Black Leather & A Black Tunic

A few weeks ago Daniel & I were going out to eat for a friend's birthday & I just knew I had to wear my leather pants before I lost my chance (it was a particularly chilly,rainy night)! I had just gotten this black tunic at a new place in Longview I had never gone to called Intuition. I LOVE this tunic - it's super comfortable, hits at just the right spot & fits perfectly! My leather leggings I bought a few months ago from Body Shop & then I put my black heels from Ross with it. My necklace & earrings are actually from my mom!

Print Dress & Booties

It has been raining & raining here making it impossible to be able to get your sandals out! The last few weeks have been a little difficult figuring out the right outfits to wear. A few Sundays ago I decided to pull out this printed dress I've had for a while. I put my black booties with it & some of my black & grey jewelry. Both the dress & booties came from Ross. I really can't remember where I got my necklace & earrings. Looking forward to some warm weather attire soon! :)

Neutrals

Sometimes I want to just wear a neutral outfit. Something toned down & clean. I adore this shirt I bought from Ross in the fall. The lace detail on the bottom of the shirt is so pretty & the shirt is very comfortable. I decided to put some simple jewelry to pair with the outfit to keep it crisp & clean looking.

A Spring Approach

It's cold. I thought it was about to be warmer here for awhile in Texas soon thereafter leading to Spring. Not so. Anyways, a few weeks ago we had our DNow. I wore jeans for 2 of the nights so I knew for one night I wanted to wear something with leggings. I decided to pull out my old green dress from Ross that I've had for a few years now but I knew I wanted to wear it differently than I had in the past. So, I put my trusty baby pink cardigan (that I got from Target with a gift card my dad gave me for Valentine's Day a few years ago). The colors perfectly matched a scarf that I bought like 3 years ago that I love but I don't necessarily wear that often. It was chilly (& the dress is short) so I wore my denim leggings from Ross & paired the outfit with my booties from Ross. I loved wearing this outfit & felt so dainty & girly in it!

 

What I Wore Wednesday...A Winter Dress & Coat

When I saw this dress at Ross, I absolutely fell in love with it, and even better was the price tag (I don't remember exactly what I paid for it, but I know it was under $20)! 

I'm also digging this awesome coat that my mom got me for Christmas.  I absolutely love it and I get a ton of compliments every time I wear it!  It also came from Ross, which reminds me of why Ross continues to be my very favorite place to shop.

Outfit Details:  Coat: Ross; Dress: Ross; Tights: Target;

Booties: JC Penney; Purse: Francesca's

Happy Wednesday!

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Valentine's Attire

I don't know about you but I LOVE Valentine's Day, I love dressing for Valentine's Day & I love Valentine's Day decorations. For the last week I have been dressing my family in Valentine's colors, Daniel included! Here are two outfits I have worn in the last week preparing for Valentine's Day.

This Old Navy heart sweater is so comfortable! It was a hand me down from a friend. My pants are dark jeans from Ross.

My favorite colors together are red & pink! I wore this to church on Sunday & a woman commented "This is such a Julie Taylor outfit"!!! I told her I had been wearing these colors since I was 15 every Valentine's Day! The dress I have had since I was like 15 & I have no idea where it is from. The cardigan is from Gap.

Have a LOVE filled Valentine's Day!

Blush

 

Outfit Details: Sweater: Hand me down (original unknown);

Gray Skinnies: Old Navy; Wedges: Ross; Earrings: Gift

Coat: Hand me down (original Target)

 

Blush is not a color that I wear very often - in fact, I think this is the only item of clothing that I have in this color - but the night that I wore this I got so many compliments on it that I am thinking I need to have a few more things in this color!  I guess that means I need to go shopping???

Happy Wednesday!

Striped Skirt

   Love this skirt from Target. I got it 3 years ago & still love it as much as when I got it. 

My black sweater came from Gap & my black boots from Ross. I love these gold earrings Amy gave me for my birthday, I love the bracelet my mom bought me for Christmas & I am thoroughly enjoying my gold initial necklace! 

Comfy Pajama Pants

I love these new pajama pants I bought the other day. I got them from Ross for $8! A pair almost exactly the same were at Old Navy for $24! They are super comfortable & I don't feel as bad wearing them around the house all day like I do with some of my other pajama pants!

Pink, Stripes & a little bit of floral

 During the winter, I sometimes tend to wear black & grey & then more grey & black. Every now & then I need some color! I had to wear my favorite color in order to brighten my spirits a bit...& of course, that would be pink! I wore these pink pants I bought from Ross a few years ago, a striped sweater I have from Ross from a long time ago, an orange & pink floral scarf I got as a birthday gift 2 years ago & my brown boots from JCPenney. I put gold jewelry with it & one of my favorite pieces was this gold disc necklace with my initial. It was so nice to be wearing some bright colors!

Blue & Grey

   I love wearing dresses, whether it's winter, summer, spring or fall. I love dresses. I have had this dress for years now. I'm actually not sure where I got it from but I'm assuming Ross. I paired this interesting colored blue cardigan with it that I got from Gap for $3 a few years ago. The black tights that I wore with it I wear all the time in the winter. The black boots are from Ross also. I really wish you could see my necklace & earrings better(they were from New York & Company). It matches with my cardigan perfect!! It's special to me because my mom gave it to me for Christmas a few years ago.

Aeropostale Jacket

For my birthday I got this really cute & comfortable Aeropostale jacket from my friend Lesa. It is lined inside so it is super warm which is exactly what I've been needing during this cold front. I put this scarf with it that I've had since I was in high school. It's gotten a lot of wear over its time. I put my Old Navy jeans with it & these black boots I bought from Ross a few years ago.

Hope you are staying warm & enjoying this time of winter. 

A Long Cardigan

Well with the weather we've been having recently, it has switched overnight from sweater weather to PARKA weather!  We have been having some cold weather here in the South lately, with lows in the 20s.  A few nights ago it was still pretty mild, so I pulled out a long cardigan that was given to me by a friend.  To change thing up, instead of pulling out my skinny jeans (which have pretty much become my go-to jeans), I pulled out my wide leg jeans.  After adding a scarf, it was the perfect combination of comfy and cute for a chilly night!

Outfit Details:  Cardigan: Hand me down (original unknown);

Long Sleeve Tshirt: Walmart; Shoes: Ross; Scarf: Walmart

 

 

Happy Friday!

Sister Stripes

   A few weeks ago, my family, Stacy's family & our parents went to a minister's conference. It was so fun getting to spend some time with the Murphy clan! It made me laugh because the first night of the conference, Stacy & I walked out of different hotel rooms both dressed in stripes! I told her of my new fascination with them (half of what I packed that week was some sort of stripe!).  So, I thought I would share some of our stripe pictures!

This is us trying to explain to our husbands how to take a decent picture of us...but we never got that!

I loved Stacy's outfit!!

My shirt came from Ross, my black pants from Old Navy, my leopard shoes from Target & my purse from Goodwill. Trust me, more stripes to come in future posts!!! :)

Boots, Boots, and more Boots

One of my favorite things about fall is that I can finally pull out my boots!! I have several pairs of boots and I have several more on my wish list. Jesse doesn't understand how I could need any more, but I try to explain to him that they each go with different types of outfits! I have actually had most of my boots now for quite awhile, so I could stand to get some new ones.

 

 

I got both of these boots at KMart, of all places, like 6 or 7 years ago. They are perfect with skinny jeans or leggings. My favorite things about these boots are that they are flat, so I can go really casual with them, and also, you can roll the top up over the knee or down below the knee. They are super comfortable and I paid less than $20 for each pair. They have held up great!



My mom gave me these boots when I moved to New York 7 years ago, and I am still wearing them. I get compliments on them all the time! I love the fringe detail, and the wedge. These came from Charlotte Russe. I wear these with dresses a lot because the wedge gives me some height.

 



 

The boots I wear probably more than any others are my cowboy boots. I wear these year round. I actually bought these at Ross for $20 several years back. I feel like the more worn in they get, the better they look. I wear these with dresses, skirts, jeans and leggings. I love them!

 

 

I have two pairs of ankle boots and I bought both of them while I was out of town. The lace up pair I bought at H&M in NYC. I wear these mainly with my skinny jeans. My Papaw calls these my "plow boots"! The grey pair I bought at Express in Nashville. I wear these with my skinny jeans as well, but also sometimes I'll put them with a little dress.

 

These are my dressier black boots. Even thought they have a heel, they are still really comfortable. I got these at Shoe Carnival about 9 or 10 year ago and am still loving them!

 

These are my newest pair of boots. Jesse bought these for me a couple of years ago. I showed him a pair I liked and he picked these out for me. He did a great job! I love the strappy detail. I told him I needed a brown pair with a heel. I'm not sure where these came from, but I really love them, and they are really easy to wear.

 

You may have noticed that I have magazines in my boots. I read a trick somewhere, that if you stick rolled up magazines in your boots it will keep them standing upright and keep them from slouching over and losing their shape!

 

Last fall and winter I was pregnant with Graham, and then even after I had him my feet were way too swollen to wear boots. I'm so excited to be able to wear my boots again this year! I'm hoping boot socks are back in style again too!! And like I said, I do have a few other pairs on my wish list...so we'll see...I may be getting some new ones as well!



 



 

What I Wore Wednesday...Tribal Tunic

I love a good tunic, and when I saw this tribal print at Ross, there was no way I could turn it down!  It was only $12, and so I felt like it was a really great price!!!

Outfit Details:  Tunic:  Ross; Jean Leggings:  Walmart;

Wedges:  Payless

Sorry that these pictures are blurry...my 8 year old photographer did a great job of making sure that the background was in focus with these pictures! :)

I wore this tunic to a Ladies Night Out with the girls at church and I love that I was able to wear these fun wedges with it!  These shoes are one of my absolute favorites in my closet, but surprisingly I don't have a whole lot that I wear them with.  So it was fun to pull them out before the season ends!

Happy Wednesday!





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What I Wore Wednesday...Fall Dresses

I love wearing dresses, and I wear them year round on Sunday mornings to church, no matter how cold it gets.  I will just pull on some tights and wear boots and booties - no slacks for me, please!  I found this dress and felt like it was a perfect fall dress for the warm weather but fall date on my calendar!

Outfit Details:  Dress:  Ross Dress for Less;

Shoes: Ross Dress for Less;

Pearl Necklace: Jane

I was pretty excited about these shoes, as well.  They are different but fun.  I love that I can wear them with dresses or with my pants once it gets a little cooler!  You have to love anything that is versatile!

I am also loving the layering of necklaces that I'm seeing everywhere - I layered two  of my favorite necklaces, my pearl from Jane.com and my cross necklace that I have had since I was in 8th grade.  Yes, I can't believe I have held on to anything that long, but this cross is pretty special to me!



Happy Wednesday!