Ruffles and Boots (again)

So Sunday I ended up wearing nothing but my black skinny jeans and a Steeler's jersey all evening, thanks to the Superbowl. I didn't count it as one of my outfits because I didn't put the jersey in my 30 because when else would I wear it?

Monday I didn't leave the house because I was too busy crying over their loss against the Packers. I kid. I was crying because I had a mini hangover from too many Hefeweisen.

I'm back on track today though! Dress- Macy's
Cardigan- Old Navy

Tights- Target
Boots- Torrid

If you look closely, you can see the (blurry) pair of shoes sitting on my gym bag. I need to get these fixed so I can wear them a lot because they're my favorite. I got up early this morning and actually "did" my hair. I'm getting used to the new haircut, so I've been wearing my hair back a lot.
And, due to request, here is a sneak peek of the dress I'm going to wear to the Vampire Ball. Don't worry, remixers, the ball isn't until March 5, so this isn't breaking rules!

I'm super excited about my outfit for tomorrow. It's going to be snazzy.

Let the Food Times Roll!

This weekend, my parents came up from Stuttgart for a visit. Mom and I got our nails done while dad took care of some car stuff, then we just hung out at my house and relaxed. I love hearing my dad's "war" stories and talking about TV shows and celebrity gossip with my mom.

To cap off the day, we went to one of my favorite childhood restaurants, a small Italian restaurant called Bella Capri. I remember going there when I was 13 and talking to one of dads' coworkers' sons about Nintendo Power magazine while eating rigatoni alla panna. The food was still as delicious as I remember.

One step up from mirror photo is mom photo. This is my main foyer, which I have newly decorated and am so in love with. I know I wore these jeans and blazer yesterday, but I don't care. Dad joked that I needed a bigger belt and mom said I've had this shirt since middle school. I guess it was from my "goth" phase. I probably haven't worn it since middle school, so it's a good thing I put it in my remix choices.
Happy Mom.

Dad, likely mid-story.

Lambrusco (fizzy red wine) and San Pellegrino.

Germans make the best salads, ever. Yes, I realize this is in an Italian restaurant, but I'm so glad they follow the German rule of "veggies cover the small amount of lettuce, while yogurt dressing covers the entire salad."

Pizza Quatro Formaggi.

Rigatoni alla Panna

Penne alla Panna con Spinaci.

04 Feb 11- Purple Rain

On Fridays, if our leadership is gone and it's going to be a quiet day, we wear jeans. Today I decided to dress it up a bit and add a blazer and belt to a shirt I normally wear by itself. I *almost* wore my purple boots, but I think it would have been too matchy-matchy, so on went the boots.
Blazer and Shirt- Target
Belt, skinny jeans, and boots- Torrid
Jewelry- C&A

It was a pretty successful outfit... another one of my guy coworkers asked me if I had been losing weight and that I look great, so I guess if a guy notices, then it's true.

Also, I have decided to replace one of my black shirts with a Hello Kitty t-shirt because I tried the black shirt on today and it was so well loved that it ripped. *sigh* I really need to go through my clothes and part with the ones I've just worn too much. Prepare for the funeral, folks.

Have a good weekend, everyone! I'll see you tomorrow :-)

03 Feb 11- Preppy McPreppenheimer (Schmidt)

Today I failed at getting more than one picture. I swear this weekend that I will practice with the timer on my SLR and find a new place to pose, other than my work bathroom.

But for now, here's my outfit:

Dress- Torrid
Belt- Torrid
Sweater- Old Navy
Tights- Target?
Boots- Torrid
Necklace- Target

02 Feb 11- Octopus' Garden

I wanted an excuse to wear this necklace today:
I was also feeling pretty sassy this morning, as evidenced by my pursy-faced pose:
Although at a certain point, my shoes seemed to disappear:
I think today's outfit was frilly and cute. I give it a 7 out of 10. I went out for sushi later and put on dark skinny jeans and purple boots (which, btw, have replaced the pink pair of death heels I had originally put in my 30.

Cardigan- Old Navy
Necklace- Betsey Johnson (RIP Octopus necklace, until my mom can fix you)
Ruffled shirt- Forever 21
Tank Top- Old Navy
Pants- Lane Bryant
Shoes- the 10 Euro shoe store, Jumex, which is right next door to my favorite Irish Pub, the Dubliner.

01 Feb 11 Outfit

Today's outfit was inspired by the movie 'Secretary."

Shirt- C&A
Skirt- Anne Klein
Belt- Torrid
Tights- LB or JMS?
Shoes- Kenneth Cole Reaction
Earrings- H&M

I kind of had fun with this outfit today. I normally wear the skirt way lower and with a shirt over it. The shirt I wore today actually is more of a shirt dress, but I liked the way it looked under the skirt. Today when one of my coworkers saw me, he said "You look completely WOW today." :-)

So I rate Day 1 a 9 out of 10.

Fashion Frenzy

So I've just signed up to join the 30 for 30 challenge starting February 1. You can read about it here.

I recently cleaned out my closet and discovered several new ways to mix up things I already had. I've been in a comfort zone lately, only wearing things I *know* look good, but I've lost 30lbs in the past few months and I think it's time to start exploring different outfit options, since I'm becoming more confident with my body. Plus, it will be interesting to document each outfit and see how my style/creativity is honed as the days go by.

I've been practicing the past few days, here are a few pictures:

Let me know if you decide to do it, we can support each other... especially with the whole "don't buy anything" rule :-)

The Phrase

I've been craving peanut butter since the first day word of the salmonella scare broke out. I kind of obsessed about eating peanut butter, or not eating peanut butter, and how much peanut butter I had really been eating before we all found out it may be dangerous to do so.

Thing is, I still haven't eaten any peanut butter. It's probably been a few months. Do I miss peanut butter? Sure. Would I still be eating it even if it hadn't made the news? Probably. Could I live without peanut butter? Most likely. Do I want to? Not really. Would I have thought about peanut butter this much if it wouldn't have been on the news? Absolutely not.

I recently got a new camera and I had been dying to try it out. I took it with me to NYC, but really had a hard time finding organic photographs out of the numerous museum exhibits I visited. One of my best friends, Terra, asked me to take a few shots of her, so her clients actually know what she looks like. I quickly agreed and off to a studio in Rockville we went (Conor too!!). I soon realized, as we were bouncing around the studio, listening to loud music, laughing at silliness, and taking fantastic photographs (more on her end... but still), I realized that this was really what I had been craving. This camera was my peanut butter. I lived without it for so long that once I had a taste of it, I realized what I had been missing.

Let's just hope I don't get sick from it...