Sneaking to Sunset

 Today's outfit was inspired by this photo in April 2011 issue of People Style Watch:

I am drawn to these simple all white combo's with a slight touch of blue... These short combinations I have been wearing lately are all simple with a touch of interest but most of all very practical. :)

Jacket - Marshall's

Tee & Shorts - Target

Necklace, Oxfords - Forever 21

TODAY:
Started our morning early with a slew of errands from going to the bank to oil change to school then to carwash! My parents took the kids afterwards and I tried to catch up on some much needed sleep and rest.

NIGHT OUTFIT:

The inspiration for this from this very old photo I had saved at least 3 years old!

 I have liked this bohemian style that I turned the Kika 'Addison' dress bohemian with a aztec print scarf and wooden beaded necklaces from Turkey... Green/blue silk sandals added to the color burst...

Dress - 'Addison' in poppy red by Kika Paprika

Scarf - Forever 21

Necklaces - From Turkey

Sandals - Seychelles from Anthropologie

My hubby came home early so we can have a mini dinner date while my parents had the kids. It was great to get out and have dinner watching the ocean then the sunset...

Ruffled Shorts

 This was my outfit on Saturday! I posted Sunday's outfit first since I wore the 'oxblood' to do the BDIB. So this is a late post but I have added today's outfit too to catch up!

The inspiration from J Crew catalog I think last year's!

Top, Shorts - Forever 21

Silk sandals - H&M

Necklace & Ring - Park Lane Jewelry

HERE IS THE OUTFIT FROM TODAY:

Inspiration from People Style Watch July 2012 Issue:

 The i phone and the ear set is not a prop. I was actually on a work call and had to snap the photos before making to my daughter's outdoor class!

Layered a taupe tank under a white one....

Utility Jacket - Gap

Tanks & Belt - Forever 21

Shorts - TJ Maxx

Sneaker wedges - Roxy

Hat - Target

TODAY: 

Took my son to school then stopped by home before heading to the outdoor class which by luck was right by our house.

I was totally determined today to get back into my business and made my new resolution of 5 phone calls and sent a few emails. My mom came over to hang out and pick up my son solo and took him out for ice cream (frozen yogurt really). He was so cute telling me all about his day voluntarily. Picking him up without my daugther makes such a difference. He really likes this one on one time. 

Oxblood

 Today, participating in the 

Bloggers Do It Better

Oxblood Event

by

Pretty Shiny Sparkly Blog

For this I picked the 'paige' top from my Kika Paprika collection in the perfect shade for this competition. We call it 'Bordeaux' but it is the perfect shade of 'oxblood' especially on this fabric.

The inspiration was from the August 2012 issue of Lucky Magazine:

I love the combination of oxblood with teal and the unusual combination of the red heels. I also duplicated the white collar and rhinestone bracelets which I think create a nice contrast against the deep hue of the top...

'Paige' top in 'bordeaux' by Kika Paprika

Jeweled collar - H&M

Rhinestone necklace - Forever 21

Shorts - Ann Taylor

Heels - From Turkey

Bracelets - Cookie Lee

Ring - From Turkey

To see all the other great Oxblood posts for the BDIB event, 

click HERE!

Also Joining 

MONDAY MINGLE

hosted this week by

Glamamom

For all monday mingle posts, click HERE!

TODAY:
Had a nice breakfast out with family (my in-laws) although I wasn't too keen on waking up so early but we have to given that our kids get up by 6:30 AM and are always starving. After a short walk past breakfast we said our good-bye's and I headed off to Turkish School with the kids.
With only an hour break in between we then went to our friend's house to see their new home and have dinner together. It was a nice relaxing night with good friends... If weren't so lazy and into enjoying our night I would have taken some great photos of the kids playing together. The girls dressed in princess clothes giving each other princess check-ups and the 4 boys doing a break-dance dance off.