Fall Splurge.

For the last several years I've wanted riding boots. I've lusted over every girl wearing them, but just didn't want to drop the cash to have a "nice" pair. A few years ago I bought a pair from JCrew, but they were a weird gray & they were way too tight on my legs.....

Yesterday I splurged.

Hello, Melissa.
You were very expensive & you better last me a lifetime.

Love,
Jessica

Zara

Are you familiar with Zara? Are you lucky enough to live near one?

I am jealous of you.

I heard about Zara several years ago, but because they don't do online shopping, I've never been able to fully appreciate it. When we were in Miami (almost a year ago!?!?) I spotted one, but didn't go in because we were on our way to brunch at The Big Pink (which is amazing, go if you're in South Beach... they even have pink VW Bugs for deliveries!)

Well... ladies and gentelmen... all hell is about to break loose because Zara is opening their online store NEXT WEEK!

I spent a considerable amount of time perusing the site yesterday (but only the sale stuff!) picking out things I want.
Here they are...

What have you picked out??

Weekend Edition II

Now.... on to Saturday :-)

Got up early, Mel met me at my house with Starbucks and we hit the road for the J Crew yard sale! It started at 10, so we wanted to get there by then. We arrived, and the line was out the door into the parking lot.... to make a long story short- we waited 3 HOURS!!!! I've never waited more than a half hour to get in the sale.... but after driving 2 hours to get there, we weren't giving up!

We got in the door about 1:15ish and shopped till about 3..... digging in boxes for treasures. Of course, I always end up buying more for Jeremy than I do me.... probably because their are way more women there rifling through the women's boxes, and the mens boxes go a lot less touched. I went on a mission to find Jeremy some gray dress pants.... and kept an open mind about anything else....

Here's the rundown of what I got:

For Me:
Gray & Yellow polka dot bathing suit- one piece
2 Gray cardigans (one of which I discovered a hole in when I got home... ugh!)
2 solid talk tops, one gray, one navy
One white tank with roses
Gray, silk, sleeveless, ruffley top... my favorite purchase!
Gray and white headband
AND- this dress! (only paid $20 for it!!!) -mine is navy like the photo!

From Julie's blog- it was her bridesmaids dress!

For Jeremy:
3 pairs of dress pants- one black, one navy w/gray pin stripes, and one black
1 pair of khakis (which were a fail!)
a tan sweater vest (which he isn't sure about.... but I think it's damn cute!)
A white button down shirt
A white and gray stripe polo
Navy and white stripe shorts
Red shorts
Black and white striped tie



Total Spent: $175 ...... what ONE of the pairs of dress pants I bought Jeremy retails for ... verdict.... success!

I'll try and take photos of all the stuff I bought that isn't online anymore..... (I also got 2 really great dresses last Sunday... I need to photograph them too!)