Last weekend while he was at the other part of his birthday present, a Craft Beer festival in downtown Lakeland: the Brewz Cruz, I was unpacking all of the glasses. When I was done, I decided to count them all. 114. We have 114 glass drinking glasses.


The hutch in the kitchen (Jen: note the postcard from Ireland! It felt like the appropriate place to put it.)


The bar area in the living room

I texted him while he was at the beer festival to let him know what I figured out and his response was, "You knew what you were getting into when you said, 'I do.'" I did know and I'm so thankful for him.

Quiet Thursday

Today's lunch was a good one. Holly and I decided to sit on the porch after I took her for her walk. Holly loves to sit on the porch swing. I know, right? A moving swing. And she loves it. She sits on it just like she sits in the back seat of the car when she's riding.



She is such a good girl. I was very skeptical about adopting Holly at first. I didn't think that we were ready to have a dog. Ben had other ideas, though. And it was his heart that she melted first before I even made it to the SPCA. Ben wanted to make sure that I was taken care of while he was in school twice a week. I hate to say it, but he was right. Holly is definitely part of the family.

Holly!

Well, I didn't walk today either, but it was for a very good reason. And here she is:



Meet Holly.



She's a 4-year-old beagle mix from the SPCA. We picked her up after work this evening. I think she likes her bed. She's going to be my new walking partner. (Once we work on a little more leash-training.)