Wednesday -- Ally

We have a wind advisory today and I'm the idiot who wore a skirt. *sigh* Good thing it's fitted and I'm wearing tights!!

Cardi: Target

Ruffle neck top: Gap

Pencil skirt: NY&Co.

Tights: Walmart

Shoes: Old Navy

Lisa Simpson necklace: Slutty teen store in mall







I think Leslie and I both struggle with mixing purple and yellow (it is our former Middle School's colors), but I do better with it than red and yellow (our High School's colors). I don't know what the mental hang up about it is, but I feel so cheesy when I wear it. I guess all that high school angst never goes away :) But hey, nothing makes you feel better than hearing what your fellow alumni are up to! Snarky? Yes. True? Absolutely.

Close up of the ruffle neck and necklace.

I have a ruffle neck cardi that I love wearing with this too. I've not worn it lately, but I will soon!










I wish I had these shoes in every color! I LOVE them. I'm probably getting them in purple soon:

Thursday -- Ally

Boy...am I ever ready for this week to be over already! In the spirit of full disclosure, this photo was taken Wednesday night after a long day at work. It rained on and off all day, so excuse the mess I call hair and shiny face!

Cardi: Target

Tank: NY&Co.

Pants: Old Navy

Shoes: Cole Haan

Lisa Simpson Necklace: Slutty teenager store in mall










I've worn pretty much this exact same outfit before on here, but w/different accessories and pants. Same outfit if you ask me :) I sure do look better at 9am than 9pm, huh? I have got to make time in the mornings for pics!!

Thursday -- Ally

After my Sad Sack Sally out fit from yesterday, I had to punch it up with some color!

Sweater: Target

Denim pencil skirt: Lands' End

Shoes: Target

Bag: JCP

Necklace: I have no idea!!










I like these colors all together best (yes, I'm still carrying this big, pink bag!) but the yellow shoes are too comfortable to NOT wear them every day! Besides, E inspired me with her pretty cardi yesterday! (By the way, how sweet is Kimberly for sending her a surprise?)

Cute cute cute.

Nic @ Domestic Sophisticate has these shoes and seems to love them as much as I do!

Thursday - Leslie

Dress: Merona

Belt: The Limited

Shoes: Nine West

Well, I finally broke down and bought the yellow pointy toe pumps I have been whining and longing for for the past 2 months. Once I started enjoying my orange pumps more, I decided I was ready to purchase another new pair of colored pumps. I debated on which color to get (it was between yellow, purple or green) but I started noticing all of Kasmira's fabulous outfits with yellow pumps and decided they would be my color of choice. Around that same time, I started noticing all the items in my wardrobe with a hint of yellow that some fabulous yellow pumps would really pull out. Then the fabulous KT starting assisting me in my search and found some cute ones on endless.com. The rest is shopping history.

I don't think I've posted an outfit in this dress yet which is totally shocking since I have worn it more times than most items in my wardrobe. I found it at Target last year and just love it. It's comfortable, a fun print, can have any color incorporated, is simple to pack, etc. What is funny is that one of my co-workers who I work the closest with has this exact same dress (I saw her wearing it the day I came in for my first interview and thought "Uh oh, this girl is wearing my clothes, this could be a problem..." :-) ) so anytime I'm going to wear it, I try to make sure to let her know the night before or call that morning so we don't have an embarrassing situation showing up to a meeting like the Bopsy Twins! I'm still waiting on the day that it happens though--it'll be funny when it does!

Anyway, this simple, inexpensive dress has been many places in the last year....most notably the Kentucky Oaks (below with Jamie, Ally and our friend Kim) and on a cruise to the Bahamas with the college friends (picture below with Jamie).

Hmmm....now about those purple pumps....

Weekend -- Ally

Happy holiday weekend!! Friday night was spent at dinner with some out-of-town friends.

Dress: Blue Plate (via General Eccentric)

Cardigan: Merona

Tank: Merona

Belt: Walmart

Necklace: Slutty teen store in mall

Shoes: Charles David (via Zappos outlet) [The linked shoes are similiar but different and a different line of CD's shoes but close enough to give you an idea]






I've had this dress for a couple of years but have only worn it twice because it's just WAY too revealing on top for me. Tooooooo much skin for Ally! Despite my loving it, I don't wear it because of that. However, I saw Londyn wearing it and thought, "You know, I could just layer a cardi over it...." and there you have it. It's just way too cute to live in the closet. The detailing at the waist and top are lovely, but you're not paying for a boob show, so check out the dress on Londyn if you want to see how cute the rest of it is! ;)


In Hindsight, the blue/green/yellow colors are very Mardi Gras, no?

Al calls this my Lisa Simpson necklace :) Little does he know she's one of my feminist heroes.














These Charles David wedges were yet another Zappos.com outlet bargain. They were probably $20-30 per usual.

The back heel is a little wet from the downpour we scampered in from. It was a rainy 4th of July in Louisville!











Earlier in the week Al and I went to our local thrift store. They have everything 25% off some days and we were there at the right time! I picked up three scarves for $1.84 each. I also got some other deals but I'll post those another time.

My accessories like to be accessorized too!

The scarf is silk and has blue/orange-red/green/pink/brown striped edging and the same colors in dots in the center. Too cute!















Saturday night we went to a cookout at a friend's house:
Denim Vest/waistcoat: thrifted

Graphic tee: Walmart

Skirt: thrifted

Shoes: Target

Dog Butt: Murray, KY










I tried something new with the mixing of patterns and layers, but I really think it works. The skirt is super comfortable and stretchy - perfect for beers and burgers!

My wedges:














Al and I at the cook out:
Isn't he handsome?


















I hope everyone had a safe and classy holiday weekend!!! I can't wait to hear about them!

Weekend -- Ally

What a beautiful, much-needed weekend! Outside is finally feeling like June and not August, so that means a less-fussy Ally and more time outside (with much sunscreen, mind you).

Saturday we enjoyed dinner with friends to celebrate a birthday. After that we went to Bed, Bath and Beyond. Al, my boyfriend, went along begrudgingly but ended up buying things too! We went just for hangers but left with heaps of stuff. More on the closet in a future post!


Sweater: Americal Living (JCPenney)

Jeans: Gap Curvy jeans

Shoes: Nine West

Necklace: Wet Seal? It came from one of those slutty teenager stores in the mall. You know the ones I'm talking about. The clothes are so small you have to be 15 to wear them, but they're not appropriate for a 15-year-old.

Sunglasses: MaxStudio (Not the same style but very close)

Bag: Michael Kors

Please disregard the Take-the-damn-picture-already face. It was a busy time on a busy street and I felt like a tourist.



I really like the button detail on the shoulder. It's functional too since the sweater isn't very stretchy (it's cotton) and I happen to have a very big head. :)










Let's talk a bit about summer sweaters. Al had never heard of such a thing and thought it was quite the oxymoron. I told him a thin cotton sweater is quite fine for the summer and isn't silly at all. We discussed it at dinner and all the women agreed and in fact owned summer sweaters. Our boyfriends/husbands all agreed with each other that a sweater of any sort was silly in the summer. Thoughts? Do the men out there think it's crazy to wear a sweater when it's 80 degrees or is it just semantics?


These shoes are well-loved! They're very worn and need a little TLC. They're my spring/summer/fall go-to shoe becausc the height is just right for every thing I own and they're super comfortable. I don't remember where I purchased them either - it might have been Zappos but I just can't remember.





Since I love you all so, I won't be posting an outfit from Sunday. Stretchy fuzzy pants and an old tshirt from college - NOT CUTE! It's closet clean-out day so here's to hoping I find something seriously cute that I forgot I owned!

Friday- Leslie

Top: Zara

Skirt: The Limited

Cami: The Limited

Scarf: The Limited

Shoes: Fioni

Purse: CATO

Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone! Yes, I did work on my birthday but it was made far better because when I turned the corner to my office, I had lime green streamers from floor to ceiling and multi-colored balloons all over the floor! My co-workers are awesome and I highly recommend decorating employee offices. I felt very motivated all day. Well, maybe not motivated but I felt happy and liked!

I love my new yellow bag and I think it may become my new "go-to" bag for the summer, especially if I can find great new matching yellow heels! (I'm on the lookout for the right shoes at the right price). Mucho gracias to my sister Ashley who gave this to me for my birthday. And knowing my love for big bags, her first words were after I opened it (sarcastically), "Is it big enough?" It is.

I really like this top. Jamie and I both bought it off the Zara clearance rack when we were in NYC at Christmas time last year. Hey--we don't live in the same city so it's ok! The polka-dot skirt was a last minute addition.

Happy Friday and happy weekend!

Friday -- Ally

Dress: Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit (JCP)

Belt: Wet Seal

Shoes: Enzo Angiolini (Had these for years. Pretty sure I picked them up @ Marshall's on Dixie. I'm tellin' you...all the good stuff is on that end of town...Ask Tracey!)












This dress is the surprise of the summer. When I ordered Wednesday's dress from JCP I figured since I was already paying for shipping I should get something else! :) Brilliant, right? This was $25 and looked like my style. Fits perfectly and is my new favorite. It has a tie in the back but today's belt covers it. (Looks like it's gone up a bit in price, but I'm sure there's a promo code out there!)

The belt is falling apart I've learned and the "faceplate" keeps popping off. I need some clear fishing line or something like that to tie it on. In the mean time, I'll just wear it like this.















These shoes break Nina Garcia's toe cleavage rule but whatever. I love them and they feel marvelous.











I had sworn off camera phone pics, but today necessitated it. My camera is missing! I had it Wednesday night b/c I uploaded the pics of Tracey and I so it came home from the restaurant. I am pretty sure I put it in my purse Thursday morning to take a pic, but no dice. My boyfriend and I looked everywhere last night and I checked my desk and all around work today. I'm going to go through my car, under seats, etc during lunch. Cross your fingers I find it!! Maybe it's some Friday the 13th bad luck!!

Wednesday - Tracey

Denim Capris - Gap Curvy fit

Top - J Crew Caterina Top

Shoes - Gold Sandals from Walmart

Bag - Marc by Marc Jacobs patent shoulder bag

Okay, you guys have to be patient with me because this is my very 1st ever blog post... EVER! I tend to ramble on about nothing of any substance, so hopefully you can make some sense of what I say. :)

So, I realize that the bag is not exactly "cheap", but it is most definitely "cute"... and hey, my shoes are from Walmart, I should be able to spend some coin on a little bit of Marc Jacobs if I'd like, right? Unfortunately a close up pic of the bag will have to wait for another day because I can't get the layout right this time. I promise I will get better at this!

Weekend -- Ally

Ahh weekends. I work the occasional weekend, but this weekend wasn't one of them! Most of the time, I'm lucky if I wear anything that doesn't have an elastic waist, but we went out once and I had a baby/bridal combo shower to attend (Note: the shower was for two different ladies...though hilarity would ensue if it were for the same person!).

Friday night:


Tank: New York & Company

Jeans: Gap

Clutch: Jessica Simpson ($20 at TJ Maxx. Score!)

Shoes: Gianni Bini ($17 @ Dillard's several years ago)











I'd like to say this shirt makes my arms look fat, but my fat makes my fat look fat -ha!- so I can't let that innocent shirt take the fall. However, it's ridiculously hot in Kentucky for June (93 degrees as I type this) and I just had to suck it up and go with what was comfortable. Cotton and sleeveless fit the bill. I'm glad I went that route because we ended up bowling and the AC was out...thank goodness for cheap draft beer!

Saturday:

Shirt: Worthington

Jeans: Gap

Belt: Wet Seal

Clutch: Jessica Simpson

Shoes: Nine West










Saturday morning I got up bright and early (it was especially bright and early considering how late we got in!) and drove two hours to attend the shower. It was great to visit with my sorority sisters, nuzzle babies, and eat cake.

The yellow belt is one of my favorite accessories, yet I rarely wear it. It was one of those last-minute purchases and I'm glad I did! It's a metallic yellow but subtle in its metallicness. The top has some super cute details and was a real bargain at $17. I bought it in orange as I tend to buy multiples when I find something I like (you'll tire of this easily. Promise.).

No Sunday shots b/c NO ONE wants to see this...haha. I'm trying to find a good spot in the house to take photos but so far, eh. My boyfriend took the first one but he's a foot taller than I am and the other I took on a timer and you miss my shoes. We'll get something worked out I'm sure.