A Virginia Weding

I had the opportunity to go to my Dad's cousin's wedding in gorgeous Virginia; without my children.
Granted, I had to leave my husband at home too.  I missed him more than I missed the chaos of the three little ones.
I have lived in Colorado for over 10 years now and I adore Colorado. But after seeing Virginia in the fall, I think I have a State mistress.

It was stunning! And the wedding was set inside of a poster.

Groom's Step Mother, The Groom, Me & Mom

I even had the opportunity to go on a date with my Daddy.
Wine tasting at the adorable Unicorn Winery.

Yep! Wine slushies, and they were DELICIOUS. Of course!

The rehearsal dinner was delish (of course) and it was nice to have "adult time" with my parents.

The wedding was stunning and I was so excited to have a reason to get dolled up.

The stunning bride!

My adorable parents.

I might just post a tutorial on how I did my hair.

Looks like we were photo bombed. 

But I love to dance. And dance, I did.

I have decided I look quite odd when I dance.

And with that my dreams of being on So You Think You Can Dance were destroyed.

Fun, none the less.

Frugal Fashion

I love fashion. I really do.

I just don't want to spend a fortune while showing my appreciation for it.

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So on the rare occasions I get to go clothes shopping, I'm always trying to make my dollar stretch.
Enter….my frugal stores.

~Ross
~Target
~Forever 21
~Marshall's
~Wal-Mart (no lie)
~E-bay

As long as you have the time to search for a good deal, I promise you'll find something at one of these places.

I have found that Ross is much less expensive than Marshall's, but Marshall's has many cuter clothes.
Make sure you're shopping the clearance at Target. I've found $2.00 shoes, and $4.00 dresses before.

And I never buy anything at F21 unless it's on clearance. Their clothes tend to fall apart quickly, so I refuse to spend over $20.00 on any one item there.

I'm always surprised to find cute things at Wal-Mart. I have extremely small feet (size 3) so I can always find cute kids boots for my tiny feet on the cheap!

Online shopping is one of my favorite things to do. But it's the most risky. You can't try an item on before you purchase it. So you need to be confident of your sizing.

Here's an example of something I've been eyeing for a while now, but I'm nervous to commit to buy it. There are so many of really cute things from Korea for SO cheap. But be warned…they are made for tiny people. If you are tall, don't even attempt to purchase anything shipping from Asia.

Here's 3 outfits I've gotten on the cheap. And I'll tell you how.

Dress: Ross $7

Belt: Gordman's came with another dress

Shoes: Sorry, no pic Free from my mom

Earrings: So old, but I'm sure they were cheap

~So I'm guessing this entire outfit cost me around $10 total~

And here's a tip when wearing strapless dresses. 

If you are going for a "sexier" look, wear your hair up to show off your shoulders and back.

It made for a fun date night look.

 Dress: Ross $9.00

Belt: F21 $3.50

Shoes: Target, so old, but clearance

Earrings: Claire's, so old

Ring: ClipClipHooray

Give those belts a knot to add to your dress.

~I would have added a higher heel to this outfit for a dressier look.~

Cotton Tee- Wal-Mart $3

White Shorts- Wal-Mart $9

Belt- F21 $3.50

Shoes- Hand-Me-Downs from my sister in law (awesome, right?)

Necklace- ClipClipHooray

Not bad right?
So take your time and shop those clearance racks!
And never be afraid to take somebody's old stuff! I'm never shy to ask either.
You never know what your friends have in their closets that they don't wear anymore.
Happy hunting.

DIY Beach Spray

Isn't James so lucky?

Yikes!

He gets to wake up to this every morning.


Only…

I don't smile like this.
Ever.
I am not a morning person, and it takes me at least an hour a cup of coffee to get going.

And I never have the desire to get ready. I'm usually always in a hurry and my hair is long, stick straight, and takes forever to do anything with.

So when my hairstylist told me I should look into getting beach spray, because it's quick and easy, I was all over it!

It's really expensive to buy…but pretty inexpensive to make yourself!

Of course I hopped on Pinterest (of course) and found some!

Beach Spray:

1 TBS coconut oil (you could use conditioner too, works the same way)
1 TBS sea salt (must be sea salt!)
1 TBS vodka
1 TBS hair gel
Warm Water

Mix all ingredients in an 8 oz spray bottle.

It works best if your hair is already wet. But it still works on dry hair.
Just spray generously over your hair and scrunch it!
It really give it a "just got back from the beach" look.

I love it! It's quick, easy, and perfect for summer!

My entry into the Share It Link Party at The Winthrop Chronicles is sponsored by Appliances Online and their best Range Cookers.

Our Happily Ever After

Be prepared for picture overload. 

But these make my heart happy!

 Trying to get a serious pose is so hard!

I had to incorporate the sage into our outfits!
What better way than toenail polish!

This was our first paid for professional photo shoot.
So I was a little on edge about the while thing.
I was so nervous about making sure our clothes coordinated but didn't match!
I based our entire shoot off of Ella's dress (Baby Gap - gift from my baby shower)
And I made her headband.
Find it here!
I then purchased a sage shirt from Ross for James ($12)
Then I got Josiah shirt from Khols ($4) and his tie off of Ebay ($4)
Micah's shirt was from Ebay too ($12 -pricy…but I was desperate)
I found my dress and belt at F21 ($24 for both).

I had so much fun prepping, and even more fun at the shoot!
Thank you to the amazing Corrie Kraft!
Now you are stuck with us!