Our First Wedding Anniversary

We're spending our first wedding anniversary in the mountains, and it's been so great to get away for just a wee bit and focus on each other. I know we don't have babies or jobs that require 60+ hours a week, but it's nice to get away to a place we both know and love, without any responsibilities, pups to take care of, work to do, or places to be. 

We got massages in the morning, then made a stop for crêpes - a favorite treat of ours. We painted some pottery, took some naps, ate delicious food, and relished our time together.

there was a real live moose right outside our building!

Here's a little trip down memory lane... 

 fall 2007

1 of our engagement photos

the engagement photo we used for our Save the Dates 

another engagement photo - isn't he handsome?

we planned the matching black North Face jackets

he makes my heart sing

from our wedding day, one wonderful year ago...

D, at the risk of over-sharing on the interwebs, I love you, my wonderful husband. And I can't wait to spend forever with you.

30 for 30: Day 1

just a nice, refreshing glass of Riesling on a sunny Colorado afternoon

jumping for joy - we've been married for one whole year! best year of my life :D

We're celebrating our first wedding anniversary in the mountains of Colorado. My lovely parents have a condo that they rent out, and they graciously agreed to let us stay for our anniversary. Fitting, since we stayed here for a few days right after our wedding for our "mini-honeymoon" (we went on our cruisin' honeymoon over last Christmas).

Packing for this wee getaway was a snap, since I only had so many items to choose from, and it is always cooler in the mountains than where we live, so pants and layers it was. Hooray for easier packing (I HATE packing, and it takes me forever - trust me)!

I like this outfit I put together, except for the shoes. Or if I just did the chambray, pants & shoes, then I think I'd like the pastel colors on bottom. Oh well, these were the best walking shoes I chose for this challenge, and we planned to do lots of walking, so, pastel pink shoes it is.

30 for 30

linking up here today!

30 for 30

For the month of June, I'll be completing a challenge - 30 for 30. Perhaps you've heard of it? The idea is to choose 30 items of clothing & shoes, and wear only those items for 30 days, creating tons of outfits and remixing outfits I might not normally put together. As I've mentioned before, I have a lot of clothes. A LOT. My goal in completing this challenge is to help myself realize I don't need tons of pieces I like - instead, I should pare down my closet to keep the pieces I LOVE. And these pieces should get worn a lot and be able to be worn with lots of other items. So, instead of many many pieces that only get worn a few times a year, I want to focus on having less pieces that get worn often and reflect me, and are also flattering and make me feel good (and excited!) about getting dressed. 

I originally saw the 30 for 30 idea on A Pretty Penny almost 2 years ago, and then on Kendi Everyday. And a BUNCH of bloggers completed this last month, which was the push of inspiration I needed to complete it myself. So, here I go!

Here are the items I've chosen:

3 skirts

L to R: from a clothing swap with a friend; Nordstrom & Nordstrom

3 tank tops

L to R: Old Navy; Forever 21 via Plato's Closet; Kohl's

1 pair of capris & 2 pairs of shorts

L to R: Kohl's; Maurice's via Plato's Closet; Old Navy

2 pairs of pants

L to R: Kohl's; Old Navy via Goodwill

3 dresses

L to R: ARC; Target; Macy's

6 tops

L to R: thrifted; Target; from someone at work; from an old roommate; JCPenney; Express

6 pairs of shoes

L to R: WalMart; DSW; Sears; DSW & DSW; Macy's

  

4 jackets/sweater

L to R: ARC; clothing swap; Macy's; from a friend

A few things I've come up with before I head down this remixing road:

1) I can use unlimited accessories to change up my look.

2) If inclement weather arrives and I need to wear additional outerwear on top of my outfit, that's OK.

3) If an item is pretty sheer or needs a basic tank underneath, I can wear one.

4) We're attending at least 1 wedding this month and I'll be attending 1 wedding shower. The items I've picked out aren't what I plan to wear to either event, so I plan to wear my 30 for 30 items before or after, and change into something more appropriate for the wedding or shower. I didn't think it was reasonable to include a dress for a wedding in my 30 items, as it would only get worn once.

30 for 30

Lunch Lady Chic?

This top - what do we think? I bought it (thrifted) last summer with high expectations - "It'll go so well with shorts or skinnies, as a light flowy blouse." Yet, whenever I wear it, I can't decide if it's cute, or makes me look like a lunch lady. Nothing wrong with being a lunch lady, but I work in an office. And I pack my own lunch (most of the time - unless there's Asian or Mexican on the horizon, then all bets are off), so there's no need for a lunch lady, really. 

The fate of this top rests with you: if it's cute/flowy/looks nice/is worth hanging on to, let me know and I'll keep it. If you think it makes me look older & more boxy than my 20-something years, let me know and out it goes. No pressure.

Also, today I'm linking up with Coffee Beans and Bobby Pins and FACE IT Catalog for their Friday's Five Linkup, which is pretty neat.

Hope you have a great weekend! My Mr. and I will be celebrating our first wedding anniversary - I can't believe our big day was (almost) 1 year ago! Also, interested in seeing some pictures from our wedding and and/or some throwbacks from our dating days, beginning in 2005?

Shirt: thrifted

Pants: Old Navy via Plato's Closet

Sandals: Born Concept

Earrings: Claire's (crowns for ZTA!)

Necklace: from our cruisin' honeymoon

Twirling

I'm convinced that skirts & dresses were made for twirling

I wore this outfit to start off our Memorial Day Weekend. We laid low, saw some friends, lounged, and caught up on some sleep (and laundry, too). It was just what I needed - starting this coming weekend our summer is pretty full with weddings, parties, trips, and all the other elements of a fun summer. 

I found this skirt at Goodwill. I'm sure it wasn't intended to be a maxi skirt, but when you're short like me, you can pull this off. For example, my mom was hesitant to order my first dress from Lilly Pulitzer a few birthdays back, because the dresses looked to short to her online. But then I reminded her that the models were all probably much taller than 5'8", and I'm only 5'4", so really, what hit them above the knee would probably be below my knees - maybe even to my ankles. Ankles was a bit of an exaggeration, but the length was perfect for my short legs!

On another note, I need to remember to not pair these sandals with this skirt - the hem of the skirt kept catching on my sandals every time I took a step. Grrr.

Top: Nordstrom
Tank: Wal-Mart
Skirt: Goodwill
Sandals: Sears
Earrings: Target
Bracelets: Aeropostale, thrifted, Target

Busy Body

The print of this skirt is pretty busy - don't you agree? But maybe that's why I like it - I don't have too many items in my closet that SCREAM. Many of them POP!, or "look nice," or flow. So this skirt is a bit out of my comfort zone. Which is perfect for starting off the summer with a renewed effort to unearth/discover/find/develop/locate/say-hello-to&meet my personal style, don't you think?

Sweater: American Eagle

Skirt: Target via Goodwill

Shoes: GUESS via DSW

PS - Sorry! No Mr. Picks Monday for you today - we didn't take any pictures!

Daddy-O

Just got a phone call that my Dad follows my little newbie blog. And he thinks I'm funny! That's what I've been trying to tell him since I could talk...

He also told me he didn't realize I'm such a little fashionista. I'm not sure how this is "news," since we would spend HOURS (seriously, HOURS) picking out my clothes for elementary school in the morning. For example:

A: "Daaaaad, I have nothing to wear. Will you help me pick something out?"

Dad: "What about this dress with these shoes?"

A: "Mmm, I can't stand that."

Dad: "What about these pants and this blouse?"

A: "Eh. They don't match."

Dad: "Sure they do! They're the same color!"

Repeat.

At least 4 times. Occasionally more.

And also, my closet first grew exponentially in HIS house - there never seemed to be enough room for all my finds. Once my brother went away to college, I started using HIS closet across the hall to store some clothes...the truth comes out...

And for Easter one year when I was little, my Dad was in charge of taking me dress shopping. Easy, right? We came home with a new dress, matching hat, gloves, socks, shoes, and an Easter basket. We got home and my Mom asked "Why did you buy all of this?" and my Dad replied "She said she needed it." Proof I've been a fashionista/diva since my youth ;)

Thanks for your patience, love, and understanding, Dad! 

Like I keep telling you, you're a shoo-in for the Dad Of The Year Award ;)

lovelovelove

running our half - we made sure to smile big for every photographer we saw