Dress: Forever 21, similar, similar, similar

Necklace: Kendra Scott

David and I got invited to go see this German Christmas Festival in Arlington and it was interesting to say the least. David's academy buddy has a foreign wife who loves going to things like this so we joined them! All the signs were in German and then festival was tinier than we had anticipated. David and I got hot chocolate and churros while our friends had some hot wine (guess that's an overseas thing?) and some crepes. It was freezing and fun, but I don't think we will be doing it again..

Scarf: Dallas Market

Sweater: Old Navy

Jeans: Forever 21

Boots: Payless

Monday night was the best night of my life!!! Not really, but certainly close to it.. My mom got me 2 tickets to Beyonce for my birthday! Unfortunately, my sister couldn't get here because of all the ice so my husband went with me, haha. He loved it but he will never admit it. Our seats were 5 ROWS away from the stage!! I was in awe. Beyonce is thee most talented singer, dancer and performer. Whoever says otherwise, is an idiot. She's perfect and it was one of the best concerts I have ever been to!

SHE'S SO AMAZING OH MY GOODNESS

What I wore:

Scarf: Ciao Bella Boutique

Necklace: Ciao Bella Boutique (discontinued)

Sweater: Old Navy

Skirt: ??

Tights: Target

Watch: Dallas Market

Bracelet: Our World Boutique

Boots: The Shoe Dept.

 

Oh my goodness last week was so busy! My sister was here, we celebrated David's birthday, Thanksgiving, and my birthday was yesterday! So, sorry for the extra long post.

For Thanksgiving, it was only me, David, and Kelly and it was surprisingly fun! Our "cooking" was very miniscule. We bought a lot of pre-made stuff, oops. None of us can cook well or really like it so we just had a makeshift thanksgiving dinner. I wouldn't change it for anything! Kelly and I "made" the sides and David actually did the turkey all by himself! He had to call his dad every once in a while to see what to do next, but it came out great and we were all proud of him!

And Miley was especially thankful for her glorious turkey dinner.

Yesterday I turned 24 - ah, how crazy! David was amazingly sweet and made my birthday really special. He left notes all around our apartment, some with directions to his computer and instructions on logging in and opening a document. The document was titled "24 Reasons Why I Love You." I read it with my morning coffee and teared up. He isn't any kind of emotional so this was extra special! Then he came home from work with gifts for me he bought all by himself! I was surprised by this because it was CLOTHES and he never ventures out to buy me clothes. I love the top and fuzzy socks! After that, we went to Cheesecake Factory - woo hoo! My favorite place. THEN we went to Target and bought some Christmas decorations!!! This was also extra special because David doesn't like spending much money (lol) and he isn't the hugest lover of Christmas so him offering to go Christmas/stocking shopping was super nice! He knows how much I am obsessed with Christmas and I'm glad he still loves me through my ridiculousness :)

Necklace: Lia Sophia

Sweater: Old Navy

(got this on black friday along with a red one but I could have bought every color - GO GET ONE NOW! They are super comfy and perfectly fitting)

Jeans: Forever 21

Boots: Payless

My sister is visiting for the entire week!!! I'm so happy. I love having her here! So far we have spent some time relaxing, going to church, [formal dress] shopping!

Here are a few pictures from the past few days:

Scarf: Cotton On

Sweater: Goodwill

Jeans: Forever 21

Boots: Thrift Store

Scarf: Ciao Bella Boutique

Leopard Top: Ciao Bella Boutique

Sweater: Forever 21

Jeans: Forever 21

Boots: The Shoe Dept.

Life has been so fun and busy lately which means a decrease in blogging.. Oops! 

This weekend David and I went to Pete's Dueling Piano Bar (our fave) with our friend Nate and his new lady friend. It is always a fun night at Pete's but even more fun with more friends! This weekend we also went to Petland to pick up some things for Miley and ended up holding puppies for two hours (insert in love cat emoji here).. They were adorable!! Of course, I fell in love with the tiny chihuahua. He was the cutest thing I have ever seen - minus Miley. The little cutie was $1400, eek! Who would spend that much money? You can find puppies on Craiglists, adoption centers, or other random outlets. Seems a little crazy to me.. Oh well. Can't wait to get our little baby boy chihuahua in April, though!

Sunday consisted of church, grocery shopping and small group. What's new? Our Sundays are the same every week but hey, I'm not complaining!

Necklace: Ciao Bella Boutique (no longer in stock)

Scarf: I can't remember!

(These oatmeal colored scarves are everywhere, though)

Dress: Forever 21

Cardigan: Target

Tights: Target

Boots: The Shoe Dept.

Yesterday I went to ship out a new painting and the post office was closed for Veteran's Day. How come I never think about this before I run errands? I'm a dumb dumb. So I ended up buying some holiday decorations :) David has very, very strong feelings about not decorating for Christmas until Thanksgiving is over so I have to subtly and slowly sneak decorations in.. It's kind of fun, actually. 

Anyways, here is what I wore and here is the painting I'm shipping out soon! I got compliments from a guy about my hair and scarf, then about my mixed prints. Small compliments like that definitely make your day but it also got me thinking about the "mixing prints" epidemic and how much I love it. Some of the mixing I have seen is a little too crazy for my taste, but hey, if that's what you like then that's what you like! I hope that everyone has played around with mixing their prints at least a few times...

Necklace: Ciao Bella Boutique

Scarf: Ciao Bella Boutique

Top: Forever 21

Jeans: Forever 21

Flats: Payless

You can order your own custom-made painting at my Etsy shop here. I love designing new and original paintings and always welcome an idea for a new creation!

Happy Tuesday!

The weather in Dallas yesterday was rather surprising. It has been on and off chilly for the last couple of weeks but yesterday was probably the coldest it's been since we've been here! My phone said 57 degrees but it forgot to inform me that it actually felt like 30. I could have bundled up more but I am in no way complaining; I am loving this weather! However, I have yet to give into my over-sized sweaters. I'm trying to save those until they are vital to wear.

One thing that has been bugging me the past couple months is the fascination that everyone has with giving into new trends/traditions RIGHT when they come out.. By this I mean, girls raced to Starbucks the day that PSLs came out, they put on boots and scarves at the first sign of a wind chill and they will now be chugging down peppermint mocha coffees until the end of December. Don't get me wrong, I definitely love myself a PSL, sweet sweater, perfect boot and peppermint mocha but why pull them out the first day you possibly can? I'm not switching out my pumpkin flavored drinks and smells for peppermint ones for a few more weeks, at least!

Am I the only one holding off on my peppermint mochas and over-sized sweaters?

Scarf: Dallas Market

Striped top: Forever 21

Sweater: Target

Jeans: Forever 21

Boots: $1.50 thrift store find (my proudest purchase!)

Yesterday I went to work then David and I had a movie night! Our country club has free movie nights and last night was The Internship. I thought it was going to be better, but I didn't hate it. If you plan on seeing it, lower your expectations. (PS - sorry for the awful picture quality).

Scarf: I can't remember for the life of me!

Dress: Ciao Bella Boutique (last season)

Tights: Payless

Boots: Payless (last season)

Ciao Bella added a new scarf online yesterday! You can buy yours here.

Tomorrow David, Miley and I are headed to Searcy to see my whole family!! I never thought that we would head back to Harding so soon after leaving, but it is definitely worth it! CAN'T WAIT!

Today has consisted of church and lunch at Maggiano's - delish! Kelly packed up her stuff and headed back to Searcy... I miss her already. Good thing we will be seeing her again this weekend along with the rest of the Florida fam :) CAN'T WAIT!