OOTN: Junior League Meeting

Monday, I had my first Junior League meeting of the year. This year, I am not going to be a provisional advisor. It was fun for 2 years, but the time commitment was just too much for me, and I am glad to have a more low-key placement. I will miss it though!

OOTN: Junior League meeting at Alchemy [local restaurant]

top: Gap faded v-neck

jeans: 7 for all mankind

shoes: Gap thin flip flops in tannery

accessories: Stella & Dot-swallow studs earrings[retired]/ Stella & Dot infinity charm necklace [retired]/ bracelets-DY [old]/ watch-Prep Obsessed

I love this watch from Prep Obsessed so much that I had to show y'all an upclose of it. It's so cute and fun, and I wear it all the time now!

OOTN: Birthday Dinner

OOTN: Birthday Dinner at Amerigo's top: J. Crew  [i bought a medium for blousy fit b/c was on clearance for 12.99 at my local store] jeans: SFAM  [fyi, i'm 5'3' and ordered the shorter linseam and it's the pefect length!] shoes: DSW [old] jewelry: necklace/earrings- Stella & Dot [old]; bracelet c/o- American Pretty
Here's an upclose of my accessories. I feel they you can't really see them. 

The Stella and Dot sparrow earrings and infinity charm necklace are retired I believe. However, you could contact a S&D rep and see if they could track it down for you.  I love love love the American Pretty leather wrap pearl bracelet. I wear it all the time. One thing I love about American Pretty is the products are made in the U.S.A.!

I wore this outfit for my FIL's birthday dinner. It rained so hard that night, and I can't remember the last time I saw literal "sheets" of rain go by as I was driving. Luckily, on the way to the restaurant, it had cleared up. 
I just got back from Florida so look for some fun in the sun pics coming soon!

OOTD: Awards Luncheon

One of the local DAR chapters puts on a history bee at my school. I was SO proud when one of my students won! Since I'm a first year history teacher, I was super excited! :)))))

The DAR hosted an awards ceremony honoring several winners of essays, posters, history bee, etc. We were fed a wonderful lunch, and it was so nice to see our page chairman at the meeting!

OOTD: Awards Luncheon

Dress: Lilly Pulitzer Beckett in Mambo Stripe

shoes: Guess

jewerlry: pearls [market]; earrings [bellevue collection]

I totally forgot I purchased these earrings last year. They are SO cute, so I decided to give you a close up.

I'm super sad because I'm afraid that it's highly likely I won't be teaching history next year. I have absolutely love love love loved my job this year because history was/is always my favorite subject. I have a feeling I'll be teaching language arts next year. le sigh. 

5 on Friday!

I haven't done one of these in awhile. I always liked doing these Friday posts because I felt like it was a quick way to write out some happenings of my week. I think I want to get back in the groove of doing these!

1. State Testing Today, my kids take their state history test. This was my first year teaching history, so nevertheless, I'm super ANXIOUS about their scores. 

2. Lilly Pulitzer Madeline sunglasses At an affordable $38, this little gem is going to be mine. Not to mention, they come in one of my fave prints: Hotty Pink First Impression! I picked up an extra shift at my 2nd job this week, and I think I might use the extra cash to purchase these. 

3. Test Taking Treats! Due to being nervous about the test, I was inspired by some things I saw on Pinterest last night and decided to craft some encouraging words that are being attached to a treat [box of nerds] for my students to enjoy during homeroom tomorrow. 

4. Royals in my Hometown How exciting about the Royals being in my hometown this weekend for a wedding! There has been lots of coverage already such as their supposed landing and what not. Very Exciting! Wish I could just catch a real life glimpse of Prince Harry. Yum:))))

5. Kohl's $10 Gift Cards Do any of you get $10 Kohl's cards in the mail? I'm not a Kohl's shopper, but everytime they send me 10 free bucks, I use it. I normally get fingernail polish, nike socks, etc. I've seen this jewerly line at Kohl's in the past, but I didn't think it was something I wanted to spend retaiil on. I went to Kohl's last weeked to spend my free money, and they had these on sale for 40% off with an extra 20% off. After using my $10 card, I only spent 2 bucks total on these. They are teensy so they don't seem to kitschy or kiddy for that matter. Very subtle and cute! They sent me another card, so I'll be going back tomorrow!

5 on Friday

Well, hello there, I haven't posted a 5 on Friday in a long time... December was just a crazy month for me!!!

1. New Year's Day---and how did I spend the first day of 2014? getting a makeover. what else. duh. ha! i told the MUA i wanted something glam, something night life, and she delivered. although, i'm still not sold on red lips. i feel like they make me look clownish, no? 

2. Organization--- my stuff had been strewn all over the counter because one organizer just wasn't enough. i decided new year, new counter. so i bought another organizer in the same style and a jewelry holder thingy, i admit, at least it's organized chaos. 

3. Art Deco Loooovvvveee---art deco anything? love. that style of jewelry is so in this year, and well, i bought these two years ago before the trend. so trendsetter of me;) ok, for real, i love any excuse to wear my wedding jewelry. it's kind of fancy schmancy so i can't just wear it with t-shirts and sperrys. i try to always incorporate it if the occasion calls for it. love love love this bracelet. i'm contemplating taking the pearl bracelet to a jeweler to get it sized so that it actually doesn't hang off my wrist. any readers done this? worth it---or just leave it be?

4. Bubble and Bling--- love love my JoJo Loves You bling earrings. they are big, i know. they are BIG AND SPARKLY, and that makes me love them even more. and, i love my bubble coat. the coat was a christmas present from the hubs. you see, he thinks it's silly to spend money on makeup and lilly and my hair, but he won't bat an eye to drop some cash on sporty type items. when he first suggested the calvin klein bubble down coat at costco (<----his fave store), i scoffed at it which resulted in him calling me a brat. not the first time that someone's called me a brat, so i will live. but whatevs. he suggested it a few more times when we went our weekly (or every other day) costco trip. and dolls, he wore me down. he wore me down to the point that i tried it on and agreed to said coat. however, i put my foot down when it came to black. the black just made me feel a la Missy Elliot circa 1998. you know, like this: 

buutttttt, in his defense, i actuallly do love the coat. it's SUPER lightweight and seriously one of the warmest coats i own.

5. Yo, Teach---i'm ready to go back to school. ok, i'm sure i'll be regretting those words in say about a month and a half. but after two weeks off, i'm ready to get back to doing what i love---changing the world. ok, that last part was a joke, but i do like to think i make a *teensy* bit of difference in this world. i just came across this pic today. forgot i took it the day we got out from break. hard to imagine that 14 year olds like me. they don't like anyone except for justin beiber and instagram and texting much less a corny, old history teacher.  that my friends is why i teach. not for the affirmations that I ROCK, but simply for the lightbulbs i see go off. that moment when a kid is like yeah, i get it. and a little affirmation doesn't hurt! ;) 

OOTN: Junior League Party

Last Friday, my husband and I attended my Junior League Leadership Party. The invitation said casual...

OOTN: Junior League Event

top: j. jill 

sweater: old navy outlet cardigan (not pictured---sequin elbows)

jeans: SFAM

shoes: Nine West

scarf: Tolani

earrings: from one of the online fb accessories pages

Weekend Recap: Game Day

Earlier this year, we decided since I would be on fall break and Columbus Day was that Monday that we head down to Auburn to visit some friends and go to homecoming. Actually, we didn't go to the game, but we tailgated all day outside the Museum of Natural History.

OOTD: Game Day at Auburn top: Vineyard Vines polo skirt: orange/white seersucker Lilly Pulitzer skirt shoes: tortoise Old Navy flip flops jewelry: pearl earrings and bracelet from market, DY, American Pretty Boutique I'm actually really starting to like my hair color. It's faded some, and the blonde bleeding through makes it a caramel-y amber color which happens to match my eye color. Up close pic of the pearl American Pretty Boutique bracelet. I wear this all the time. You can find it here. 

The Museum of Natural History on campus was open to tour in the morning. It was really cool to see the collections of all the things from shells to birds to spiders.  Sunday, we got up and had breakfast at Panera, and then headed to Tigertown for a little shopping. Afterwards, we went to Auburn and had lunch at Cheeburger Cheeburger and walked around. It was really sad when we walked to Toomer's Corner and those big trees were gone. But at least the magnolias were rolled:)
Don't forget to enter to win the Southern Living cookbook I'm giving away! Enter here. 

Versona Accesssories

I was contacted to do a review on Versona Accessories. VA is a chain store with a boutique-type feel! My VA store is located just a little bit outside of Memphis in Southaven, MS in the Shops at Southaven Towne Center. So, ladies, if you're down that way you should definitely check them out! Or, if you're headed to do a little gambling down in Tunica, you should stop in and get a cute outfit and some accessories to wear! Maybe, that will be your lucky charm:))))

The store is well organized and a lot of the organization is by color (which I love btw!---that's how I organize my closet). I liked the fact that a wide range of customers could shop there. There are as many trendy items as there are classic staples.

I fell in LOVE with this top. Sadly, the color just washed me out. It comes in a pale blue color too. I loved that the skulls and crosses were subtle, yet those are exactly what make the top kinda edgy. So, if you're down that way soon def scoop one up if pastels work for you. (17.99 btw!)

I ended up purchasing two items. One was a pearl necklace (i can't tell you how many real and costume pearl type necklaces are in my jewelry armoire!) [#scary #pearladdict #pearlaholicsanonymousneeded] The other was a gold/silver bracelet that I thought would mix well with my DY pieces.

In fact, I wore my new pearl necklace today along with my new Old Navy Outlet "Hello Gorgeous" l/s tee. If you follow me on instagram, then you saw a snippet of this cute tee on Saturday.

**I was sent a $25 gift card to use at Versona Accessories. All statements and opinions are entirely my own and not influenced by Verona Accessories or any other outlets. 

Five on Friday

Here's my 5.........

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1. Hair Color Change: I hope one can say that brunettes have more fun. I went back brown last night. Pictures coming soon...

Coop

Leopard

2. Scentsy products: these warmers are on the way for our house. can't wait to get these in:) 

3. Junior League-i'm a provisional advisor again this year. i had my first small group meeting with my girls, and they seem like such a great group of ladies. makes me excited for what's in store for them this year!!!

4. Last selfish purchase- a couple of weeks ago, I made my last "selfish" purchase.  When I received the news that my SHG test results along with all my lab work (follicles, hormones, etc.) were great, I decided to get this to commemorate. I didn't buy these whenever they came out a long time ago, and I regretted it ever since.  Tracked them down on fleabay. I plan on wearing the necklace or earrings to my RE (reproductive endocrinologist) appointments as well as my new lucky socks. Hopefully these clovers will be good luck for us!

5. pedicures- I totally forgot to post about this last week. I had a coupon for 40% off at my local nail place and decided to splurge on a "herbal" pedicure. OH MY WORD! There are no words to describe...even if I had to pay full price, the extra 18 bucks would be SO worth it. I chose the rose pedi. And it was amazing. She started out by putting some dried crushed up rose petals in the water. Then, they put a scrub on, then they put parrafin wax on my feet, then my legs were massaged for what seemed like forever with some kind of rose oil, followed by a hot stone leg massage. It was AH-mazing. I will probably only have a few more pedicures til winter since I wear sandals to work every day. And I plan on getting these. So awesome. 

**You can still enter my Prep Obsessed J. Crew inspired necklace giveaway here.