DANNA DREAM DRESS

 Dress: Sassy Sweet Apparel // Sunnies: Betsey Johnson // Cardigan: Thrifted // Watch: Thrifted

Every time I slip into this dress I dream that I am someplace tropical or running through a field of flowers! This dress is not just comfortable but ULTRA comfortable...the material is so soft. The bodice has a pretty lace overlay and a back keyhole closure. I also love that the waist is banded for a figure flattering look! 

Shop this dress HERE

Flowy Flower Top and Sequin Headband

Happy Monday! Hope you had a great weekend. Mine was good, minus the fact that E got me sick on Saturday with a nasty cold. Sunday was a hang around on the couch kind of day. Today I am feeling just a tad bit better, but not too much. Hoping my work day flies by so I can go home and rest up.
So lets take a minute to talk about this top that I am styling! This probably has to be my new go-to top. I am in love with it and I thank my Husband Josh for picking it out. It comes in two different colors. Dark grey and cream. Josh tried to get me to buy both and I decided to just get the one and another plaid top that I had picked out. I regret that. After wearing it, I think I might just go back and get the cream colored one too now! I love the flower print, and how flowy it is. Its so soft and comfortable. I decided to pair it with black leggings, brown boots and this killer sequin headband which I have worn two days in a row.
How would you style this top?

  Top: Kohls // Leggings: Ross // Liz Claiborne Boots: Thrifted //  Headband: Buckle // Watch: Thrifted // Sunglasses: Ulta

What We Wore Wednesday.

 

(me) skirt: Modest Pop // top: thrifted // shoes Zulily // necklace: F21 // watch: Target // cardigan: thrifted
(e) top: Sears // leggings: Sears // shoes: gift

Video: Thrift Haul

Happy Friday (insert happy dance here). Today I am SO excited to share this thrift haul video with you. I have been thinking about new ways to take my blog to the next level and have decided that videos are the perfect idea. Sometimes its great to see the person behind the blog. You can kind of get an idea through their writing, but it's even better to see them on camera.

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What I Wore: Gold Necklace Blouse

Happy Monday! Oh....I mean Happy Tuesday to you! Hope you had a fabulous weekend, whether it was a relaxing one or one filled with friends, family and lots of fun. Ours was filled with friends, family and lots of fun for sure! We we on the go non-stop this weekend and I loved every single bit of it! Friday night we ordered in pizza, relaxed and watched movies together. Saturday had a celebration for my best friend, Paola who is now a US Citizen and did a girls night out. Sunday we went to church then to Josh's parents for Sunday dinner. Yesterday we hosted a bbq/pool party at our house (such a BLAST!!) around lunchtime and then went to dinner and to get some yogurt with family. I would say our weekend was pretty fantastic if you ask me! This outfit that I am featuring below is what I wore for girls night out. I am definitely a big jewelry girl, so when I found this shirt that already had an attached necklace, I couldn't pass it up! I love black and gold together and this necklace definitely adds a lot to this plain black blouse to make it feel chic and stylish.

top: thrifted // jeans: Kohls // shoes: Zulily // bracelet: thrifted // sunglasses: TJ Maxx 

FRESHLY PICKED MOCCS

Look. At. These. Moccs. Aren't they THE cutest shoes you have ever seen?!?! I was so excited, as was E when these arrived in the mail from Rachel at Freshly Picked. 

Susan Petersen (Owner) started making baby moccasins in 2009 after becoming frustrated by the lack of well-designed baby shoes. Using her second child, Gus, as a mocc-tester, and a bag of scrap leather she picked up at a yard sale, she began experimenting with designs. Working at her kitchen table, on a shoestring budget, Susan persisted through some disastrous attempts until she had created a pair of moccasins that not only looked adorable on Gus’ chubby little feet, but stayed on his feet as well. Since then the moccasins have gone through about six design changes. Each change has perfected the look and the fit of the soft-soled shoe. The moccasins you purchase today are durable, well designed, and most importantly: stay on your child’s foot. Money was tight at the time Susan started and in order to earn money to start her business she got resourceful. Her brother owns a window installation business and in the summer of 2009 she convinced him to let her keep the old windows that he was removing from the houses. She spent a whole summer banging the glass out of the windows because they were encased in aluminum frames. At the end of the summer she took the aluminum window frames to the scrap yard and recycled them to get money. She made $200 dollars and with that literal sweat equity, she started her business. Each pair of moccasins, whether being shipped to the rich and famous (or at least their kids), or shipped across town, are made with care, perfection and a love for the little feet they are intended for. 

Freshly Picked has a wide variety of moccs to choose from. I decided to go with this rose gold color which is to die for! The first words out of E's mouth when she took them out of the bag was "Ohhhh Mama! They are SO beautiful!!!" (hugging them up against her little face) These moccs literally look and feel as smooth as butter! E's words were "They feel like slippers! Can I sleep with them too?!?!" 

Well...I didn't let her sleep with them, but ever since we got them these are the only pair of shoes that she wants to wear. 

  

(me) tee: thrifted // blouse: Sheinside // bracelet: thrifted // jeans: thrifted // shoes: thrifted

(e) top: thrifted // skirt: thrifted // shoes: Freshly Picked

WHAT WE WORE WEDNESDAY.

Today is going to be one busy day! We have E's lawyer coming over at 4:30 and then our foster licensing specialist coming right after that at 5:30. I got word last week from our Case Manager that there is Foster Care Review Board Meeting scheduled for E on September 15th. The Foster Care Review Board advises the juvenile court on progress toward achieving a permanent home for a child or children involved in a dependency action and in an out-of-home placement. The well-being of these kiddos is the highest concern to these board members. I am so grateful that they can be a "voice" for them, because a huge majority of them don't have a voice. They are placed in a home with people that they have never met before and just have to adjust. I am so thankful that E has been placed with us and that she is adjusting and growing in our home with us. I am so thankful that Josh and I accepted God's calling for us to love and care for His children. Our journey so far doesn't have any words to describe it. We have been taught so much and have learned so many things along the way. Our faith has grown tremendously and we have learned what it means to really truly trust God. Fostering has been one of the best experiences of my life and I cannot wait to see what God has planned for E and for our family. Sometimes I get this feeling like I wish I could help out more and do more. I wish that I had a humongous 20 bedroom home that I could fill with these precious little kiddos...but I don't...and that's okay. Whenever I feel this way, I always hear a sweet whisper from God telling me that I am doing enough..that I am doing more than enough and that I am changing lives one child at a time. God's surprises and His blessings are always so wonderful!  I love my God so much. He is so good, so faithful, so loving and so merciful. I don't know what I would do without Him in my life. Please keep E and our family in your prayers during this time of changes and transitioning. Thank you!

(me) skirt: Nordstrom Rack // shoes: Zulily // purse: TJ Maxx // shirt: thrifted // 

sunglasses: TJ Maxx // earrings: Chicos // watch: Target // bracelet: Ettika

(e) top: thrifted // skirt: thrifted // shoes: Payless // hairclip: Dollar Tree

FASHION FRIDAY LINK UP: PRINTED MAXI

Happy Friday to you! Hope your week has been good to you. I am glad to have you 
here for today's Fashion Friday Link Up...so make sure to link up your outfits below!

Last night we met our new Case Worker. She is really nice and seems to be on top of things.
We have had E since April and her case plan is scheduled for nine months. As of right now,
her Mom is completely MIA and is not doing the things that she needs to do in order to have
any chance of getting E or any of her other children back. It's a really sad situation. I hope and pray that her Mom would realize just how special E and her other children really are. I also pray that her Mom will find healing and that she will be able to start making right choices to put her back on the right path, even if that means that her children won't be placed back with her. I pray for God's will for E, her siblings and our family. Josh and I would love the opportunity to be able to adopt E because we feel like she fits so well in our family and has been such a huge blessing in our lives. We will continue to cherish this special time that we have with her, continue to watch God do a work within her and continue to trust God knowing that He is able to do what may seem impossible. 

Tonight we have a meeting with E's lawyer who will hopefully have some more 
information to give us. Please keep our family in your thoughts and prayers at this time. 

Top: Thrifted // Skirt: Down East // Shoes: Zulily // Earrings: Chicos // Sunnies: TJ Maxx // Bracelet: Ettika // Watch: Target

An InLinkz Link-up

A Fancy Giveaway

  Hello all! I am so excited to share this amazing product with you today. I was ecstatic when Alexandra from Fancy Slips contacted me and asked me to do a product review and giveaway on my blog. For all you women out there that love to dress classy and modest, this is a product that you have to have! Nowadays the shorter, tighter and smaller the better. I don't know about you, but I have so much trouble trying to find modest dresses and skirts. Fancy Slips is the perfect solution! Have you come acrros a dress or skirt that you love, but its to short or has a huge slit up the back? Try a Fancy Slip! They are designed to impress your dress and turn something that isn't so modest into something that is. Fancy Slips is based in Highland, Utah. Each Fancy Slip is designed with anti-static pongy polyester lining material, so it feels as though it isn't even there, and doesn't gather or bunch up as you walk. Now I need to get one in every color and style! If you are a Fancy Slip fan, today is your lucky day! Enter below for a chance to win one for yourself!  

 

  Dress: Thrifted // Necklace: Ross // Bracelet: Thrifted //  Betsey Purse: TJMaxx // Shoes: Thrifted // Sunglasses: Thrifted // Slip: Fancy Slips   a Rafflecopter giveaway