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Hey Dolls!
Happy Fri-YAY! I hope your week was fab, mine was a little crazy to say the least. John received good and bad news about his future with the Army. With the Army you never know what will happen next. At this point we are just hoping everything works itself out. I will explain more later, after we know more. For now I am just enjoying being here in Georgia. HA! I never thought I would say that. I haven’t always been the biggest fan of living here. Though that has nothing to do with Georgia. I have so missed being with my family and friends back home in St. Louis. I am missing so much of my loved ones’ lives. I am missing my nieces and nephews growing up. Missing my friends becoming mothers or falling in love with new people. Missing valuable time with my Mother and Father that I will never get back. I never thought I would be 650 miles away from almost everyone I love. Life and time is so precious and short, I don’t want to miss a thing.
I have to say I have fallen in love with Fort Benning. Not really Benning, but our life here. It didn’t hit me until today while I was out shopping alone. On my way home, I started thinking about the show Army Wives, which I watched while pregnant, stupid mistake. I cried at every episode. There are 117 of them, so that is a lot of tears. Being an army wife is so emotional. Lucky for me I haven’t even had to deal with a deployment. These women that I have become friends with are some of the strongest women I know. I am so lucky to have made such amazing friends. When my friend Elizabeth moved away, I was so broken hearted. Making friends and then watching them move away is devastating. Just when you finally feel like you have a normal life, someone from your circle of loved ones leaves. But you know what? You have to move on and be as good of a friend as that person was to you, to someone new. In the Army your friends are your family. I have been lucky enough to find more family members.
Yesterday was a really hard day for me, finding out bad news is never fun. But then you have days like today. I spent the morning with my new bestie/sister Samantha, if you will. Found a part-time job working with my friend Amy! Then John came home early to watch Char, so I could finally go to the damn dermatologist. It has been a long time coming, acne is no joke! After a wonderful appointment with a very friendly and knowledgeable doctor, I headed out to do some shopping. I had the most amazing time. I walked around Tj Maxx, Marshalls AND Target ALONE! No husband, no toddler…just me and my favorite hobby (shopping). To top off the amazing day, I finally found the bed-set of my dreams. My all time favorite print and colors! Which leads me to the outfit…
For quite a few years now I have been in love with these colors together. White, navy, indigo. It started with John’s grandmother’s Polish stoneware sets. There is something so romantic about these colors for me. For those of you who know me personally or read my blog, you know I have a sick shopping problem with Express. So when I saw this shirt I just about died! I love their profolio shirts, they are perfect for work, a night out, or just a day out with the family. I added the white shorts for this look to welcome the spring/summer season. White before memorial day? Yes! I love to do big earrings with these type of shirts. I feel like statement necklaces don’t show well with the way the shirt is cut. I added an oversized watch from Target and gold sandals from … You guessed it: Express. Large MK bag is a must for me with this look.
Somedays are bad, some good. I am learning you just have to roll with it. The good days will come and go, but the best part is finding people to share the good and the bad with. To lift each other up when we are down. Friends and Family are everything. I am so lucky to have these wonderful people in my life. Near and far!