date night...

 

last thursday my boy and i had a date.

it was the best kind. full of smiles and laughter. no whining, no grumpiness, no complaining or yelling. and best of all, no pooping!

he didn't pay, but I did get a kiss at the end of the evening.

this mama loves her date nights.

xo,

melissa

plain jane...

 I feel super plain today, plain dress, plain flats, zero accessories.

Whenever is drabby out, I tend to dress more drabby and then complain all day about how boring I look. I did get a once over when I was at the pharamacy earlier, I can never tell if those are a good or a bad thing.

Dress: Ruche; Cardi: Costa Blanca; Flats: Spring

xo,

melissa

i need a new tripod...

 these at arms length iphone outfit shots are getting old already!

but i do love this outfit. switching up the zig zag shift dress into a top does wonders for those days when you feeling a little heavy around the middle #amiright?

dress: ruche; pants: F21; flats: Spring

 Avery Uncle Mark & Auntie Jess were up to visit on the weekend brought Avery this little plush Chuck Norris doll.  Which he used to beat the dog with this morning.  It's like he knows about Chucks' badass abilities.

tried out my hair extensions on the weekend, it's been awhile, but I can't wait for my hair to get longgggg like this!

hope you all had a fantasico weekend!

xo,

melissa

still rainy....

 blouse/pants: ruche; nude flats: spring

rainy days make me want to wear pants.  a feeling i should have listened to yesterday when I wore strappy sandals and stepped in many puddles.

xo,

melissa

feeling girly today....

everything except the bow ring (F21) is from Ruche

sephora haul...

 whilst christmas shopping online, i got distracted and before i knew it, these goodies arrived in my mail box.  Oooopsie.  honest mistake right? i guess i'll just have to keep them! :)

ok fine, i went on sephora to buy some falsh eyelashes and then lost complete control!!

benefit's tan about town (i always get sucked into the value products)

UD falsies in black velvet

 Urban Decay's Naked Palette 

 the colors are ah.maz.ing

 also picked up this fun little palette from urban decay (feminine palette)

absolutely love the colors in this one too!

 completely forgot to grab outfit shots when i got home from work and only realized after i put on my pj's....however i did snag two shots on my iphone this morning!

(blouse: ruche (borrowed from jana)//pants and shoes also from ruche

swappies!!

 another round of clothes swapping with jana!!
finally i got to borrow her arrowhead dress from ruche! it's a little longer than i would generally go for in a dress since i don't have the longest legs on the blog but the pattern simply makes up for it! i just love it!

and of course i had to try and match my eye shadow to the dress incorporating some browns and navy blue.  i used all shadows from my Urban Decay 15th Anniversary Collection from the neutral side i started (from inner corner out) with vanilla (shimmery white gold) then midnight 15 (oyster pearl with silver glitter) and midnight rodeo (medium metallic brown with silver and gold glitter) finishing off with ace (dark gunmetal shimmer) on the outer corner to smoke it out a bit.  lined my upper and lower lashes with black out (darkest, most saturated black).  i'm seriously having way too much fun with smoking my eyes lately!

(on the phone w/ my mama)

AND! did ya see that Urban Decay released the new palette NAKED2?? I don't even own naked 1 yet (but i ordered it!) but naked 2 looks pretty fun too....i may or may not have put my name down on a waiting list.....what? i like shadows....and i looooove neutrals....i think i can do some pretty sweet 'smoked' looks with that palette that will be great for the office!

yes, i realize that is just way too much excitement to have posted about eyeshadow....

xo my lovelies!

melissa

what i wore: on friday

 took these shots but forgot to post (apologies)
this is what i wore on friday, usually i got more casual (as in pants), but Jana and I were planning a clothing swap for Saturday and she wanted this dress so I wanted to wear it one more time!
today I'm wearing one of jana's swapped dresses, so stay tuned to this afternoon to see that outfit!!

dress//cardi: ruche

xo,

melissa

lookie here!!

 an outfit post! something i haven't done in awhile! finally got a pic of my new winter coat that i purchased with the help of a 50$ credit i won from ruche! lookin' a little frumpy in this pic, but i love this coat!

head to toe outfit all from ruche...cardi//dress//belt//shoes//tights

it's clearly not hard to tell where i like to shop!

ruche girl @ heart!!

xo,

melissa

how i wore it....

 also known as, how i plainly wore it....today was one of those rushed mornings when even though i was awake at 5:30 am, i still had a hard time getting out the door by 8am...no time to accessorize this outfit!!

 dress: another great ruche piece borrowed from jana; tights: walmart; shoes: aldo

now, check out how jana fantastically accessorized this dress!

xo,

melissa

a new perspective...

dress & belt: ruche; cardi: pseudio; shoes: aldo

 it's not raining out today, but a working late hubby meant that i was on my own for photo time.  i set up the tripod in the dining room so i could at least stand out on the back step and get a different perspective photo.  unfortunately i only managed to be in focus for one picture.  oh well, you win some, you lose some...or win one and lose seven in my case.  plus the neighbours torn up trampoline in the background doesn't help matters.  sidenote: is it just me, or does anyone else hate when people have crap stuff around their homes??? it drives me bonkers to no end.  the trampoline in the background was flipped over and into the trees during a storm we had in the fall.  all they managed to do was haul it out of the trees and leave it hanging around in the back yard.  i'm such a stickler for a tidy property, i cringe when going to my home town and see things like washers, dryers etc, just hanging about because people don't have a use for them anymore.  okay, that was a bit of a ramble for nothing!  

i'm so glad that wednesday is almost over and we are on our way to the weekend.  even if i spent most of monday trying to make plans to see a movie that doesn't even open until NEXT weekend!! my goodnesss, where is my brain.  probably is a mess of fuzziness like the rest of these photos....enjoy!  

xo,

melissa

awkward and awesome thursday!!!!!

it's awkward...it's awesome...it's thursday!!

awkward:

-getting a nice big splotch of vanilla yogurt on my skirt, 'nuff said

-having my tights press against my belly button ring all day long...ow!

-having to implement a new food safety program at work...not so much awkward as it is painful

-putting a hole in the toe of my tights right as i was leaving for work, not having time to change and having my toe stick out of my tights all day at work (thank goodness for booties!)

awesome:

-jamie being the 'big spoon' and falling asleep on my side of the bed while we share a pillow

-avery being such a big boy lately with all of his walking, climbing and coloring

-visit from j-bean my former office mate at work today!!

-caramel mocha's

-jamie rattling off his list of monday chores that he completed and his 'you should be proud of me' smile

-finally getting my ruche order (even though it has only been like 9 days since it shipped)

xo, melissa