Summer is near...

Dress + Socks + Necklace - Forever 21// Necklace - Charming Charlie//
Boots - Bullboxer// Sunglasses - Target

Blake and I went out last night to see Kids with Friends at The Moxie, but we got mixed up on the times, so we ended up eating dinner at The Aviary (one of my favorites!) and got some Pineapple Whip (eeek! Summer is h.e.r.e.). I got this dress for Easter, but upon texting a photo of it to my mom for her approval, she said it wasn't very "Eastery," so I got a pastel pink cardigan (puke) to go with it. Easter enough for ya?! 

Other things of concern right now... 

*My tattoo is incredibly itchy right now. I'm just sooo over the healing process. 

*I cut my legs 5 times while shaving them yesterday. I know this is super gross and tmi, but I hate shaving my legs - therefore, I never shave them. It's gross. I know.

*Blake and I are seeing Titanic 3D at the IMAX tonight. SO FREAKING STOKED.

*As mentioned above, Pineapple Whip is open again, and that means summer is near! I'd never had Pineapple Whip until yesterday, and I think it's going to be a once (or twice!) a week treat. So stinking good! It'll be on an I Love My City feature soon... :)

Have a great Wednesday!

xo Haley

Best friends take outfit photos for you.

Hanging out with Mr. Colby is always a treat. He's really the greatest friend ever. Case in point - he takes my outfit pictures for me... 

Jeans - Hollister Co// Necklace, bracelet - Forever 21//

Shirt - Target, borrowed from my roomate// Sunglasses - Target

Can you even believe these sunglasses were $2.50?! I have a huge love for sunnies, but I haven't been able to wear contacts in nearly a year! (I have a chronic eye infection -- isn't that disgusting?!) I'm hoping that I'll be able to wear them again soon, especially since it's nearly summer, and I've been taking such good care of my eyes! ;)

In other news, I've dyed my hair (and dyed just about everything else, including my bathroom door. How do you get stains out of wood? Freaking out!) 

Colby and I had lunch at Whisler's the other day, and I'll be blogging about that very soon! Blake and I looked at, ahem, jewelry yesterday. My bedroom is an absolute mess right now. And I feel very overwhelmed by school right now. That's a first for me! My tattoo is healing up, but it is incredibly itchy and peeling like crazy! I'm so ready for it to be done healing. 

Today is going to be 88 degrees! So ridiculous. And exciting. 

Happy April! 

xo Haley

Attempting To Be Productive.

The weather in Missouri has been absolutely gorgeous, but I'm sure it'll turn on us pretty soon! That's what I get for living in the city known for the most weather variety (that and Brad Pitt).

I wore this outfit on Tuesday, while working on school stuff! I'm trying to make it a point to get up and dressed fairly early on days that I don't have to work. As a nanny, I'm constantly running around with the kids, so I try to keep my outfits as comfortable as possible, so on the days I'm not working, I want to dress cute! Plus, it helps me be more productive (or at least, I think adding things to my wish list on ModCloth is productive...). How do you stay productive when you have no *real* plans for the day?

xo Haley

Outfit details: Sweater, Target// Dress, Francesca's Collections// Jeans & Socks, Hollister Co.// Boots, Journeys//
 (broken) Necklace, Forever 21// Rings, handmade & H&M// Hair bow, Red Velvet// Glasses, Warby Parker
Photos courtesy of my sweet dad :) 

Instagram Style.

I've been kind of lacking on taking actual photos of my outfits lately, which sucks because I've been wearing some cute outfits these days! (well, at least I think so.. haha!)

So without further ado, my outfit posts, Instagram Style.

 I wore this outfit last Sunday to church... the tights are so stinking comfortable, and the boots were a Christmas gift from Blake! dress - Francesca's Collections// Tights, Cardigan, Socks - Forever 21// 

Boots - Journeys// Scarf - borrowed from my roommate :) 

I can't remember when I wore this... but it was a while ago, before Christmas I'm pretty sure. 

Cardigan, socks - Target//Necklace - Urban Outfitters// Shirt, Tank - borrowed from roommate//

 Jeggings, ring - Forever 21// boots - Steve Madden

This was what I wore for New Years Eve... the heels didn't last long at all.

Shirt, necklace, jeggings - Forever 21// Tank - H&M// Heels - Target

 And I thought I'd just include this for fun :) I wore this yesterday to work...totally slumming it. I worked three 12 hour days in a row... rough. I was supposed to work again today, but the snow/ice kept me in! I don't mind, but I miss my kiddos! I usually wear cuter clothes to work, but keep it kid friendly, since I'm chasing them around all day, and playing in the floor with them.

 Gotta keep it comfy!

Hopefully, once it's not so cold, I'll take some proper outfit photos!

:) 

xo Haley

His & Her Style: Sunday Best.

On Haley: dress, oxfords, ring - Forever 21// sunglasses - Red Velvet// tights - Target

On Blake: shirt - H&M// shoes - Urban Outfitters// sunglasses - Ray Ban// jeans - Hot Topic

This weekend has been so eventful!

Friday, Blake and I went to Worship Night at our church, which was incredible. I invited Breigh along and we had a blast. Afterwards, Blake and I saw Don't Be Afraid of the Dark... which was slightly disappointing (except for the end, surprisingly enough). But it wasn't in the least bit scary because they left the theater lights on during the entire thing. Laaaame.

Saturday, Blake and I went shopping (had to return one of the two perfumes I got... silly me, I bought two of the same kind), and he bought me this pretty new dress! He's such a good boyfriend. Later that night his band, The Midwest Indies, had a show at The Front Porch, so that was a fun conclusion to our day.

Today we went back to Marshfield to visit my parents and see my grandma. I haven't seen them (with the exception of my dad) in nearly 3 weeks! Crazy talk!

I'm pretty excited for the coming month, though.

Blake and I have a very special date coming up soon, and then towards the end of September, grandma and I have a date to see Gone with the Wind at the Gillioz Theatre! We're mega excited because Gone with the Wind was always our favorite movie to watch on snow days while playing board games. :)

How was your weekend? Do anything exciting?

xo Haley

Outfit + Life

Outfit Details: flower hair clip + sunglasses - borrowed from Anna// button up + undershirts - Forever 21// jeans - American Eagle// flats - AE for Payless

I wore this last night on a little date with my sweet boyfriend. He was kind enough to snap these photos for me. :) We had dinner at Aviary, the cute creperie downtown. After that we made a stop at Starbucks for tea, and then we went to the Moxie to see The Trip. It was funny..but I got slightly bored at some parts, which I was afraid of happening! The trailer was so hilarious, but it looked at had potential to be boring.

I've been a nanny for two full weeks now! I absolutely love it! It doesn't feel like "work," which is fantastic, and I don't dread going to work like I have with every other job I've had. I love it, I'm glad I got this job.

I'm not going to school this semester, so the past few days have been strange. It's funny though - I don't feel like I should be there. Ha. So I don't know why things feel so weird!

Breigh's not going either! By the way - stop by her blog and congratulate her on her new hair color! It's pretty. :)

I finally got to hang out with Colby! I'd missed that boy a lot, a lot! I'm so glad he's finally back, and that we live in the same city for the first time since high school! This should be a good and exciting year.

xo Haley

His & Her Style: Anniversaries.

Blake and I just celebrated 7 months of being together! This is quite a short amount of time, I know. But... seeing as this is the longest relationship either of us has ever had, this is a big deal to us! (Although, in 8th grade I dated a boy for 8 months... but he was a Mormon and we only held hands. I'm pretty sure we only hugged a handful of times. Best memories ever? Yes.)

We went on the most typical date ever: dinner & a movie. This is what we wore...
Outfit Details//

On Haley: shirt - thrifted//jeans - american eagle//oxfords - steve madden.

On Blake: shirt - american apparel// jeans - forever 21// shoes - uo.

For dinner, we decided to try out the new creperie in Downtown Springfield. Elsie blogged about it a few weeks ago, and it seriously is just the cutest. I got the most wonderful peach + raspberry crepe, and Blake tried the Nutella crepe. I think next time we go (which should be soon, yes boyfriend??) I'll get the Nutella, because one bite of Blake's was not enough! It was so tasty! After that, we went to Target to buy a bookcase (I had been needing one badly since moving to Springfield), and then we went to the Palace (the home of Timewarp Tuesdays!) to see Something Borrowed, which was so cute. I HAVE to read the book now! Maybe it's time to get a library card...

xo Haley

His & Her Style Pt. 2

Outfit Details: navy tank - forever 21// dress - vintage, c/o Elsie Larson// necklace, shoes - forever 21// sunglasses - Red Velvet

yellow nails + iced chais are my new favorites. I told Blake that the Iced Chai Tea Latte was like Christmas in Summertime. Its so yummy & perfect!

(what a cutie.)

Outfit Details: shirt - UO// jeans - Forever 21// sunglasses - RayBan// shoes - UO

Sadly, these are not 4th of July outfits... although, they could be. We actually weren't very patriotic on the 4th, and went and saw Bad Teacher instead of watching any fireworks (but when we got back to my apartment, we could hear them.. and on my street, fireworks sound like someone getting shot. Its scary). We actually wore this out yesterday morning for a little breakfast date. It was too cute. :)

It rainy today, which is awesome - but also a bummer. I'm still getting used to being on my own, and during storms... it's not too fun. But I am excited to meet this pretty lady today! Yay for blog friends meeting in real life! (she's my roommates bestie! How cute)

I hope you all have a wonderful day! I'll be back later this evening with a bedroom/house tour!

xo Haley

What We Wore: His & Her Style

I thought it would be fun to ask Mr. Blake to join me this time. :) Outfit details:

Haley's wearing: tank, skirt, belt, necklace - Forever 21//shoes - Steve Madden

Blake's wearing: shirt, shoes - Urban Outfitters// jeans - Forever 21

Today we celebrated my cousin Max's 2nd birthday. He's the sweetest. I love seeing him, but he lives in St. Louis, so it's very rare that I actually get to spend more than a few days at a time with him. But.. his parents are currently vacationing in Africa right now, so we get to spend 2 weeks with the kiddo. Stoked.

I'm finishing up the last of packing/organizing before moving out this week! I still have so much to do... wish me luck!

xo Haley

Outfit + Jobs

Outfit details

top - full tilt//tank, necklace, shorts, sandals - forever 21// sunglasses - target

I am so overwhelmed with this whole getting a new job thing.

I kinda just wanted time to chill out and enjoy the summer for a while. But. I have a car payment and a Starbucks habit to fund, so I need a job!

Breigh and I spent the morning scouring the internet for jobs and such yesterday, and I found a ton of cute little jobs around Springfield - including the girl's store Justice (Justin Bieber t-shirt central! HOLLA), and Build-a-Bear (seriously. cutest. ever). I also applied for a job at health care place to take care of some old folks. Not quite my first choice... but my friend Cassie works there, and she loves it. So anyways, I applied, and I got a call today! I have an interview on Monday. I'm excited/nervous (my 2nd job interview ever! the first being with Elsie at Red Velvet - so that was super relaxed - I have a feeling this one won't be the same. Haha). Wish me luck!

But I'm still keeping my options open... if I end up getting an interview for Justice.. totally gonna try to work there! ;)

Have a good afternoon, loves!

xo Haley

Post-Wedding Happiness

One of the loveliest couples ever got married yesterday!I was so excited when I got my invite in the mail (it was seriously too cute), and Blake and I were so excited to dress up and be part of this special day.

I didn't bring my camera along, but I did take a few pictures on my phone, that I sent to my parents & Miss Claire throughout the afternoon. Claire, you would've absolutely died from the cuteness!!

And this is what we wore...
I am happy to announce that Blake picked both of our outfits, when he was in DC last week. The dress was so perfect, and I was so excited to wear it - until it ended up being way too cold, so I had to wear tights - but it still looked adorable. I love you, boyfriend. You can go shopping for me anytime. :)

I'll probably wear it again soon, and do a proper outfit post on it.

So, now my day is half over, and I have yet to start any of my homework to prepare for finals. I still have half of an essay to write for Children's Lit (worst class ever), and it's already over 3 pages long. BLAH. So ready for this semester to be over.

Don't forget, if you have any questions for me, ask away here or here. :)

xo Haley

Awkward & Awesome

t-shirt - boyfriend's//jeans - a.e.// cardigan - forever 21//

backpack - target//sunglasses - red velvet

Awkward.

- boyfriend is gone. i found myself wearing his shirt & listening to HEALTH on vinyl this morning. who am i?!

- that's all i can think of.

Awesome.

- my friend chris is currently drawing a cartoon of me:

- boyfriend bought Tyler, the Creator's new album, Goblin, a week before it's released in the US... um.. stoked.

- breigh is home (that's the awesome part). buuuut, she's back at the hospital, getting an IV infusion today, because she hasn't been feeling the greatest since she came home (not good. sad face). please keep her in your thoughts & prayers, please ♥

- that's all i can think of.

i'm at school, i have to go take a test like, right now, and i just lost track of time until right this very second, so it looks like i'll be late for class.. oops.

so i should probably go...

here's a random photo booth photo from yesterday, just because. :)

xo haley