Sparkle and Shine for New Years: 24 Outfit Ideas

Hi Foxy Friends! Today is the first week that The Blended Blog is doing themes, today's theme is Sparkle and Shine, take it how you want to...that's the beauty of these prompts, today our lovely Whitney is heading this up. Head on over to her blog, or over to The Blended Blog to link up your Sparkle and Shine posts.

As I was thinking about this post, I got to thinking, I don't own anything with that much sparkle. But then I thought, you know what? Anything that you wear can make you FEEL sparkly and shiny. That counts right? Then I remembered the dress I bought in Hilton Head, and I thought that would be the perfect dress to wear to New Years and make me feel good about myself and oh so pretty.

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Dress / Heels

I love the strap detail. It makes the whole dress and I felt that simple studs would be the best way to go.

This dress has the same chain straps but in maxi length.

So back to New Years...let's find something that will make you all sparkle and shine. I've put together fancy dress option and more comfortable options, hopefully you'll find something that will work for you!

Dresses: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 

Some outfit ideas for you.

For those that aren't comfortable with dresses here are some tops that will work too!

Tops: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6

Here are 18 outfit ideas for you, mix and match as you please.

Outfit Details: Skirt /  Jeans / Black Jeans / Heels / Necklace

So any fun parties these outfits might work for you?

Join us for our next two prompts, and next year we have a whole new set of fun Wednesday prompts.

Head on over to these other ladies blogs to see how they are sparkling and shining and then go link up over on The Blended Blog or over on our host Whitney's blog!

Kellyann. Sarah. Andrea. Deena. Carrie

Lana. Vanessa. Whitney. Abbie. Shelly

Linking up here

Happy New Year And A Semi Recap

Hello Foxy Friends! Happy New Year! I hope you had a great holiday and a safe New Year. I had a great break. I had the best intentions to blog these past couple of weeks, but then days turned into weeks and now here we are in the new year. Plus I went to do an break recap and I had computer issues. Why do all computers must hate me? Anyway, I'll be back at it tomorrow, with our first Blended Blog Style of the new year! But in the mean time, a few pictures to recap what we've been up to:

We've enjoyed getting lots of well wishes and holiday cards from all of our friends and family

Went to Christmas Eve Mass with my family.

Then had a fantastic dinner at my parents house.

Christmas morning we opened presents and then got the house ready for 24 people to come for dinner! Plus celebrate Baby Fox's birthday! 

Towards the end of the night I realized I got no pictures of us together...hence the no shoes.

Impromptu photo bombing of their family photo, you know the ones in the matching jammies.

And then everyone was gone and these were the peeps left standing.

Which brings us to new years...

And then the new year, I'm going to try something new...and start practicing yoga...I'll let you know how it goes (my idea of hell is me doing yoga and puzzles, so this should be interesting). Trying out 30 days of Yoga (she also is starting a new 30 days of yoga today...so I might do that instead of the one she did 3 years ago, we'll see)...see how it goes. Day one report: I feel asleep at the end...that's a good thing, no?

Mini Fox wanted to join in too, so stinkin' cute.

Hope you are all relaxed and ready to tackle the new year! 

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, from us to you! I hope 2015 is the best year yet!

Happy New Years!

Let's see, I usually do a weekend update, but that will have to wait till tomorrow. So I figured I would go over past New Years Eves...what better time right?

2006

Let's see, I only have so many pictures on my computer, so let's start with the first one I have...the year is 2006 and Curtis and I decided to go to VEGAS for New Years Eve, yep, we just wanted to say that we did it once. Since my brother lived there at the time, we figured it would be a good excuse to go visit him.

We started the night before and just kept on drinking, this is December 30th.

New Years Eve we continued drinking then around 10pm headed to the strip, it was seriously CRAZY! We walked through a hotel, I think the Excalibur to get to the strip...this was the "line" to get out there...

We made it!

 

Curtis does NOT know how to fake smile...this is his best attempt (yep I'm really that much shorter than my husband)

The only bad thing, Mr. decided that he didn't want to hit ANY traffic, so after a whole night of drinking and going to bed around 3am, he decided to wake us all up at 6am to get on the road...worst trip home EVER! But at least we were home by 10am and could go back to sleep...all in all, it was a great trip and we can check it off our bucket list, never have to do that again, although my brother still lives in Vegas...

2007

Decided to keep it low key and go to my Aunt and Uncle's house for New Years

We had good food

Lots to drink

And some drunken debauchary to end the evening...

Yep that's Mr. and my Aunt putting palm frawns in an abandoned boat in front of her house...she got tired of looking at it sitting there for months, so they decided to decorate it

2008

Not sure what happened in 2008, no documentation, so it must not have happened.

2009

Anyways, onto 2009, first New Years in our house...we're in the sub burbs now, so we go to basically the only place really open on New Years worth giving a try, Dualing Piano Bar...heck ya! The best part, it was themed, roaring 20's...double heck ya!

Note: That dress I'm wearing is from my mom when she was my age! No she's not that old! She said it was the in thing to have when she was my age...crazy, and it fit PERFECT!

2010

Now we have a kid and Baby Fox was exactly 1 week old...

He was trying to make it till midnight, but konked out at 10:30. Here he is dance partying to the music

At midnight, notice how Baby Fox is alseep?

 



2011

Yep we stayed in again...I guess after 2009 our New Years got a little more relaxed. We stayed in again, went on a bike ride, and just had a great family day. Just before putting Baby Fox to bed

 

Baby Fox at midnight, totally knocked out.

 

2012

This year we're pretty much doing the same thing as last year, staying in and  being warm and not waking up with a hang over tomorrow and watching the parade with Baby Fox. Although our New Years has drastically changed over the past few years, I wouldn't change them for the world! Baby Fox is the best kid a mom could ask for. Now I'm starting the new year right and I'm off to the gym, since I haven't gone in 10 days, the longest break I've taken since having Baby Fox. So what are you doing tonight?

See you all next year, have a safe, fun New Years Eve!