Day Trip

I'm back from Las Vegas but I still wanted to share some pictures from the previous weekend where I joined my husband who was judging a speech competition. It was held at a tiny college in Wisconsin, where one round was held in this art room you see below. In the second picture you can see what was hanging over the competitors heads as they gave their speeches. Creepy, right? Oh, Wisconsin...

After the competition, we made our way back to Chicago, but first stopped in Milwaukee where we took a few pics on my husband's undergrad campus of Marquette University.

After that there was the obligatory stop at the J. Crew Factory Store! As I've said before, always my favorite part of going on a trip to Wisconsin is the stop at the outlet mall in Pleasant Prairie on the way back!

Sweater: J. Crew
Jeans: ASOS
Shoes: Target
Jacket: J Crew Symphony Coat (found one here on eBay)
Bow Necklace: Forever 21
Scarf: Madewell
Sunglasses: Target
Belt: J. Crew (similar here in patent)
Bag: Target
Lips: Nars Heatwave

Happiness inside!

Inspired by Olivia Palermo

This top is not something I would have ever picked out on my own. But when I saw it here on Olivia Palermo, it was instant love. Then I saw that it was from Zara (free shipping!!!) and not hundreds of dollars, so I ordered it right away. That girl can make a two-dollar t-shirt look incredible, so I hope I did it some justice. I even tried to replicate her use of a simple-yet-interesting slipper option.

If you like this top, lucky for you this embroidered style is huge right now. See it here in this adorable  dress, this spring/summer sleeveless version of mine from Topshop (love the back on this one), and this matching shell and shorts from All Saints I stumbled upon on a trip to Michigan Ave. on Friday night. 

What do you think of the embroidery trend cropping up this spring?

Top: Zara (buy here)

Pants: J. Crew Minnies

Shoes: Target (same but different colors and prints, some on clearance for $10)

Necklace: H&M

Nails: Mint Candy Apple

And for your enjoyment, here is an outake of what was captured by my photographer Amy when a very loud fire truck with its sirens blazing came through our super-echoy underpass!

Theme: COLOR - Pink, Red & Tan

I know you are all probably sitting there with your jaw dropped at the fact that I'm wearing pink again. Get used to it. The theme may as well have been "pink" this week, not "color."

I saw this sweater on the TV show "The Mindy Project" with a pink button-down underneath it. Realizing that I had both those pieces in my closet, I decided to replicate it. I tried to pause the show to see what the character wore on the bottom half, but it was impossible to tell! Too many sitting scenes with waist-up-only shots! I decided on the red pants as well as the cheetah slippers to keep it interesting. I even got to break out my clearance $3 H&M earrings that had been hanging out on my jewlery table for far too long.

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Sweater: J. Crew

Pastel Pink Button-Down: Ralph Lauren Outlet

Red Pants: Forever 21 (buy here for $15.80)

Cheetah Slippers: Target (buy here for $20)

Earrings: H&M