Missoni for Target Dress, Mustard Leather and Mud Wrestlers

"I all muddy!"

Pigtails yelled from outside.

That's never something a parent wants to hear.

There are many things I love about the rain, but mud isn't one of them.

Especially when my children decide to "take a mud bath" or "play golf" in it.

 

SLEEVLESS SWEATER DRESS - Missoni for Target (thrifted), $8
MUSTARD FAUX LEATHER JACKET - Papaya, $30
BROWN BOOTIES - Jessica Simpson (thrifted), $14
MIXED METAL CUFF - Heavenly Treasures

 

 

Monday's Inspiration - Pippa Middleton

Today's "Inspiration Monday" from the lovely sisters at Two Birds is Pippa Middleton.  I decided to wear my own version of this to church on Sunday.  The Missoni for Target dress is one I got after the madness at a local Goodwill for $8!!!  The Jessica Simpson booties are also from Goodwill, a steal for $14.  And finally that mustard faux leather jacket is from Papaya.

Camouflage hoses down our mud wrestlers

Tomorrow we are off to Hawaii to visit my sister and attend my cousin's wedding.  Princess Sparkles and Pigtails are flower girls.  I love Hawaii.  It's one place I definitely don't mind the rain (or the mud for that matter).

 

Winter White and How NOT to Scare Your Child

WHITE BLAZER - Forever 21
GREEN TANK TOP - Gap
BLACK PANTS - Motherhood Maternity
GLADIATOR HEELS - Cynthia Vincent for Target
SILK SCARF - Missoni for Target

Monday's Inspiration - Kelly Ripa

"Boo!"  Pigtails exclaimed when she saw me wearing a facial mask in the bathroom.  At first I didn't realize what she was talking about and then I remembered how I jokingly said that to her the first time I was wearing some mask and she looked at me strangely.  She had seemed a tad frightened by my appearance ("Boo" is probably not the right thing to say when trying NOT to scare your 20-month old, but she found it amusing).  Later when I wiped off the mask she seemed relieved that it was indeed me.

"Boo!"

"Inspiration Monday" from Two Birds is Kelly Ripa.  I've been wanting to wear a white blazer in a fall appropriate way, so I paired it with a bright tank, black pants (something I find challenging to wear for some reason), a Missoni for Target scarf, and Cynthia Vincent for Target gladiator heels. 

I love winter white but it's intimidating to me.  However, I've seen some magazines pics that have inspired me to try it.  I guess the only real scary thing about white (or "Boo" as Pigtails calls it) is the possibility of getting touched by little dirty hands!!!

Missoni for Target

Missoni for Target long hoodie cardigan

Missoni for Target chemise

Missoni for Target black and white sweater tank dress

Missoni for Target multi-colored cardigan, silk scarf and ballet flats

Missoni for Target beanie

This morning while eating breakfast (dry cereal, no milk...I know, but that's what they wanted!), I kept hearing Princess Sparkles and Pigtails giggling.  I came out of the kitchen to find the two girls making funny faces at each other.  Sparkles was making her cereal stick to her lips while Pigtails was using her spoon and shaking her head side to side.  They were making a HUGE mess (which is typical) but I figured I'd just vaccuum after and it was nice to see the sisters getting along so well.

Funny faces and the beginning of a mess

It's been a week since the Missoni craze.  On Friday I went to visit Fair Isle who had trekked to her Target early last Tuesday and picked me up some goodies (Thanks, mom!).  Here are some things she found me.  Unfortunately I can't keep all of them, and will most likely return the short cardigan (a slightly too big medium that looked kind of matronly on me...I know, I'm preggo, of course I look matronly!), the camisole (fit well and was soft but I'd rather keep a sweater dress), a romper (not pictured because I couldn't fit it over the belly) and the beanie (I just don't need it).  I also ordered stuff online, but it won't come for another month.  Sigh.  It feels slightly difficult returning such coveted pieces, but oh well, maybe I'll make someone else's day!

Anyway, in the words of Camouflage, "how many chevron patterns does one person need?"  (BTW I didn't actually realize chevron was a fashion/military term and thought it was just a gas station...you learn something new everyday!).  And now this Missoni (for Target) wearing momma must go and vaccuum up that mess I was talking about :)

Thrifted Top and Denim Maternity Cut-Offs

CHECKERED TOP - Grass Jeans (Thrifted)
DENIM CUT OFFS - Motherhood Maternity
RING, EARRINGS - Jewelry Party
HANDBAG - Downtown LA Fashion District
PINK/RED/NAVY HEELS - Charlotte Russe

Princess Sparkles photobombs my picture

"Mommy, I'm going to Costco," Princess Sparkles told me as she rode an airplane at the park.  It seemed strange for Sparkles to mention Costco so much, especially since I never take the girls there (it just seems way to daunting to fight the crowds with them).  Then one day she started talking about Costco and how we drove a "PU car" (a rental that had a "new car" smell which she found stinky) and how we went to a wedding.  Finally I realized she wasn't talking about Costco, what she really meant was Chicago.

How I get the girls to go
to Target with me :)

It'd be much more understandable if Princess Sparkles was actually talking about Target, since I take the girls there like every other day.  It helps that I can fit them into the cart, I can buy them cheap snacks and I can buy myself clothes and every other thing I could possibly need/want... except for Missoni. 

Missoni.  Sigh.  I've been reading other blogs and everyone has a horror story.  I too went at 9:30am after I dropped Princess Sparkles off at preschool.  EVERYTHING WAS GONE.  The racks were completely cleared out.  Normally I would keep trying other Targets, but I could already tell it was hopeless.  So I packed up Pigtails and took her jogging.  Luckily, I was able to get online.  Got in there before the Target website completely crashed and bought a ridiculous amount of stuff (What?  It was free shipping, and I have no idea what will fit and what will look good, right?).

My Target buddy

Here's the outfit I wore to the jewelry party last week.  It's some cut offs I made with some maternity jeans and a top I found at the Salvation Army when my sister, Polka Dots, and I went on our shopping marathon.  Yay, I can link up to "Thursdays are for Thrifters" over at Spunky Chateau!

I gotta say, I love blogging.  It's fun to participate in link ups, knowing people from all over the world are doing the same thing together.  It's such a great community.  It's also comforting to know other people around the country had crazy Target experiences too, including the people over there in Costco...I mean, Chicago :)

High Waist Jeans

TURQUOISE SILK TANK - Banana Republic (Thanks, Fierce!)

HIGH WAIST BOOTCUT JEANS - 7 For All Mankind (Thanks, Fierce!)

GREEN(ish) CLOGS - Charles David

SUEDE FRINGE PURSE BELT - Thrifted (Thanks, Mom!)

SILVER AND TURQUOISE - Vintage (Thanks, Mom!)

SQUARE SCARF - Missoni

I was feeling "skinny" today and decided to squeeze myself into another pair of Fierce's jeans (okay, really I've been wearing them around so they've stretched out some... Which sorta reminds me of when I was a kid and I'd save all my money to buy a pair of Guess jeans, then I'd lay down while watching TV and slowly inch the zipper up after each show). 

These are the high waist ones.  Yes, high waist as in totally trendy, though terribly intimidating.  Here is what I know to be true... 

High waist can suck you in like a girdle.  Plus! 

You still got to spill out somewhere.  NOT plus!

Anyway, as long as I can shove a shirt in and balloon it out to hide the spillage I'm okay. 

Fair Isle has been thrifting again and so she gave me some great new belts (thanks, Mom!).  Check out the REAL silver and turquoise belt layered with this amazing suede fringe belt purse!  I'm also wearing a square MISSONI scarf tied around my wrist (and I have an additional NEW one which I'm planning to giveaway next week as a THANK YOU for supporting my blog!  I really hope you'll enter!).

I'm planning to go on a dinner date with Camouflage tonight.  I doubt I'll wear these high waist jeans.  You can only eat so much in a girdle before you get the other kind of spillage.  Wink, wink...And I'm planning on having dessert.