Spring Layers

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Under a Month

Monday: I wore this khaki, pencil skirt (Target) with a black/tan patterned tank top (Maurices) and a plain black cardigan over top.  I love how dressy this outfit looks but it is still simple!

Tuesday: I wore grey pants with a dark plum t-shirt and floral over thing (no idea what to call that). =)  Note: same shoes from yesterday…they must be new!!!

Wednesday:  I wanted to be comfortable today because it is an early release and teacher's have inservice for the last couple hours of the day.  I wore these coral skinny jeans (JCPenny) with a tan shirt and this great, little jean vest (Target)!  It is still a little chilly so I had to go back to boots.  :(

Thursday: Happy end of the week!  Yay!!  We are calling it jeans day!  Go Falcons!!!

As I am finally getting to posting these pictures, I realize that we have just about a month of school left. Yay!  I absolutely love my class, my school, and my job but there is nothing better than the feeling of summer knocking on your door!!!!

Routine

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Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Routine sometimes get mundane and boring but I am a person that thrives off of routines and schedules.  Grateful to have a routine because it means I have a job, a husband (and pup) to come home to, and a place to call home.  Feeling blessed!

Also note that I kind of had a pink/reddish theme going on with my outfits this week until Friday.  I planned 2 outfits already for next week and noticed I have a blue/teal theme going so  far so we will see how that plays out. =)

Peace and Joy

I keep thinking, "Oh, life will slow down."  

I kept telling myself that after basketball season, my life would slow down and I would have so much time to blog, make fun new themes at school, complete some DIM (Did It Myself) projects at home.  

Well…. here I am finally updating my blog 2 weeks later with only one DIM project completed, no fun themes, and a messy house.  Life is always hectic but I guess that is the fun of it.  

Here is an update on outfits.  

Wednesday: Unfortunately, I had horrible luck in my travel home from my uncle's funeral so my 12:45 pm arrival home turned into a 9pm arrival.  Needless to say, I was tired from a long day of travel and had to be prepared for first grade right away in the morning. I wore my black pants with a pink shirt, white cardigan, and fun scarf.  I needed comfort because I knew my kiddos would be full of IT upon my return.

Thursday: I love this multi-level, floral skirt (can't remember where it is from but my guess is Target).  Today, I matched it with a simple T from Target.   Note: I have this shirt in about 6 colors because it is so comfortable and easy to layer.  I also threw on my jean jacket on the way out the door.  I am still not sure it is short sleeve weather...

Friday: Yay! Friday already.  I guess that weeks go quick when you miss half of it.  I was actually exhausted by Friday (emotional drain is worse than any kind of physical exhaustion).  I wore my go-to Silver jeans with a simple grey long sleeve (Target) and my cream Toms.  Nothing exciting… I just wanted to make it through the day!

And week number 2:

Monday: I wore my go-to dark blue dress pants from Target with a plain 3/4 length shirt from New York & Co.  Shoes are from DSW.  I love the look of dark blue, white, and brown!

Tuesday: Oh, parent-teacher conferences.  It is such a love/hate relationship.  The amount of work and mental stress I put on myself at this time of the year is overwhelming.  Checking in with parents and having the opportunity to show each child's growth since the Fall is overwhelmingly satisfactory.  

My outfit today is a teal/green dress (Target- I swear I do shop other places also) paired with a cream cardigan and belted with my wide brown belt (Target).  I also have on my Jacquelyn Smith shoes from K-Mart.  I love these pumps and cannot believe how comfortable they are!

Wednesday (Friday): Happy Hump Day and last day of the week!!!!  Spring break starts tomorrow (well actually our comp days from doing parent/teacher conferences) so we are calling it Friday today!!!  

I wore these skinny jeans (my consignment store: 2nd Hand Rose) with a dark purple t-shirt (earlier mentioned for having like 6 colors- I noticed that I wore 3 of this same shirt in the last 2 weeks…) and a boyfriend cardigan (Target).  I also wore my multicolor, multilayer pastel necklace.  I love this necklace but have a difficult time wearing it because it always bangs against my microphone at school.  Oh well, I love how it looks with this outfit!  I also wore nude flats with the outfit and absolutely love how this outfit came together!!!  I would wear it again, but nope!  That would break the rules of a different outfit everyday of the school year…

Only about 45 more outfits that I have to come up with!

As you know, I had started to write something I am grateful for, something inspiring, or some positive note on each blog post.  A couple of weeks ago, with so much sadness in my heart, I could not come up with what makes me grateful, inspired, or positive.  

I was sad and angry.  

I could not figure out why my family was having to bury another loved family member.  It felt unfair, sad, and heartbreaking.  

Why us?  

While I cannot come up with why us, I cannot answer the timing of life, I cannot totally kick this sad feeling from heart; I can find comfort in these words.  As I was looking through all of our wedding cards this weekend, I found this simple, heartfelt message: 

"Wishing you peace and joy for years and years."

It may not seem like much to you, but to me it is just the message I needed (and hopefully my family can find comfort in).  

My Uncle Rick who too quickly was taken from us on March 2, 2014 had written this message to me and Travis just 3 short months earlier for our wedding.  Although this was his wish for our marriage, I need to find peace in my everyday life so that I can have joy in my marriage.  I need to have peace with God's timing in calling his son Rick home to him so that I can have joy in my heart for all of God's blessings everyday.  It is not easy in a time of grief to find peace and joy, but today, I need to take my uncle's advice to have peace and joy with God's timing so that I can again enjoy my life, the way my uncle would have wanted.  

Rest in Peace, Uncle Rick.  

We cherish the time we had with you, the memories you gave us through your photography, and the heartfelt message in every card you sent.  You gave so much joy to this world and will be so dearly missed.

Busily Grateful

Monday 
  Our boys play at the district tournament tonight so I thought I should wear some Eagle basketball gear! Go Eagles!!!!

Tuesday

  Game day! I wore this bi-length skirt with a peach, collared shirt and jean jacket.  I love how the layers worked out in the back of this outfit.

Wednesday

  Since last night was a late night because of our game, I figured I would dress more comfortable today. I wore these dark blue crop pants with brown boots and tan vest.  To jazz it up a little, I paired the shirt/vest with a pink and white chevron scarf.

Thursday

  Last home game!  Since I am totally tired of black and orange, I went a different route today then it turned out that all 3 coaches wore a shade of green today, call it fate or destiny (or spending too much time together).  I wore this simple black dress with my jean jacket and new scarf from Pick Your Plum.  I think these scarfs were about $3 each.  I love the soft, t-shirt like material and the multiple patterns.

Friday

  Happy Friday! Sorry this picture is so blurry.  For Spirit day, I wore jeans with my new basketball pullover.

~Grateful~  

As I was talking to my mom yesterday, I began complaining about being so busy and how basketball and teaching takes all of my time.  

In that instant, I realized how ungrateful I was being for something that is beyond measure in my life.  Instead of complaining about a lack of time and being busy, I instead want to be grateful for the wonderful opportunity that coaching has allowed me.  Not only has it given us an extra financial boost, but the relationships I have built and the day to day reward from the players is beyond compare.  It seems that every time I talk to someone (family, friends) and they ask how it is going, my immediate response is busy.  

Well no kidding!  

That is called life.

  

I have resolved to no longer look at my life as only busy but rather be grateful for the opportunity of being busy and involved each and every day!

Whirlwind

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Tuesday

Wednesday

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Friday

Last Seconds Count the Most

Monday:  Today's outfit is grey dress pants (New York & Company) and a long lavender shirt from Target.  I think I found my new favorite place to buy dress pants.  New York and Company has the perfect sizes for me including long for length!

Tuesday: Game Day! Here is my black and orange for the day.  I love this maxi skirt because it has the small slits on each side.  I paired this outfit with gold jewelry because the flats I wore have gold accents.

Wednesday: Today I paired colored skinny jeans with a black and khaki stripped shirt.  The shirt is tank sleeves so I had to wear a cardigan over top.

Thursday: I have on the same dark blue dress pants (Target) that I have worn multiple times.  I paired them with this beige top and green and brown infinity scarf.  I love these pants because they are so simple but I struggle with buying pants from Target because they never fit my length and waist.  

Friday: Last game day for the week!  I paired this long, black pencil skirt with a long sleeve orange shirt.  This khaki blazer is from high school but always looks classy.

My positive moment for the week comes from Friday night's games.  We beat one of the toughest teams in our districts in two very close games.  Both teams showed true character and work ethic to pull off close wins.  I was so proud of those girls!