The dog days of summer

It's getting to that point where I'm just kind of tired of the heat.. oh wait, I never said it could inhabit my world anyway. What I've learned this summer is I'm actually kind of allergic to the sun? Not in the, "oh my gosh, I'm not going outside! It'll melt me!" kind of way.. more like, "ew, I have red blouchy patches all over my skin and they won't go away until I take a shower and have been out of the sun for a couple of hours" type of thing goin' on. So, bear with me here if I don't post outfits as often as I would like, it's really annoying to go outside pretty much any other time than sunset, and.. normally I'm doing homework or cooking then.

But, the other day I had to go up to campus to work on a group speech, so I decided to bring the camera with me since I knew we'd most likely be getting done around sunset. I made my way over to grassy section of campus {aka away from people..}, and started taking pictures. I'm sorry to say, I had to edit my face a teeny bit because I was still all red and flushed from just being outside for 20 minutes or so. Seriously heat, go away, no one wants you.

Top: JC Penney | Shorts: Express (really old) | Watch: Anne Klein | Sandals: Old Navy

Oh hey, it's that eyelet blouse again. It's definitely been my go-to top this summer, and it's so classic, I don't see that changing for quite sometime. Although this outfit is rather simple, I'd say summer calls for more simple outfits anyway. I mean, do you want to tromp around campus all day long in 99* weather in layers? Nope, didn't think so. I say, go with what's comfortable and makes you feel good, it's always better in the long run.. or short run because if I'm not comfortable, I usually want to go home and change the moment I leave the house!

This weekend was a good one. Curtis and I went a little further east to Conroe, Texas and camped out with his parents Friday night. Good thing about Conroe, it's got the best of both worlds.. meaning it's about 15-20 minutes away from the big city, so we went to see Wolverine Saturday afternoon and did a little bit of browsing around in The Woodlands (yeah, that's the name of the town). Being from the central part of Texas, there aren't lots and lots of wooded areas, and you can see for miles and miles. So I really love it when we get to go out to East Texas and are surrounded by all the tall pine trees. All-in-all, it was a great weekend and I'm not too excited for Monday to come along.. 

Date Night

So, I decided that I couldn't wait for my tripod, and decided to whip out the 'ole iPhone to take some outfit photos.. because 1. I'm impatient and 2. I'm in love with my new shirt.

Curtis decided we would have a little date night this past Friday, just so we could have a little time to relax and forget about things. I had a test last Wednesday, and he has one this week, so it's been pretty stressful around here lately, not to mention we have house stuff to do on top of it all. So, we went late Friday night (we're night owls..) and ate a little burger joint in front of the theater, and then went to see World War Z. I've never read the book, so I didn't have an expectations for it.. and I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised. I really did enjoy the whole movie, well, maybe I did laugh out loud a few times at the goofy zombies. Seriously, if anyone else has seen it, PLEASE tell me you laughed at their silly shenanigans when Brad Pitt got all up-close and personal at the World Health Organization. Anyway, it was a fun night, and I'm glad we got to enjoy each other's company alone for a bit.

Blouse: JC Penney | Skirt: A-Town (Austin, TX) | Belt: NY&Co | Flats: Shoedazzle via Plato's Closet

Linking up with: My Greatest Hits, Still Being Molly

That moment when you do a goofy picture, and it actually turns out decent.. what? This never happens to me! Okay, outfit breakdown time: the blouse, I adore it! I had been looking for an eyelet blouse for so long, and I spotted this one at JC Penney's a couple of weeks ago, but.. I didn't want to spend the money for it. Then, as I was searching through my wallet, I found a long lost JC Penney's gift card, score! So I went back for it and a pair of shorts, both on sale, made me one happy camper. The skirt's one of my favorites still, it's just so comfy and the pop of coraly-red is something I don't often wear, so it's always fun. Finally, the flats. I've had them since January, but I hadn't ever really worn them. They were a bit tight on my feet (curse you wide feet!), so I always put them aside for another pair. But I was bound and determined to wear them this night, so I did, and I eventually stretched them out.. thank goodness!

Bleh, I want my tripod back after looking at the quality of these photos, not to mention I'm out of practice when it comes to taking outfit photos, oh noes! But, I have missed it, and hope to be making it a regular thing again reaaaaaally soon. Hope the start to everyone's week has been swell! Part Two of the cruise will be up tomorrow, and here's a selfie of us in line for the movie for funsies! :)

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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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!

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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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