Roses Are.......

Roses are red

 now so is my hair

it started with clothes,

but didn't stop there!

The picture isn't great, but the red high-lites ARE!
I felt as fab as cotton candy!!!

If you are just tuning in...I NEVER....ever...wore red.  Then some lovlies brought me some red things and
I seem to be rather addicted.  I will get over it....someday.

So what was the inspiration for this departure from my usual Blonde?
MY SKIRT!!!
Hairdresser had been reading the blog and so in the midst of the sea of blonde
he threw in some super red low-lites.   I was thrilled.



The skirt that started the hair. 
 It is from "Josephine" and was thrifted.
I love the necklace also.  It gives a bit of fun to the look.  The belt came with the skirt, but
I wore it over the t-shirt.   With the temps here around 100 degrees, I love skirts for a cooler feel.



See?  The skirt really is red and white.  Now, my hair is also.

Hairdresser "foiling" around on me.  LOL   I crack myself up.

After using color to cover gray roots, foils are added for low-lites.
Then Hairdresser does a technique called "Boliage" where he free hands streaks for blonder lights.

A birds-eye view.   A bird really didn't take this picture by the way.

Ta-Da!  The cut is swingy and easy.  The color is fun and a great change.
Well done Hairdresser!  I approve.   And that is saying a lot because I also did hair for years before getting married to
Hairdresser and having four kids.   If any of you have any questions, please ask and I would love to answer them all.
If you have a picture, that is even better!

Thinking of a change?  Worried about it?  Try some hi-lites or low-lites.  Instead of a higher maintenance allover color, this is much easier to maintain and easier to grow out.
Hope you are all having a fabulous week!

Skirting the Issue

I know what my shirt says, but please love me!

 
It is Oh My Gosh HOT!!! And humid.  I used to not be much for skirts or dresses. I blame it on 5 years of Christian school and being made to wear them everyday. Not wearing them was my little rebellion.  But in the last couple of years, I've realized that skirts are MUCH cooler than capris or shorts, in the summer. AND they can be cuter and more work appropriate than shorts.

 Blake was instructing me how & where to pose today. In the sun or out of the sun.

This cute floral tee was a $2 Target clearance find. I had no idea what I was going to wear it with when I bought it, but for $2, I would find something.  And it goes great with this navy skirt from Kohl's.  And my navy Payless espadrilles.  I couldn't decide what jewelry to wear, so I went fumbling thru all my jewelry. The beloved dragonfly earrings were a no brainer. But I needed something else. And I found the PERFECT piece to complement the outfit.  The cuff bracelet I won from Brett's blog!!

See? It has all the colors and the style goes with the outfit, too!! Thanks, Brett, for completing my outfit today!!

Tomorrow is supposed to be 100 BEFORE the heat index! UGH!! Good thing I have another skirt outfit planned!!

Sparkling Personality

So, yeah, I am so not Audrey Hepburn in any way, shape or form. But something about my pictures today made me think about these Breakfast at Tiffany's pictures of her. I think it's the chunky, sparkly necklace.

My outfit Friday was pretty much built around my sequin Converse shoes.

My feet have been cold at work and I wanted to wear closed toed shoes but I wanted to be sparkly and shiny, too.  Lise showed how to dress these shoes down a bit with her Sk8ter Mom look.  I decided to make them work appropriate.

So I paired them with a black tank, trimmed in satin and black/white pin stripe shorts.

 

Tank: Ann Taylor Loft

Shorts: Banana Republic

Converse: Kohl's ($11 clearance!!)

Necklace/earrings: Ann Taylor Loft

Sunnies: Tifosi

 

And then I decided I needed a little more BLING. So I added this chunky, very sparkly necklace and matching earrings.  Now one thing about this necklace. If I had to be outside for any length of time, I couldn't have worn it. It's pretty hot and humid here and a heavy, metal necklace and humidity do not go well together!

I think it ended up being a pretty good outfit to wear to work on a Friday. 

And no post about anything shiny would be complete without Captain Tightpants himself:

Have a great weekend, Y'all!!

Beware The Acorn People!

It is soooo nice to be back from the campground and have Internet access.  But, first a word about the title of today's post.  I was walking around the campground and this sign jumps out at me. 
Do I understand it? 
Well....sort of. 
I get that it is telling people to slow down because there are children playing. 

But is that what it's really saying?  Not to me.

Are the kids slow?  Is that even a kid in the picture?

Is his mind slow?  And WHY the heck is he/she wearing an acorn on his head?

Are we only to slow down because we have been attacked by the "Acorn People"?

And is it me or do the Acorn People wear knee-socks?

Wait, I think they are running around in loafers.  Is that why we should slow-down?  Everyone knows this kid should be wearing better shoes for playing!!!!



Is that a laser around his waist?  A belt?  W H A T???



 Fine. I'm getting over it.  Back to the reason I was at the Cherokee, NC, KOA.

I offered, as a wedding gift, to do the a bride and her mothers hair for her wedding at this campground.  We had met this family here, so it seemed a good idea.  

Easy, right?



Uhmmmm....no.  She also brought 8 bridesmaids.  Do I look panicked?
I am.   The Hairdresser is......speechless as well.  But when it comes to hair we are the
perfect pair!  Enjoy the pictures.  And remember, this was all done at a CAMPER.
(because the wedding was outdoors, we did the hair outside so the hair would be conditioned to the temperatures.)




Hairdresser hard at work.  Nice hat.




Hold still, we will be right back...lol.   I love this picture!




Me hard at work on a bridesmaid.  Cute shirt, huh.
Its a JCrew (new with tags) that I thrifted for $4!  The bow feels like velvet....I feel....not so smooth.





I hate tooting my own horn, but Hairdresser and I are good at doing hair y'all!!!!





Hairdresser at work on the Bride.




I did Brides make-up also and told her it could withstand the 100degree heat.  It did.  Yeah baby!





The girls all looked beautiful!  This was right outside by the pavilion!




Here comes the bride!




Another updo picture.  Hairdresser and I met while doing hair shows and we still love doing this!

So, I also want to give a shout-out to my amazing children.  During the morning, the bride came up and was so upset and I asked what was wrong and she started bawling.  Apparently the guys who came up to do all the decorating had gone fishing instead and the reception area and wedding area were bare.  I tell my kids the situation and that I have a crying bride.  It didn't take 2 seconds and all four (plus a friend) of the kids to take off and spend the next 5 hours putting up all the decorations, setting up tables...etc!  It was an Oriental Trading paradise!!!! LOL
I love my kids.

Whew....is anyone still reading?  For the weekend I will post some great outfit pictures.  Guess what color I am wearing.....I will give you a hint.......(red).  





HAPPY 4TH!!

 

The 4th of July is winding down as I write this. The firecracker pops are getting to be less and less. We had a pretty good day. I hope you all did as well. 

We started the day by making a nommy and patriotic cake.

We were invited to some friends for a cookout and pool party today. We had a great time. The kids were finally tiring of the pool and had just got out to eat some fabulous homemade banana pudding when a storm came up. After the lightning show we had, we didn't need to see fireworks!! WOW! I couldn't decide what to wear today. I knew we'd be in and out and I wanted to wear red, white and blue. But what? I know, me not knowing if I had red to wear. Puhlease! Here's what I decided on:

Red, white and blue outfit with my very patriotic charm bracelet!

We ended our day with some sparkler dueling!!

 Hope you all had a wonderful,  happy and safe day!!

You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness.  You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism.  ~Erma Bombeck

Hooray For Red, White and Blue!!!

You thought I was joking about my new obsession with RED?

No.

The best thing happened when I went to church though.

(Yes Leah, I am telling on you)

I wore this fabulous red lined, linen, Ann Taylor skirt that Joy found and gave to me.  I paired it with a great thrifted Ann Taylor (new with tags) $3 shirt, and then topped it with a royal blue cardi!  WOW!

Yeah, too bad I had like no accessories.  But I bravely walk into church and Leah throws (yes, throws)

this thing at me from 1/2 way across the room and says

"I knew you needed this since you are so handicapped when it comes to red."

LOLOL....wait....she was right. 
And the amazing thing?  SHE MADE this pin.

I love Leah.

 See how much better this outfit is with the pin?
This was taken when we got home from church.

 close-up of amazing pin, by Leah.

 close-up of my new favorite earrings.  They are are silver and have a seashell on it.  <3!

 Funny story about these shoes.  I had the perfect pair of neutral pumps that were perfect for
the red skirt.  Sunday morning as I was getting dressed my dog, formerly known as
"good boy"....chewed one of them up.  To pull off the bright sweater I wanted a more neutral shoe.
So back to the closest for these.  Coldwater Creek (5 years ago).  I think they work though.

The pin doubling as a floral decoration when I took it off!

I am writing this from the KOA.  And if you Google the Cherokee, NC one, you will see where I am.
What do I wear to go camping for the 4th of July?

 Red ATL shirt-thrifted for me by Leah!
(my red wardrobe is soooo expanding)

Happy Fourth of July!!!  Yay for Independence Day!
I had better hit send now because the only bad thing about this campground is that it is hard (impossible)
to get WiFi.  I have it for this moment so I better get this off quickly before it disappears!

Incognito

 I think I've mentioned before that our chihuahua, Jake, has seizures. He's on daily meds to control it but every couple of months, he has 3-5 really bad days of constant seizures. It's exhausting for him and us. And it leaves me looking...well, like someone who has been up for days. Thank goodness for hats and sunglasses!! This is me looking very, very....real. LOL I look like this a lot on the weekends, actually. I love to cover up my hair with a baseball cap and throw on sunglasses so you can't see my makeup-less eyes! Throw on some lip gloss, a little blush and some earrings, and you're good to go!

This is Leah saying, Smile, Mama!! It's not that bad!

Close up of my favorite hat! Tybee has lots of

mosquitoes! And sometimes, Bite Me, is just how I feel! LOL

And let's not forget my new favorite shoes. I bought these Nike flips to wear at Dollywood. I needed shoes I could get wet and wet tennis shoes are just icky! Oh and I lurve flip flops!! Well, these are super comfy. They are padded and like walking on clouds. They are actually more comfortable than any of my tennis shoes. I highly recommend them!!

Yeah, I know this isn't a very "fashion" forward post. But let's be honest here. NONE of us look like we do on our blogs everyday, do we? We all have bad hair days, bad makeup days, bad outfit days and just flat out bad days.  And that's ok.