Valentine's Gift

Every year for Valentine's Day my dad gets me and my three sisters a gift. He used to always get us candy, and then a few years ago he started getting us gift cards! He realized how much his girls like to shop! In the past he's gotten me a Target card and a Hobby Lobby card. This year he got me one to Charming Charlie! I was really excited to spend this card...in fact, I used it the first day I had it!! Jesse and I went on a date on Valentine's Day, and I convinced him to take me shopping. I had $15 on my card, and I wanted to use the whole thing without going over very much. We walked around the store like 3 times, and finally I decided on a bracelet. I was going to get two of them so I could stack them, and this would take up my whole card. Well, we got to the register and it was buy 1 get 1 free!! So...I've still got some money on my card.

 

 

I LOVE my bracelets!! My wrist is really tiny, so I always have trouble finding bracelets that will fit, but these are perfect. I also love that they are rose gold. I have some rose gold earrings that my mom gave me and a necklace from my mother-in-law, so I am glad to have bracelets to match now. Dad fixed me up good this year!



What I Wore Wednesday...A Cheetah Cardigan

Cheetah print is probably my favorite ever.  When a friend of mine gave me this cheetah print cardigan in a bag full of hand me downs, I was ecstatic about it and wore it the very next Sunday night to church.

Outfit Details: Cardigan (hand me down, original unknown); WhiteTee: Target;

Black Jeggings: Old Navy; Booties: Payless

Let's talk about these jeggings for a sec.  Why didn't I know these existed before now?!  I bought these a couple of weeks ago at Old Navy and I LOVE them.  They have an elastic waist.  Did you read that correctly?  Yes, you did.  An.elastic.waist.  I thought that was only okay when you're either pregnant or 80+.  But, no, ON said it's okay and so I am just dying over these.  They fit awesome (more like a jean than a legging), and the top is surprisingly slimming - and to top it off, there are no bulky zippers or buttons if you're wearing a slim fitting tshirt! I'll take these in every color they come in, thank you very much!!!

I have really gotten my money's worth out of these earrings!  I bought them at Body Central (which has closed in my local mall - so sad) and I have worn them so much!  I also really love my initial necklace (you can't see it very well) that I got from Charming Charlie, as well as this beautiful necklace that my mom got me for Christmas.

Isn't it so fun to accessorize with Cheetah print?!  I'm pretty sure it will always be a favorite!

Happy Wednesday!

Linking up with The Pleated Poppy.

What I Wore Wednesday...A Pretty Dress

As far as clothes go, nothing warms my heart more than a pretty dress.  Add to that dress the details of a cheetah print, a 50s style frame, and a sheer overlay, and you have me totally in love!  This dress is one of my absolute favorites, and I got so many compliments a few Sundays ago when I wore it.

Outfit Details:  Dress:  Platos Closet ($12.00!!, original unknown);

Sweater:  Platos Closet; Heels:  Old - can't remember original

 

The wind was crazy the day we took these pictures, and it was so extremely cold that I didn't worry too much over the quality of the pictures.  I think you can see how pretty the dress is, though!

 

 

I also wanted to share a quick pic of the necklace that I wore with this dress.  I picked this necklace up at Charming Charlie for only $8.00, and I absolutely love it!  It's simple but can be dressed up or down.

 

Don't you love all the small details? I will forever love a cheetah print, and when it's paired with an elegant dress, you will just about never go wrong! 

 

Happy Wednesday :)

 

What I Wore Wednesday: 4 for the 4th!

Anyone who knows me knows you can always count on me to be one thing:  a holiday dresser!  Yes, I love to celebrate each holiday with my style and fashion.  I just love it!!

To top that off, I don't know of any color combination that is more wonderful than red, white, and blue.  Is it because it stirs up all kind of patriotic pride?  I don't know; all I do know is that I LOVE to wear this combo!

So today for What I Wore Wednesday, I have four recent outfits I have worn in honor of the fourth - let me correct that - three outfits I have worn.  One of them I wanted to wear, but wasn't able to because of the nasty weather on the day I had planned on wearing it.  Anyways, here they are in all their patriotic glory...

This is one of my favorite dresses, and I especially love pulling it out on the 4th and adding a pop or two of red through my accessories!  I wore this on Sunday morning to church.

Outfit Details:  Dress: Hand me down (originally Old Navy);  

Red Necklace and Earrings: Charming Charlies; Nude Heels: Target

Although I love this dress, I really didn't want to wear it on Sunday, because I have already worn it this year (remember how I said HERE that I only like to wear my dresses one time per season?  yeah, I had to break down and do just that on Sunday...).  Originally I had planned on wearing this next outfit, but the shoes are suede and are brand new, so I definitely didn't want to take my chances on ruining them the first time I wore them!  So this is my 4th outfit that I didn't get to wear this year...

Outfit Details:  Red & White Shirt: Ross; Blue Tank top: Old Navy;

White Skirt: Hand me down (original unknown); Suede Wedges: Payless

Aren't those shoes amazing?  Here is a closer look at them:

I love me some shoes, and when I saw these, priced at $14.00, I had to have them!

This next outfit is more toned down because the red is not as vibrant, but I still got a lot of "patriotic compliments" the night I wore this to one of Drew's basketball games...

Outfit details:  Chambray shirt: Ross; Shorts: Marshalls;

Gladiator sandals: Rack Room Shoes

These shorts are a very light red and white pinstripe - I just love pinstripe!  Here is a close up of the shorts:

 

And lastly, this outfit is an unquestionable shout out to the 4th...

Outfit details: Top: Plato's Closet (Original unknown); White Tank top: JC Penney;

Red Pants: Plato's Closet (originally walmart); Red Wedges: Payless

And there you have four different outfits in honor of the 4th!  Can you believe that I'm still not done?  Be sure to check my blog, murphyfamilymadness.blogspot.com, on Friday for a couple more 4th of July favorites!

So thankful for all of the men and women who have fought in the past and present to keep us safe and free here in the US of A!  

Happy Wednesday!

Linking up with The Pleated Poppy.