Valentine Pink

Hello lovebirds! Happy Valentine's Day! My office was like freakin jungle today. SO many flowers everywhere. It was adorable. 

Hubs and I are REALLY celebrating with a date tomorrow night. Our reservation is at 9PM (cause that's when then cool kids eat) at an Italian restaurant we've been meaning to try. We will get all snazzy and have a night on the town! See, Nick and I have a Valentine tradition. Every other year we do fancy Valentines where we have fancy dinner and then get fancy drinks and just be super fancy. The off year we go to a dive bar and get greasy apps and beer. I think you probably know which year is Nick's favorite...

This year since I know how much Nick likes to be non-fancy and how much he loves beer I went to ol' Trader Joe's and picked up some apps and fun beer!  I know, best wife ever. Bonus Valentine's! It's a two for one! We do get you wear our jammies this year though. Which might make it that much better?

I'm probably wearing the least amount of pink in this outfit than I have all week. What can I say. I love irony. I have been looking for this black gingham shirt forever! I always try to buy it at J Crew and they never ever ever have my size. This one is from Old Navy! Which means it was like $50 cheaper! Katie-1 J Crew- still winning cause I throw money at them like it's my job. Ugh.

Pink couch for Pink Week!

Shirt: Old Navy 

Sweater: Forever 21-Similar here 

Pants: Forever 21 

Necklaces: Old Navy-Similar here and JCrew Factory 

Shoes: Old Navy 

Watch: Michael Kors

Dusty Rose

The week is half way over! Woohoo! I was so busy at work today but it was fine because I jammed out to the 90's Pop Pandora station ALL day. Why you ask? I took this hilarious quiz on buzzfeed.com today. It's the "Which 90's Dreamboat is Your Perfect Valentine" quiz. I know! So fun! And the questions just take you right back to the good ol' days of cropped tees, giant flared pants, and platform flip flops. And don't forget the butterfly clips. And your eye glitter. Oh man. Awkward adolescence. Good times. Here is the quiz if you are so inclined.

 http://www.buzzfeed.com/summeranne/which-90s-dreamboat-is-your-perfect-valentine

I got Leo Dicaprio. Of course I did. He was/is adorable. I might have audibly said "Mmm Jared Leto" while taking this. In my cube. At work. For all ears around me to hear. It's ok, I think we can all agree Jordan Catalano was the bees knees. Yes, I took this at work. It was just a little quiz. No harm done! 

Today my pink is what I like to call Dusty Rose. Sticking to the 90's theme my mom totally rocked a Mary Kay lipstick called Dusty Rose back then. It was the EXACT color of this skirt. I just purchased this not too long ago. It annoys me to shop right now. Everything is springy and it's not spring. But I still want the clothes and I want to wear them NOW!(I'm aware of how bratty that sounded) Bring in this skirt. You can simply put on tights to make a pretty winter vibe and then when it FINALLY warms up just throw on a tank and some sandals and you have a summer look! I try to find this versatile quality in most of my skirts/dresses. Should I called it seasonless? A skirt that transcends the seasons? I think I will! 

I might be smizing? Maybe...

Top: Target- Similar here
Cardi: LOFT- Similar here 
Skirt: Target
Belt: Forever 21- Similar here 
Tights: H&M 
Boots: American Eagle 
Watch: Michael Kors

Preppy Pink

Hello folks! So I was going to surprise everyone yesterday by doing ANOTHER post that would be the "life" part of my blog. See, I made ground turkey stuffed peppers for dinner last night. I know, they are super delish. I documented the whole thing and even typed up my whole post with recipe and everything! Go to put the pictures on and they are SO grainy. Not like "OH, she took that with her iPhone" grainy(like most of my outfit pictures. Shhh.) Like "How in the world did this happen?!" grainy. So you don't get MY version of the amazing stuffed peppers but here is where I adapted it from. Gina over at Skinnytaste.com is just amazing. Anyone who uses Pinterest(follow my boards here) has tried one of her recipes. I highly recommend this with a side of Spanish rice. So yummy. 

Day two of Pink Week! This outfit is my preppy pink. There are three parts to a preppy outfit. Button up shirt? Check. Stripped sweater? Check. Riding boots? Check. Just throw on some costume jewelry diamonds or if you are REALLY preppy, pearls and wa la! You are perfectly preppy! Now if only I could figure out how to buy that summer home in Nantucket...

Preppy? Me?

"Growing out bangs hair"

Chambray shirt: Old Navy-Similar here
Sweater: LOFT (on sale!)
Jeans: LOFT 
Necklace: JCrew Factory
Boots: ALDO-Similar here
Watch: Michael Kors 
Polish: American Apparel (in Office)

Pink Week

Hi friends! So you know how I was supposed to have the best weekend ever in Iowa? Yeah, this girl booked her flight for the exact same weekend in March. UGH!(insert face palm) Let's just say Friday was a bad day and therefore you didn't get a an outfit that day either. I'm sorry! So March it is!! I guess I can hold out that long but I don't know if my hair can. Eek!

Speaking of my hair. I'm growing out my bangs. That is probably one of the worst sentences a girl can say. It's gonna be rough. And you will have to bear with me. Headbands and bobby pins are going to be my bestest friends.

So in honor of this holiday week I am declaring it pink week! I will be wearing some shade of pink everyday this week. And yes, if you are wondering, I have all my outfits picked out already. It's just planning ahead. Not obsessive at all. People do this all the time. Right? It's about get real girly up on this blog. Brace yourselves.

Today's outfit seems a little French to me. Just give me a macaroon and beret and call me Brigitte. My shade of pink is my fun coral cardi. If you can't tell from the pictures my skirt is lace. It was one of those amazing Target scores. I'm gonna wear it all. the. time. 

Enjoy your Monday evening lovelies! Au Revoir!

This is my Brigitte Bardot. Super French, no? :)

Shirt: Target-Similar here
Cardigan: Forever 21-Similar here
Skirt: Target
Tights: H&M
Boots: EXpress-Similar here(on sale!)
Watch: Michael Kors

Lipstick: Maybelline (in Coral Crush)