Office attire..

My new job's dress code is primarily business casual and unless we have a meeting with someone we can wear jeans. Business Casual can sometimes be hard to determine especially when you live in south west Texas where its already in the high 80s in April! I have been trying to update my wardrobe lately seeing I haven't worked full time in an office setting in about 2 years! Styles change so luckily I wear pretty classic pieces but I have been searching for cute tops to wear with my trouser pants and have even worn some cute dresses to work as well!!

Here are some business casual ideas and items I would love or plan to work into my wardrobe (courtesy of Pinterest):

Love the color, detail and pockets!

Cute blouse and jeans 

Ordered this skirt from Lands end!

Love the color and stripes!

I have also been on the hunt for blazers and sandals. I found some sandals that I think can suffice for a little while but blazers have been a challenge!

Ladies: Where do you find business casual clothes? I usually shop at Marshalls, Old Navy, Target, Kohls and Loft.

Recent Purchases..

A Marshals opened in the town we are stationed at this week!

I got this cute red leather Jessica Simpson wallet for $14 and some yummy eos sweet mint chap stick!

I also picked up a gray Columbia fleece for $20! I needed to get a new fleece and its the perfect color and much better price then the North Face fleece I was looking at online!

I was happy to find this red V-neck long-sleeve tee for $7! It was on my list of items to buy!

Recent Purchases..

Shirt and Belt from Forever 21-Loving button down plaid, checked and striped shirts!

Headband and purple cardigan-Target

Bought the headband and above belt for halloween costume-hubby and I going as Forrest Gump and Jenny!

Gray dress pants-Ann Taylor Loft-Regular $70 I got them for $10:)

navy purse-Old Navy-can wear with handles or cross body! Love!

Fall Fashion Friday

Here are some fall trends I am loving...courtesy of Pinterest!

I ordered a similar Chambray Shirt from LL Bean this week and hope to make this outfit possible! Can I still wear white pants with a chambray shirt seeing it is still 90 degrees here?

Love the bright yellow color of this jacket along with button details!

I want to recreate this look as well...maybe even chop my hair off!?

I am so happy to see button down collared shirts in style! i love the gingham print shirt and I am on the look out for a green or yellow one!

Elbow pads are nerd chic! i have a green pullover sweater with them but this sweater screams fall!

What fall fashion trends are you enjoying!!

Erin Condren Life Planner

So excited that my Erin Condren Life Planner has arrived in the mail today! What a fun package to receive! Can't wait to start filling all the pages and planning away!

If you haven't heard of these fabulous life planners check out her website for not only life planners but other fun stationery items!  www.erincondren.com

Low key Labor Day

Not to much occurred this labor day weekend holiday. I finished my book The Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards which was rather slow at first but once I got more into it I really enjoyed it especially because it took place in Upstate NY and some of the places referenced I had been to or heard of! I would recommend it if you enjoy a story about digging into your family's past and finding unknown information that helps make you a better person!

Today I went shopping with a friend but I didn't get anything exciting a Brita water bottle and red bunt pan, which I look forward to making my mom's yummy and quite famous pumpkin chocolate chip cake in! I ordered the cute straight leg denim jeans from AE that are in the last post thanks to the wonderful discount of 40% off plus free shipping! Looking forward to getting some items in the mail!

Hope all those teachers heading back to school after the labor day weekend are refreshed and ready to go or happy that its a short week! Hopefully the temps will cool down her so I can start dressing in cute fall clothes like my friends and family in NY!

American Eagle Outfitters and September!

Happy September 1! Hope those in the northeast are enjoying the brisk air and the ability to wear cute fall clothes! Here in south Texas we are still hitting over 100 every day! Recently I checked out American Eagle, which I used to shop in in high school, love the logo tees in high school! I hadn't shopped in there in a while and they have some really cute items for fall! Maybe in a couple months I can wear this cute outfit I am eyeing there!










Check out American Eagle's website, super cute items there!

Lands End Canvas

I saw an ad for Lands End Canvas in my new In Style and checked out their website! So many items I am loving there! Here are a few... Check out their website landsendcanvas.com

loving this blouse in blue or green!

Super cute straight leg denim!

Love this dress! Saw a picture of Reese Witherspoon wearing a similar one!

Love the pockets and detail of the skirt, like in tan too!

Such a fun color for a fall jacket, like the tan too!

My favorite colors: red and navy blue in a striped crew neck:)

Saw this blouse in the ad in Instyle and love it, chambray denim with polka dots!

Recent pinterest personal style loves

love this dress and the colors!

Perfect outfit! Need to find a chambray denim shirt!

Perfection! My favorite colors red, white and navy blue!

I am on the search for a leather satchel like this but in a bright color!

Food filled weekend!

Friday: Hubby and I went to a drop/assignment night to see where some of his friends were going to be stationed and what planes they would be flying. Then we went to Applebees for dinner and rented Cedar Rapids which was pretty hilarious!

 Saturday: After hubby's golfing outing, we went to Rudys for delicious pulled pork and baked potatoes and then to see The Change Up was hilarious and cute!! My favorite, Ryan Reynolds, was in it! After the movies, we relaxed at home and watched war of the worlds on TV and hubby helped me hang up the rest of my photo frames on the wall.




Sunday: After church and another golf outing for hubby, we headed to another nearby border town. We had lunch at Fudruckers, which was pretty delicious. We had both never been there before. After lunch we went to Kohls to look around, we don't have one where we live and then to Walmart where I got the Pioneer Woman's cookbook! I love it and I am planning on making her beef tenderloin for hubby's birthday this week!





I had a fun weekend with my hubby!! Love going on adventures with him!

Vacation Recap Part 2-July 9-July 17

July 9-Mom and I headed to my grandparents house for a visit then headed home to my little cousin's high school graduation party. He will be heading to basic training for the Navy in the fall! It was so nice to see family and friends at the party!

July 10- Blake's Baptism! After the church service, Blake Charles was baptized! I am his god mother and my brother in law's brother or Blake's Uncle is his god father! I gave Blake a silver cross with a little boy kneeling and praying on it to hang in his room and a cute onesie that said I <3 Aunt Sara! After the baptism we headed home with my grandparents and I took a little nap on the couch he he But no worries I was up in time to watch Big Brother!!






July 11- Hung out around my parents house most of the day then headed to a yummy Italian restaurant where I got pizza and wings and I took my grandpa there for his birthday present! I also got to see Blake! I call him my little bird because he is such a cutie and coos and chirps when hes happy:) After dinner, mom and I headed home and I went for a walk with a friend and her st. Bernard who is huge!

July 12-Today was my grandparents 64th wedding anniversary! My sister and I got them a sign for their house that says Nana and Papas nest! That is what their great grandchildren call them. Mom and I went to a local new place for lunch where we shared a roast beef pannini. Then later that day we went over to my sisters house to visit and we all went for a walk to get some yummy twist ice cream!

July 13-Mom, my sister, Blake and I headed to the outlets for shopping and for me to meet up with a friend and her daughter who don't live too far from there. It was so nice to catch up with her and see how much her daughter has grown! I got some great deals! I got a pair of jeans from the gap outlet for $11 and a pink shirt for $10. I also got a pair of white shorts, white capris and black capris from Ann Taylor Loft outlet! The capris were only 14.99 each and the shorts were 19.99. Then we headed to my sister's friends restaurant for some delicious Italian food! We were all tired from the long day!

July 14-I took my grandma for her birthday present-a pedicure! She had never had one and it was nice for her and I to go! Then I hooked up her web cam and skype so we can chat! My grandpa got her the web cam for her birthday! After visiting with my grandparents mom and I stopped at Marshalls where I got my my mother in law a gift card for her birthday and a really cute orange cardigan for me:) Then I headed to a friends house for dinner and to visit and watched Big Brother!

July 15-Happy Birthday to Mom! She was finally able to open her large box I sent her, two beautiful blue pillows from Target! We went to a cute restaurant on the beach for lunch then to a cute little shop where I got a fake hydrangea bush as well as some cute wooden decor and a white ceramic dish decoration.  We also went to a rummage sale where I got Blake some cute onesies!  We all headed to my sister house where we visited, went swimming, in the hot tub, then to dinner!


   
July 16- Went to a local lunch place with everyone then walked around the beach and little amusement park with Blake and took cute pictures near the merry go round!  Then we came home and relaxed a bit before heading out to our town's parade and fireman's field days!  After the parade and field days, we rented the movie Just go with it, which I had seen, but was still very funny and cute!








July 17- My sister, dad, brother in law and I played in a charity golf tournament! I did OK seeing I wasn't feeling the best! I got a 109 but with the max handicap it was a 73 and I ended up getting two sleeves of balls at the banquet/dinner. Mom and Blake came to the dinner and then we went to visit with my grandparents and say our goodbyes/see you soons! It was hard to say goodbye to everyone seeing I wont be up till December! Then I headed back to my parents house to pack, watch big brother, and rest and try to feel better!

July 18-I was supposed to leave at 10am but my flight got changed and I ended up leaving at 130pm so my parents took me to a couple stores to shop around instead of sitting in the airport which was nice! I actually found a cute pair of jean capris at Marshall's for $10 that my mom is going to mail to me he he

So that was my wonderful summer vacation visiting family and friends! I forgot to mention that I helped my dad set up his ipod touch and was happy to set up his car adaptor and arm band so he can listen to his favorite tunes all the time! Back to reality though...cooking cleaning and hot hot temps in Texas! Hopefully the thrift shop will open soon cause the jobs are still slim pickings!!