Gone Country

** Warning!!! Picture Heavy Post Ahead! =) **

You want to know something crazy??  See this cute little dress right here?

Dress: Loft Outlet (I love Destin's Outlet Mall!!)

Tank: Target

Sandals: Boutique in New Orleans

It went from a Friday at the office in the city (or at least a suburb of a beach town) . . .

To the hills of Alabama where I . . . SHOT A GUN!!

I am 100% a city girl, y'all. Okay, yes, I just said "y'all" which is totally country, but in the south "y'all" isn't country. It's just the way we talk.  Anyways, my hobbies include having coffee at Starbucks, going to Target just to browse, dropping in TJMaxx to see what's on sale, and my newest obsession which is running. =) The Husband is into watching movies, solving his rubics, doing stuff I don't understand on his MacBook Pro and training for the Ironman.  Notice a little something? Neither one of us is a gun shooter. ;)

When in Rome, right?  Or I guess, in this case, when in Alabama . . . I wasn't half bad either! I got *this* close to hitting the bulls eye! And the Hubs hit the bulls eye on his first try! We city folk aren't so citified after all. ;)

Anyways, back to the things this blog is mostly all about... you know those silly superficial things like dresses and bracelets and posing all prettily. 

I really love this dress! But I'm stuck on what else to do with it besides just adding different colored tank tops underneath. What would you suggest?

Necklace & Bracelet: Premier Designs Jewelry

Ring: Bealls (Thank you, Vickie!)

Heart Ring: Mimi Boutique

Hello Kitty Bandaid: Courtesy of my Little Miss

And that right there is just another shot of my super cute sandals that I love... that are not AT ALL cut out for traipsing around muddy fields!

So, inquiring minds want to know... are you a city girl or a country girl? 

Have you entered my Road ID giveaway yet??

I'm linking up today with Casual Friday, Fashion Friday and My Favorite Things!

Elephants & Battle Wounds

You all know how much I love my chambray shirt, right?  I mean, I only wear it like once or twice a week! 

Chambray Shirt: Gap, Thrifted

Maxi Skirt: NY&Co

Sandals: Boutique in New Orleans

Well, my poor chambray shirt has suffered a battle wound. I only hope that I can repair it and bring it back to life!

I was walking out of the door at work to go to lunch when I snagged my shirt on the door and ripped off the button! Not only did I rip off the button, but I also managed to snag a decent hole where the button should go. Since I am 100% inept with a needle and thread, I think I'll take it to a tailor and see if he/she can repair it for me.

Elephant Bracelet: Pondicherry (Purchase here) Won in a giveaway at Pink Chai Style

Coil Bracelet: Mimi Boutique Purchased with gift card won in a giveaway at BonBon Rose Girls

Isn't this elephant bracelet gorgeous?!? It's so unique. I just love it! When I showed it to my Little Guy, he gave it a cursory glance and went back to watching Curious George. Then he did a bit of a double take and said, "Oooh, momma! I like that!" =)

Necklace: April M Jewelry Won in Contest on their facebook page

Ring: I think I might have "borrowed" it from my sister and never gave it back. ;)

Pink Band: Road ID

I've worn my Road ID a number of times on the blog and you may have noticed it. I can't wait to tell you more about it tomorrow! And you'll definitely want to check back in, because there just might be something in it for you! =)

While looking through these photos, I notice that my hair is in desperate need of a cut and color! I really can't go much longer than 5 or 6 weeks before it start to look a little shoddy. How often do you cut and/or color your hair?

I'm linking up today with Monday Mingle, Still Being Molly, Watch What I'm Wearing and Coming Unstitched!

While you're here, don't forget to enter to win $100 to Monroe and Main!! It's the last day to enter. I'll announce a winner tomorrow!

The Pajama Trend & A Treat

The Pajama Trend

How do you wear your pajamas?  Once upon a time, I wore them to bed.... maybe all day on Saturday, if I happened to get so lucky. But I never ever ventured out in them!  Although, I totally could if I wanted to.  Even if the pajama trend weren't all the rage in Hollywood right now, I could fit right in at my local Wal-mart in a pair of spongebob pajama pants. I really could. lol

Anyways, do you want to hear something crazy? I accidentally wore my pajamas to work yesterday.  See, a while back, I found this super cute Calvin Klein blue gingham shirt at the thrift store. Of course, I snatched it right up!  It fit a little weird... it just seemed a little boxy. But I was determined to make it work.  And yesterday, I did. =)

After wearing it for a little while, I suddenly realized tha the buttons were a little different and the way the collar was made seemed off. And that's when it hit me. I was wearing a pajama shirt! The fact that I had paired it with a maxi skirt only made it seem more like pajamas. lol

Of course, this little number from Mimi Boutique along with the bracelets seen below made it feel a little bit less like pajamas. =)

I really do wish I had the time yesterday to take real photos, but it was a busy day and all I've got are my instagram shots. They'll have to do.

Have you embraced the pajama trend?  I think this is as close as I'll get! ;)

And now for the treat! =)

The Treat - Chocolate Cracker Pops (or Smores Pops)

I was craving chocolate and sugar like made last night. And we had nothing worthy of my cravings.  But I remembered seeing a pin on pinterest about smore marshmallow pops. I didn't pin it, but the idea of it stuck with me! So, when I was perusing the pantry for something chocolatey, I saw graham crackers, chocolate meltable candies and marshmallows... and I knew what I was going to make! ;)

These are super, super easy and downright delicious! You'll need the following:

Sucker sticks
Marshmallows
Chocolate meltable candies (or anything chocolate, really)
Graham  crackers

We cut the marshmallows in half, to make them more of a bite size candy.  Then, we stuck the sucker sticks into about 12 marshmallows halves.  We popped the chocolate in the microwave for about a minute and I stirred it up, while my kids begged and begged for me to let them eat the marshmallows. 

I then rolled the marshmallows in the warm chocolate, while my Little Miss screamed and cried for me to let her eat the marshmallows. You'd think I'd break down and let her have one, right?  Nope.  It was too close to dinner time and I tried explaining to her that these were for an after-dinner snack!

I crushed the graham crackers and the kids rolled the sticky chocolatey marshmallows in the graham crackers.  They then whined and cried for a solid 10 minutes to let me eat the chocolate cracker pops, as my Little Guy called them, until the pizza came out of the oven and then they happily switched gears and devoured the pizza. =)

When we did finally eat them... holy moly, they were amazing! I think I ate about six of them by myself. =)

I'm linking up today with the lovely ladies at Monday Mingle!

Also, while you're here, could you possibly drop by Monroe & Main's facebook page and vote for my shoe haiku? It's #44 on Page 3! We can vote once a day. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! =)

OTI - My Pick!

We're finally to the end of Open to Interpretation week and today, each of us participating picks our own photo to inspire us!  Well, I had pinned a polyvore set a while back and I decided to finally let it inspire me. =)

I decided to work with these colors and turn it into something I could wear to work!

Cardigan & Tank: NY&Co

Skirt, Necklace & Silver Ring: Target

Shoes: rsvp via 6pm.com

Beach Party Rock Ring

Turquoise Delmont Bracelet

Do you see that gorgeous ring and bracelet I'm wearing?? I recently won a shopping spree to Mimi Boutique and these are a few of the pieces I got! Have you ever visited Mimi Boutique? They have a fabulous selection of gorgeous handbags, clutches, jewelry and sunglasses! I had a tough time choosing my pieces, but I'm so happy with what I chose and I can't wait to show the rest of them to you!

Don't forget to drop by Freckles in April and see how the other participants are getting inspired today!

I'm also linking up with Two Thirty-Five Designs for her Casual Friday Link Up! I'm not causal, but it is Friday, so maybe she'll let me hang out. =)

Finally, I wanted to tell you guys that I entered a haiku contest and I need your votes!! =) It's over at the  Monroe and Main facebook page.  My haiku is #44 on Page 3 - Yellow turquoise red, these colors make my toes smile, sitting on my feet.  Please drop by their page and vote for me!! The winner gets a $250 gift card and if I win, I can pretty much guarantee that I'll be spreading the love around and offering a giveaway with part of the gift card or something that I purchase on their site! =)