FASHION FRIDAY: STRIPED TUNIC

Today I wanted to talk about my love for tunics.  I've mentioned before how great they are because they are long enough to cover your backside (all you mama's out there know what I'm talking about), and they look great paired with leggings or jeans.  I am also striped obsessed!  Especially in the spring and summer, I think stripes are so nautical, so classy, and they never go out of style.  So when I found this top at Anthropologie I was in love because it's a tunic and it's striped, and it was on sale...three for three!!!  I paired it with dark denim washed jeans here, but I can't wait to wear this top again with white jeans over the summer.  Go grab one before it's gone!  This new bucket bag from Old Navy is another one of my new obsessions- I use it all of the time.  I grabbed this bag a couple of weeks ago when they were having a sale for just $20 (usually sells for $29- still not bad).  It looks like a Coach bag which retails for about 20x the price!  You can't beat a smart style steal when you see one!  Happy Friday jet setters!  I hope you all have a fabulous weekend planned.

Top: Anthropologie

Jeans: Calvin Klein via Marshalls

Shoes: Old Navy

Bag: Old Navy

Necklace: Stella & Dot

Bracelets: Stella & Dot 1, 2, 3

Earrings: Stella & Dot

Sunnies: Elizabeth & James via Nordstrom

BEACHY FAMILY

Yesterday felt like summer at the Shore!  In fact, at one point my car said 86*!!!  Not sure if that was accurate or not, but it felt quite hot to me.  We really love the Jersey Shore, and spend as much time as we can at the beach- in the spring, summer, fall and even in the winter!  That is why when I saw the forecast yesterday, I suggested we take some beachy family pictures.  We went to Old Navy to pick up some white oxford buttoned down shirts for the boys, and I grabbed this white eyelet maxi dress- they have great stuff for spring, and the prices are so affordable!  I know I will be living in this dress this summer at the beach, pool, and even for a date night with some wedges.  I also love these gladiator sandals that I picked up recently at Target- they are comfy and look like they are well made. The boys wore jeans, and so I threw on a jean jacket.  It's a good thing I did throw on the jacket because we waited for the sun to start setting before we went to take the pictures, and by the time we got onto the beach, it was windy and freezing!!!  We didn't last long with a three year old and a one year old, but we did manage to snap a few that I just love.  Hope you all had a great weekend, and got out to enjoy the beautiful weather!

Dress: Old Navy
Jacket: Zara
Bag: Old Navy
Sunnies: Elizabeth and James
Necklace: Stella & Dot
Bracelets: Stella & Dot 1, 2, 3
Shoes: Target

FASHION FRIDAY: STRIPES AND CAMO

Happy Friday!!!  I'm very happy it's the weekend, and so I thought I would post a perfect outfit for the weekend- something casual.  I love stripes and leopard as a combo, and another favorite combo I'm really loving lately is stripes and camo- I think they work really well together.  This jacket is from Old Navy and is such a steal!  I put on some comfy white converse, and added a little fun jewelry and a big handbag to complete the look.  I could live in this outfit on the weekends!  What's your favorite thing to wear on the weekends?

Top: H&M
Jacket: Old Navy
Jeans: Old Navy
Sneakers: Converse
Necklace: Forever 21
Bracelets: Forever 21 (old, similar here)
Sunnies: Forever 21
Bag: YSL Muse Bag

OH CHRISTMAS TREE

This past weekend we headed to A. Casola Farms in Holmdel, New Jersey to cut down our Christmas tree.  This was the first time we ever went there, and the trees and the setting were both so beautiful!  I should really say that we didn't actually cut down our tree- they did (we would have needed to bring our own saw to do that).  Either way- we had so much fun and were happy to start a tradition with our boys!

Top: Target (sold out similar here or here)

Vest: Target

Tank: Loehmanns

Jeans: Old Navy

Boots: Enzo Angiolini (old similar here or here)

Bag: Marc Jacobs for Target (available on ebay)

Bracelet: Stella & Dot

Necklace: Stella & Dot

NEW HOPE & IVYLAND PLUS WHAT I WEAR TO WORK

A couple of weekends ago we headed to New Hope, Pennsylvania to take a ride on the Ivyland Railroad- a restored vintage passenger train from the 1920's!  We all had so much fun riding through historic and beautiful Bucks County- it's a great little day trip from New York or New Jersey.  Plus, the towns of New Hope, Pennsyvania and Lambertville, New Jersey have cute shops and great restaurants- so you can really make a nice day out of it!

Now on to What I Wear To Work...well, as a stay-at-home mom of two, I don't have a need to really dress up everyday, so I thought I'd show you an outfit that you can find me in most days.  Here I'm just wearing jeans and a sweatshirt, but because the jeans are rolled up and paired with fun motorcycle boots, and because the sweatshirt has some sparky jewels on it- I think it helps it look a little more dressed up.  I added a fun flannel shirt from last year and tank top underneath for some layers...grabbed my diaper bag...and "whale"...I was ready for work!

Sweatshirt: JCrew Factory (similar here and here)
Top: JCrew (similar here and here)
Tank: Old Navy
Jeans: GAP (similar here and here)
Boots: Vince Camuto (similar here and here)
Sunglasses: Fendi
Diaper Bag: Prada

COLOR ALL THE TIME

There is no such rule out there that says pastels can only be worn in the spring and summer, yet so many of us comply to this...myself included!  Well, not anymore!  I found this dress recently on the sale rack at Old Navy and I fell in love with both the color and the price.  It was probably marked down because it's "out of season," and that was just perfect for me!  I say wear what you want to wear, when you want to wear it, if it makes you happy!

Dress: Old Navy (similar here)

Jacket: Current Elliott

Tights: Hue

Boots: Carlos by Carlos Santana

Bag: GAP (similar here)

Sunnies: Marc Jacobs (similar here)

Necklace: Stella & Dot

Bracelet: Stella & Dot