Winter is Approaching

 Chillier days are now upon the midwest! Yesterday there was actual accumulation of snow, I like snow but I believe it should only be around during the month of December (and I feel that's a generous offer!). Outfits for my classes are always challenging; I like to wear something warm so I stay warm walking into class and getting settled in class but you can never predict the temperature of the classroom! So I like wearing things I can manipulate and take off or put on such as sweaters and scarves. This is a little outfit very do-able for an every day school outfit: an adorable paisley scarf (etsy), booties that I need (pinterest), pink cardigan (forever 21), and jeans (not pictured but my favorite are linked from AE)






















scarf
boots
cardigan
pant suggestion
































What's your favorite do-able and affordable outfits? Scarves are my go to for the colder months! What's yours?

Fall time is the best time for outdoor activities. Pumpkin patches and apple orchards can call for days of fresh air and fun times in the lovely crisp fall air. This year I visited two apple orchards: one with my boyfriend and the other with my best friend Abby! Here are some outfit ideas for these lovely fall outdoor adventures.

Jonamac Orchard with my boyfriend. I wore the classic fall outfit: boots, plaid, and a vest!

 He loves taking random "modeling" pictures of me so I turned the camera around on him :)

plaid shirt // farm&fleet

black leggings // (old) maurice's

vest // (old) north face

 Apple Orchard Round Two!

 

Burgundy pants // target

Feather shirt // target

Sweater// (old) hollister

My grandmother makes the world's best apple pie I swear! Only I'm not entirely sure her recipe (yet, I'll get it some day) so I'll give you some of my other favorite apple recipes

Apple Crisp

Apple Fritter

Snickers Caramel Apple Salad

Apple Pie (baked in the apple)

 

 

What are your favorite apple recipes?!

 

 

 

 



Trick-or-Treat!

A little recap of my final Halloween costume decision. Last minute I went with the ninja costume. Unfortunately I didn't have time to make a little ninja turtle-esque mask but check out these awesome swords!

I got pretty awesome and pulling these swords out like a B.A. ninja! (Luckily my boyfriend was there to help me put the swords back in their holders)

 My boyfriend knows my love for holiday decorations and picked up this adorable little "poison" bottle for 50% off at a cute little local store.

And of course here is our pumpkin we picked up at the patch the other day! We both love minions and the Despicable Me movies so we carved a little minion who unfortunately was a tad too large for our pumpkin but we made it work!

How did you spend your holiday? Any fun costumes?!

Spooktacular Pumpkins

One day left until Halloween! This holiday has surprisingly snuck up on me. I'm big on the whole decorating the house, making cookies, and celebrating every holiday weeks before it occurs. I started this Halloween by watching my favorite movies (Hocus Pocus, Halloween Town 1-3, and Twitches) in the beginning of October. My boyfriend and I finally had some free time this past weekend to get our pumpkins. We were a little dismayed by the fact that the pumpkin patch had about 20 pumpkins to choose from, guess we were a little too late!

On a recent trip to American Eagle I discovered the clearance section to be an extra 60% off which was very exciting for me! I supported all of my finds (jeans, sweater, and scarf) to the pumpkin patch.

Sporting my dark wash boot cut jeans, three quarter sleeved purple pull over, white cotton scarf with blue embroidery, and knee high camel colored boots. Unfortunately the cool air snuck up on me so I had to break out the only coat I have out of storage yet for this year.

 

Thought I'd recreate a picture from my childhood while I had the opportunity! A little Transformation Tuesday!


I love carving pumpkins (not necessarily taking the "guts" out) but sometimes we don't find the time for actually carving, so I'd like to share some ideas with pumpkins that don't involve carving and are fairly simple to decorate.

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Owls

Daisy Chains

These Daisy Chain pumpkins are a little more complicated but they're definitely my favorite! Though I am partial to the owls as well! :)

Have a Happy Halloween and try not to eat too much candy! :)

lions and tigers and bears! oh my!

With Halloween right around the corner I thought I'd share a few my recent pins from pinterest! Regardless of whether you are hosting a party or passing out candy to trick-or-treaters this year hopefully these items will aid you in making an unforgettable holiday!

A cute concept on scarecrow makeup

Pumpkin Punch, a great twist on the classic party punch.

Pumpkins without the mess of carving!

An easy, affordable, and unique costume!



Great little treats and so simple!

What are your plans for Halloween? I plan on dressing up to pass out candy but haven't decided yet: ninja, Merida (from Brave), or a girly version of Iron Man. Any opinions or suggestions?



Pumpkin Punch

Scarecrow Makeup

DIY costume ideas

BOO pumpkin

witches hats

 

 

 

Outlet Mall Finds

Consistency is not my forte as readers more than likely have noticed so I am making a promise to all of you lovely people; I will be posting EVERY Tuesday and Friday! Now what I need to know is what everyone wants to read from me! I love feed back on my posts it gives me a sense of what people are liking and disliking with what I have to say so PLEASE keep it coming!! Okay now on to the good stuff...

As the last nice days of fall visited us over the weekend I took some time out to flaunt some of my recent fabulous finds from a nearby outlet mall!

A black sequin skirt was on my "must have" list for this fall. And can you believe I got this for $10 at Armani Exchange? Talk about a steal! This top I actually bought full price a month or so ago at Forever 21, it comes in some great colors but I decided on Emerald since its the color of the year! I also scored this little Vera Bradley clutch; I couldn't resist the bright pattern on the dark background!

 

 

Have a lovely week and pleeeease remember - feed back makes me happy :)

To celebrate national Herringbone Vest Day I'm sharing what I would wear today if I owned the vest. I've adored this vest for quite some time but I haven't gotten around to buying it so this will just have to do I suppose!



herringbone vest
JCREW

Stripe Shirt
Old Navy

Jeans
Express



How did you style your herringbone vest? Make sure to instagram it #nationalherringbonevestday