Sweet Faces & Some Shopping

The weather here has been perfect!

This is our glorious time of year.  I have to remember it when it gets

miserable and terrible and horrible in the summer!

Today we're starting with the fuzzy little faces in our family!

I love taking photos of Allistair from this angle.  It's hilarious.

He looks like a long-nosed camel.

But a REALLY cute one!

Look at his cute little nose!

Allistair needed the blanket on top of the exercise bicycle desk in order

to snuggle me while I was riding it.  It was worth a little extra effort to

have him close by!

He also needed a blankie while I was doing yoga!

Claude started getting settled in, and was shocked to discover

that the blanket was alive!

Allistair also appreciates a hot water bottle.

He's hugging one in this photo:

Here's Stephen and his great marble eyes.

He has the BEST out-tongues in the universe!

Here's Claude with all her fluffy beauty.

Juvy is sitting next to me on the couch as I type this.

She is a precious gift.

Winter is the time that I typically revamp my closet.

This always means reorganizing my closet, and it usually involves

purchasing some new things.

For some reason, I don't have much luck finding clothing in the summer.

I like winter clothes better.  I like clothing items that can be adapted for all weather,

and most things in my closet can be worn all year round.

Here's my reorganized closet!

I have always gone from light to dark, but I decided to try Marie Kondo's method

 of dark to light, which supposedly lifts the spirits as our eye goes to lighter colors

when we look from left to right.

I can't say I've noticed an emotional difference yet, but I like to mix things up sometimes!

My Mom and I had a little shopping expedition.

Here we are at Target!

I noticed that Pei Wei had a lot more gluten-free and veg options than they

had the last time I was there, so my Mom and I tried it out.

I got the Pei Wei original with extra vegetables instead of the meat.

Yum!

I will try something else next time just to be well-rounded.

The photo is making me very hungry.

Yesterday I needed to run a bunch of errands, and I also

enjoyed some browsing while I was out.  I had a LOT of energy yesterday!

(Today I'm slightly draggy, but doing okay.  Planning a restful evening.)

The first thing I found was this PERFECT and GORGEOUS suitcase!

It's faux-marble with gold accents.  It's the prettiest suitcase I've ever seen.

It's from Juicy Couture and I found it at TJ Maxx.

I have a trip for work coming up, and my old suitcase doesn't roll very well anymore.

I'm wearing a new outfit in this photo, too!

top: Charter Club (Macy's)
pants: 89th and Madison (Ross)

While I was there, I found this top by Adrianne Papell.

I have had something very similar in my Macy's cart for quite awhile now,

but it was $89.  This one was $13.99!

I will probably be wearing it most often tucked in or with skirts

because it's a bit on the shorter side.

You'll notice a pattern: black & white with tiny patterns.

I love the drape and the pattern and the light fabric.

I think it will look just as good tucked in as worn out.

This one is from Ember.

I like the bow tie, the extra light mesh fabric,

and the lovely draped bell sleeves.

This one is from Charter Club.

It has a checkerboard with dots pattern.

I also found a white cardigan!

I discovered that I look great in white,

and I wanted another white topper to wear when I'm wearing black on the bottom and

I don't want to wear a black sweater on top.

I ordered this from Macy's and went to pick it up today, but it

was too big.  You can't really tell in the photos, but there were a good couple of inches

on both sides and it looked much better with a more defined waist.

I returned this one and placed an online order for the smaller size.

It's in a great fabric and the texture is wonderful.

I love keyhole necklines and I love bell sleeves!

We had to replace our flannel sheets because our other set developed holes.

I was able to find blue/gray plaid ones that look great in our bedroom.

Aren't they pretty?

Juvy approves.

The lighting is weird in this photo, but we had a great time at Barro's.
Were hoping to have dinner/games once a week if we're all up to it.
This was our first outing together!

And here's the bonus for today: my adorable niece, Esme,
as a farmer!



Happy Thursday!