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I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

I know that I am not alone in my wish that this holiday break would never end. 

The relaxation mixed with family and friends mixed with the best food of the year is always hard to leave behind. Luckily we have another special holiday to look forward to now!

My Thanksgiving was perfect, like usual, except this year I had a slight case of laryngitis that kept me quiet for a couple of days (torture!). This ailment didn't damper my spirit though and I loved getting to spend the day with the people that I love the most.

Now that Thanksgiving has passed us, that means that winter is fast approaching (if someone would just tell that to the Oklahoma weather)! Christmas lights are going up, hot chocolate is being sipped, and scarves and gloves are creeping out of our closets. I love winter fashion and being able to bundle up in wonderful winter wear and this undoubtably includes an infinity scarf.

1. Similar style 2. 50% off today! 3. Splurge worthy

4. On sale! 5. Under $10 6. Coziest

Because infinity goes on like forever 

All Day Thanksgiving Wardrobe

{8:00} Pajamas

{11:30} Sweater // Pants // Flats // Oven Mitt

{2:00} Dress // Tights // Earrings // Lip Pencil

Thanksgiving at my house is full of traditions, food, and outfit changes.

Every Thanksgiving begins the same for me; on the couch, in my pajamas, and watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I have never missed the parade, and I can safety say that I never will.

One of my favorite Thanksgiving morning traditions is drinking orange juice with raspberries out of a wine glass. This morning drink started when I was little and the excitement of drinking from a wine glass was high- 

23 years old and I still get excited.

After the parade, it is officially cooking time and I am summoned to the kitchen to get started on the dressing. Making the dressing has always been a team effort by my dad and me, but I think he finally trusts me enough to give me complete control this year. The pressure!

For all the cooking it is important to be comfortable and that means an oversized sweater, my Pixie pants, and my favorite flats. Don't forget the oven mitt!

After all the food is prepared (which takes about 3 days total), this very anticipated Thanksgiving meal is ready to eat. With all the work and time that has gone in, I think it is important to make this meal a little more formal than an every day dinner, and that shows in my next wardrobe change.

Out of my comfortable outfit and into an (almost) equally comfortable outfit of tights and a dress. The key in this outfit is a loose fitting combo that allows plenty of room for the food baby that will most likely form. Let's be honest, if you don't stuff yourself than you aren't celebrating Thanksgiving in the correct way. 

My last and undocumented outfit change is back in to my comfy outfit for the remainder of the day, which includes pie, football, wine, games, and laughs with my family. 

Enjoy your day of food, family, and fashion.

Sparkling Fall Fashion

The mixture of sparkles and tweed in this heel by J. Crew caught my eye while shopping online this week. Not only are they on sale but so is the electric tweed skirt and I think it would fit perfectly into my fall wardrobe. If only my bank account agreed.

And the glittered make-up travel bag? Well it is for little girls but I don't care. Too many stores have cuter items in their children's section (J. Crew, Gap, Target) these days anyway, so I won't judge if you try to shop there if you don't judge me. 

And how is it fair that J. Crew didn't include us big girls when they were creating this entire glitter collection for kids?

Big girls like glitter too.

Happy Hump Day

Wednesday mornings make me happy-- I have made it to the middle of the week and the weekend is now officially in view, and I am very much looking forward to this weekend. 

To get you through today and the rest of the week, I am compiled some fun and entirely random links and lovelies.

Let's start with a story--

About a week ago I realized that I had lost something that is quite valuable to me. It is small and shiny and fits on the middle finger of my right hand. I am quite notorious for losing jewelry and I don't want this trend to continue as I grow up. I set out to find my missing ring, looking in all the normal places, car, my carpet, laundry basket to come up empty handed. Then I realized I was forgetting the most obvious place, which was the bottom of all the purses and bags I had carried in the last year. Sure enough, in the deepest crevice of a bag was my tiny ring. 

The story and adventure could end there, but I chose to endure this mission and dig through every purse I own. 

Nine purses later and the above is what I had recovered.

$2.16 which will by me a cup of coffee this week and therefore a total jackpot

8 writing utensils, including two of my favorite pens

5 lip balms

2 yoga headbands

2 pins (one reading "entertain me, I'm bored"... what on earth)

1 notepad

26 gum wrappers

14 receipts

11 bobby pins (the ultimate!)

1 root beer candy

Have a great Hump Day!

J.Crew Stop it Right Now

An Oh Joy! Thanksgiving Style Guide

Monogram everything

To have a sitting area in my bedroom...Swoon

 More holiday fashion

I really want to learn to make this

This is on sale and I am swooning

Velvet and lace

Sassy School Girl

and the best for last...

Tom Hanks slam poetry about "Full House"

In the words of Regina George's mom,
"I'm gonna make you a hump day treat!"

Coffee Break

Enjoying a much needed coffee (or tea) break right now? I know I am, and I am completely swooning over this Alice+Olivia sweater.

Pardon me while I put this on and never take it off. 

This is going on my Christmas list. 

Seeing Spots

I was informed by a sweet 10-year old last week that I wear far too many polka dots (and that my polka dot ensemble looked like chocolate chip cookie dough). At first I was a little hurt, but then embraced the comment, because it is true; this girl loves polka dots. I had polka dot sheets growing up, I love a good spotted manicure, and I really loved 101 Dalmatians.

1. Free People Polka Dot Pant (Free People pants are the absolute best!)

2. J. Crew Dot Pullover

3. Dotted Mug

4. BCBG Sheer Tights

5. Top Shop Nail Wraps

6. J. Crew Pajama Pants

7. Madewell Notebook

8. Target Spotted Blouse

You'll recognize me by my spots.

All I Wanna Do

... is wear these outfits all the time. 

There is nothing, and I mean nothing, that I love more than a flowy blouse with jeans. Throw on a pair of super pointy stilettos and some accessories and I think that I could go anywhere and be dressed to impress. 

Haute Hippie - Parker - Tbags Los Angeles - Patterson J. Kincaid 

Vince Camuto - Sam Edelman - Elizabeth and James

Reed Krakoff Watch - Cynthia Vincent

Today in particular I am wearing my favorite, new blouse that I have been coveting since I saw it at apparel market back in June. The moment I saw it hanging in the showroom with its sweet, delicate gold stars I hoped that one day it would be mine. Today I am pairing it with my bargain buy pants in lavender, some jeweled neck candy from J. Crew, and my most comfortable flats for walking around all day. So the flats aren't quite the 4-inch stilettos that I just showed but heels are also completely inappropriate for a day in a 5th grade classroom.
Maybe I will slip on some heels this evening and plop down on my couch for some glamorous blogging time.

A little inspiration.