Saturday OOTD

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I hope everybody had a great weekend. I didn't do to much. Saturday I went to my aunt's event and hung out with some friends later on that night and today I've been chilling in my pj's all day and I loved every minute of it. This post is just to give ya'll a chance to see how I styled the houndstooth high-waisted shorts and the oxblood blazer from the "slight thrifting" blog post. 


So if you read my previous blog post then you know these were not the shorts I wanted to wear. They were too big and I had to hem them to make the length shorter. Well I washed the other shorts and accidentally shrunk them in the dryer so they were a no go. I wasn't about to buy anything else to wear for my aunt's event so I just opted to give these houndstooth shorts a try. In the end I paired the shorts with a cute purple blouse that I got from Sears (Yes Sears!) last year, printed tights, and my wedge booties that are from Target. I think the outfit came out cute! What do ya'll think?

they were so big that they wouldn't stay "high waisted" lol

Later on that night I went out to a bar/lounge with two of my friends. While looking for something to wear I ran across this blue H&M skirt. I've had the skirt for over a year but never wore it because I felt it was too short for my liking since my thighs are so big. I thought that Saturday night would be the perfect time to pull the skirt out and pair it with some tights, a simple t-shirt, and my oxblood blazer. I added minimum accessories and flat black boots because I was going for a casual, comfortable, and cute look. How did I do?

Slight Thrifting

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What a great day today has been!!!!! I've literally been watching CNN since like 7 this morning. I watched all the inauguration festivities and today it felt good to be a US citizen! #TeamObama!!!!

I did slip out for a little bit to hit up the Goodwill. I have a function to go to this Saturday and an outfit came to me. I wanted to wear some high-waist shorts with some tights. When I'm looking for something in particular but don't feel like spending a lot of money I always hit up my local Goodwill store. To my surprise I found two pairs of high-waisted shorts. I couldn't decide on which pair I wanted and I didn't feel like trying them on ( I really don't like trying on clothes at the Goodwill) so I just brought both. Heck, they were only $3.99 each LoL. I found some other great finds that I decided to buy also. Below are the items I brought. 

Houndstooth, size 16: They were to big so I gave them to my mother. Very cute tho!

size 14: perfect fit. Had to hem them a little bit to make them shorter. I will be wearing these this Saturday!!

Jones New York, size 6: You see the color...oxblood!!! I had to have it and its the perfect fit

Mossimo, size 10: $5 baby!!! I'm sure I'll find some good use for them

Natural Hair Update

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The new year has started off good for me. I'm planning my wedding, still trying to lose weight, and I'm working on getting my hair on the right track. I can't wait to see what else 2013 has in store for me.

This post is about my hair. I'm so loving my hair right now. Since the New Year I have been putting TLC into my hair. I've been neglecting it and the outcome was that my hair was not as healthy as it should've been. Being natural can be a real struggle so now I'm co-washing/washing it on the regular, deep conditioning, detangling, and wearing less weave. I've noticed that my hair has been more moisturized and that my curl pattern has been really defined. I have heavily fallen in love with argon oil and Jamaican black castor oil. 

Twisting my hair EVERY night can get tiring so in the next month or so I will be including more protective styles into my hair routine such as Havana twist, 2 strand twist styles, braids, and other cute natural hair protective styles. It's nothing like waking up in the morning and getting ready for work without having to worry about your hair.

Also, I'm working on my edges. As you all know I have very thin edges. I'm not ashamed or embarrassed by them but I do want them to grow back lol. I have started this routine on January 6th of rubbing the Jamaican black castor oil on my edges every morning and every night. I have already noticed that my edges are starting to fill in. I give it about another month or so before they have fully grown in..hopefully! We'll see I guess.

Thanks for readying and stay tuned for more natural hair updates. Byeee!!

 

                 The first 3 pics below were taken about 3 days ago. My hair was just right that day

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My Christmas Holiday!

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I hope everybody had a great Christmas Holiday! I know I did although I was sick. I've been on vacation this whole week and this whole week I've been sick but I didn't let my sickness put a damper on my Christmas spirit because I love Christmas. Getting gifts, being around your family, celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ…nothing gets better than that.

Christmas Day

As for gifts I got everything I wanted. The main item I wanted was a Kindle and I got it thanks to my boo!! My boo and I celebrated Christmas on Christmas Eve since he had to work Christmas day. We both got each other everything we asked for which was great!

Christmas Eve "GO REDSKINS"!!!

My family has Christmas Dinner on the Saturday after Christmas since some of my family is out of town in other states. My grandma had 11 children so when we get together we get together! The house be packed and food be everywhere. The “grown ups” draw names on Thanksgiving and exchange gifts at Christmas dinner since it’s so many of them. The name thing usually doesn’t work because somebody is going to buy gifts for EVERYBODY LoL but they still draw names every year. After we eat and gifts are exchanged my fam just enjoy each other’s company. I love being around my fam especially my cousins because when we get together the laughs are endless. We are all like brothers and sisters and I love that about us.

nephew on Christmas Day

So that’s a little bit of what went down in my family over the Christmas Holiday. I hope everybody got everything they wanted and more!!! What are your plans for New Year’s? New Year’s Eve I’ll be in church. I want to start 2013 of right because I have a lot of plans for 2013 and what better way to start it off than by being in the house of the Lord!

Stay tuned for future posts…byeee!!!

Fiance' and I at Christmas dinner

My fav cousin and I at Christmas dinner

my dad LoL

"I Found My Man But I Still Need My Girls"

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I’m still in ahh that I will be married in less than a year. The thought of marrying the man of my dreams is so surreal to me but it’s really happening! My wedding day is quickly approaching, August 17^th, 2013 and I have so many things to do. I’m sure as the New Year comes around that I’ll start to get really busy with wedding planning and everything that comes along with it. I can’t wait for it all!

I have 7 bridesmaids, maid of honor, and matron of honor. That seems like a lot but my family is used to big weddings. I have lots of close cousins and three best friends so I couldn’t pick and choose who to be in my wedding so I just made all of them bridesmaid’s lol, along with some ladies from Ryan’s family. All of the girls in my wedding party are very important to me so it was hard to choose. To make all the girls well acquainted with each other I want to do fun little activities where we all can come together to just mingle and get to know one another. Our families have really never met so it’ll be good to see two sides come together. I have some activities already in mind that I want to kickoff at the beginning of the year. I can’t wait for all the girls to meet and start to enjoy each other's company. I’m sure everyone will get along.

Stay tuned to see what activities I have in store for the girls and if you have any ideas comment below!! Also, check out Ryan and I wedding website --> andersoncary.ourwedding.com 

Natural Hair Update and Weekend Fun

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Hope all is well! I've really had a great weekend. Friday night I went to the Kevin Hart show which was hilarious and last night was epic so today I’ve just been chilling in my lounge clothes. Last night my friends and I celebrated my homegirl birthday in Northern, VA. Let's just say if they could've spiked the meatballs they would've lol but it was mad fun!! Love my girls!! Today I’ve applied to a few jobs, looked at some wedding stuff, and browsed some online stores. 

So let's talk about this natural hair of mines. My hair is soooooo…ugh! I love being natural but it’s hard work. I’ve been natural since 2010 and I’ve cut my hair twice. My hair is finally past my ears and the back is to the end of my neck. I mostly use Shea Moisture products, eco styler gel, and I have recently fallen in love with coconut oil and argon oil. Those two oils make my hair feel so soft and moisturized.

In my last blog post I’ve vowed to not wear weave. Currently,the only weave I wear is when I put my hair in a bun style so that’s not too bad. Weave has made my hair grow a lot but it’s putting a hurting on my edges.My poor little edges..lol!!!! But in due time they will grow back so I’m not worried. Not wearing weave made me realize that styling natural hair can be difficult. Having to twist my hair every night and untwisting in the morning…sheesh and can you say time consuming. In the end though I know it will all be all worth it when I have a gorgeous head full of thick, healthy hair :)

Stay tuned for more of my natural hair updates!

My hair is growing!!

4 day old perm rod set

 

At the Kevin Hart Show

The birthday girl and some spiked "80's Baby Gummy Bears"

got that Chanel bag though!!!!! :)

Epic Night!!

Thankful, Thankful, Thankful

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Thanksgiving Day

I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving!!!! I know I did. My poor little diet went out the window but I'll start back fresh on Monday hehe. I spent Thanksgiving with my in-laws and I loved every minute of it. My fiance's family are so loving and down to earth. The food was great and the win by the Redskins made Thanksgiving even better! GO REDSKINS! 

Thanksgiving is all about being with the ones you love and being thankful for what you have been blessed with. I tweeted yesterday that I don't need to elaborate on what I'm thankful for because I thank God every chance I get and that's a true statement. I don't take anything I have for granted because I know it can be taken away from me just like that. I may not have all the riches in the world but I am blessed with a lot and I'm always humble about it.

Did anybody go black Friday shopping??? I did! I was at Macy's at 12:30 am. My mission was to get a comforter set lol and my mission was accomplished. I got a $200 comforter set for $50...SCORE! After that I was ready to go home and get in the bed even though I didn't get home until 4:15 am. Later on in the day I did a little online shopping for my nephew, hit up some malls, and that's about it. I didn't go overboard this year. 

Shopping outfit

So that about sums up how my Thanksgiving went. Like I said earlier I hope everybody had a wonderful Thanksgiving and didn't shop to much. The next holiday to look forward to is Christmas!!! My favorite time of the year. 

Bye ya'll!!