Rose A La Mode

O Christmas Tree

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This is our Christmas tree. We cut one down every year, so every year they look different which is so fun! I love looking back at all our Christmas pictures and seeing the trees. One year we got a short, squatty one. We were about a head taller than it. But it was really full and cute. This tree is a little sparse, but tall and beautiful. Very Christmas tree-y.

Last night my nephew was born. Wanna know his name? Austin Boaz! Isn’t that cute! Boaz is of course from the Bible and it’s also the name of a guitar maker that heavily influenced my brother-in-law who also makes guitars. They might call him Bo or something. Not sure yet. I think they just finally decided the name last night, so it’s all new to them. I got to see him today and he is amazing. Isn’t there nothing else in the world like holding a tiny baby. Like, you just want to hold them forever. I wonder if it’s got something to do with how peaceful and pure they are. And how they can’t love us yet, but the love we have for them is just pouring out so strong that we can barely stand it.

Just some thoughts.

Ok, picture time.Anne Taylor Loft Skirt

Steve Madden Shoes

KM2 Bracelet

American Eagle Shirt

Shirt: American Eagle
Skirt: Anne Taylor Loft
Shoes: Steve Madden
Bracelet: KM2

Feeling A Little Old (Outfit 11)

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Can you believe that in a week Thanksgiving will be over? That makes me happy and sad at the same time.

Sad because I feel like an old person and am saying things like “I don’t know where the time has gone!” It’s true though. When I was in school I remember someone telling me “Honey, when you get out of school, time flies by.” They were so right. This past year has been a year of BIG changes and I can’t believe how fast it’s gone by. Two weeks just went by and I almost forgot they even happened. Why does it work like that?

Happy because I am so glad Thanksgiving is so close! It’s for sure my favorite meal of the year. My mom always makes these things called sticky rolls and they’re to die for. And because I think we’re going to start putting out some Christmas decorations today. We get our tree a week from today, so we’re plotting out how the house should look. Weee! So, here is my “It’s almost Thanksgiving and Christmas” outfit.

BB Dakota Skirt

Maltipoo

H&M Scarf

What To Wear: 30/30 Challenge

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OK, here is the plan for the 30/30 challenge (details here). I got really organized this time and actually wrote out 30 outfits. This is unlike me. I’d rather fly by the seat of my pants, but last time I felt I was losing momentum and needed a little help, so this time I decided to just make a little cheat sheet. I think I’m only going to use it if I’m desperate.

I really don’t like wearing the same outfit more than once (not sure why) so I think after making this list it’ll force me to be even more creative because I’ve already “worn” a lot of these outfits in my mind and want to move on. Ha ha! Hopefully the creative juices will flow freely. Or I’ll just resort to the list.

Oh, and I’m waiting on 2 items to come in the mail that will be added to these 28 items.

Here we go!

Shirts

30/30 Shirts

(Target, H&M, BP from Nordstrom, Local Boutique, Lush, H&M)

Button Ups

30/30 Challenge Button Ups

(Target, American Eagle)

Sweaters

30/30 Challenge Sweaters

(H&M, Old Navy, Old Navy, Forever 21)

Sweats

30 for 30 Challenge Sweats

(Local Boutique, Forever 21)

Pants

30/30 Challenge Pants

(Gap, American Eagle, Wax Jeans, Calvin Klein)

Skirt & Shorts

30/30 Challenge Skirt & Shorts

(American Eagle, Jack by BB Dakota)

Dresses

30/30 Challenge Dresses

(Forever 21, Local Botique, H&M)

Shoes

30/30 Challenge Shoes

(Aldo, Local Boutique, Steve Madden, UGG , UGG)