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Honorary Blogiversary + Favorite Outfits of 2012

Now, although I’ve been blogging for over five years, when I made the switch from WordPress.com to my self-hosted WordPress.org site as you see now, I somehow lost all my previous archives. (I did not know what I was doing back then. At all. Heck, I still barely know what I’m doing). So, I guess since the oldest post that lives on this blog as it is now was posted four years ago today, we’ll call today my honorary blogiversary.

And can we talk for a minute? Why in Sam Hill is my “first post” on this blog about bubble wrap? What can I say? I am weird.

Anyway. I’ve come a long way in four+ years of blogging. This blog has seen me through good times and bad times. Job losses and job gains. Moves. Marriage. The whole works. And I like that. If I want this blog to be a true representation of me, then I want it to represent ALL of me. And I’ve changed over time. So, naturally, my blog has changed, too.

But, I never would have, in a million years, thought it’d become what it’s become. And I love it. I love sharing my life, my faith, my successes, my struggles, and my attempts at fashion with you guys. And I love that you guys come back day after day and read it. It seriously means the absolute world to me.

I mean, look at this – my FIRST outfit post photo compared to my last outfit I posted yesterday:

still being molly Ironically, or coincidentally, that first outfit photo was taken in an Old Navy dressing room. The outfit photos from yesterday were taken in the parking lot BEHIND Old Navy. Total coincidence. Not planned, yet still rather comical.

Anywho. I’m rambling, per usual.

I thought, since we’re nearing the end of the year, and since today is my honorary blogiversary, and a lot of you readers may be newer readers and haven’t been around here for a while, I thought I might as well share some of my favorite looks from 2012! You can see all of my outfits on my outfits page.

FAVORITE OUTFITS OF 2012

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What was your favorite look of 2012? When is your blogiversary? Any trends you loved / hated / wanted to try this year?

Happy Thursday!

Six, Shots from the Dressing Room, + Your Weekly Roundup

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Photo by Katelyn James of Katelyn James Photography

You guys, I’ve been married to that hunk for SIX MONTHS today. I won’t mush and gush too much, but let me just say that being married to your best friend is awesome. I highly recommend it. JS, I love you. Whole bunch. An astonishing amount.

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Onto the dressing room. There are a ton of awesome boutiques in the area. Y’all know I’ve mentioned fab’rik and Fedora on here before, but what I didn’t share were my “shots from the dressing room” lately.

I’ve never shared any of these before, but I thought a casual Saturday was the perfect opportunity to just show some fun “trying stuff on” photos. No, I did not purchase all of these things. That would be ridiculous. I did purchase a few which you guys have seen.

note, i also know some of these look ridiculous, which is why i didn’t buy them.

Shopping at Fab’rik Chapel Hill:

1. I liked this dress, didn’t love it. Didn’t get it. It has a cool open back and pockets which were a plus.

2. Did not love this dress. It was also a little too sheer for my taste.

3. I saw this dress on the rack and thought I’d love it. Not so much. I felt like a character in Charlie Brown.

4. Liked this one shoulder top, couldn’t picture a scenario actually wearing it.

5. LOVED this top. Has a cool open back. Don’t know why I didn’t get it, but I didn’t… and now it’s gone.

6. The blue back button blouse! I did buy this. I wore it here. Remember? Got this one on sale for $10!

7. Loved this green top. SO much. I purchased it for $20. I wore it here. Remember?

8. This colorblock top with cutout sleeves was cool. Again, didn’t love it enough to actually buy it.

9. Loved this tank – it had a cool cross-body back… but I didn’t get it.

10. Actually LOVED this dress – and the fact that it was only $44 made me love it more. BUT I didn’t get it – I didn’t totally love the color and I couldn’t picture a ton of wearing scenarios.

11. I have actually been obsessed with this dress for months. I still have yet to buy it. There’s a part of me holding back and I won’t cave and buy something if all of me isn’t in it.

Now onto shopping at Fedora Boutique in Carrboro.

They don’t have mirrors in the dressing room so I had to walk out into the store to take mirror pics. Also, I know my cowboy boots don’t match 99% of these outfits, but those were the shoes I had on that day. It’s cool.

1. I loved this mint, polka dot, hi-low dress on the rack. H-A-T-E-D it on. I looked so frumpy. UGH.

2. Loved this fuchsia one-shoulder dress on the rack. Didn’t hate it on, but it was SO SHORT. Like, if I sneezed, the world would get a show. Not good. Did not buy.

3. LOVED THIS DRESS. FAVORITE. EVER. Couldn’t buy it fast enough. For real. LOVE. Wore it here. Remember?

4. Also REALLY loved this dress. Like, a lot. I didn’t buy it. Couldn’t justify the price. But I really wanted it. SOBAD.

5. Liked this dress in theory, didn’t love it on. The bottom is a fun accordion pleat, but I hated the top.

6. LOVED this shift dress by Everly. I seriously love everything they make. I didn’t get it, but I still want it. I might get it soon. Who knows? Do you like it? Should I get it??? They also have it in a ton of other colors.

7. Loved this Everly tulip blouse. Love the cutout back. Bought it. Such a great quality top and for only $34, I couldn’t not get it. I wore it here. Remember? Oh, but those shorts? HATE. HATE. DID NOT LOVE. NO. But, again, no mirrors in the dressing room so I had to wear them out to look at the shirt.

8. LOVED this blouse. Still not a fan of the scalloped shorts. Didn’t buy the blouse. Still want it.

Anyway, thanks for going dressing room shopping with me, y’all. What do you think? Anything that I didn’t get that I should? Favorite picks?

Now, onto your weekly roundup:

Emily Maynard Inspired Fashion: Chambray, Jersey Knit, & Pearls

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You guys, I, like many of you other females out there, LOVE watching The Bachelorette. I know. I know. I used to say it was my guilty pleasure… now I just say it’s my pleasure.

I just can’t look away.

But this season, one of the reasons I really couldn’t look away is because I seriously was in love with like 99.999999% of EVERYTHING Emily wore this season.

She would come on the TV and I’d yell, “OH MY GOLLY I LOVE THAT.” It was a regular occurrence. But, of course, most of what she was wearing was SUPER expensive and way out of my budget range.

HOWEVER, on the finale on Sunday, this Chambray + Red Maxi combo was the first outfit she wore – she was in it for MAYBE a total of two minutes, but the second I saw it I said: “OH MY GOLLY I LOVE THAT.”

AND I knew I could recreate it and put my own spin on it using what I already have in my closet!

I LOVED the relaxed look of the jersey maxi with the casual chambray – but I REALLY loved that she classed it up with a big ol’ strand of pearls. That’s a North Carolina girl for you!

So, here is my Emily Maynard inspired outfit!

[Chambray: JCrew (via consignment shop - purchase here, here, here, Red & White Chevron Skirt: Old Navy (on sale for $15 here!), Pearls: Old... costume jewelry actually... (similar here), Watch: Target (similar here), Sunnies: Target (purchase here)]

I don’t own a jersey knit maxi dress like the one Emily was wearing in the photo, but I do own this chevron jersey knit Old Navy skirt (the one I got for $5!) – so I paired the closest thing I have with my trusty chambray, my old costume pearl necklace, and my favorite Rainbow flippy-floppies.

I felt casual, comfortable, and as Emily Maynard as I can get. Sans veneeers. And a Jef with one F. I think she has veneers. Otherwise she has DANG near-perfect teeth. Jef definitely has only one F in his name. I still maintain that he looks like Rick Astley.

I mean, come on. Jef’s never gonna give her up. Or let her down. He’s never gonna run around and desert her.

Seriously. LOOK. The similarities are uncanny. AM I RIGHT?!

Anyway. Are you a Bachelorette fan? Do you at least love the fashion? What about Jef with one F? No? Bueller? Rick Astley? Wanna be Rick Roll’d again?

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What I Wore: Vegas Outfits (when I wasn’t wearing a work shirt…)

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[Outfit Deets: Shirt: Banana Republic Outlet (old), Skirt: Target (Merona, $17 with a coupon!), Wedges: Target, Bag: Longchamp (old), Necklace: Kazuri Beads, Kenya]

You guys, I am home from The Vegas. I’ve been busy spending time with the hubs and trying to get my body back to my normal timezone. Well, I figured Monday would be a good opportunity to share some Outfit Pics of what I wore when I wasn’t wearing my rAVe work shirt and jeans…

The first outfit (above) was what I wore to our nice staff dinner at The Capital Grille in Vegas. I had, quite possibly, the most delicious Filet Oscar that I have ever had in my entire life. GAH. So good. I love this skirt. A LOT. Target is (still) running a 20% off a Merona item coupon (and that’s ANY Merona item… sale or not)… and so I scored this awesome striped pencil skirt for about $17. I was pretty excited.

[Outfit Deets: Shirt: JCrew Factory Outlet, Shorts: JCrew Factory Outlet, Blazer: LOFT (old), Bag: Longchamp (old)]

This next outfit (above) was what I wore to one of the receptions and an AV tweetup. I wanted to look casual, but also somewhat professional. It’s Vegas, so obviously it’s hot so I wasn’t gonna wear long pants, but I thought this worked for a nice balance. Or something.

[Outfit Deets: Shirt: LOFT (sale! $9!), White Blazer: Forever 21, Jeans, Seven for All Mankind (old), Sandals: Steve Madden (old), Jewelry: Forever 21, Bag: Longchamp (old)]

So, this (above) is what I wore out on Friday night, our last night in Vegas. Long story short, we were supposed to go to a major nightclub (not exactly my scene), but thankfully, things somewhat worked against a few of us and myself and three of our ROCKSTAR reporters ended up just going to get milkshakes and cheese fries. Now THAT’S my idea of a night in Las Vegas.

It honestly was so much fun just getting to hang out with a few of these guys and drink a seriously delicious chocolate milkshake and eat some seriously unhealthy, but delicious, cheese fries. And then crash. I went to sleep and it was the best sleep EVAR. I was so exhausted. And ready to be home.

Naw mean?

[BELOW: What I wore for traveling]

ABOVE: what I wore on the way TO Vegas

ABOVE: What I wore on the way HOME from Vegas… and a final elevator pic…

…and BELOW: me, the last day of the tradeshow, in a goofy mood… as Darth Vader. Yes. I dressed up as Darth Vader. A girl’s gotta have fun sometimes.

Also, this is my pose if Darth Vader was a sorority girl or fashion blogger. Notice the “skinny arm pose” and crossed legs… HAHA. My golly I am silly.

Also, one of our reporters decided to put together a little impromptu “Call Me, Maybe” video. LOL. I make a cameo. I look crazy. I’m in a white jacket… LOL. Enjoy!