Shorts Weather

Top: Old Navy | Shorts: Aeropostale (old) | Belt: Vintage (mom's closet) | Sandals: American Eagle (old) | Watch: Anne Klein | Hair Tutorial: Here
I've always been self-conscious of my thighs, in fact, if you've been following my blog for a little while, you'll know I did a post for Nicole's blog, Writes Like a Girl, on the very topic of my thighs (well, legs really). I'd much rather wear jeans, dresses, or skirts than shorts.. any day, everyday. They are hardly ever flattering, and sitting down kind of terrifies me. I remember being 11 years old and asking my dad if there were any exercises that would make your thighs skinnier, turns out.. there are, they just don't work for me. Muscular legs aren't a hot commodity in the fashion world, you better just trade your legs out for pixie sticks if you want to make it. Although, I've never quite understood why, most of the men I know prefer a little "meat on the bones." As I was going through the pictures from this little photo session, I realized I didn't want to post most of the pictures. Shorts have been and most likely will always be my mortal enemy. Going shopping for them mostly leads to me despising a part of my body that, unless I have a serious life change (aka, working out like a mad women and never eating a cookie ever again -- not happening), I will always have. Although I have never left in tears or anything like that, it does eat at me when I know I can't fit into shorts like "regular" girls. Living in Texas has been hard because there's no way of avoiding the awful summer temperatures. I mean, we've already hit 90 degrees, and it's only the beginning of May. It's basically a requirement to wear shorts from June to mid-September at some point, or else you may have a heat stroke. 
Now, I know most women struggle with self-image, and it can be really difficult to overcome sometimes. I don't think about my legs constantly or anything like that, but they do bring me down at times. I don't know if I've ever mentioned this on my blog before, but in the past year, I've lost 45 lbs, and though I'm pretty happy with the body I've developed, I always find things that bother me. I'm also absolutely terrified I'm going to gain all of the weight back. For seven or eight months, I was a pro at logging all of my meals and exercising pretty regularly, but once serious wedding planning hit and school started getting out of control, I just fell off the wagon. I don't indulge myself too much, but it's much more than I did while on my strict diet. 
Back to the topic of shorts.. after thinking about this post for some time, I've decided to embrace my legs, and figure out what works for me and my body. Shorts that aren't as fitted on the thighs make me feel much more comfortable, and honestly, they're more modest too. It's a struggle to find shorts that actually look decent on me; I've had the same five or six pairs for well over three years. But, I'm determined to not let it bother me when I can't find a pair that works. So yeah, it was really hard for me to actually post this outfit.. but hey, my style isn't always what I want it to be.. or should I say, it doesn't always look like I imagined it in my head. I'm me, and my body's different from everyone else's. But, becoming more comfortable in my own skin is extremely important to me, and I believe this blog has helped me so much!  I hope everyone has a happy Friday. I've been doing some last minute wedding things, and it's a bit stressful around these parts. But.. it'll all be worth it next Saturday. Ahhh, I can't wait! In the meantime, I'm missing my Curt while he's in Houston for the weekend with his boys (woo, bachelor party). I'm kind of jealous, they're going to the Rangers-Astros baseball game. 
Linking up with: Two Thirty-Five Designs

Day 23: Downton

So, Curtis and I finished the third (I think..?) season of Downton Abbey the other night. Can I just say I'm a cry baby? Seriously, I was balling throughout the entire season y'all. I won't give any true details away, just in case any of you haven't watched this season, or any of the seasons, although I highly recommend watching, it's one of my favorites. I'm a big sucker for anything British, who would else paint a pink Union Jack on a canvas and put it in their bedroom? Not to mention I'm semi-obsessed with that 1920's time period, so naturally, I love Downton. It got a little soap opera-esque for a little bit, but I'd much rather watch a soap opera with British accents..oh, and some really awesome clothes. So go do yourself a favor, and get on the Downton Abbey bandwagon, better late than never! 

I was laughing at Skywalker.. 

This is another one of those outfits I've had in my head for the entire 30x30, and I finally decided to go for it today, seeing as I only have seven more days. I've had this skirt since high school, but I've never even worn it before; I've got a few items in my closet that are like that, but somehow they manage to maintain their position in my closet after each purge. It was always too short to wear to school while I was in high school, and for some reason I thought I could only wear it during the spring and summer.. Why? I have no idea, obviously I had never heard of tights before.. just kidding. Oh, just so all of you know, I've traded my black booties in for my sandals, I should've just done this in the first place, but I finally just made the decision this morning. It's not really cheating since I haven't even worn my sandals, so whatevs. 

My hair absolutely wouldn't cooperate this morning, so I decided to give a tutorial I found the other day a try, you can find it here. Abby's got so many awesome tutorials that I want to try out! Hope y'all have an awesome Tuesday, I'm gonna get some studying done, and..catch up on some more of my ever growing list of TV shows, maybe one day I'll let you all in on my favorites? 

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Sweater: Forever 21 (same)

Shirt: Gap (old)

Skirt: Dillard's (old)

Tights: Gap (same)

Booties: Sam Edelman (same, save)

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Day 19 & 20: Twofer

I'm pretty excited about this Saturday evening. Curtis, his parents, and I will be making our way on over to Olsen Field to watch the Aggie baseball team play. I've only been to a couple of baseball games during college, but I'm really excited to actually sit down and watch a game like a normal person.. The first time I went, we sat in the direct line of the sun. First of all, I couldn't actually see anything, that's kind of the purpose of sports..to watch them, and having sun in your face isn't fun at all. The second time, Curtis and I ventured over to watch the Ags play Michigan State, but his back was really awful at that point and we didn't get real tickets, just general seating..meaning we had to sit on the ground -- or lack of ground because there were so many people there. Needless to say, we left early. So third time's the charm, right? I've actually watched more away baseball games than games at home, weird.

Day 20: 

Before I actually put real thought in what I wear to sporting events (besides just what t-shirt I want to wear), I would've just worn a t-shirt and some jeans and gone with it. But, since I'm getting all inventive now about every other part of my life, why not sporting events too? I've never been one of those girls that wears dresses  to football games, and I don't really plan on starting anytime soon. Maybe if I find a really cute maroon skirt, I'll throw it on for a football game or two..who knows, maybe it's cooler, because Lord knows Texas in September is hellish. Anyway, I thought this was a pretty cool look, perfect for the upper 60 degree day we're having.
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Day 20

Chambray: TJ Maxx
T-Shirt: Aggieland Outfitters
Skinnies: Gap
Belt: Abercrombie & Fitch (old)
Socks: Target
Booties: Gianni Bini
Nail Color: Turquoise & Caicos by Essie
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And here's what I wore yesterday for Day 19:

Yeah, I was trying to cross my legs and be all "blogger cool," turns out I'm a bit clumsy. I did get the hang of it eventually though.. I really enjoyed this outfit yesterday. It was nice and comfortable, but still put together..and I'm obsessed with lavender at the moment. 

Curtis doesn't know what to do with me and my new found obsession with getting dressed in actual clothes every day. Maybe this means he'll start caring about clothes too? Probably not, but I know I'll end up just buying him clothes that I think will look good and he'll ask me what to wear every morning once we're married. It already happens now actually.. I love that silly boy. We went out to eat last night, the hostess put us literally in the middle of an entire boy's basketball team. It smelled like stinky boys athletic clothes, and they were taking "shots" of hot sauce.. ohh boys. For some reason, this always seems to happen to Curt and I. We always get stuck next to the most random conversations, people, whatever.. always.
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Day 19

Sweater: Forever 21
Button-Up: Gap
Skinnies: Gap
Booties: Gianni Bini 
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Song of the Post: Never Let Me Go by Florence + Machine

Day 1: Lavender Sweaters and a Rant

Today's my first day of the 30x30, I think I did pretty good, but of course, the tough part lies in the days ahead. I got this sweater the other day at Forever 21 for 7 bucks. I've been wanting to get more pullovers so I can layer more; layering is definitely a new thing for me, but I really like this new discovery I've made..it makes everything look more put together!

As for the rant portion of this post..
It's been getting slightly warmer here in Texas, and the shorts are starting to come out..which means really big t-shirts with really tiny shorts? I'm not sure if I understand this obsession some girls have taken on at school. Is it just here at A&M, or is it everywhere? Is it just sorority girls, or do regular girls do this too? I say regular girls because I'm one of them.. I don't mind the idea of sororities per se..but they do bother me. It's kind of like a pet peeve, I just don't get why everyone has to look exactly alike. I like being different, unique, whatever. Oh, and my roommate freshman year, she was super cool by the way, but she literally told me she thought I was a lesbian before meeting me because I wasn't planning on joining a sorority, probably has something to do with my disdain for them. But don't get me wrong, I've met so many wonderful girls that are in sororities, my best friend is in one for crying out loud! Okay, back to the purpose of this rant, why do you girls feel the need to look like you aren't wearing any pants!? Please, explain, I genuinely want to know. It's probably super comfortable, but I'm more comfortable looking like I've got pants on. Sure, I'll wear a large t-shirt when I go to sleep with some shorts..not unheard of, but I'm not gonna go out in public with it on. Also, why would you buy a t-shirt that's three sizes too big? Another odd thing to me. Granted, I'm actually more happy with this trend rather than clothes that  are too tight. I duno, I really don't get it, and as I was walking to-and-from school today, I witnessed more than my fair share of this clothing obsession. I'm not a fan. There, I said it. I won't be conforming to this one ladies, except when I'm going to sleepy sleep. End rant, I'm sorry if you got annoyed with me.. I promise I'm not a total jerk!

Here's what I wore while everyone else was kickin' it in their Nike shorts and XL tees:

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Lavender Pullover: Forever 21

Chambray: TJ Maxx

Nude Belt: Target

Black Skinnies: Gap

Black T-Strap Flats: Forever 21 {same}

Gold Heart Necklace: Forever 21 

Black Tote Bag: Target {I'm semi-obsessed with this bag}

Muggles says hello to the blog world. She doesn't show much emotion, except when it comes to food, she loves food. I mean, she has an extraordinary amount of love for food. But, she also loves walks, playing at 1 o'clock in the mornin', her bubs, Skywalker, sniffing everything in sight {she is a beagle, what can I say?}, cuddling with peeps, and burrowing into the covers so her face isn't exposed to the light when she sleeps {a trait she gets from me, teehee}. Oh, and she stares at me while I drive.. it's kinda creepy sometimes, but ya know. 

Song of the Post: Daydreamer by Adele