Stripes and Beagles

Look at me.. posting an outfit post. The little get up isn't anything too fancy, but it's been a staple for me all summer. Easy tee + denim shorts + fun flats or sandals = the only thing optimal to wear during Texas summers. I've been wanting a red striped shirt for awhile, and I got this one on a little back-to-school shopping trip. As for the flats, I got 'em on sale when I was looking for a new shirt for Curtis awhile back. They're nice and airy, perfect for summertime. 

(boo blurry face..) Tee: Urban Outfitters | Shorts: Thrifted | Flats: Old Navy 
This week is Alabama week in Aggieland; this game between us and the University of Alabama is quite possibly the biggest game in living memory for A&M, and I AM PUMPED. ESPN College Gameday is coming.. I'll probably be making my way over to the set randomly with Curtis, so you know.. look out for us, hehe. It's going to be extremely hard to focus, so I'm going to pray for some determination and get as much as I possibly can out of the way before Friday.. which is also Curtis's birthday. Gonna be a crazy week, y'all! I've been gathering presents and food ideas for awhile now for Curt, since it's our first birthday to celebrate together as a married couple, I wanted to make it special. There will be lots of chocolate involved. I say sorry in advanced to my Health and Fitness class. 
I'll also be giving a presentation for my Small Business Management class on Wednesday, it's over patents and trademarks, so I'm not incredibly worried.. but yeah, presentations aren't ever fun for me. I've been working on a Webpage for it with a group of three other girls, and I'm praying it all comes together before Wednesday! You guys.. Wordpress is weeeeeird, and you have to pay for anything to "enhance" the page, no bueno. 
Okay, I'll leave you with some beagle photos. Always a good thing, right? 

Muggles has this weird thing where she looks up at things and studies them for long periods of time. It makes me laugh every single time because she seems so surprised to see things up above her - stuff on walls, airplanes, things on top of fences, shadows on walls - so funny. But, I suppose, it must be different being on a two-foot eye level for the most part. The picture above is the face she makes when she's studying an object above her. Tehe. And then there's Skywalker, who never stops moving long enough for me to get a decent picture. :P

Look Ma! I'm wearin' pants!

Top: Gap Factory | Jeans: Gap (same) | Belt: Vintage | Loafers: Shoedazzle | Hat: Target (same) | Bag: Thrifted

I'm going to be honest with you guys, I hadn't worn pants before this day.. in like two weeks. Shorts, skirts, and dresses for the win! But, I had a big itch to wear my black skinny jeans like somethin' fierce, so I gave into my skinny jean desires.. these Gap skinnies are seriously oh-so comfy, but I thrifted them so they're a bit too long (hence, the roll up). Oh, the woes of having short little baby legs. The belt's another one I found in my mum's closet, if only she had kept more of her clothes! Oh, and Curtis told me he really liked my hat while making me coffee, I think I've got myself a keeper!

Speaking of the mumsy, she's been down here in College Station helping me pack and store all of my junk stuff so I can move out of my apartment in a couple of weeks before I go back home to get ready for the wedding. I'll be storing a bunch of it for a couple of months over the summer, so Curtis and I have space to 1. paint/get new flooring and 2. ORGANIZE. We'll be living where he currently lives, and the only reason I can't take most of my things over there now is because he has two roommates (who will be moving out soon.. fingers crossed). But, the place is kind of a mess right now, I mean, what do you expect with multiple boys living in one place for an extended period of time? So, I'm excited to redo it all this summer and make it our own little home. So many ideas are running through this brain of mine! But.. moving isn't fun, at all. 

Hope y'all have a fantastic Friday. I'll be finishing up packing, and taking a big 'ol nap at some point. Oh, and if you're awesome, this look reminded you of a mime. I may or may not have pretended to be one at random points in time during the day. I'll leave you with this lovely creation of mine.. because I love you guys. 

Linking up with: Two Thirty-Five Designs

Red Lips

I've never been a lipstick kinda girl.. until recently. There's something about it that makes me feel complete. I think they call that evolving, yeah, I'm on a style evolution here people! I've always believed I couldn't pull off red lipstick, which would be why I've got at least four shades of red lipstick that have sat in my make-up bag for far too long. But, with style evolution comes courage, and I'm starting to gain the courage to step a little bit outside my box. I've worn hats more and more lately, and I honestly haven't given a thought to what people are thinking. Now lipstick is up on the menu! I always want to buy a new shade when I'm at the grocery store, but since I'm on my shopping hiatus, I just keep on walking. Stay strong, Kristina, stay strong. 

Another random belief I held - you have to dress up to wear lipstick, false. You can wear a striped shirt, some comfy denim shorts, and your favorite pair of chucks and look completely normal with bright red lipstick on, too! 

Let me just say, the weather I took these photos in is not indicative of the actual weather right now. It's pretty chilly out there! 

Curtis and I went to see 42 last night, and I was blown away, and it's not just because I love baseball and Jackie Robinson. Really, the movie was amazing, and so heartfelt the whole time.. and yes, I teared up multiple times. There's just something about that time period (and the next 20-30 years), all of the walls coming down in peoples' minds about racism and prejudice, as awful as it was (and can still be at times), the changes many people made is just breath taking to me. I couldn't imagine telling someone they couldn't use the same water fountain or restroom, or eat in the same restaurant as me because of the color of their skin. I am so thankful for people like Jackie Robinson and so many other incredibly brave people, who were courageous enough to stand up against adversity, and fight for the right to be truly equal. 

Alright, how about you guys, any type of clothing or make-up that you've grown to love and feel comfortable in? Has anyone else seen 42, or is wanting to go see it? 

Linking up with: Two Thirty Five Designs
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Top: Gap (exact)
Shorts: Express (similar)
Bag: Thrifted (similar, similar)
Sunglasses: Gap via Ross (similar)
Shoes: Converse (exact)
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A Weekend to Remember

Sorry I've been a bit MIA for the past few days, but my weekend was JAM-PACKED with wedding festivities. Friday, I had dinner at a Mediterranean restaurant in my hometown that I hadn't been to since high school (I think, I may have gone once since then) with some of my closest friends. We definitely had enough time to talk since it took almost an hour to get our food to us.. they were busy, it was crazy.

Saturday, Curtis and I did some marriage counseling for three and a half hours..lol, don't worry it's only because we haven't been able to go at all during our engagement and we're trying to cram it all in. Then, it was off to get ready for my Bridal Tea, which was amazing. Seriously, so fancy, but so much fun! In the theme of the weekend, of course.. we had to have a Bridal Shower on Sunday! I guess you could say my weekend was busy, ha! But it was so much fun! It's so awesome to know that you have such an amazing support group and church family that you can turn to in times of need because they love you so so much. But, I'm going to save actual stories about all of this for later this week, along with pictures.

No worries, no beagles were harmed in this process.

Going home Friday, I'll be honest, I was pretty nervous as to how the weekend was going to go. I'm not the type of girl that enjoys being the center of attention, and this weekend was all about me. But, I have to say it exceeded my expectations, I am glad it's Monday though.. I've stayed in bed most of the day, and have decided that might be what I do for the rest of the day. Although, I've got to figure out what I'm going to do about food at some point.

I'll let y'all in on a little secret, the only reason my cardigan is buttoned-up is because while I was getting tea at lunch, the spout it came out of sprayed all over the bottom of my white shirt..lame. I wore this to dinner with my besties, even got a compliment on my $7 cardigan. I've found it kind of hard to wear, and it's definitely one of those pieces I probably could've done without, but I bought it because it was seven bucks. Casual Friday did get me ready for a weekend full of dresses and curled hair though!

Hope y'all had a fantastic weekend.
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Cardigan: Forever 21 (similar)
Tee: Hanes (exact)
Boyfriend Jeans: Gap (similar)
Necklace: Forever 21 (exact)
Watch: Michael Kors (similar)
Mocs: Minnetonka (exact)
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These are a few of my favorite things..

Hello lovelies. I hope you all are having a marvelous week, I'm currently taking a break from studying and listening to some oldies on Pandora. The channel started out as a Mumford & Sons channel, and it's pretty much turned into the 60's station because I keep liking The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, and Buffalo Springfield. I'd totally be a flower child if I could get away with it you guys. Speaking of 60's music, it's some of my absolute favorite, and I've been thinking about finding an old record player (hello parent's garage) and starting a vinyl collection of my own. I know, total hipster move, but honest to goodness, I've always liked this kind of music. Truth be told, one of my favorite things is studying and listening to good music, I even miss it over the summer months sometimes (not that much though, ha!) 

Along with getting my 60's fix, I also have an affection for stripes (you already knew that, of course), florals, which seems to be a new thing, I guess I'm trendy, and hats, which you can read about here. I've never been a pattern mixer, the whole idea of it seemed pretty out there to me, but that was before and now I'm transformed! Dramatic much? 

I've had this dress since high school, in fact, it's probably the last thing I ever bought at Abercrombie, I think I was a first mover or something, because everyone in my hometown stopped shopping there soon after (I'm not bragging, seriously, it closed down a year or so after I left for college). Or, it could've been the fact that a Forever 21 opened next door to it, I'm not quite sure.. sarcasm guys, sarcasm. But it is gorgeous, and so un-Abercrombie-ish that I had to have it when I saw it. Yes, I still remember six years later! But I've only worn it a handful of times, what's wrong with me?! Maybe I'll do some sort of remix challenge with it soon. The floral pattern makes me a happy girl.

OH! I almost forgot, if you follow me on instagram, you'd know I went on a nice walk with Muggles the other day at a park. After looping around, and then going on a little adventure through a historic neighborhood (those are my favorite), we took a short cut through some trees/bushes to get back to my car. Bad idea, we almost got attacked by Guineas! It's kind of hilarious thinking about it afterwards, but at the time, we were freaking out. The big one (male, I'm assuming) came out of the brush and started screeching at us, I had no idea what was going on an Muggles was like, what da heck? (yep, she can talk), and then others randomly appeared out of nowhere, it was like an ambush attack, haha. So Mugs and I had to run and hop over a little creek bed to get away from them. They screeched at us until we got back to the car, and I was freaking out all the way there because I'm terrified of birds. This isn't the first time Muggles and I have almost been attacked by birds on our lovely walking adventures. The first time it was Mockingbirds, they're mean little buggers. This is my life you guys.

Last thing, I put up a FAQs page the other day, if y'all come up with anymore questions, feel free to ask!

Linking up with: The Pleated Poppy, Because Shanna Said So, Kiwi Womens Style, Work Clothes, I Suppose
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Top: Gap Factory (similar)
Dress (worn as skirt): Abercrombie & Fitch (want, cute option)
Hat: Forever 21 (basically exact)
Ring: Pac Sun (similar)
Shoes: Forever 21 (similar)
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Whirlwind

I feel like I've been a little MIA for the past few days. Only because my post from Saturday was actually made on Friday evening, so I really haven't done much with my blog since then. I've literally gone through my bloglovin' and marked down y'all's blogs that I'm wanting to comment on.. AH! This weekend has been such a whirlwind, and once I have a little bit more time (and a nap) I'll tell y'all all about it. But for now, I'm going to leave you with an outfit post since it doesn't require too much typing, and taking pictures with my iPhone was much easier than pulling out my tripod, camera, and everything else involved.. so that's what I did. Hope you enjoy, sorry my face is kind of reflecting the sun like crazy.. it's soo soo sunny today and I'm afraid if I wait to take pictures, I'll just fall asleep somewhere and never wake up.

Okay okay, I know my last post had some Minnetoka Moccasins in it too.. but I picked up these puppies at Plato's Closet on Saturday night (thank you momma!) for $16..with a 20% off discount too! We were meant to be together you guys, these are literally THE best shoes ever. I'll let you in on a little secret, I've worn them three days in a row now.. ha, I put them on right after we left Plato's (ridiculous? I think not!), I wore them after my bridal shower yesterday (of which I will tell y'all all about super soon), and today while I ran around with my mom searching for a dress for her for the wedding. My other mocs are slippers, these are actual moccasins, they feel like feet heaven. Okay, enough ranting and raving about my shoes.. how was y'all's weekend?! I'll catch up on everything this evening.. I've gotta go love on my fiance some and see my beagle girl and boy! Hope you guys have had a fabulous Monday!

Linking up with:

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Jacket: Loft via Plato's Closet (similar)
Tee: Gap (exact)
Jeans: Gap (exact)
Necklace: Forever 21 (exact)
Bracelets: Target (similar)
Watch: Michael Kors (similar)
Moccasins: Minnetonka (exact)
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