Have you heard of Houndstooth?

I'm CRAZY!! About houndstooth patterns! I LOVE them! Always have! When I saw this "granny" sweater as some would call it I about flipped! I love the sequined detail! It's a "kathy lee" name brand. I don't usually like many of those items but I didn't care where this sweater was from when I saw it at a local thrift store! I paired it with my bright red skirt I found at "remarkable resale" and yes that store is remarkable! As I got this skirt :like new: for $8.99!!! I needed a red skirt so I was super excited! I wore my simple and oh so comfy black heels from a thrift store in Florida when we went on vaca! So yes this outfit (without meaning to) is a thrift store outfit!

Pinks and greens

Keri -
Dress*** From a friend
Necklace **** the mark by Avon
Nude wedges **** Madden Girl

Michalea-
Top**** hand me down
Dress/top*** goodwill
Skirt**** gordmans
Heels*** platos closet

"Along the lines of Nautical"

"Rain rain go away, come again a later day."
It has rained non-stop for like 5 days! We finally got a break so I decided to do some shots outside with the pretty, bright flowers and green green grass!
It's amazing how we can have a drought one year and a flood the next! But God is in control and even through all this rain I am amazed by his mighty hand! The flooded areas around town were bad but somewhat gorgeous! I took tons of pictures! :)
I've had this shirt for a while and I love the subtle ruffles on the front and how the gold belt just POPS! I got this top from a thrift store... The striped shirt under it is actually a button up sweater that I stole from my moms AMAZING closet! :) and the belt is a vintage touch I got from a little store in our area. My skirt is from citi trends and my shoes are actually also vintage. I loved the somewhat nautical look to this but yet a mix of color! :) hope you do too!
Ps: the ice cream is from our little ice cream shop here in town and the food is from panera bread! Yummm!

Sunshine, where for art thou?!

Still so frustrated by the lack of sunshine! The peony's have yet to bloom...and our wardrobes have YET to evolve to a warmer state of being.

Keri is wearing a black & white midi dress from ustrendy.com, handbag: Topshop from Nordstrom, earrings: prettymints.com. Gold link pave bracelet: JCrew, Nude pumps: aldo, Manicure by Cinde @ All About You Day Spa.

Pastels

Today is a big day at our office, We are celebrating 125 years of being a Farm Mutual Insurance Company! Thats a LOOOONNNNG time! :D The news paper is coming to take pictures and we are supposed to look our best! I had no idea until 10:00 last night what I was going to wear. I couldn't come up with ANYTHING! So I got on pinterest and found these outfits which I love! I love the soft pinks and creams with the seafoam blue.... <3
I looked through my closet and picked these items out.... Its not exactly like it  but the colors are similar! Thats what I love about pinterest... Making up outfits that are similar to the ones they make up! :D

Today my skirt is a Goodwill Skirt! $3.00
My Jacket is from Dots. I believe it was around $9
My seafoam top is from a CUTE little store in a small town about 30 min from here where everything is like a quarter! Its rediculously amazing! It was only.25!!!
My shoes are from Cato $6.99
My watch is a gift from Keri for my birthday last year! :D I believe it was $20 Urban Outfitters
My belt is from Dots also (like 7 years ago! its my favorite!) my mom baught it for me to go with my easter outfit :D...it was around $8

Pinterest Outfit!

Where did the week go?

With such a cold spring, we have still been limited to long sleeves and sweaters! What a nightmare for clothes lovers. We have tried keeping spring colors in our daily outfits, just to add some hope for warmer days;)
PS: is anyone else as infatuated w/ nude shoes; be it flats, wedges, or heels, as we are right now? What did we do before nude shoes???

Keri is wearing a color block blouse from forever 21, striped denim jeans (on sale) from Nordstrom, nude Madden Girl flats. Necklace from prettymints.com

Michalea is wearing a sweater from Goodwill, skirt from Wal-Mart and gray cage heels from dots.

Work to Play

Work to Play by michalea-bland-nichols featuring backpacking bags