coral and lace

Lace Top: Forever 21 Old

Skirt: Target $6 (clearance)

Necklace: Versona, Gift carded

 Born Concept Wedges: TJ Maxx $50

Total Outfit Cost: $56

I know what you're thinking.. yesterday I passed up those wedges at $20, but today I'm wearing $50 wedges... hmm.  Well last summer, I found these wedges at TJ Maxx and they were THE most comfortable wedges I have ever stepped in. It was love at first try on.  $50 is high for me, but they're nude and I knew they would match a lot so I'd get a lot of wear out of them.  What I don't think I'll be getting a lot of wear out of is this skirt.  I don't know what else I could wear it with other than a white top. Any suggestions??

Today I'm at my house in Lake Charles being Cinderella, cleaning and unpacking more junk stuff.  Y'all. I'm a hoarder. I have SO much stuff. Ohmygosh. It's never ending. BUT this is the first time in my life that I'll feel like I have enough room for all of my stuff. Filled up my closet? Oh well, I got two more to fill ;) ...actually 4 if you count those linen closets!

Linking up with: Random Wednesday, What I Wore Wednesday, & Transatlantic Blonde

Your new Flo

Blouse: Forever 21 $17

Skirt: Old Navy, Gift carded

Necklace: eBay $7

Wedges: Target $20

Bracelet: Thrift Store $2

Total Outfit Cost: $46

Sooo after all those interviews, guess who got a job... this girl!! Meet your new Flo.

Okayyyy. Just kidding! But everyone keeps saying I should replace her! That's your hint to my first ever big girl job (aka career!) that I'll be starting in June! I am SO excited! It's the job I wanted from the second I read the job description online.

On to my outfit... See those wedges? That's what you get when you stop in Target once a week. I spotted these wedges when they first came out, but for 40 buckaroos I wasn't about to get them just yet.  A few weeks later they went to $35.. still nahh. A couple more weeks past... $20! I'll take em'!!

Linking up with: Anything & Everything

My Bridal Shower Brunch [part II]

That awkward moment when tomorrow turns into a week later... oops!

*Warning* Picture overload today! 

sister/bestfriend/maid of honor

My bridesmaids (minus 2 & my junior bridesmaid), my flowergirl, and my bridesman!

Our little family<3

My mom and sister (didn't our outfits happen to coordinate so well together?)

My maid of honor who made that gorgeous cake in my last post!

Larry kind of bent the knife... whoopsie!

Us with Larry's mom!

I couldn't have asked for a better bridal shower.  Larry and I are so blessed to have such a great support system in our lives.  We received SO many gifts to help us fill up our home together while getting to spend the day with wonderful people.  I am so so soooo anxious for the wedding now!  I can't wait to become Mrs. Wallace!!

My Bridal Shower Brunch [part I]

Larry and I's bridal shower was this weekend! Yes, we were un-traditional and Larry came to the shower! I'm happy he did because is was fun opening all the amazing gifts we received from all of our awesome friends and family together! 

The theme was brunch, and of course y'all know me and I had to save money any way I can, so we had the shower at my mom's house. We had the bridesmaids and close family each bring some food and drinks so my parents didn't have to splurge any more on this wedding. We also used the decorations that we plan to use for the wedding. One of my mawmaw's has an antique shop, so she had a TON of dishes that we used. My other mawmaw used to go to auctions a lot so she had a lot of stuff for us to use also. And other stuff we picked up at thrift stores.

This beautiful cake was made by my maid of honor, Adele! 

Chalkboard sign- Hobby Lobby 

Drink Pitchers- borrowed; mason jars- thrifted, champagne glasses- from my mawmaw & pawpaw's wedding (vintage! ;); chalkboard signs- DIY

5X7 frames-10 cents each at a garage sale; 8X10 frame- 50 cents at garage sale; lace runner- thrift store; wine bottles from wine we drank and covered in twine; little candles- thrifted 10 cents each (we added the lace)

Come back tomorrow for some more pictures from the shower!

Linking up with- Thrifters Anonymous

Danielle: A Short Story

This is the story of a girl, who cried a river and drowned the whole world.... Just kidding, but hey I love that song!

Okay so maybe I'm a day late and a dollar short on this post, but what the heck, I thought I might as well join in with Jenni for blog every day in May (which there's no way I'll be doing! lol). Yesterday's prompt was your life story in 250 words or less.  Here is my (very) short story:

I was born July 25,1991 to two parents who don't go together whatsoever. They got a divorce when I was just a year old.

My mom got remarried when I was 4 and they had my sister 9 months later. My dad got remarried when I was 6, and then again when I was 9. They had my little brother, and three years later had my baby sister.

I started dancing at the age of 5, and in my second year of dance I began competing. Most of my memories growing up were from dancing. It was my passion and my entire life.

In middle school, I was in BETA and on the dance team.

I was also on the dance team in high school, but i quit my junior year to be more focused on competing.
High school is where I found my three best friends.

After graduating high school, I decided to go to SELU, and major in business because I always thought I wanted to own my own dance studio.

Soon after college started, I met the guy of my dreams.

I went away to Orlando for a semester to work for Disney World.

I got back to Louisiana, and fell in love with Jesus. Larry and I began a Christ-centered relationship and got engaged. We started planning a wedding. We got a puppy. We bought a house. 

I will graduate with a bachelor's in business management in just two short weeks and our wedding is 79 days. July 20, 2013 is when the story of us will begin.

Sorry that I don't have any outfit posts for y'all this week! I had pictures of two but I decided I didn't like one of the outfits, and the pictures of the other outfit were just terrible and didn't do the outfit justice.  My bridal shower is this weekend (yay!!) and next week is my last week of classes (EVER.), so after that I should be back to a normal blogging schedule... hopefully!!

Thrift Tip

My thrift tip today is for those like me who may become addicted to thrifting. You also should keep this in mind even if you aren't addicted.

Don't buy something just because it's a few dollars!!

You will end up with so many items in your closet that have either been worn once, or not at all. I know this from experience! I'm working on only buying items that I love, and not just saying "oh this is kinda cute, it's only $3, I'll get it." Those $3 add up!

These pictures are from a trip to the Goodwill a couple of days ago and I did good. I found a lot of items that were just okay, but I didn't settle.

Banana Republic Button Up: I liked the color of it, but something about the collar I just didn't like. Isn't that how a men's button up collar is supposed to be?

Purple Old Navy Shorts: These were just a little big on me and could have worked, but again, I need to stop buying things that are just okay.

This top would have been cute with some khaki shorts... or now that I'm thinking of it, it would look good with my yellow jeans. Oh poop. Maybe I should have gotten it?
Lace Heels: These were practically new. They looked like they may have been worn once. Thing is, they were 1/2 a size too big. I carried them around in the store debating if I should get them and just add some little heel pads to make them fit. I stopped myself though. Gahh the shape of them were just so cute! Gap Tee: This Gap t-shirt fit good, but I'm just not a red person, unless it's on my lips. I also love fitted t-shirts like this, but I just rarely wear them. Loft Shorts (tags still on them): The face in this picture explains these shorts. They were just weird. I could not even figure them out. J. Crew Shorts: These weren't as orange as they look in the picture, they were more red... but as you seem they were just a little big. The shirt in the picture was way too big too and shear and I didn't have an undershirt on so a picture would have been a little inappropriate. 

Ps. Someone please contact Firmoo and let them know I need some new glasses!

coral blazer

LC Lauren Conrad Blazer: Kohl's $24  (was $30-but had gift card money leftover & a 20% off coupon) Lace Top: Forever 21, Old Jeans: TJ Maxx $10 Heels: Charlotte Russe $12.50 (clearance) Bracelets and Earrings: Gifted Total Outfit Cost: $46.50 A couple weeks ago I stopped at Kohl's because I had a gift card from Christmas. I'm not usually a designer gal, but ya'll... I LOVE Lauren Conrad's line. I knew I would end up spending my gift card on something from her line. I almost didn't get this coral blazer because I thought the boyfriend jeans and a pretty tank were more practical at the time. Well I didn't have enough on my gift card to get it, but the kind lady behind me used her retail me not app and gave me a 20% off coupon! Heck yes I was getting it then! I'm so glad I got it. I'm usually not one to re-wear the same things often, but I've already worn this blazer 3 times in the 2 weeks I've had it. I could wear it everyday. I have SO many outfit ideas for it! It was definitely worth my $24 and totally applies to my $20 rule.  By the way! Kohl's is offering my readers a 10% off  online coupon code that can be used to stack savings on top of other codes! It expires May 10th. Use code: BLOGS10 at checkout!
Linking up with: Random Wednesday, What I Wore Wednesday, & Transatlantic Blonde