Spring Fashion Week- Wednesday!

Consider me inspired. By YOU!!




This dress is a new favorite of mine because it is easy and colorful! I bought it at a thrift store recently and it had a really long skirt on it, so, as I always do, I cut it shorter. Somehow I ended up cutting it much shorter than I wanted, though, and it was no longer a dress, but more like a long blouse. I was pretty bummed until I started playing with it and pairing it with shorts and skirts and leggings. Now, I think I like the short length more than if I had kept it longer! Hooray!

It's more versatile this way! Or something!



Here's a view of the pretty sleeves.



It has a super cute print: little black branches with turquoise berries and tiny white leaves on it. Me loves.

I never ever wore pink until just recently. I thought it washed me out too badly. But, I find myself loving it all of the sudden! So strange. Maybe I'm finally growing out of my tomboy stage. ahaha.

Blouse- vintage Lady Carol of New York, thrifted
Cardigan- Vintage thrifted
Gray Shorts- Charlotte Russe? I think?
Gray tights- thrifted
Gray Flats- Old Navy
Heart Necklace- Thrifted

What are you wearing this fine Wednesday, the last day of March?

Spring Fashion Week- Tuesday!

YOU ALL ARE AMAZING.

I am loving this so much, and have really enjoyed 'meeting' some of you for the first time!! This be fashionista central- woot woot!

Here's my outfit for Tuesday:


cheeeeeese!



(these trees are blooming everywhere and they are SO BEAUTIFUL, but we discovered today that they smell like rancid fish oil if you get too close to them. Yuuuuuck! My worst nightmare!!)


Yesterday was the first REALLY nice day of the year, and by the time 7:30PM rolled around, the boys and I had been to the park THREE separate times. haha. We just couldn't get enough of the sunshine!

Needless to say, after the first trip to the park, this vintage marigold skirt was exchanged for some comfy skinnies. You can't dangle from the monkey bars in a high-waisted skirt, so it had to go. ;)

Vintage Marigold Skirt- Thrifted
White Tank- I don't remember?
Red MJ Cardigan- Forever21
Brown Flats- Dolce Vita from Ross
Leopard Hair Bow- Forever21

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Post your links to your Tuesday looks below, and don't forget to wrangle your friends into joining in on the fun! It's never too late to join in... each time you post a look, you are entered into the end-o-the-week drawing!

Thanks to you all for making this such a fun and encouraging experience already! :)

Spring Fashion Week- Monday!

Aaaand, they're off!

I am so excited about our Spring Fashion Week!! I can't wait to see what outfits all you cutie patooties put together. This is going to be suuuper fun!

Here's my first outfit:



I wore this in California a few days ago and I loved it.

Cropped ruffle blouse- Express, thrifted.
Vintage skirt- thrifted
Robin's Egg blue Cardigan- thrifted
Grungy Grasshopper shoes- thrifted
Crazy Casino Vintage bow belt- thrifted
Hat- Forever21

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So, now, here's what you need to do if you'd like to join in!

Post a photo (or a few photos) of your MONDAY outfit on your blog with a link back to this blog. Then add your Monday link in the box below. Your link will show up along with all the other links of those who are participating! (hit refresh on your browser if it doesn't show up right away.)

Then, take a look around at the other links! Leave them comments! Be encouraging! Make new bloggy buddies! Have fun! Be happy!

At the end of the week, everyone who has participated will be entered to win the super fun giveaway prize! Each day that you post a look will be one entry for you. So, if you post all seven days, you'll have seven entries in the giveaway!

The prize? It's a....

ModCloth is not sponsoring this Fashion Week or this giveaway, it is just my favorite online store and I wanted to give one lucky reader a chance to have a little Springtime shopping spree! Soooo... get postin', ya'll!

Let the fabulousity begin!!

San Luis Obispo, California.

It was somewhat strange being back in San Luis Obispo again after all these years. We didn't have the kids with us, so it felt like a weird time warp... like time got crumpled up and folded back upon itself and we were carefree pre-twenty-somethings again, romping around in one of the most beautiful places in the world.



It was no time warp, though. All of our friends, who were once so carefree alongside us, are now parents. They have yummy little babies and have entered whole new seasons of their lives. It was almost too beautiful to look at. This little charmer here is Asher. He belongs to our dear friends Cameron & Anna Ingalls. They are all coming to visit us out in OKC in a couple of weeks, and I'm thinking I'm just going to take this little booger off of their hands for them. I know, I know... I am TOO kind.

We also got to see our bestie get married. It was breathtaking and awe-inspiring to watch. We love these two so much!



San Luis Obispo is like paradise. No, really. Everything in me was trying to figure out a way we could move back there to all the beauty. But, being able to stay at home with my kids is priority for this season in my life, and we couldn't afford the hefty pricetag that is attached to those rolling green hills without me working full-time. (Those hills aren't that pretty, no siree.)



Get this... they still have GLASS coke bottles on the left coast! It made my vintage-loving heart pound to see such a sight. Also, I bought this hat at Forever21 (they have the largest F21 in the nation in SLO) and then never once took it off. I'm pretty sure I've worn it every single day since I bought it. haha.


(photo by cameroningalls)



Chris looked dashing and handsome and relaxed while we were in California. And here I was- convinced he couldn't get any more handsome. I was wrong. California looks GOOD on this man. :)



It felt so natural being back in our old stomping grounds. We got to see a whole bunch of people that we love, and it did nothing but kindle our love for the place and the people we left behind.



I feel like I've spent the last couple of days trying to shake San Luis Obispo back out of the forefront of my mind. I was very sad to leave and have been somewhat mopey ever since we landed back in windy Oklahoma again. I miss my friends. I want to smoosh my worlds together so we can all be one big happy family. A lot of our friend groups in CA have become really splintered and separated over the years due to some really hard church stuff from a few years back. I SO long to see them come back together again and put the past behind them. The whole time I was there, I just kept hearing the word "Restoration" over and over again in my mind. I wish I could be there to see when it happens. (Because I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that it will. And soon!!) All it will take is some open and honest dialoging, me thinks.

(That, and maybe a little booze to loosen everyone up a bit.)

haha.

Oh, California! We love you so!! I wish we were next door neighbors...

Spring Fashion Week in 3...2...1...

Are you guys getting excited for Spring Fashion Week?!? It's only THREE DAYS AWAY!

I am super excited. I hope you all join in the fun!

Remember to check back here during the week of March 29th-April 4th to see all the wonderful bloggers who are participating!

The rundown: Snap a photo of your outfit everyday that week, post a link to your look here (there will be a place to do so starting Monday) and you'll be entered into a super fun GIVEAWAY at the end of the week!

For more details and a button to help spread the word, click here!

Joel & Morgan... Hitched!

It was the bestest day ever!!!!

We had such a great time out in California. I will post more about our trip soon, but I just had to share these pictures of our dearest friend's special day. It was so so beautiful!

My New Living Room.

The Old Room: Holy BROWN, Batman!

Thanks to Craigslist, I have a new living room! We took the old hugemongo chairs out (as seen above) and purchased a matching pair of smaller, vinatge chairs (for $40!) to replace them. Those old recliners were waaaaay too big for this room.

Then, oh then! I found two antique corner hutches for suuuper cheap. It was the score of the century.

After that, we hung up some old toile curtains that I have had for awhile that I found at the Goodwill, set up our old record player, and voila! We have a whole new living room!







Now we just need to find a rug (possibly a cool oriental one?) and get my grandma's old coffee table down from the attic, and we'll be all set.

What kind of a rug do you think would look good in this room?
I need your wonderful opinions/ideas...

I've been wanting to get more of a vintage-y feel in here for a long time, so I'm super excited!

I love my new living room. I felt like we had been slowly drowning in brown. It feels like it is so much more "us" now.

Craigslist RULES. :)

PS. Tomorrow we will be in CALIFORNIA! Super mega ultra Squeal !!!

Spring Fashion Week... Are you In??

****edited to add: Sorry the blog button wasn't working earlier. I fixed it, so now you shouldn't have any troubles!****




Some of you may remember that last Fall I joined in on a 'Fall Fashion Week' hosted by my friend Laura at everypath.org. It was SUCH a blast, and I'm so excited to let you guys know that I'll be hosting the SPRING version of our Fashion Week here during the week of March 29th!!

I wanted to give you guys plenty of notice so that you could prepare for the pure awesomeness. (Heck, you could even start snapping photos of your favorite outfits NOW so that you'll have stockpile to choose from when March 29th rolls around.) Our last fashion week was so great because I got to 'meet' a lot of you for the first time and have SO enjoyed reading your blogs ever since then. It's a great chance to discover fun new people and pick up some rocking fashion tips at the same time! What's not to love?! :)

ALSO, there will be a super fun giveaway at the end of the week for anyone who wants to participate! (more details on that later!)

We'll begin posting on Monday, March 29th. On that day, you will find a link list here that you can plug your blog info into so that everyone can see that you've participated for that day. There will be separate link lists for each day. It will compile all the links together for each day so we can see everyone who is participating in one place! (You'll also be able to put this list on your own blog post if you'd like. So cool!)

And OF COURSE- tell all your bloggin' buddies! The more people we have joining in, the more fun it will be! Put it on your calendar! And then underline it! And then draw a star next to it! And maybe one more for good measure! And then a unicorn!

Here's a small button for any of you who want to start spreading the word... (Just copy and paste that HTML code into your sidebar.)

<a href="http://emeryjo.blogspot.com"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/emeryjo/Blog%20Button/fashionweekmarchbutton.png"></a>
Or, here's the code for a BIGGER version if you'd like to do a separate post (like this one) to spread the word:
<a href="http://emeryjo.blogspot.com"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/emeryjo/Blog%20Button/fashionweekmarch.png"></a>

This is going to be oh-so fun! Wee!!

Faces Towards the Sun.

After an eternal week of the stomach flu that gave us all a swift roundhouse kick to the gut (excepting for Ezra, he somehow escaped unscathed) we are finally on the mend! This little boy right here... my sweet munchkin Myer... is not quite so plump anymore. He lost a lot of weight after not being able to eat much or keep food down for seven days. SAD. But today he was back to his old self.

The mom in me is wanting to cram bread and potatoes down his throat to beef him up again, but my empathetic stomach knows better.

We've all been nibbling for days. The only thing that sounds good most of the time is toast or cereal. I can't wait to be really hungry again.

Things on the horizon:

-MoMar is coming to watch the boys for a few days
-We're flying to CA on Friday
-Our dearest friend Joel is getting MARRIED!!
-aaaand... SPRING is coming! And I'm actually excited!

Yippeee!

Best & Worst.

The Best:


sunsets.



legwarmers.



spring florals.



cutie patootie owls.



little audiences.




The Worst:


Seeing this little boy be so sick.

(this pic was taken a few days ago after I gave him a bite of my peanut butter cookie without thinking. Apparently, he's allergic.)

Currently, he's got some sort of stomach virus.

boooooo!!!!!!