A Weekend in West Michigan

Jeremy and I escaped the city for a quick weekend in west Michigan.  We spent Saturday in Grand Haven, then headed south on Sunday to Holland.  We had so much fun, and felt so refreshed upon our return!  It's been hard over the last 7ish months to make time for things like this, but it's so necessary!  We didn't have to spend much money or go very far to enjoy ourselves. Here's a few of my favorite snaps from the weekend:


The Grand Haven light. We weren't the only ones out enjoying the beautiful day!

Amazing pizza at the Village Baker. So, so good.

We can't wait to get out and see more of our beautiful state this summer!

Do you have any fun weekend trips planned?

Beachy

All Thrifted ($7 total); Faith Sandahl Photography Necklace

My husband and I took a nice scenic drive over the weekend.  This nice, comfy outfit was just what I needed for a long drive, warm beach, and a bit of shopping. :-)

Hope you are having a fabulous Independence Day!

Similar clothes:

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Pictured Rocks

Last week Jeremy and I took a day trip up to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (of Kid Rock fame).  This is somewhere we've been meaning to go for several years, so it was great to finally have time!

Thrifted Dress ($3); Icing Necklace ($2); Walmart Flats ($3)

Lake Superior is quite cold this time of year. Well...every time of year, to be honest.

Hope you're enjoying your long weekend! Happy Memorial Day! :-)

More sun dresses:

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National Bike Month & Mission: Put Together

So apparently May is National Bike Month.  Which is especially cool because I just bought a bike!  We were in my old college town this last weekend visiting my grandma and my old church, when we spotted this:

Sears Floral Top; Thrifted Skirt ($4); So Flats ($9); Bike via Garage Sale ($50)

I am super excited!  It's hard to find a nice bike that fits me properly and is affordable.  This one was made in the early 50s and is in great shape with a new seat and tires.

This is when my little brother said "work it!"

My husband is all excited to fix it up for me.  It rides just fine now, but we're going to paint it and make it look pretty. :-)  I also got a cute basket and a bell for it.

Today also starts the month long Mission: Put Together!  All you need to participate is a flickr account, so hop on over and check it out!  I'll be posting my looks every day, starting with this one.  This week's challenge is "color".

Happy May! :-)

This bike is kitty approved.

Blue Skirt Floral Top

What to Wear on a Road Trip

What to wear when you're spending hours at a time in a car...what a question.  Comfort is always my top priority, and I managed to come up with a few outfits that were super comfy but still looked cute!

A few tips:

• Layers!  The weather can change so much from place to place, you want to be able to take things off if you need to.
• Comfortable fabrics!  I opted for a lot of cotton blends on this trip, and it was great.  The jersey cotton I wore a lot of didn't wrinkle easily either, so I felt fresh all day.

I wore this outfit both on the trip out and the trip back (once with leggings).  The dress made for a really comfy, easy to wear outfit.

Dress: JC Penney ($20); Gap City Flats ($10); Old Navy Bag (clearance, $7)

Another great jersey skirt (sorry for the terrible photo).  I also wore this with a blue tee and brown sandals.

Sears Floral Top; Relativity Jacket via Consignment ($15); Old Navy Fold-Over Skirt ($15); Wanted Boots via The Shoe Dept. ($20)

Another bad photo...but you're getting the idea, right? :-)

Target Cardi ($10); Thrifted Striped Top ($3); Self-made Skirt; Gap City Flats ($15)

I'll be posting what I wore while were were actually in Colorado in a few days! :-)

What are your favorite things to wear while traveling?

jersey

A Week's Worth of Clothes: Outfits, Part II

Hello my awesome readers! Last night we returned from our week long trip, so here's the last of the outfits I have to share with you. :)

Dress: JC Penney ($20)

Sweater: Aero via Consignment ($7.50)

Boots: Connie via Famous Footwear (clearance, $40)

Leggings: F21 ($5)

Scarf: Burlington ($6)

Earrings: Mudd via Kohl's (clearance, $4)

Tuesday was a pretty quiet day.  My family had other plans, so my husband and I stayed at my parent's house to watch a few movies, and later went out for dinner.

Dress: Thrifted ($6)

Cardigan: H&M via Consignment ($7.50)

Leggings: F21 ($5)

Scarf: Made from a sweater by me

I did not leave the house at all on Wednesday.  I lounged on the couch, napped, watched TV, and read my new book, Womanly Dominion.  It was lovely.

Dress: JC Penney ($20)

Sweater: Gap via Consignment ($11)

Leggings: F21 ($5)

Boots: Connie via Famous Footwear (clearance, $40)

Thursday was part one of our journey back home.  We left early and traveled as far as my sister's where we ate yummy food, played with my nephew, and slept. :)

Friday I was pretty much a tired mess.  I wore a very unremarkable tee and jeans, and looked about as bad as I felt, so I thought I'd spare you all.  But that was our trip! I never did wear my brown booties I packed, and I wish I had brought another dress to remix with.  Ah well... I'm glad to be back home celebrating the New Year with my husband! :)

How were your holidays?  Also, did you guys like the collage thing?  It was kind of fun, and it's different than the style blog norm, which has me actually considering it for regular use.  Let me know in the comments! :)

A Week's Worth of Clothes

My husband and I leave tomorrow for our Christmas vacation which will last a week.  I'm trying to be really conscious of what I pack, so I tried to stick with a grey color pallet with pops of pink and blue.  Then I headed over to GCOGH and made some outfits.  Here's what I'm packing:

3 sweaters/cardigans

2 dresses

1 pair of leggings, and 1 pair of jeans

1 layering tank

2 pairs of boots

3 scarves

and 3 hats!

I'm also packing a junky pair of shoes and a hooded sweatshirt just in case we decide to go ice skating or my brothers want me to do some sort of activity that involves being outside for hours at a time.  I always need to have a few more 'practical' items when I visit my parents.  They live on a farm, and I never know what kinds of activities I'll find myself doing!

I'll try really hard to get outfit photos while we're away, but I guarantee nothing. Family activities come before blogging, especially at Christmas. :)

Weekend Recap

So I didn't get any outfit photos this weekend, but here's a little recap of the photos I did get. :)

Saturday we took my parents out to Lake Placid.  TONS of fun including seeing a waterfall, the Olympic Center, and wine tasting.

I was so excited to go here.  I'm such a fan of the movie Miracle and the story behind it, so this has been on my list of things to do since we moved here.  It's now used for other events like figure skating and such, and there was a youth hockey tournament going on while we were there.

My dad and husband checking the the St. Lawrence river.

This is the only thing remotely resembling an outfit picture we got.  See, my parents don't know that I style blog.  My family has even go so far as to make fun of me for "dressing up" daily.  When I donned jeans on Sunday afternoon, my mother proclaimed that I finally looked comfortable. *Sigh*.  Maybe someday...

Coat, Jeans, & Boots: Old Navy

Scarf & Sweater (not pictured): Thrifted

Simplicity: A Weekend in Review

...or: How to Style Jeans, Basic Tops, and Flats.

Seriously, that was my inspiration for this weekend.  I packed two pairs of skinny jeans, three solid basic tops, two cardigans, and two pairs of flats.  I brought along a few scarves, and necklace, and two pairs of earrings to accessorize.  And...I loved it.  It was simple, but cute, and I felt super comfy.

Friday

Top and Cardigan: Thrifted

Jeans: JC Penney

Sandals: Shopko

Scarf: Burlington Coat Factory

Watch: Gift  (worn all weekend)

Bracelet: CCaria on Etsy (worn all weekend)

Earrings: Etsy

This is what I wore on our trip out.  I ditched the cardigan later on when we headed to a park, as it was rather warm, but I wore it most of the day.  I realized later that I've done this same top/cardigan/scarf pairing with a denim skirt.  Oh well..it works. :)

Saturday

Tank and Belt: Thrifted

Cardigan: Old Navy

Flats: Kohl's

Necklace: Gift

Saturday was classes till 1, then we visited a local winery and an outlet mall!  I snagged two deeply discounted sweaters and a pair of jeggings at Dress Barn, and we stocked up on all my favorites from Yankee Candle.  I am SO excited for fall weather!  I've been finding so many awesome sweaters that I can't wait to wear! :)

Sunday

Tanks and Scarf: Thrifted

Jeans: Old Navy

Shoes: Kohl's (same as Saturday)

Necklace: Gift

Earrings: Self-made

Sunday we headed back home after a morning of classes.  I love this scarf, and this was my first time wearing it.  Tulips are my favorite flower, so I was quick to snap this up when I saw it at the thrift store a few months ago.  I thought it would be way too much blue with this top, but I really liked them together.

After a weekend of wear, I must say, I LOVE these shoes!  So comfortable and versatile.  Really, I loved all my looks this weekend.  If the summer would have been cooler, I would have been rocking simple looks like this a lot sooner.  Ah well...cooler weather is on the way. :)

Also, I felt like I had an awesome hair weekend.  I conditioned it overnight with coconut oil on Thursday night, shampooed it Friday morning, and it was so soft, curly, but not frizzy!  The frizz came back a bit on Sunday after another wash, but still not too bad.  In any case, the coconut oil is definitely going to make it's way into my hair care routine.

Hope you all had a great weekend! :)