What's Coming in the Mail (Express):

Express enticed me. 

This dress popped up in an add and I was intrigued:

And even though I told myself I wouldn't really purchase more going out clothes, I had to have the top (again, links will be at the bottom- I can't promise availability of items of course):

 I ordered it in red because I don't have a lot of red (actually I don't think I own any red other than a couple of dressy dresses)  I feel like I can dress this down easily.  Obviously the model looks pretty casual wearing hers with jeans.  I'll do a nice little sweater and jeans.  I considered ordering the skirt because I don't really own any skirts like that but again, I don't usually spend $50 on skirts.  However, Express has their "save $30 on $75" going on right now- it would begin the day after I place my order.  I may reorder the shirt and the skirt and technically the shirt will be free and just return the original shirt but that's sort of a hassle isn't it?  But $30 is $30 and I might be able to justify the skirt more if the shirt is basically free....

Enough rambling! The next item:

Don't ask.  I liked how it looked...and for the price. LoL that's horrible.  But it also comes in a pretty pink, a beautiful blue, and a basic black.  I would say I need the blue but I would be lying to myself.

And going with the theme of "you can never have enough basic sweaters":

 I will start off by saying I used to not understand the whole blue with brown trend...then I accidentally wound up in blue and brown (I think I was wearing navy and needed to run outside and had a pair of cognac flip flops sitting by the door...caught a glimpse of myself and it was over) and now I really like how it looks. I plan to wear a lot of navy and brown the rest of summer and into fall.

And that concludes the Express portion of my haul. I really think I will order that skirt and reorder the shirt...saving money never hurt anybody right? Tootles!



Express Ruffle Shirt

Express Skirt

Express Sweater

OOTD- Outfit of the Day 2/28/2010

My final Out of the Day for February! I can't believe how quickly this month has gone by...maybe due partially to the snow and all of the snow days we've had here...but March will really be here tomorrow.

Here is my outfit. It's another work outfit.  I'm just so excited to have a job that I can wear most of my clothes to.

Blouse- New York & Co.

Skirt- Express

Necklace- Wet Seal

Shoes- Macy's, Jessica Simpson Parigi

OOTD- Outfit of the Day 2/24/2010

I wore this on Weds Feb 24.  I'm a little late posting it but ya know...things happen.  I was going to work on this post during my first class but somebody stole my seat and I hate doing things like this with other people sitting behind me.... So here it is:

Pretty simple because I was going to class and I was planning on walking from one building to the next so I tried to put comfort first...

My sweater is from Old Navy.  It's just a green long cardigan with a tie waist.  It has slight "genie" sleeves but nothing major.  It kind of makes me sad because I was able to snag it during my nearest Old Navy's going out of business sale. I hate when places go out of business...mostly because that many people lose their jobs....but I love the sales I can snag.  I scored a ton of sweaters, some cute, comfy summery outfits, and a ton of jazzy sandals (they were under $2 a piece!!)

I have on a basic cami from Forever 21 underneath.  This color is "light brown."  These only cost $2.50 and are very comfortable and hold up well so I definitely suggest these.

For jeans I just wore a pair of dark Express jeans. I love Express jeans. They're the best fitting jeans I've found. I'd like to graduate to "big girl" brands though.  My boots are from amiclubwear.com.  I'm in a bad relationship with ami.  They do me wrong, then they do me right and I feel half way good again...but I just can't leave. My necklace I honestly think is Express brand but purchased from this great store we have here called Gabes (LOVE)

In other news, I was going to attempt to make my introduction video for YouTube today. FAIL.  I had a tonsillectomy in December and the dry air is affecting my throat...two months later.  When I get on a roll and start really talking, I begin to stutter on words.  It's like something in my throat isn't oiled well enough and the words are getting caught.  Plus it hurts :o( So I'm not going to get off the ground with that until my throat starts to feel better. Please pray for my throat! I really want to start making videos! I sat down in front of my laptop and turned on the webcam to try to find the best lighting and it took me back to my senior year of high school and broadcast journalism class. Awwww memories :o)

It's 1:28 a.m.  Think it's time for bed?