another find...

 dress: ruche, stockings: AE, shoes: Aldo

these pretty stockings were kicking around in my sock drawer for the past two years.  when i bought them i was on a knee sock kick...but not for fashionable purposes, for warmth purposes....when they came in the mail i was all surprised that they were crocheted (obviously didn't read the description), so i rolled them in a ball and they sat in my drawer.  digging around for my bikini unearth these and i put them on today because it was rainy and cloudy this morning.  they did indeed keep me warm after all!!

xo,

melissa

finders keepers...

 dress: AE, belt: ruche, shoes: aldo

yesterday evening i found myself face first down into the depths of my closet searching for my elusive skinny jeans.  most people have a pair of fat loose jeans hanging around but since oh, about '02-03 i've kept a pair of 'skinny' jeans....jeans that i do a happy dance in when i can button them (comfortably) and in which i let out a big sigh whenever i can barely fit a leg in them.  these old clunkers are mavi's, size 29....which i'm not even sure are even sized correctly or because sizes of jeans vary so much that they are just stamped with whatever number...sidenote i bought two pair of silver jeans a few weeks ago size 28 so maybe they really are just stamped with a number that you may find yourself happy about....or not.

back to where i started, i like to try these jeans on when i'm trying to drop some poundage because no matter what the scale says, if i can wear these puppies, i know i'm good to go! the last time i wore them for any amount of time was pre-post wedding (when i had lost 15 lbs***). 

today's update: they are about 2" from being able to wear them comfortably.

but while my butt was up in there searching for these jeans i came across this maxi dress that i purchased two? years ago and then completely forgot about.  i think the last time i wore it i was preggers for avery. luckily for me maxi dresses are back in style and i have yet to add one to my wardrobe, but now i don't need to! even though the sun was in hiding today i sported this one to work and was oh some comfy all day long...finders keepers indeed

***going to add a little post on my one going weight loss shortly.

xo,

melissa

shorty...

 top: h&m, shorts: eclipse, shoes: aldo, belt: ruche

another sunny day here today (which i should be outdoor soaking up since it's now calling for rain until sunday).  i broke out a pair of my shorty shorts today...a little too shorty, and not high waist like i would like...in other news, didja hear that the strike is over?? that's right, canada post is back to work peoples! that means i can start stalking the mail box again as i wait for goodies....including 3 dresses from ruche, a rocking kal barteski designed tee from guitees and i'm sure a few other goodies that i'm not remembering...

if you need me, i'll be at the mail box.

xo,

melissa

i heart this today...ruche edition...

it's been awhile since I did an I heart this edition, so I thought that since I ordered yet another dress from Ruche last night (still waiting on three to come in @ the post), I thought I would do a Ruche edition.

All photo's below can be found at Ruche...the only place you will ever need to shop....EVER.

it's that good kids!

let the drooling commence (the first dress shown is the one that I ordered last night...)

wishful thinking that i had an event in which to wear that gorgeous emerald green maxi dress above...i'd order it in a heart beat.

hope you had a good feast!

xo,

melissa

the one where i can't think of a title

also the one where i stand REALLY close to the camera....

cardi: pseudio, dress: ruche (last summer), shoes: aldo 

it turned out to be a really warm day today, so i was a bit overdressed.  however, i didn't want to take off my cardi at work and just sport a strapless dress.  while the dress code there is beyond casual that is just a bit too bare for me.  but as soon as i got home the cardi hit the bricks (and then my cam battery died so i only got one shot of it)...after that i also dumped the tights and the belt and avery and i went to the beach for 1.5 hours...he had so much fun exploring!

hope your monday was just as balmy!

xo,

melissa

best things about best friends

 dress/tights/shoes: where else but ruche?

why haven't jana and i thought about this before? swapping shoes? yes please!! last night, i gave her my chelsea crew brown heels from ruche and took these pretty bow peep toe pumps (also from ruche) off of her hands.  now if i can just get my ass skinny enough i will bug her to trade some dresses!! although i guess i will have to trade my shoes for her dresses since mine are all too big for her! i enjoyed my day in jana's shoes and got lots of compliments on them.

thanks j!

xo,

melissa

mellow...

 top: joe fresh, jeans: gap, shoes/necklace: ruche

 this weather is mellowing me right out. 

i dislike the dewy, sunless mornings

and the cloudy days.  the black flies buzzing around and the time spent indoors.

lazy days of summer really mean that considering summer doesn't want to come at all.

it's bumming me out.

this next photo is for jana since she wanted to see a picture of these shoes!

here you go j beans!

xo,

melissa

beach nails!!

that's what my new nails remind me of...they make me want to jig work, force the sun out of hiding, drive up the temps, put on a bikini and hit up a sandy beach with a frosty drink.

sadly, i can't see that happening anytime soon...but at least my nails are pretty!

xo,

melissa

the one where i'm selfishly annoyed...

 top/skirt:ruche, shoes: aldo

 i understand the point of unions.  my husband belongs to one, i get the benefits and protection that come with them, and yada yada yada, but doesn't canada post know that their strike right now is causing a serious hold up in me doing the happy dance at the mail box over new goodies??? i don't think they realize this because the strike still continues....i have three dresses on their way and i am VERY impatient here.  serious shoppers should not have to put up with this injustice am i right??

ps. i'm getting my nails done tonight!! a reward since i stopped chewing them.....i hope they turn out pretty!

xo,

melissa

grocery getter...

 didn't i just blow your mind with this incredibly inspiring outfit? 

i did, didn't i? that's part of what i do here at mamaSTYLE...i put outfits together like nobody's bizness.  ah, indeed....or at least that's what i try and tell myself.  no, really, i know this is a sucky outfit.

but it's a monday evening, and i had to go get groceries and i really, really wanted to get out of my dress and tights that i wore to work today. i did manage to debut the cross body purse i picked up at spring shoes when i was in freddy town in april.  surprisingly, jamie likes it.  as you probably already know he kind of has a dislike for my vintagey, ruffly sorta style.  however, when he saw this he said 'you finally got a small purse! i don't care how many flowers it has (zero), as long as it's small'. is that a compliment? i guess i'll take it!! i also got a comment on it at the grocery store. then i bought some hubba bubba and let my coolness flow all.the.way.home

doesn't my arm look massive? i tried to crop it into normalcy but it didn't happen.

xo,

melissa

happy father's day....

 to the sweetest dad any 18 month old boy could ever ask for.

thanks to all of the cuddles, the tickles, the car playing, the drives on the 4-wheeler or races up and down the walkway. thanks for letting me tear apart the house when mommy is away and for the good morning hugs.....thanks for being my daddy.

xo,

avery