Pollyanna

pol·ly·an·na/ˌpälēˈanə/

Noun: An excessively cheerful or optimistic person.

Outfit Details:

Dress, shoes, necklace: Urban Outfitters

Blouse, shoe clips: Modcloth

Headband: Lulus

Ring: Miss Selfridge

For some odd reason I felt like Pollyanna in this outfit today (though I'm sure Pollyanna never wore green socks). Perhaps it was the puffy shirt. Nonetheless, I was reminded of my dreaded bus ride to school in 6th grade. Way back then, somehow we had to sit three kids to a seat because the route was overcrowded. I can't imagine that ever being allowed to happen now. Can we say, "lawsuit"? Anyhow I was assigned to a seat with an 8th grade boy who was your typical meathead jock, and a snooty 6th grade girl who thought she was the bees knees. On a daily basis they would make fun of me and my nerdy self by telling me that I had to pay them if I wanted to sit in the seat with them, laughing relentlessly. I was too shy to stand up for myself or say anything mean or witty back so I would purposely miss the bus so my mom had to take me to school. Well...one day I actually had the cojones to tell the bus driver what was going on and (yay!!!) she moved my seat and reprimanded them. Haha. As I was walking to my new seat the 8th grade boy said aloud, "that's Pollyanna over there". Funny, I guess I didn't think it was much of an insult. I turned around, smiled and said, "So? I like Pollyanna".

Here's to an excessively cheerful and optimistic Monday darlings!

Love,

A Bird of Many Colors

My skin is kind of sort of brownish pinkish yellowish white. My eyes are greyish blueish green, but I'm told they look orange in the night. My hair is reddish blondish brown, but it's silver when its wet, and all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.

~Shel Silverstein

Outfit Details:

Dress, Ring, & Shoes: Modcloth

Cardigan: Anthropologie (on sale)

Headband: Supermarkerhq

Necklace: Topshop

Tights: We Love Colors

The wind was a'howlin today my friends. Though it's really annoying for taking photos, I didn't really care because it was so beautiful outside - like the perfect afternoon. This totally overshadowed the fact that I had the most horrid morning where everything that went wrong did. My hubby misplaced his wallet, I misplaced my purse, we were short on gas, and late to work but that all faded away as soon as I set foot outdoors and enjoyed the gorgeous weather in my most favorite park. So I'll leave it at that little darlings. I do hope your day was as lovely as mine. Here's hoping for many more afternoons like this.

Love,

Candy, Punch, Flowers, and Such

"All I really need is love, but a little candy now and then doesn't hurt!"

- Charles Schulz

As I was taking pictures today, I turned around and saw that two of my furry family members wanted so bad to join in on the action:)

Outfit Details:

Dress (on sale) - Urban Outfitters

Headband: Etsy

Cardigan: Modcloth

Owl Pendant: Lucky Brand via Macy's

Tights: Etsy

Shoes: Seychelles

Today I went on the hunt for some yummy Easter candy and rabbity shaped confections for my son's Easter basket. This is what I wore. Needless to say, I felt very candy-coated in my bright punch colored dress, which I thought was quite fitting for taking a stroll down the candy aisle. Yes, I'm just like a kid in a candy store. I have the worst sweet tooth and it took everything in me to walk past the Cadbury Eggs. I fear they might be the death of me someday.

So tell me, what's your favorite Easter candy?

Happy Easter darlings!!

Love,

Play

"It is a happy talent to know how to play"

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Outfit Details:

Dress: Darling via Asos

Cardigan & Headband: Topshop

Necklace: JCrew - gift from mother

Belt: Vintage via eBay

Shoes: Modcloth

The best part of my Monday was clearly playing in the park with my little chief, Keane. There's seriously no better way to end a long work day. He is just simply the sweetest. And the icing on the cake this evening...my parents took me out for ice cream. Mmm, all Mondays should conclude with a nice big dish of chocolate cake batter ice cream. Here's to being a kid again.

Wishing you darlings the most splendid week ahead full of lots of playtime and laughter.

Love,

Mid Afternoon

"Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole word, had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap."

- Robert Fulghum

Outfit Details:

Dress: Vintage Skirt from my Mom's closet

Blazer: Forever 21

Hat: Urban Outfitters

Necklace: Vintage, Grandmother's

Ring: Modcloth

Shoes: Seychelles

And that's just the kind of afternoon I had...one where, unfortunately people were rude, demanding, and disrespectful. For me, this is most certainly not the place to gripe about the small things, but for some reason today I just let such things get to me. So here I am, getting it off my chest. Call me old fashion, but I believe in having manners, treating others with respect, and being plain ol' kind hearted. Not hard to say the least.

So perhaps what we all need is a solid dose of milk and cookies in the afternoon, followed by some sweet slumber. This could indeed make the world a much nicer and happier place.

As for me...my afternoon was saved by a romp in the park and some vitamin d. Voila, my mid afternoon blues have been cured.

Hope your day was loverly! Happy Friday (almost) darlings!! The weekend is just about amongst us.

Love,

Halos made of Summer, rhythms made of Spring

Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.

-Anthony J. D'Angelo

Outfit Details:

Dress (on sale) & tights: Urban Outfitters

Sweater & Headband: Modcloth

Necklace & Bracelet: Etsy

Shoes: Seychelles

It was the first sunny and warm day in a very long time here in central, PA. (Note my lack of posting). I was ever so excited and wished so badly that a. it was not Monday and b. I didn't have to be confined within the walls of a school building all day long. Seeing that there was no way of dodging this bullet, as soon as the clock hit 4 pm, my hubby and I sped to the nearest beaten path and took a stroll. Little did we know, we were walking along the edge of a golf course, where we soon ran into a jolly group of gents who lost their golf ball somewhere near the lakeside. (Before becoming aware of this I was prancing around like a silly school girl as the hubster snapped photo after photo of me.) "Hello, are we in your way?", I said nervously. (I can say the lamest things at times). "No, no you're fine", they replied looking at me strangely as they continued to walk all around us, very close, hunting for their ball.

Sure, I'm cool...not awkward to say the least. (yeah right).

So tell me, do you meet any interesting characters along the way of your picture taking adventures?

That's all for now. Night, night, darlings!

Love,

Spring has Sprung

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"

~Robin Williams

Outfit Details:

Dress: Topshop

Headband: Etsy - Little Honeypies

Necklace: Gift from Hubby

Ring: Miss Selfridge

Tights: We Love Colors

Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell

I can't proclaim enough how so so thankful I am that Spring is finally upon us. Nothing makes me happier at the moment. I am more than ready to soak up every sunshine ray and simply say "Farewell" to Old Man Winter! I do apologize for being a quite horrible blogger lately. I did another dance with something like the flu and was stuck in bed for the past week. Argh. Has this happened to anyone else this past Winter?

Now that my Winter blues are cured, I can finally catch up on and enjoy all your pretty Spring outfits:)

Until next time!

Love,