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Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and All That Jazz
I have been absent from blogging the past two week due to illness, laziness, and holiday deployment depression. I always love the holidays and I still do, but there is a bitter sweetness this year. I want my kids to enjoy their Christmas and I absolutely love showering my loved ones with gifts, but I sort want it all to be over because that brings us a few weeks closer to J.’s return home from deployment. I hate that we are celebrating the major holidays without J. My kids are driving me crazy. I can’t wait for the Daddy to return home of relieve me of some of my parental…
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Vegan Leather Leggings in Marsala
The week is half over and I am thankful that Christmas is right around the corner. I am so ready for it and ready for it to be done as well…because that brings us that much closer to J.’s return home from deployment! I found these awesome faux leather leggings at Target a few months ago and they are in the running for my homecoming outfit (with a sexier shirt, of course!). They are super stretchy and comfortable with only the fronts of the legs being faux leather. The backs of the legs are ponte. I really love the contrast in texture between the front and back of the pants.…
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Blue and Gray for Family Photos
Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend. I took my boys to the Christmas parade in our town on Friday night. Then we had some family photos taken on Saturday morning and spent the rest of the day at a friend’s house. We got home just in time to Skype with Daddy and woke up Sunday morning all feeling pretty sick. Ugh. ‘Tis the season, I suppose. I hate that feeling of swallowing razor blades. I just hope it passes soon. For family photos, I like to keep it dressy casual and usually choose sweaters and jeans. Since my 4 year old only has one sweater which is…
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Leopard, Stripes, and My Red Cape
If you have always wanted to mix patterns, but you are unsure of how to do it, remember this: One of the easiest combinations to pattern mix successfully is stripes and leopard. To make it even easier, pair a black and white striped top with a leopard print scarf. Throw in a splash of red and you look like you have known what you are doing all along. No one would ever guess you had doubts. For additional inspiration in pattern mixing combinations, check out here where I paired leopard with a splash of red, here where I combined a striped shirt with leopard shoes, and here where I wore…
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Reader Request: Furry Vest with Jeans
Happy December and Happy Wednesday! The Christmas season is really, really upon us now! And fashionable comfort is key for me for long shopping days and other kid-friendly holiday activities. And fur (well, faux fur, of course). Fur keeps me in the holiday spirit! I previously styled my Cato Fashions Cable Knit Fur Vest with skirt outfits here and had a few readers request a more casual look with jeans and the furry vest. So here it is! I actually have seen a bunch of similar outfits like this one on Pinterest with a plaid shirt, jeans, and a furry vest. I wanted to keep a monochromatic color scheme for…