star spangled hi low ~ mullet style!

shirt: H&M
skirt: Camila Clothing
boots: thrifted

finally, finally, finally,

 I get to wear my blue star spangled hi low hem skirt!

I found it weeks ago at a little boutique,

 and have been impatiently waiting for today, 

The Fourth of July! 

And of course, I'm wearing it mullet style!

me and my momma
she thought I needed a red accessory and jumped in!  :)
<3

We're heading down to the waterfront to spend the day at the Blues Festival,

and will watch the sky explode with color there later this evening....

I'm uber excited!

To all holiday'ing today.. Holiday well! 

-m-

but alas, I'm taking it back

well shoot.  on my list of fashion goals is to own something chambray + own a romper. I mentioned yesterday that I fell in love with a chambray romper at H&M and bought it this past weekend.  can you imagine my delight!?  two stones, one piece of clothing.  well.  you know how you can just looooove something in the store, you bring it home, put it on, twirl around, and then your reflection in the mirror makes you stop in your tracks and stare and say: "well hot dammm.  i guess that wasn't my reflection that was lookin' so good when I tried this on at the store?!"  Well, it happens to me frequently and it happened with this romper.  I'm not saying it's not cutish, I'm just saying that it's a little more "19 year old'ish" and a lot more "maybe should have stayed in the 80's'ish", and mainly unflattering'ish.  no quotations about it.  the tags are still on it, and I'm taking it back, that's all there is to it.  I fear Rhett wouldn't be seen with me in it, as he labeled it a little "trash'ish", and for a man that rarely has a negative thing to say about my clothing, I'm taking it to heart.  but, he was a dear and took a picture, or fifteen five, of me in it cause I wanted a picture of me in my almost fashion goal score.  dang it!  no chambray and no romper.  I'm back to square one. 

#girlwithfashiongoalproblems,

-m-

what up peeps. it's monday

Happy Monday folks!!

well.... I spent an hour or few with my little sis on Saturday and she said..

"Makaila.  Your blog posts are so short."  

I'm like whaaaat!?!! 
"What are you talking about!!  My posts are TOO looooong!"  
She said "All you do is post pictures.  You need to talk more!"
I'm like,
"I like my pictures!  I need somewhere to put them and I like looking at them."
She shrugged her shoulders and said "Whatevs.  I like it when you talk."

So Roo, this is for you.


My weekend recap, via words.  No pics.  Though, to keep it real, there were literally no pics because I spent 6 hours on Saturday cleaning out my photos and there was no way in hell I was gonna add even one more this weekend.  Let me repeat that.  SIX HOURS cleaning out 3 SD cards and THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY-TWO pictures on my phone.  And YES.  That above is a SCREAM, cause I was screaming in my head the whole time through the last one thousand pictures.  I did find me that little nugget above though.. an oldie but goodie Tristen self portrait, and it made it worth it.  

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Sunday, Rhett took me to see Ted!!  It was HILARIOUS and CUTE.  Only two *cringe* moments where they took the funniness straight over the line to *cringe*, which isn't too bad in my book for a push-the-line comedy.  Yes, it's rated R, and yes the F bomb is dropped more times that I could keep track of, but NOT as much as the reports I'm hearing about Magic Mike. Cute story, cute actors- I mean Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis and a Teddy Bear?  Seriously.  Put this movie on your watch list.  

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Before the movie we walked the mall and Rhett gave me some money to go make myself happy at H&M.  I got a darling pastel pink gingham blouse and the cutest little chambray strapless shorts jumper.  I fell in complete love with the jumper but I was so torn on whether to get it cause hell, let's be honest, it's never nice enough in Portland to wear summer clothing.  Rhett told me just to get it and wear it when I go somewhere warm.  So I did.  Great.  I'm gonna have a wardrobe full of clothing I can't wear unless I'm somewhere other than home.  Guess that means I need some travel plans!  

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You know those yummy frozen yogurt bars that are popping up on every corner?  The ones where you serve yourself, any and all kinds of flavors are available, then you can pile on the fruit, graham cracker crumbs, butterfinger crumbs, and hot caramel?  {obvs, that's how I do it}  well, we've been eating sooo well lately, cooking at home and everything, so Friday night, as a reward for all the good eating, we decided to treat ourselves to some frozen yogurt.  Which would have been fine, but you know what they say.  Once an addict, always an addict, and my addiction is Sugar.  Those darn places are my gate way to sugar!! I had Yo Cream Friday night,  I went back on Saturday, and AGAIN  on Sunday.  Note to self:  Say No to Fro Yo!! 

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Other than the insanity I imposed on myself
 by trying to "re-vamp" my blog layout

 {self imposed TORTURE}, 

that about sums up my weekend.  

Enjoy your Monday peeps.  

if that is possible.  

-m-