Lemon Shorts and A Basic Tee

Happy Wednesday Foxy Friends! Today you're getting a two for one, also linking up with  Shay, Mel and Sheaffer for What's Up Wednesday.

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What I'm wearing:

I'm sharing a pair of shorts that I got at Target, and as soon as I saw the lemons I knew that I HAD to have them. I mean cute fruit on shorts, yes please! I was trying to figure out what top to wear, and I tried on this simple teal tee and thought it actually looked pretty good together, even though the leaves of the shorts and the shirt don't really match...

Shorts // Tee // Shoes // Necklace

The necklace was made by my super talented friend Jackie from BEXO "Be Xtraordinary" She has such a great jewelry line! She is not paying me to say this, I genuinely think this, I knew her before she started her line, so there's that. I can say, I knew her when, hehe. Anyway, go check out her stuff, it's pretty awesome!

Last week I showed you this hair style with a dressier look so I decided to show you how this hair style works with a casual look too.

And you knew I had to include one silly picture.

What we're eating this week:

Sunday: Last night we had Steak, homemade mac and cheese and corn on the cob. 
Monday: Left over steak and some broccoli
Tuesday: Crock-Pot shredded beef bowls (put beef in crock pot, use these Crock-Pot liners for easy clean up, they are life changing, seriously, pour 28oz of enchilada sauce over meat, cook on low for 8 hours)
Wednesday: Left over beef bowls
Thursday-Saturday: Will figure out on those day, haha! #realife.

What I'm reminiscing about:

Mini Fox finished her first year of preschool and for her showcase, she sang Let It Go from Frozen, which is exactly the same song that Baby Fox sang for his first showcase at the same preschool. Not planned, but that's what she wanted to do, she didn't even know that's what he sang, I'm sure that he doesn't even remember, doing that, haha.


What I'm loving:

Summer! Some lazy days, mixed with super busy ones and lots and lots of friends and family time.

What we've been up to:

Swim lessons, more swimming, hanging out with friends, and trying to get to the gym and working out.

What I'm dreading:

We have a lot of trips coming up all which involve a lot of driving. Basically for the next 6 weeks, were traveling 5+ hours every other week. The last week of August, it's a 7 hour drive I think? Then we want to do some other things on our not traveling weekends and that of course involves Southern California traffic.  But at least I know we are going to have a blast with whatever we do.

What I'm working on:

Working out, yesterday I shared my favorite workout videos, but I have GOT to lose these last 5 pounds, well now it's like 2, so I guess #progress. I'm finding some new workout classes that get me motivated and work muscles that I don't normally use or workout.

What I'm excited about:

On the flip side to the dreading thing....excited for all of the long weekends ahead of us. I know the next 6 weeks are going to fly by, and we're going to have so much fun hanging out with family and friends on our trips. Plus, one of the trips includes camping, legit camping guys, speaking of which I should practice setting up the tent.

What I'm watching/reading:

Well besides reading all of your lovely blogs, not much. Sad I know. I keep saying I will, but life needs to slow down a bit, balance is hard. I need to take notes from Shaunacey and get the books on tape. Anyway, Mr. and I have been obsessed with this show. It's in it's final season, and it's super interesting. It's about the revolutionary war, if you don't know anything about it, watch it. Obviously it's not totally accurate, but it is somewhat accurate and we're loving all of the characters and the spy rings, and George Washington, going to be sad when it ends in a couple of weeks. We zoomed through the first 3 seasons (I think on Netflix, or was it Amazon Prime?) and we're on the final season that is playing on AMC right now.

What I'm listening to:

YouTube music, there are so many talented people out there. These are currently on repeat for me.

What I'm doing this weekend:

We are headed to Sequoia! So excited to spend some time with my Brother and Sister-In-Law. Leaving on Friday and coming home Sunday at some point and probably taking Monday off of work to relax and catch up with house stuff.

What I'm looking forward to next month: 

Looking forward to our trips, spending some times with a good friend and her family for 3.5 days, and Baby Fox starting 1st grade at a new school! It's going to be his first time going to school for a full day, Kindergarten where we live was only 2.5 hours. So he's going from 3.5 hours to 7 hours, huge difference.  Plus I get to use these for the kids now!

What's your favorite thing about Summer:

My absolute favorite thing about summer, is that after I get home from work we still get a good 2.5 hours light out, which means we can do so many things outside, like swimming!

Last thing, in case you want to see the hair tutorial I did on the French Braid to Top Knot, here is it!

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White Pants Are Back and Pancaking Small Braids

Happy Wednesday Foxy Friends! Spring has officially sprung and that means pastels and white pants are back right? Even though I love my dark colors,  there is just something about white that makes me happy. Adding some bright colors to white pants makes for such an easy outfit.

 

I love doing simple and easy hair styles to complete my outfits. It doesn't take much time on my side, but I think always makes an outfit more complete. This one I just twisted two sides of my hair and tied them in the back. Half up dos just scream Spring to me.

Another week of my Hair 101 series, last week I showed you how to pancake a braid. This week is part two, an easy style for your newly found pancake braiding skill. I do this hair style when I have dirty hair, and just want it off my face. It's one of the most basic hair styles you can do. I hope you enjoy!

 

Thank you for continually linking up. Click around and meet some new people!

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Outside My Comfort Zone

Happy Wednesday Foxy Friends! Another week of A New Year Styled, it's a new year and I'm trying to put together something outside of my comfort zone. For whatever reason I have never really been a layering girl. I will put a tank top under, but I've never really done the two shirts thing. and I have to say I really liked it. Although I do need a longer chambray shirt, anyone have any suggestions? As I was getting underdressed that night, Baby Fox was taking a bath as I was changing and he said...wait, you have two shirts on?! How did you do that?!

I just love this Ted Baker White Watch. I have been looking for a walk white watch for years now! Most of the ones that I saw were big and chunky...because that was what was in style. I was out Christmas shopping and was at Nordstrom shoppoing for someone else when I saw this watch, I immediately tried it on and loved it. Then contemplated for a good while whether or not to get it, but decided I could return it if I didn't want it, I knew if I didn't get it I would regret it, especially since I have been wanting a white watch for years!

My really good friend owns this shop called BEXO, which stands for “be xtraordinary”, she wants everyone to be a person that lives into their purpose and vision, and anyone is capable of achieving what they want in life. Keeping this meaning in mind, each jewelry design inspires her and other individuals to “be xtraordinary”. I just love that statement. She is the kindest, best person ever, I hope you go give her site a gander and shop around. The necklace I am wearing is the Moonstone Gem Collection, I think it adds a slight daintiness that nothing I own does.

On a side note, my shoes are almost 3 years old and they are past their prime...you know when shoes used to be SO comfortable and then suddenly their not? Yeah that is me with these shoes. I keep trying to wear them, but at the end of the day my feet are killing me. Time to find a new pair. Now it's your turn, link up your outfits below!

Don't forget to enter my giveaway for a $50 giftcard to Diapers.com. Click here if you want a chance to win!

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Bargain Outfit

Now that I'm back at work and actually have time to be on a computer, I can return to regularly blogging. I don't know how stay at home Mom's blog everyday.

It was my Mama's birthday yesterday, but we celebrated on Saturday with dinner and a movie. Sorry there aren't any detailed pictures, we were on our way into the restaurant and I was trying to find somewhere to take a picture and we saw this green light pole and we thought perfect place to take a picture right? My parents and sister were waiting for us, and they wouldn't seat us until we were all there, oops.

I bought these green pants at Old Navy. I have another pair of the same style and I love them so much I wanted to get another pair. I looked online and it said they were $19.95 with 15% off, okay I can do that. I refuse to pay shipping, and I didn't want to buy $100 worth of random stuff just to get it, so I called the store to see if they had my size, they had 1 left, kismet. I asked the lady what the price was because the online the price said it was $20, is that the same price? She said let me check...nope it says they are $9.95!!!! Come again? I'll be over there in 10 minutes, hold those pants!

Pants - Old Navy, Shirt - Loft, Jacket - Wilson's Leather Outlet, necklace - Forever 21, bracelet - One Kings Lane (not shown, but it's there), Bag and Boots - DSW

The green bag I'm holding, is from DSW, in the clearance section. It was originally $119, and I got it for $15! Yep that's right, $15, but I did use a $15 coupon to get it to that price. Leather bag for $15, another score!

You ask about the pink leather jacket? Bought while I was very pregnant at an outlet mall while waiting for my dad to start this.

That's actually my dad landing

It was $30, mega sale right? My sister-in-law was jealous the moment she saw my new jacket and was sad she didn't go shopping with us when we were waiting for my Dad to take off.

Side note: These pants are actually cropped pants for normal height people. But for us shorty people, they are the perfect ankle pants.

Linking up with Because Shanna Said So, Get Your Pretty On, The Pleated Poppy and Tucker Up

Let's all Go Back to College!

Okay, not really. But I did go back to my college campus yesterday for an Alumni BBQ, they have one every year, since each class sizes are so small, they just have a BBQ for everyone and then they celebrate the 5, 10, 15, 20, etc, of that year over the weekend, ending in the BBQ on Sunday (which everyone is invited to) So this year is 2012, so this is our 10 year reunion, so it's was "our" year to go to all of the hoopla over the weekend. We decided we were just going to participate in the BBQ on Sunday.  And because So Cal has decided to have yet ANOTHER heat wave...I'm wearing shorts and a tank top.

We went swimming lots this weekend, when did they say that Fall was supposed to get here?

Old and New

 I was in my brother's wedding recently and our gift and jewelery for the bridal party was this coral necklace. This dress I bought a long time ago, and I have no idea where I got it actually. Then the tank top under it is from Ann Taylor Loft. Whenever I used to wear this dress, I never wore any necklace with it, but since aquiring this necklace I thought it was the perfect compliment.

This is how I feel trying to come up with a pose...I never know what to do...Do you ever have that problem?

Add Some Color (A Little At A Time)

I realized while looking through my closet that I have three colors, yes you read that right, 80% of my closet consists of red, black and grey. I really need to start expanding my closet, seriously. I try to find different colors, this summer I found a few different colors. When putting my outfit together this morning, I went for a comfy skirt, and normally I would grab my black tank top. Really, I've had this skirt for 4 years and EVERY time I've worn it with the same shirt. BUT today was different, when I went to grab the shirt, it was dirty. Uh oh, the skirt was already on, I had my mind set already (don't you hate when that happens?) anyway, I decided, this is the day I'm going to try something different. It's nothing to write home about, but I think I pulled together this outfit pretty nicely for it being 5am and not having my go to shirt.

Normally I NEVER tuck in my shirts, I ALWAY wear them out. But today, I decided I've added some color, why not tuck in my shirt. If I do say so myself, I think it looked okay. I do have to admit that I didn't think to tuck in my shirt till after I got to work.

Baby Fox wanted to get in on the action too