Jeggings (and the next best thing)

Last Friday, I was at my local shopping mall when I discovered that Loft (!!!) had recently opened a new location.  I recently stumbled across their online shop and I love their clothing and fit.  They also happened to be having a 30% off sale so I browsed through all the pretty clothing and came across these:

Denim Leggings (aka Jeggings).  I'll admit, these TERRIFY me, but I was oh-so-close to picking up a pair and trying them on.  They appear look so good on models when paired with a pair of knee-high boots.  Me and my calves tend to not fit into boots, much less with a layer of jeans added in; thus, leggings and jeggings (shudder) seemed to be the only solution to this matter.

Until I saw these on the shelf just above them:

Skinny? Yes.  Skin Tight?  Not quite.  I tried on a pair of petite and regular and for some reason the regular fit so much better everywhere (except in the length, of course).  However, I can stuff them into wear them with these:

Boots that a) fit around both my calves and jeans (!!!) b) are the most comfortable shoes ever.

... and they fit perfectly.  I was so excited, I wore them all weekend.

*Neither Loft, nor Piperlime, nor Nine West has paid me any $$$ or given me any freebies for this post.  I love the products both so much that I just wanted to share my joy with you!

Jeggings (and the next best thing)

If I had $1,000,000

Okay maybe not.  But I do have a gift card that I recently won from the Happyhour with a Housewife's blog, and I'm trying to decide how to spend it.

Shoes are always a great buy in my book:



I'm still trying to figure out how I feel about these:

 And I have a new affection for belts:

You I can never have too many cardigans:

Looks like a shopping trip is in order.

*all images found here

If I had $1,000,000

Prepping for Fall

Fall really is my favorite season of the year- it's one of the main reasons I wanted to get married in October. The return of college football and Starbucks favorites are just the icing on the cake for me. I love leaving the house every morning and feeling that change is in the air. Knowing the hot, humid days of summer are finally leaving us and that the first cold front is just around the corner made this Monday morning a little more bareable. In the midst of waiting for fall, I've been drooling over the fall outfits I've spotted at Anthro & Tulle. I snatched up this beauty while window shopping the other day (bad, I know):

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It's hard to tell from the online picture, but there are hints of purple and teal in the dress.  I can't wait to pair it with a cute belt and some colorful tights!

I recently discovered Boden and ordered this and this (which they're unfortunately out of at the moment).  Free shipping + coupons + ebates made online ordering worth it!  I'm patiently waiting for these two skirts to show up in my mailbox and I'm hoping they'll fit :)  In the mean time I'm searching for some fun tights to pair with them.  I stumbled across these tights on Anna Maria's blog (and preview of her newest fabric, Innocent Crush!!):

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They're Anthro, but have apparently sold out.  (Fingers and toes are crossed that something similar shows up somewhere on the interwebs).

In the mean time, I hope to be putting out some fall decorations, switching out my summer wardrobe with my winter sweaters, making a list of soups and stews to whip up when it finally gets cooler and sipping on hot coffee, tea, and cocoa.  How are you preparing for the change in seasons?

Prepping for Fall