friday randoms

1. mckinlee found cosmo the other day snuggled up in the electric blanket.

2. i got my project life stuff. i picked the clementine edition and it is beautiful!

3. this was what i ate after i finished my cleanse: whole wheat pizza from whole foods, decaf coffee and a chocolate tart. it was so good--but i woke up the next morning feeling terrible. i think i've learned this time that it's worth it to eat better since it really does make me feel better.

4. michele cut my hair--i needed it so bad! isn't her room gorgeous?

5. here's my new perfume--coach poppy flower. it smells so good! i ordered it off of ulta.com and got a bag full of samples and a darling robe that fit mckinlee.

6. i got a $25 coupon from origins the other day in the mail. i went this week and got this big jar of wonderful-ness for only $3! this is one of my very favorite scents and it's so soft and silky.

7. danielle, kali & kami came last weekend and we had the best time shopping, laughing and eating! here we are before they went home.

8. mckinlee stayed home from school with a sore throat. we spent the day by the fire folding mounds of clothes (ok--that was just me), drinking hot tea and watching home alone 2.

9. my throat is scratchy and my nose is stopped up. boo :(

10. i can't wait for mckinlee to get out of school. she has 2 whole weeks off and we have a lot of fun planned!

what i wore wednesday

wow--it's wednesday again! linking up to the pleated poppy for what i wore wednesday.

jeans: vigoss from nordstrom
shirt: jcrew outlet
sweater: delia from goodwill
scarf: walmart
hat: target
pin: the pleated poppy
boots: target from goodwill
necklace: forever 21

cords: sister?
shirt: target
sweater: old navy
shoes: sketchers from dillards
give thanks necklace: very jane

jeans: vigoss
shirt: target
scarf: kohls
boots: kohls
jewelry: kohls
belt: swap

dress: target
sweater: old navy
belt: anthropologie
jeggings: jcp
necklace & boots: goodwill

and just to keep it real--this is what i change into the moment i come home!
pj pants(love these--they were on sale last week for $10) & shirt (it says try and keep up--clearanced to $2.98!): target
socks: came with my daughter's snuggie

that's all--thanks for dropping by!

what i wore wednesday

good morning girls!
linking up with lindsey at the the pleated poppy for another what i wore wednesday.
(remember this is not because i think i have the greatest outfits--it's just to get out of the rut of wearing pajama pants all the time and put a little thought into what you wear. and believe me, with this cold weather...all i want to do is stay in my cozy pants beside the fire and read a book!)

jeans: vigoss from nordstrom
tee: target
striped shirt: kohls
boots: dsw

then i added a darling scarf my friend patricia made me

jeans: same
shirt: target
sweater: jcp
scarf: walmart
boots: target
(don't look at my horrible hair & morning face--it got better as the day went on!)

whole outfit & shoes: target
belt: anthropologie
necklace: goodwill

bad picture--but here are the shoes.
mck & i love these mary janes. we also have them in gray (and i just ordered them in red) and it seems like one of us is always wearing them!

skirt: goodwill (target brand)
sweater: target
shirt: kohls
boots: dsw
socks: target
necklace: resale shop
belt: anthro

i asked mckinlee to take a picture of my outfit and this is what i get:

jeggings: jcp
shirt: jcrew factory
sweater: old navy
boots: target
scarf: can't remember

as you can see, when i'm not at home in my pajama pants, my winter uniform is apparently skinny jeans, a sweater & boots!

girl's luncheon

i keep forgetting to post these pictures from a fun girl's luncheon we had at my house a while back. our friend, april's son is getting married in march to the sweetest girl from michigan, i think. she and her mom were down visiting, so we wanted several of us girls to get together to get to know them a little better.
patricia, mindy, april

monica, april's daughter and shemen, her future daughter-in-law

shemen's mom, hope and michele

me and julie

we had a fun afternoon talking and eating yummies!

michele brought the best pimento cheese i've ever had--she said she got it at central market.

mindy made a fabulous artichoke soup

patricia made authentic chilean impanadas

and i made mini chocolate cheesecakes and

lemon cookies (our german friend, romy's recipe)
these are amazing!

(somehow, my posts always end up involving food!
in other food news...only 2 more days of our cleanse. YAY!)