Let it Snow!!

When I woke up this morning I had a text picture from Dr. D:

It snowed in Amarillo... And this 75 degree weather in November just isn't cutting it. I miss waking up & the ground being covered in a light snow. I miss bundling up before heading out of the house. I miss Amarillo... a lot.

I am wishing/hoping/praying for the cold weather to continue while we are in town. Partly because I've got this super cute new faux fur coat to wear. &&& I love my husband because he is officially finished with 1 of his finals for this semester. Education Law... YOU'RE DONE! He turned in his final around noon today, so we are in desperate need of a fun weekend.

Baby Shower

Chris's sister, Liz, is having her baby shower this Saturday. After having 2 nephews I am super excited to finally have a little niece. The best part? Being able to buy adorable little girl clothes. Ahhhh I can't wait to have a daughter of my own someday.So I went to Swoozies thinking they'd have the perfect gift. Jackpot! I got these super cute bloomers & matching booties.

My next dilemma? What to wear to the actual shower. I've been to very, very few baby showers, so I'm not quite certain which way to go. At first I thought this cute little dress from The Rack would be perfect since we will go straight from church to the shower.

But then I had a vision of a chic all black ensemble with leopard booties. I found these Jessica Simpsons at Dillards. So now I'm going to hunt through Juju & Codi's closets with hopes of finding a church appropriate black dress to wear with them.

On a side note, Saturday evening Liz got very sick. When she wasn't feeling any better Sunday morning David & Ellen took her to the hospital. Long story short::: She was having contractions & was already dilated to a 2. They gave her medicine to stop the contractions, but she will be on bed rest for the next 3 weeks. She, Eric & baby are constantly in my thoughts & prayers.

&&& I love my husband because he loves his family so much. He was so so so worried when he heard about Liz.

Girl Meets Gown.

Or in our cause "Girl was introduced to gowns, but isn't quite sure she found the right one, yet so we are definitely going to need another wedding dress shopping trip soon. Vegas?"

Ash, her mom Debbie & her sister Brandi came to Dallas this weekend to shop for Ashlee's perfect dress. Welp, she didn't find her perfect dress, but we had fun in the process. She went to Stardust (the shop for TLC's Girl Meets Gown) & loved the experience. She went to Lulus, a bridal shop in uptown, & hated the experience. She also went to Bridal Boutique Lewisville & was indifferent.

So the search is still on... She wants something with bling, flowers, not a sweetheart neckline & fit & flare. We're thinking that Priscilla of Boston's Melissa Sweet collection might be just what she's searching for. I got my dress at POB & fell in love with many, many dresses in their collection. They are such couture wedding gowns.

We did manage to get in some shopping this weekend. I found this adorable Betsey Johnson leopard cape, but decided to go home & think about it before I purchased. After thinking for 48 hours, I'm pretty sure this cape is meant to be mine.&&& I love my husband because I came home on Saturday night to a clean apartment. Dishes were done & everything. He knows the key to my heart is a clean home.

Fall Finds

This cooler weather has made shopping for fall clothes so much fun. I love when the seasons change & it's time for new items in my wardrobe.

I'm loving the Trouve items at Nordstrom's. They are basic, comfortable pieces at an affordable price. I got this grey sweater & another black tunic/dress.

Old Navy coats are the best. I bought a beautiful green pea coat from there several years ago & I love love love it. They had this one in several colors, but I had to go with the orange. Added bonus::: This one was a whoppin' $29.99

Spanx makes tights? Please & Thanks. These were a little pricey at $28, but as much as I wear tights they were worth the price.

Vince Camuto "Misty" heels. Not the most comfortable shoes in the world, but they were too cute to pass up. I got these at Dillards (Northpark Dillards has an awesome shoe department) in nude. I've been wanting a pair of nude heels, so these were just perfection.

&&& I love my husband because he described my grey Trouve sweater as a "blanket sweater." He has no clue about women's fashion.

All of what Dallas has to offer!

I've been looking forward to this weekend for so long. It was so much fun crammed into on weekend, just the way I like it. Plus, it gave me several fun occasions to dress up for.

Friday night we went to Hacienda on Henderson to eat some Mexican food. Chris still doesn't care for the food, but the atmosphere (& the fact that we can walk there) lures him in everytime.

Black Lave Short Sleeved Turtleneck::: Express

White Cami::: Forever 21

Straight Legged Joey Jeans::: True Religion

Booties::: Juju

Speedy 30::: Louis Vuittion

Square Framed Sunglasses::: Chanel

Saturday we went to the Dallas Symphony. For Halloween they were showing the movie Psycho accompanied by the orchestra. It was so cool. Chris & I had never seen Psycho before, so we were shocked at the ending. We are itching to go back to the symphony. I'm thinkin the Christmas Pops Concert is in our near future.

Black Bell Sleeved Tunic::: Forever 21

Printed Tights::: Target

Booties::: Juju

Square Framed Sunglasses::: Chanel

Sunday we headed to The Deathstar to watch the Cowboys get stopmped by Jacksonville. Never-the-less it was a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon. I love watching football, so seeing the Cowboys live was absolutely great

Dallas Cowboys Scoop Neck Tee::: Victorias Secret

Straight Legged Jeans::: American Eagle

Hot Pink Toms::: Exclusively available at Neiman Marcus

Aviator Sunglasses::: Forever 21

&&& I love my husband because he took me to do all of these fun things!

Who loves Halloween?

He does! He does!

So last night on The Office Andy & Kevin were conflicted because they weren't sure whether or not they should attend Dan's Halloween party. Kevin said, "It's not like we get invited to many Halloween parties, so we'd really like to go." (paraphrased version). This got me to thinking.... are we total losers since we don't have Halloween plans?

After lying there thinking about it for a couple minutes I asked my level headed husband to weigh in. He responded with, "Babe, we're in Halloween limbo" Halloween limbo: "too old to dress in slutty costumes & too young for kids to dress up & take trick-or-treating." He obviously didn't think it through before he responded with, "Well since we don't have kids or a house so we can hand out candy.... " You see where this was going. Not.so.much, Jones.

&&& I love my husband because he loves Halloween so much. He is 25 & he still gets SO into it.

Why the Neiman Marcus dress department makes me happy

Seriously. It is my "happy place."

I can't pin point what it is that make me love it so much, but I do. I love trying on all the beautiful dresses. I love finding a dress I've been crushing on sale. I love the element of customer service that Neiman Marcus offers (minus the fact that they do not take Visa). I love that all of my shower & honeymoon dresses came for there. I love that mom & I spent a whole afternoon in the Dallas Neiman's dressing room picking out the perfect dresses for all of those events.

With all of the events we have next summer (Chris's graduation, Jones Family Cruise, Europe & Ashlee's wedding festivities) I have a feeling I am going to need an excessive amount of summer dresses. Jackpot!!

I cannot recall the designer of this white dress, but I am love love loving it. I'm hoping to recreate Eva Mendez's Oscars 2009 look by adding turquoise jewelry.

This sassy red & purple number is Phoebe Couture... old faithful for me.

&&& I love my husband because he doesn't necessarily agree with me on the whole "Neimans is fabulous" thing, but he doesn't put up a fight.