What I Wore 2019 Part 2

Happy Monday!! I decided to get back to updating the tiny neglected blog. So I’ll get to it. This was a dress I got from Stitch Fix and paired with a Loft sweater. I wore this for my birthday dinner. My 29th Birthday dinner. What you don’t believe me?

I told you!! The waiter obviously thought this was funny. I told him he was my favorite waiter of all time.

This beautiful blazer I got at an antique mall. It’s vintage and I really love it! I wore it to church.

This over sweater is from ModCloth. I got it on clearance and I will definitely wear it again this spring.

A friend from Instagram sent me these lovely earrings as a gift. They are handmade.

Another Lularoe dress. I’m telling you they are the best!

This dress is from Amazon. They are really inexpensive and comfortable. I think they are around $25 The kimono is from?? You guessed it. Lularoe 💕

A bright spring dress from ModCloth. Another clearance sell. 

Another Lularoe... I guess I’m obsessed.

The Cuff is from Mothercuffer. I wear a lot of cuffs. I love words and I think they are pretty special since they are handmade. 

This is a Lily Pulitzer skirt and Chico’s chambray top. 

And believe it or not that was all of the outfit pictures I took for 2019. I wore a lot more pants this year and I have realized that mostly they are very uninspiring to me. I love dresses and skirts, but mostly skirts. And truly maxi skirts. My legs are not fabulous and I really don’t like showing them off.  I will continue tweaking what I love this year and finding what I feel is best for me as I continue on. I’ll keep you all updated on my not so mainstream clothing journey. If I don’t like it after I wear it, I give it away or sell it to the consignment shop. So some things you have seen may already be history. Others I’ll try to rewear and find ways to use them that make me happy. If they don’t work out it’s no love loss for me I try to get the item to someone who will love it. 

XOXO 

Amy Joleen 

What I Wore 2019

Today I thought I would share some of my favorite outfit combinations from this past year.  This sweater is a beautiful chocolate brown and the blouse has a lovely ruffled front. Both of these pieces are thrifted.

This is a beautiful apron my lovely friend bought me. I still wear aprons every day.

This blouse is very beautiful. It is from Target.

The cutest shoes! Who doesn’t like bacon and eggs??

This outfit was completely thrifted.

Last Summer  this is a lularoe skirt. The kimono is from Amazon.

My daughter always tells me I look like Anne Hathaway... I see a tiny resemblance. If only I had her beautiful figure 🤣

This was after my daughter did my hair.

Another summer outfit. 

A church dress I got from Lularoe.

The shirt from the first picture worn in summer with a pink lularoe kimono.

Beautiful scarf my daughter gave me.

This is another lularoe dress! Their dresses are so comfortable and you can dress them up or dress them down. If you haven’t tried them you should. This post is getting long so I will break 2019’s what I wore into several posts. 

XOXO 

Amy Joleen

South Carolina Plantation Wedding

We went to South Carolina for my husband's cousins wedding. It was held at a plantation. It was very pretty. Although it rained buckets almost the entire time.

They had to put up a tent so I couldn't get a good picture of the front of the home. It was built in 1875.

We all wore yellow. All these pictures were taken with my iPhone so the quality isn't that great. Since it was raining so much nobody could look amazing.

The happy couple.

Cake cutting time. They had their own little cake and then served tiny cupcakes to the guests. They had lemon, lime, strawberry, and grapefruit flavors. I had lemon and it was good.

A view from the upstairs porch.

Then it was church on Sunday morning....

And this was  my pink skirt I wore. I got this from Paris Rags.  And I paired it with pink pearls.  This weekend my sister and I are off to Georgia. We are going to spend time with my nephew. I'm so ready for Spring Break. 

I'll take lots of pictures to share with you soon.

Blessings,
Amy Jo



Feminine Friday

So I haven't done a feminine Friday in a loooong time. So today is Friday and I thought I would.  I heard about this company on Instagram that is called Stitch Fix. It is a personal  stylist via the internet. You give your sizes, your likes and dislikes and they send you out a package of clothes and accessories and you see if you like them. If you don't you just send them back, no problems at all. (Postage Paid)

I apologize for this mirror. I had just bought it and had not cleaned it yet. ( Isn't it cute?) Pink and everything!  Back to the Fix. I got this maxi dress which I would never in a million years   think that this would look good on me. But I love it. It is comfortable, Modest and light weight. They also sent me the sweater I am wearing and a really cool necklace. So I decided to keep most of the items sent. I have gotten a few fixes since this one and they have been hit or miss. But always fun!  One thing about the Fixes is that they will make you think outside of your box. You know me floral and vintage. But these fixes are modern and trendy. Sometimes that works and sometimes it just doesn't.  So that is it another fabulously feminine Friday!
P.S. If you decide to join tell them I sent you. They give you money towards the next fix. ;)

Blessings,
Amy Jo



Feminine Friday

Happy Friday! Yesterday I had a wonderful time with my Aunt Teresa and I got lots of pictures I will show you soon. This outfit is very much in my favorite color! The blouse is a pink pinstripe, American Eagle. I got it on ebay. The skirt is the one I made out of a Shabby Chic sheet I got at goodwill.

I thought I would show you my slip as well... This slip my good friend Heather gave me. I collect vintage slips and am almost always wearing one. They are so much prettier than the ones you buy today.

This is what I am wearing today... I bought this over shirt yesterday in Mt. Dora. It is very pretty... I am going to have to work with it and find the perfect thing to wear it with. I will share the pictures I took with you tomorrow. I can't wait!  I hope you have a lovely Friday.

xoxo,

Amy Jo



Feminine Friday

So here it is another wonderful Friday... I have been so busy as of late. We have been pushing forward trying to get done with school...I want to take at least a few weeks off this summer...Wouldn't that be nice? Once again I am doing a post on what I have been wearing. Levi took the pictures and they are what they are.  So overlook the weird faces and "different" poses...ha ha. I got this skirt and blouse at Sears. Both of them were a little large on me, so I took them in a bit. This is a very cool and comfortable outfit.

I love all of the bright colors that are out this year. I have to admit it has been hard to resist buying :)  I got the black and white top at Dress Barn as well as the over sweater. The skirt I got for $1.00 at a garage sale... That is a bargain.

This dress and sweater are from Dress Barn as well... I know I'm addicted.

This top I got at the same garage sale as the denim skirt... you guessed it  a dollar... The skirt I have had for 3 or 4 years and I bought it at TJ Maxx.

This is a different denim skirt (I'm telling you I have many) I bought it on Ebay. The blouse was another Ebay find. Plus my broken china necklace (LOVE) Are you starting to see a trend with me? I just can't get enough denim. It is the perfect material in my book. I even had a denim couch once. Well ladies that is another week in feminine attire... 

xoxo,

Amy Jo

Fabulously Feminine Friday

I haven't done a feminine Friday in a long time.... I get lazy with all of the picture taking...Levi took most of these pics. I wanted my whole body in this so you could see the shoes, but he's nine...after several attempts I take what I can get. This is the dress I bought at the Fancy Flea. It is a Paris Rags Creation. The pearl necklace is a thrift store find.

I got this blouse and skirt off of ebay.... The belt I bought for 10.00 at Styles for Less.

Now I asked my husband if this made me look pregnant, he said no...But I am not so sure. I still love this blouse though. Pregnant looking or not. I got it at Sears. The denim skirt is GAP, from ebay.

The necklace I got for $1.00 at Renninger flea market in Mt. Dora. It is the exact color of the blouse.

This is the same skirt. (I promise, I washed it.) That is the great thing about denim, most people won't notice that you have on the same bottom. The blouse is from Dress Barn. I am really in love with the bat wing type shirts. They are really cool and comfortable.  So that is it! This is what I wore this week. I hope you have a FABULOUS FRIDAY!

xoxo,

Amy Jo

Feminine Friday and Pumpkin Bars

1/2 cup oil                 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/3 Cup honey               1 Cup mashed cooked pumpkin
2 eggs                  3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 Cup plus 2 Tablespoons whole wheat flour             1/3 cup chopped pecans
1 tsp. baking powder     1/3 cup chopped pecans.

combine all ingredients in bowl; mix well.

Spread in 9x13  baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until tests done.

Cool on wire rack.  You can eat it like this or add cream cheese frosting.

I added the cream cheese frosting....
8 0z. of cream cheese softened      1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup butter softened     1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 to 4 Tablespoons honey

Beat cream cheese and butter in mixer bowl until fluffy. Beat in honey to taste. Add vanilla and pecans; mix well. Store this in the refrigerator. This is a healthy sweet. If you are craving a sweet but are concerned about sugar, this is a great alternative.

This is my daughter and I in the kitchen getting dinner ready. My husband decided to catch us unaware and snap a few photos.

It didn't take Savanah long to strike a pose!

Boys waiting on dinner...



Bentley watching the birds in our yard.

Bentley really tired from playing football and chasing my daughter on her roller blades. But he's on the fence.... Should he come in and miss the action? Or stay outside and play? Life is tough for him.....:)

Blessings,

Amy Jo