#OOTD

Outfit of the Day

I stayed inside all day Saturday to clean and organize my house. It really felt like it had gotten out of control, so I packed away several toys and organized what was left the best I could. Toys have definitely taken over our family room, especially with the indoor treehouse Edd made Presley for Christmas, taking up half of the room. I guess they are only small once so I have tried to accept it and just manage the clutter the best I can and after working all day Saturday I can finally see the floor again and Christmas decorations are all packed away!

I decided to take Sunday to go to Christiansburg to visit my aunt and my grandmother who is staying with her. I had Presley a cute little outfit all ready to go but she refused to take off her pjs. In her defense, they are Bubble Guppies (her favorite tv show) pjs, that she just got for Christmas. So I decided to let her win this battle and wear the pjs and I assumed she would be more agreeable later in the day. Well we did our visiting and then it was time to go eat lunch so I tried to talk her into changing, with the same result, a major tantrum. So I was "that mom" whose kid wore her pajamas in public. Luckily we got a late start so we just had to do a quick meal, instead of going to a nicer restaurant. So Firehouse Subs it was, in our (ok not mine) pajamas, gold uggs and messy hair! She was also uncooperative on the picture taking, so this was the best I could do, snapped with my phone.

New Year New Day New Blog

With today being the first day of 2014 I am making a commitment to get my blog up and running. This blog is something that I have wanted to do for a long time but just never made the time. So today we went out on a "Sunday" drive and I decided to take along my camera.

Even though the sun was shining I decided it would be the perfect day for my red Hunter boots. These are my new go to pair of boots! They are beyond comfortable and so stylish at the same time, and just in case of rain or snow, you are covered there too. I can see several different colors of these in my wardrobe future! I blocked the sun with my new Guess sunglasses I picked up on clearance at TJ Maxx and paired up a Cynthia Rowley casual top with some basic black leggings and a cozy vest. I dressed Presley in her gold Uggs because they are so easy to take on and off and she loves them because they keep her feet so warm. I paired that with a new pair of black jeggings and gold cardigan I picked up from Target.

 

It was a gorgeous day in southwestern Virginia, so we headed to Claytor Lake. We have a permanent camping spot in a campground in that area and there is some gorgeous scenery, so it seems we always head in that direction when out for a drive.

 

My girl was just as happy I was that the sun was shining!

 

 

After our drive to the lake we headed to Blacksburg for a late lunch at Bull & Bones, it was my first time dining there but I can say for sure that I will definitely be going back in the very near future. I had the Manhattan Filet and it was to die for! After a quick trip to Starbucks we headed back home, back to real life, back to work on Thursday. If how perfect this day was is any indication of how 2014 will be, bring it on!