Casual Sunday Nights

I love Sunday nights! At our church we usually spend Sunday nights in prayer with and for each other. Now that the weather is starting to warm up, we often go to Sonic after church to hang out with people. Sunday nights are much more casual than Sunday mornings...here's what I wore this past week.

Top: Hand-me-down from Katie;

Pants: second-hand store;

Shoes: Toms

 

I rolled the pants up just to give the outfit a little different look. I think the angle is a little crazy in this picture, because I feel like I look out of whack or something!





Basketball Day

The kids have been playing basketball on Saturdays for the past few weeks. As I've said before, for some reason I  have a hard time dressing casual. Here's what I wore last week. Once again, it ended up being dressier than I had planned...but oh well!

 

Top: hand-me-down from Katie;

Scarf: Gift from Mother-in-law;

Jeggings: Ann Taylor Loft;

Boots: Gift from Mom

 

Love that I only bought one thing in this outfit!! And I got them on sale for $19!!



Clothes Mentor

So, I kept hearing about a new store here in town. It's called Clothes Mentor, and it's like a Plato's for adults! Sounded right up my alley! The other day mom and I went shopping (the first time I've been shopping for myself in AGES!!) and we decided to try it out. I've really been needing more casual clothes. I've always had trouble dressing casual...it seems like I start out with a casual outfit, but then I add my shoes and accessories and I end up way too dressy. A lot of my clothes are more "business casual" from when I worked in research. Now that I'm a mom and am going to ballgames and running errands I just do not seem to have the appropriate clothes. So, I knew what I was on a mission to find.

I love the outfit that I found! I ended up wearing it to the kids' basketball games on Saturday. I will definitely be going back to the store. There were lots of clothes and the prices were pretty good. I would highly recommend it!

 



Boyfriend Jeans

Sometimes you want to love a trend but you just can't make yourself.  I really love the look of boyfriend jeans on everyone else, but when I went and got myself a pair, I just couldn't make myself love the look.  I feel like I have a few too many inches extra on the hips and too few inches as far as height to pull off this look!  I do like that it helps me to be a little more casual, though, so I will probably still pull them out occasionally.  Surprisingly enough, I do not feel like you have to love every.single.look.  Sometimes it really is awesome just to be comfortable!!

Outfit Details:  Top:  JC Penney; Boyfriend Jeans:  JC Penney;

Shoes:  Toms

 

Isn't this purse lovely?!  I have been looking for an affordable cognac purse for quite some time, and when I stumbled upon this one at Francesca's, it had all of my non-negotiables that I was looking for.  Cognac?  Check.  Gold chain links?  Check.  Crossbody option?  Check.  Affordable price tag?  Check check.  I love this purse and know I'm going to use it a ton in the winter!

I wore my boyfriend jeans twice in one week (which is really crazy since I just got through saying I'm not crazy about them on me!) since I had a week full of errands and basketball camp for the older girls.  This time I styled the jeans with a fun pair of pink boat shoes that were handed down to me.  I have been looking for just the right thing to wear these shoes with, and I think they made the outfit a lot more fun!

 

Outfit Details:  Top:  JC Penney (only $6!); Tank Top:  JC Penney;

Boyfriend Jeans:  JC Penney; Shoes:  Hand me down (original unknown)

I just noticed that I have a thing going with Penney's lately!  I have been loving having a new place to shop and get great deals.  

How about you?  Do you love the boyfriend look?  

Happy Friday, and have a great weekend!  

Friday Fashion Favorite

Today I wanted to share my favorite fashion icon!  Do you have a fashion hero?  I definitely do!!! Hands down, the Duchess of Cambridge will always be the perfection of fashion to me.  I guess this probably has to do with my absolute affinity for dresses, but Kate always looks amazing whether she is in a dress or in casual wear.  Here's a look at why she will always be my favorite...

She always wears beautiful dresses:

 

She looks adorable in her hats:

 

She looks amazing in casual wear, which is never a favorite for me:

She wears amazing coats:

Her evening wear is not too shabby, either:

And it certainly doesn't hurt that she and Prince William are so cute together:

Have I convinced you yet?  I know that she's beautiful and has a perfect body and a lot of money, but she is always able to choose the best colors and most flattering clothes for her figure.  I just love her and love her style!  I love to check out the blog {not daily, but almost!} whatkatewore.com.  It's fun just to see what she's been wearing lately!

Who is your favorite fashion icon?
Happy Friday!

*Clearly these pictures are not my own.  I did not take these pictures and do not have the links to all of the pictures so cannot give credit where credit is due.*

Casual, Cute & Comfortable

   I don't typically like dressing casual. Last week though, we had VBS at our church & I knew I wasn't going to "dress up" to work VBS. This outfit was comfortable & ended up being just right for what I needed.

   Now, what I do hate about this picture is that you cannot see the undershirt I have on. It matches my necklace perfect!! Here are details for the outfit though: Shirt: Target, Blue Undershirt: Old Navy, Jeans: hand me down, Necklace: Walmart, Belt: Ross, Shoes: I really don't remember b/c I have had them for so long!

   This next outfit was for a spontaneous date that Daniel took me on. Normally, I always pick a dress for date night but, I'm actually trying to make myself wear shorts more(which I've been doing this summer!). Anyways, I literally got ready in 15 minutes!!! Shower & all! That's why my hair is "stringy" in Daniel's words!

     Outfit details: Shirt: Plato's Closet, Undershirt: hand me down, Shorts: JCPenney (kids section), Shoes: Target, Necklace: My grandmother. 

   It's so nice when you like your outfit AND are comfortable at the same time!! That can't always be the case though!!! For these two outfits, I enjoyed what I was wearing & felt comfortable...Win, Win!!! :)