Thursday, December 27, 2012

Christmas Joy

Just some photos to share from my Christmas! Love my family!











































Sunday, December 23, 2012

Christmas Is Here.

Christmas time is here;
All who gather near,
To celebrate the birth,
Of Christ on this small earth.

We decorate the trees,
And place the gifts beneath,
With friends and family around,
We drink and dine and wine;

With toasts of good cheer,
Starting letters with dear,
We hug a little tighter,
And speak a little lighter.

When the clouds open up,
We watch the snow fall,
The world turns pure white,
And our hearts are full and bright;

So greetings we exchange,
To neighbors and to strangers;
We cook a lot of food,
And bake some cookies too.

But always on Christmas morning,
Before the ribbons fly,
We stop and sit in quite,
And listen to those fine lines;

On this day so long ago,
A baby boy was born;
Called a king born from a stable,
He came to be our Savior.

Never forget the true meaning of Christmas,
For He was too great for sinners,
But He loved us still,
And came until,
His life was taken thirty years later.
But because He came and relived again,
We have been given life through Him.

So thank the Lord for safety in this World,
And share with others the Gospel.
Then say a little prayer,
For all who draw near,
That Christmas time is (always) here.





Tuesday, December 18, 2012

31 Days | Dec. 9th-15th

"Glamour is a shooting star, it catches your eye, but fades away, beauty is the sun always brilliant day after day." ~Mike Dolan

Ok, so maybe I lost a little inspiration last week.. And it's taken me a little longer to put together "this week's" (last week's) post. Wait, am I not supposed to tell you that? Uh well.. just being honest ;)

Sunday: That Little Black Dress.

One of my favorite dresses I own. It's simple, all lace, with exposed zipper on the back.But when the air is on the lower side, I tend to layer up. So I wore black tights, and a black long sleeve top underneath the dress.

My necklace is silver and light blue, and quite spunky. Eye shadow shades of purple. Grey boots to the finish.




Monday, oh Monday.
Mixed up colors with green long sleeve and an almost plum thick sweater, and brown corduroy pants. A bronze charm necklace to add the sparkle.




Tuesday. Oh wait, I forgot. :P

Tuesday was a Christmas shopping day with my sister and mom. (Photo below.) So, I wore something easy and somewhat more comfortable to wear for the day going in and out of stores. But I didn't get a picture of what I wore. So instead, here's what I decided to do with my nails, and for a girl who really hates painting her nails (due to the stubborn work and pain in the butt it is,) it was somewhat impressive.. lol




Wednesday: Just a good ol outfit.

A couple of layered sweaters, jeans, and riding boots. Need I say more?




Thursday: Euro Style..?

Not sure what to call this piece, but I found it in an adorable little boutique on a side street in Barcelona Spain. (From a overseas trip I took a couple months ago.) It's kind of a mix of a pullover, jacket, sweatshirt... thingy.. Anyway, it's a thin layer of cotton, so not too hot or heavy, and is two toned with a forest green and lime green. Something different to add to my closet!




Friday:

I didn't catch a photo for this outfit. So I'll share something else, new, that I have. I found this cutie at the Loft, for just $29.99! I actually haven't worn it yet, but I have many ideas, just not the right day yet! I'll let ya know when I finally do ;)



Saturday: Snow!!

Yes, it was snowing, hence the crazy photo op. But I spent the day in my pinkish/corolish pants, stone boots, a leopard print top, a jean button up shirt, and a hand-put-together-by-me necklace with 4 vintage keys dangling.




Here's one last picture of the new nail color my friend and I found/bought last week. :)



Well, that's it for week 2!

Promise to do better this week! I just needed some inspiration ;)

Christmas is SO close! YAY!!

t.
"But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." 1 Samuel 16:7

Friday, December 14, 2012

This is SO much more than just a disastrous assult...This goes deep down to the root.

Tragedy.

This morning marks the day in so many lives that will live in their hearts, tragically, forever.

Today was the day that a man decided to take the lives of an entire kindergarten class, plus others, in a small town in Connecticut, in what has become the second worst school shooting in history for the U.S.

So of course, people immediately start blaming, what? The gun(s). Yes, of course, the gun itself made the decision to make it's owner walk into a school and take out so many innocent lives.

Bull. (excuse my french thought)

No, this is NOT a gun control issue. This is a HEART issue. What have we done in the past couple of decades? We have totally taken God and truth (which are one in the same) out of our schools. (And many other places obviously.) But we are telling our children that they were just an accident. They have no purpose in life. No reason. No truth. Nop hope. What seems right or wrong to them, is just their truth. And we can all have our own truths to live by. HOW IS THAT SUPPOSED TO WORK?!?!?

I can barely write these words without getting so furious I want to throw my computer across the room.

And you think gun control will solve our problem? Let's see, drugs are illegal. Well, we still have tons of druggies.. People STILL find a way to get their drugs, or sell. Alcoholic drinking underage is illegal. Kids STILL find a way to drink before the proper age. Guns, if we were to make a gun control law, well guess what? People would STILL find a way to have guns, and they would STILL use them tragically! The only thing the law would do would be taking them away from law abiding citizens who actually use them for safety!

It's about the people who are using them for wrong. It's their hearts that are torn inside, and did not have a hope. Whether they are angry, depressed, or just mentally ill, they are still the ones that made the decision to do what they did. And sin has consequences.

Think about the lives that could be saved in the schools, movie theaters, malls, ect. if we were just able to defend ourselves..

Ok, I need to calm down. What's done is done. All we can do right now is PRAY for the families and loved ones affected by this absolute devastation. And PRAY for this nation!! Pray that this country would turn back to God, and realize HE is what we need!

To turn our faces away from Him is the true tragedy of this world.

t.

"God be gracious to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us- Salah. That Your way may be known on the earth, Your salvation among all nations." Psalms 67:1-2

Sunday, December 9, 2012

31 Days.. | December 1-8

"I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;" Psalms 139:14




Day 1:
So December first was the day to start the advent countdown, as well as a big game in the SEC football division. University of Alabama played the Georgia Bulldogs, and it was an intense game, because the winner would get to continue to the National Championship game in Jan. Well, highly disliking Alabama, I had no choice but to pull for the "Dawgs" to pull it out, so Bama wouldn't be headed to yet, ANOTHER championship game. Sounds silly, I know. But like I've said before, it's in my blood.

Back to fashion- An bright apple red button down shirt (Target), with black skinnies (Macy's), and black booties fit well for the day. I used a small amount of black and grey eye shadow and minimal jewelry.

A simple snake skin printed purse added some texture, but still kept the "easy look" I was going for.




Day 2: Church clothes.
I found a real wool coat that was given to us years ago from some dear friends from England. It's a box shape, and color wise, a bit difficult to coordinate with. The colors in it are a mix of light grey, dark gray and brown. But it's very good looking, so I was determined to put together something to wear with it! And something that would help my figure while I'm wearing a "square cut."

I came to a decision pairing it with a short navy skirt (H&M), and a cream lace top, and navy pumps (Target).




Day 3: Monday blues..or greens..
After an intense morning at a work out class, (after having not worked out in months,) I was leaning towards the more comfy clothing when I got home to change. ;)

Jeans (Nordstrom), with a long grey sleeve shirt (Hollister), a "Train" tank top over-laying, and an army green short sleeve sweater to keep me warm (Ross).

As my hair was not so pretty, I stuck it up in a side bun with a little braid on top, to add a little flare. (Haha) Also, simple black jewelry to accent the black text on the tank top.




Day 4: So I have this sweater dress...
It's one of those things you buy, because at the time, they are everywhere and girls are really making them look cute, so you buy it, and then you just never wear it.. and you wonder if it was a waste of money..? Yeah, that. So this sweater dress of mine, well, it's just one more thing in my closet I was determined to actually wear one of these days. However I didn't love the lines on me, so I had to work with it a bit.

A rich red dress (Ross), paired with grey leggings (Aeropostale), and to top it off, literally, I wore a black.... well, actually, I have no idea what it's called. Anyway, it's a little dress thingy. I only wore big pearl (fake ;) earrings. Keepin' it simple.




Day 5: Game time!
Well this time, it's basketball! We headed to Pullman, WA to watch Gonzaga play WSU in basketball, and the game was crazy!With a hour & half drive there and back, and the temperature dropping tremendously outside, I wanted to be somewhat comfortable but still in a cute look for the game. Once again, I was wearing red, for the Zags. (What's weird is I hardly ever wear red, and this is the what, 3rd time this week?!? lol)

Jeans (Miss Me-Belk), Red long sleeve, button up white shirt over (Aero), grey and white scarf, black leather jacket (Turkey), and silver converse tennies (Foot Locker).

And btw, they won! :)



Day 6: Rumor had it...
..it was supposed to snow today.. And actually, it did. It just didn't stick. -_-

However, that is where my outfit for this cold wet Thursday came from... snowflakes! Grey and white polka-dotted skinnies (Target), white long sleeve, turquoise cardigan (Nordstrom), a black "cape" like coat ($5-Macy's), a long chrome, dark blue and light blue beaded necklace, snowflake earrings (T.J.Maxx), and a new royal blue Steve Madden purse ($10-T.J.Maxx)! Oh, and also some blue shades of eye shadow to really make it all pop! ;)





Day 7: Friday in a skirt.
With the cold weather continuing, I layer up! Keeping a short black "flowy" skirt simple enough for my non eventful Friday, I kept it classic in black with a long sleeve shirt, and added my pop of color with a bright green cardi. Grey tights kept my legs warm, along with stone grey boots (Candies-Kohls), and some black leg warmers underneath. (Which btw, are legit leg warmers I used for ballet back in the day when I still danced ;) Also, a silver long chain necklace with a light blue feather pendent to add some more color without getting to carried away.




Day 8: Festive Saturday.
Green pants paired with a new pretty black and cream sweater ($29.-Target) was an idea since the moment I bought the sweater on Black Friday a couple of weeks ago. It's my going-Christmas-style-without-using-the-color-red outfit for 2012. I love the design of the sequins! I put light eye shadow on my lids, with black shadow in the corners/crease. I loved how it turned out, but phone cameras just don't capture eye shadow to give it justice. ()

I'm trying to remind myself to wear more colors *together* and also with every outfit, figure out what the main pop of color is, what the main pop of print/design is, and to have just enough of each to wear together. Don't keep everything so "matchy matchy."

For a day of Christmas shopping in Spokane, I added a black cardi, skinny royal blue belt (Target), my houndstooth coat (Macy's), my new blue purse, and my stone grey boots.




Well, look at that! I am through my first week! It's a lot more work than I thought it might be. It'd seem easy to just document each day of outfits, but when you're blogging about it, somehow it makes it more work to make sure I'm putting things together that are new or shy ideas for me. :) I like what I wore this week, but I think I need to step it up a notch...

Until next Sat...
t.
"Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick." ~Gwyneth Paltrow

(Photo below is the eye shadow I just couldn't get a good photo of today, so I gave up. lol




Saturday, December 1, 2012

31 Days of Fashion

"Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised." Proverbs 31:30

It's officially December ("officially' because I've felt like it's been December for 2 weeks already, haha) and although I'm always in a "fashion mood," I've recently bought some fun items, and found a few items I am trying to pair up with what I already have.

I like to challenge myself. Trying to wear more stuff that I like, but don't always have the confidence to try them out in public. Since it is festive season, I thought it might be an appropriate month to share my adventure with it. :)

I'm going to put together an outfit each day, mostly pieces I NEVER wear, some new clothing, things I found in the basement, (literally) and whatever else I find. Like maybe from my friend, Micah's, closet. ;) (jk!) We'll see what I come up with!

I'll make sure to get photos of each, and then write a post for each week.

So here it goes!