Friday's Fashion Wrap Up - vol. 16

Coming to you from the unemployment line!  Haha, not really...I actually got another job already.  I'm totally kicking myself for not taking advantage of this time off and saying yes to work already.  To make matters worse, the job is only for four months and requires me to move to Jacksonville.  Which wouldn't ordinarily bother me (I like change), but I'm moving out of my house, prepping for my two week Army duty, and oh yeah, I have a family now.  All this makes for utter chaos...which is not what I had in mind for right now.

But on to the matter at hand.  This is what I wore today on my way to the salon.  I decided it was time to chop off the locks and get a little style going.  I think I've been falsely describing my style as hippy and vintage...when really it was just dull and lazy.

So, here's the first installment of the REAL casual Friday.

Jeans:  Hollister

Top:  Express

Belt: American Eagle

Wedges: Charlotte Russe

Sunnies: Target

Oversized Purse: Old Navy

 

I threw in these last two pictures so you can see my hair.  Super long.  Super drab.  HORRID roots.  It was just easy.  I'll post a picture of the new cut once I get it styled the way I like it...you know how that goes.

Friday's Fashion Wrap Up - vol. 15

It wouldn't be FFWU if I wasn't late in posting this, right?  Come on guys, right?  Anyone?  Bueller?

Well, sorry for the delay...my last day of work wasn't quite as laid back as I thought it would be thanks to a last minute project (typical...and largely why I'm leaving), Bubs being dropped off at 4:45 because Daddy had to be in work early, and my files not copying onto my hard drive properly.  All that amounts to me posting this late Saturday night while curled up in bed trying to shove the sickness down so I can be witty and cool...all for you guys.

Fail.

Ok, let's stick to what I do know...posting outfit pics...  This whole week at work I was super casual...just not feeling like getting dressed up since I knew it was my last week.  This was one of my more put together outfits of the week.

Jeans:  Express

Tank:  Old Navy

Vest:  Target

Necklace and Belt:  Charlotte Russe

Bracelet:  American Eagle

Shoes:  Jessica Simpson

Polish: makes me feel like summer every time I see my toes

Earrings:  Aldo Accessories (probably...or Charlotte Russe)

Of course my hair was wet, so all did was put it up in a pony tail, braided a small section, then wrapped it around the base of the pony.  Not too exciting for pictures...and I don't particularly care for pictures with wet hair.   New blog goal:  no more wet hair pics.

On a somewhat related note, I think I'm going to change my hair back to the way it used to be.  I've been growing it out and letting it be sort of dark...it's all very hippie and laid back and easy.  But I'm kind of over it.  I loved my hair when it was super layered and super blonde, so why the heck not.  Here's my favorite pic of me...and everyone who sees it says, "I loved your hair like that."  Noted.

Thursday Bits

So it's been a kind of crazy week...feeling a bit out of sorts these last few days, but I'm determined to get back on track.  It all started here...




 That's my silly self getting my hair done on Sunday.  I have gone to the same girl since I moved back from DC, so when I found out she was gone, I didn't know what to do.  Well, they said we have this guy Jeff available on Sunday.  I said, ok, sure I'll try it.  Big mistake.  It took the guy 3 hours and he hadn't even began to cut my hair (note:  it usually takes about 3 hours for color, cut, AND BLOWDRY).  I told him I just want to make it a little less maintenance by blending it with my natural color, but keeping some bold highlights around my face for when I have to play army and dress like a dude.  I told him we had done a pseudo-ombre style the last time, and he told me ombre would be more maintenance.  HUH?  First red flag.  Second red flag actually came first when he was late getting started with me because his previous client was unhappy.  Then he complained about her the whole time. 

Just so you know, this is what I looked like before.

Needless to say my hair turned out awful.  The color is super ashy (exactly what I said NOT to do), the cut is uneven because he only had a short amount of time left after the color, and I didn't even get a blowdry (had to go home to take care of Nash). AND it ended up costing me $170!  That's insane by itself, but when you add in how bad my hair looks, it's criminal.  And I don't want to go back to get it fixed because he obviously doesn't know what he's doing.  Here's an after shot so you can see...although it doesn't show how "dead" my ends look from the semi-permanent ash blonde he put over them.




In baby news, Nash has been spending time at his Grandparents house up in Viera while Daddy is at work.  He seems to be doing really well...no sign of any separation anxiety or anything like that, thank god.  He has even been taking good naps, which we were really worried about.  And every night after work I drive up there and his mom makes us dinner (bless her heart), then we hang out until he's tired and needs to go home.  It's nice. 

Yesterday they made the mistake of telling me they think Nash officially crawled.  I was like, oh no, he did not.  He did NOT crawl WITHOUT ME!!  lol...  We have a rule...he doesn't reach any milestones when I'm not around.  Even our nanny knows this...  So, a retraction was issued and we went on with the business of eating dessert.

I have a bunch of pics to post from last weekend and such, but have been busy every night so haven't had a chance.  So until then, here's a little something to tide you over.

Nashie playing with his piggie while watching Yo Gabba Gabba next to Mama

Slow Season

So, as the summer winds down and we near the 8 months out mark, I am kind of at a standstill with things to do to prepare for this wedding. I had heard before that there is a sort of reverse bell curve for wedding planning...busy in the beginning and the end and slow in the middle. And I'm definitely noticing that trend. My calendars, budgets, checklists are all pretty sparse right now, until about February of next year.

I am looking to book my hotel room for the night before the wedding. I think it's totally romantic to not spend the night before together. Plus I'd like a place for me and the girls to hang out, get ready, etc... I'm going to book a nice room at the Crowne Plaza, so that should be great.

I'm also looking to book the appointments for our hair and makeup at Essentials, but I need to find out who wants to get what done. Joe told me today that our friend April is going to school to learn how to do makeup, so she said something about doing my makeup. This would be great because she is already good at doing makeup, I think...plus salons always make you look weird.

Still pining over the music selection, and wishing I could see my dress. I miss it. Part of me thinks they should send it to FL sooner than I had planned, but I don't want it to get damaged. I need to find out if one of the local bridal shops will store it for me and do the alterations, even though I didn't buy it from them. I'll email them right now.