Rose A La Mode

My Birthday Weekend

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Good Morning! Hope you had a great weekend! Mine was pretty awesome. Friday was my birthday and my family, friends, and especially my husband has a habit of really making me feel like a princess. I hope I do half as good of a job making them feel so special.

Friday, Bob and I spent the day together which included a movie and lunch and watching the Cardinals make it to the play offs! Saturday was spent shopping and celebrating with Bob’s family. And early Sunday morning, Bob woke me up and told me to pack my bags because we were going to Chicago! That man still sweeps me off my feet, I tell ya!

OK, enough about that. We went shopping and I must say, I found a few gems! Plus, there was an extra 25% off sale items at JCrew! Happy Birthday to me! So, here’s what I got:

Gingham

A Mint Sweatshirt and Two Gingham Shirts

Camo Pants

camo pants, a vest, cozy socks

I Love Sweatshirts

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Gap Jeans

Gap Sweatshirt

Gap Jeans, Similar Top, Coach Bag, Similar Shoes, Similar Necklace

when i tried this top and jeans on in the dressing room, i told my bff tracy, “i think i will wear this everyday!” and guess what. i pretty much have. i finally parted with them long enough to wash them.

i love comfy clothes. they’re definitely my favorite. i love to look at outfits like these and dream of wearing them, but when i go to get dressed, a sweatshirt and jeans will win out every. single. time. maybe it’s just the stage i’m at in life. maybe it’s because i have no fancy places to go. or maybe it’s just who i am. either way, i’m really glad that sweatshirts are in style right now. and i’m all over it!

Thoughts On Being Warm

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Emerson Fry Pea Coat

Emerson Fry has said what I have been thinking for SO, so long. She gets it! Thank God she’s making clothes for girls like me!

so this is really the answer to that common Daintified, Dinkified little version of the peacoat so often offered out there for women. for some reason people make peacoats for women that are skimped on in every direction and completely defeat the point of the silhouette. and they are not warm. one is shivering waiting for a cab in that thing and the coat really makes full enemies with u at that moment. then you see guy walk by looking really good and really warm in his real version of peacoat and you think wtf why am i being shortchanged on the peacoat. this is ridiculous dont they know women of all people need to be warm. we need to keep the core warm or we get angry.

Angry indeed.